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The opportunity to preach the gospel via radio continues to grow in Ghana, W. Africa. The saving message of the gospel of Jesus Christ is now being broadcast to millions souls each week. The program is produced live at ADOM 106.3 FM in the city of Tema each Sunday morning at 5:30 am (Ghana time). It is carried simultaneously on 11 sister stations throughout Ghana, 2 sations in London and on the internet. Bro. Paul Addo is our regular speaker and we will soon be archiving his lessons in TWI online.
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The Gospel of Christ, Speaker-Paul Addo .

July 7 - August 1, 2005

On July 7th we will embark on our annual campaign and our 26th year of work in Ghana. We would like to thank all who have participated with us in the work—both past and present.

This year we will be taking over the largest group (seventeen) that we have had in sometime.

Ted Wheeler, Venice, FL
Renee Wheeler, Venice, FL
Trisha Wheeler, Venice, FL
Troy Wheeler, Venice, FL
Candy Bertini, Cary, NC
Max Bertini, Cary, NC
Mike Bishop, Cary, NC
Scott Bosworth, Cary, NC
Lauren Bosworth, Cary, NC
Kristen Bosworth, Cary, NC
Beth Riley, Nashville, TN
Martha Waggoner, Nashville, TN
Chris Brush, Pinellas Park, FL
Tanika Skaggs, Pinellas Park, FL
Keith Sabiel, Pinellas Park, FL
Tammy Sabiel, Pinellas Park, FL
David Stearsman, Lakeland, FL

We will be joined in Ghana by George Amuasi (Tema); Ernest Apeadu (Tema); Edward Owusu-Ansah (Kpone); Edward Quansah (Boadua); Paul & Matilda Addo (Ashaiman); Emmanuel Cobbinah (Takoradi); Niipaak Laar (Saboda). In addition, once we arrive in the north we will be joined by several brethren from the Yendi Mission Clinic who will assist us in conducting the mobile clinics.

This year we will be flying Lufthansa through Frankfurt. Lufthansa was the only airline that had enough available space for our entire group to fly over together. This will be a new route for us. We will all meet up at Dulles International in Washington DC. From there we will fly to Frankfurt. From Frankfurt we will fly to Lagos, Nigeria for a short stopover before flying on into Ghana. We will arrive in Ghana at 5:25 pm on Friday, July 8th. (Ghana is 4 hours ahead of us here in the EST.) After our arrival at Kotoka International Airport we will have about a 30 minute drive to Tema.

We are fortunate to have a number of young people in our group this year. Trisha, Beth, Martha & Chris are students at Freed Hardeman University. Troy, Lauren, Kristen, Max & Tanika are High School students. On Saturday, July 9, we will be conducting a Youth Seminar for the churches in Tema vicinity. In addition to the Youth Seminar we are arranging for our young people to visit a number of schools while they are in Ghana. This will give our young people a chance to teach and interact directly with young people throughout Ghana. (@ 50% of Ghana’s population is under the age of 20!)

First thing Sunday morning, I will be off with Paul Addo to preach on the church of Christ radio program. The program is on the popular Adom FM from 5:30-6:00 every Lord’s Day. This program reaches millions of people throughout southern Ghana. This has encouraged hundreds and hundreds of people to visit churches of Christ in their area—many of which have subsequently learned the truth and have been baptized into Christ. With the new budget in Ghana we have recently learned that the annual cost of the radio program has gone from $5,200/year to $10,000/year. Therefore we are needing $5,000 to finish up our current year and will have to raise the additional $100/week to keep the program on the air.

Following the radio program we will divide our group up and worship with a number of churches in and around Tema: Vertical Centre, Accra Rd, Kpone, Haana & Dawhenya. I first met with the church at Vertical Centre back in 1980. The Accra Rd. church was started back in 1982 and the Kpone church began meeting in 1985. Since that time the Kpone church has established the churches in Haana and Dawhenya. (As we meet with various congregations there will be an opportunity for all to work. Our young people can teach classes for children, our men will be teaching and preaching, and there are ladies classes planned for our ladies to teach.) In the afternoon we will meet for a fellowship meal and orientation. Sunday night we will again visit area churches.

Monday, July 11, we will begin our trip to the Northern Region. This year we will be renting a bus for our campaign group and a truck to haul the couple tons of supplies we will need while in the north (food; medicines, equipment, etc.). It is a hard 12 hr trip from Tema on the coast to Yendi in the Northern Region. We will spend the night in Yendi.

