Weekend Update

[Brong Ahafo Region, Ghana] It is Sunday here in Ghana. We are winding down from a busy two weeks of ministry here and are thankful for a day of rest. Since our arrival on Tuesday, February 15 our team has completed 91 separate ministry venues in villages, towns, schools, medical clinics, and film crusades. We have traversed difficult terrain and ventured where few, in some cases any, whites have previously been. It is still amusing to witness many of the people rub our hands and arms to see if our “color” will come off! Thus far we have seen 22,574 people indicate their first-time decision for Christ.

Each of our team members have personal stories to share and I will leave most of them for their own time, but I will relate a few to you here.

Ruth Kandaras, while sitting in town yesterday, had a group of children approach her for conversation. As they visited and chatted she noticed the young boy holding a worn and tattered book in his hands. When she asked to see it she discovered that it was a small New Testament. There was, however, something unique about this New Testament. She said the cover and all the Gospels had been ripped off and the first page was the book of Acts. Upon further conversation with the boy she said, “O, you have a Bible,” to which they lad replied, “Yes, but I am a Muslim.” Not letting the opportunity pass her by, Ruth said, “That’s okay, I want you to read this book and learn that God loves you very much.” After some more conversation, the boy, clutching the torn New Testament tightly to his chest promised that he would read the book. We are trusting God to do something wonderful in this young boy’s life.

Craig Barker was in a deep and remote village on Saturday night. After preaching to the crowd of over 1,100 people at the evening’s film crusade, several hundred made public commitments to Jesus Christ but a particular group of young men caught Craig’s attention.

“These young men came to me and asked me for a copy of the Bible,” reported Craig. He continued, “These men explained to me that they have been Muslims all their life, but they wanted a Bible. I asked them, ‘Did you invite Jesus into your life tonight?’ With smiles on their faces they indicated that Jesus had in fact come into their lives this very night. They said, “We are Muslim, but now that we have Jesus in our hearts, we need to read more about Him.” We directed them to Pastor Ebenezer who counseled them and gave them a copy of the New Testament. We are trusting God to use these young men to share the Gospel with others.

Please continue to pray for us during our final five days of ministry here in Ghana. God certainly continues to watch over us and draw people unto Himself. All praise and adoration belong to Him!