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23 February 2011

Phase One Has Ended

[Brong Ahafo Region, Ghana]  Wednesday, February 23, 2011 brought an end to the Medical Clinic phase of this project in Ghana.  Under the coordination of Rev. Jeff Andler and the daily supervision of Andy Poe our capable team treated a total of 984 patients! 

I want to extend my sincere gratitude to our nurses, Ronda Brookshire and Sheila Radcliff (Asheville, NC) who performed like the highly skilled professionals they are.  Even more impressive than their medical skills was their keen spiritual perception and obedience in sharing the Gospel.  They understood that our sole reason for being here was to share the good news of Jesus Christ with as many people as possible.

In addition to the nurses, Courtney & Matthew Bolling, Ruth Kandaras, Craig Barker, and Mark Chase worked in the clinics.  Each of these people accepted their daily assignments with graciousness.  Even in the midst of the turmoil of this ministry each person worked diligently in seeing to the needs of the people.

Thus far, our project team has shared the gospel in 67 different ministry venues where we have been privileged to see 18,610 individuals indicate their decision to receive Jesus Christ into their lives.

Although these numbers seem too difficult to comprehend and we are looking forward to seeing thousands more respond to the Gospel each day, it is becoming more and more challenging.  The school program over the past few days has been growing increasingly unruly.  More and more villagers are showing up at the schools each day to hear what we are saying and while this is encouraging most of them come from the Muslim tradition and thus are sometimes disruptive.

We need to have the assurance that people are praying for us.  The film crusades tonight are schedule to be out pretty far in villages that have had little (if any) exposure to the Gospel.  Please pray for our preachers, team members, and nationals.  Pray for the safety in travel, equipment and vehicle reliability, and continued physical strength and health.

The entire team joins me in sending our appreciation to each of you.

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