Tuesday, July 12, we will drive from Yendi to Bunkpurugu (@ 85 miles & 3 1/2 hrs driving). We will spend the next several days in Bunkpurugu working in surrounding areas. Tuesday evening we will meet with the Gbetimong church. This is the church we established during our visit last year. There has now been 117 baptized and over 200 in attendance each Lord’s Day. For the past few months they have been working to erect a building which should be having the roof put on as I write. While we are there we will be working to strengthen the church and its leadership. We will also take an afternoon and help them paint their new building.

Tentative Campaign Schedule

July 7 Depart USA
July 8 Arrive in Accra, Ghana—Drive to Tema
July 9 Youth Seminar

July 10 Worship at Accra Rd., Kpone, Dawhenya, Haana
* Radio Program, 5:30-6:00 am
June 11 Travel: Tema to Yendi (@12 hrs)
July 12 Yendi to Bunkpurugu (@3 1/2 hrs)
PM: Preaching at Gbetimong
July 13 Mobile Clinic & Street Preaching at Gbetimong
July 14 Mobile Clinic & Street Preaching at Tojing
July 15 Mobile Clinic & Street Preaching at New Village
July 16 Help finish up work on the Gbetimong church blg

July 17 AM & PM: Worship at area churches
July 18 Travel: Bunkpurugu to Saboda to Yendi
July 19 Travel: Yendi to Mole
July 20 Mole
July 21 Travel: Mole to Tema (@ 9 hrs)
July 22 Accra
July 23 Bible Study at area churches
Early group departs for home

July 24 * Radio Program, 5:30-6:00 am
AM & PM: Worship with area churches
Early group arrives home
July 25 Travel: Tema to Eastern Region
July 26 Eastern Region
July 27 Eastern Region
July 28 Elmina
July 29 Visit the Village of Hope (orphanage)
July 30 Accra

July 31 * Radio Program, 5:30-6:00 am
AM: Worship with area churches
PM: Depart for home
Aug 3 Arrive in the States

Wednesday through Friday we will be conducting mobile clinics during the day and street preaching each night. Wednesday we will be working at Gbetimong. We will also be visiting the local chief and the well that is being drilled this month. (Note: there are hundreds of villages in northern Ghana without safe drinking water. For $4500 we can provide a community with pure safe water to drink.) Thursday we will be working in Tojing. Last year we had scheduled a clinic at Tojing but due to a heavy rainstorm the clinic was cancelled. So we want to make sure to work this area into our schedule this year. On Friday, we will be conducting the clinic in a village a few miles from Gbetimong. They recently contacted bro. Niipaak and asked if we could come and preach Jesus to them. In addition to the clinic, we will also conduct street preaching there Friday and Saturday night.

On Sunday morning, 17th, we will divide ourselves up and worship with the various churches in that area. In the evening we will be conducting street preaching.

On Monday, 18th, we will be driving from Bunkpurugu to Saboda. Recently bro. Niipaak moved to Saboda to work with the churches in that area and be a bit closer to the work in Bunkpurugu. After meeting with the church Saboda we will drive on to Yendi.

On Tuesday, 19th, we will have another long day of travel and will drive from Yendi to Mole (@ 10 hrs). We will spend two nights here and on Thursday morning we will get up early and drive back to Tema (@ 9 hrs).

On Friday, 22nd, we take the group into Accra for some shopping and to help some of our group get ready for their return trip to the States. Friday night we will meet with area churches. On Saturday, eight of the group will head back to States.

Sunday, 24th, we will be worshiping with churches in the Tema area.

Monday-Wednesday, 25-27, we will be traveling to and working with churches in the Eastern Region. On Thursday, we will drive back to Tema.

On Friday, 29, we will drive to Feta and visit the Village of Hope Orphanage—overseen by the elders at Vertical Centre (Tema). In addition to providing homes and schooling for orphans—VOH also provides assistance and counseling for a number of “street children”. Recently they have added a clinic to help care for the medical needs of the children. On Saturday, we will be packing and getting ready for our departure on Sunday.

On Sunday morning, 31, we will worship with the Tema churches before departing for home late that afternoon.

Below is a list of estimated expenses for Campaign 2005. Our tickets are purchased (and most of the funds for air travel have already been raised) If you would like to help with this year’s campaign please send all contributions and or packages to: