When it comes to reaching a lost world for Christ, some may wonder how far we’ve come and how much farther to go. Today, we can identify the people groups that remain untouched by the Gospel. For the first time, it is conceivable that all people groups can be reached in the coming years with a Gospel presence. According to 2009 data there were 3000 + baptisms, 89 churches planted. 11 new churches yet to plant before end of December 2010.

Yes, there is still a long way to go, but progress is being made every day with the Prayers and material, financial support from world Bible school and Church of Christ, United State of America(mesa church, AZ/ Hooker ,OK, Gruver, and Davis park church of Christ,)

• Joel & Pat COPPINGER
• David SANDERS
• Bob HUTCHINSON
• Greg GROUNDS
• Perry ROBERT
• Teresa GROUNDS
• Doug HURST
• Steven BLACK
• Phillis & Fred DICKEY
• Oakhurst, CA
• Gathering & Gateway Churches, AZ

Now is the time to also take a fresh look at the challenges ahead and be ready to finish the task. With many planted churches in Ghana, there is much work to be done.

Here’s a view of the work ahead of us:

• people groups are not engaged at all with the Gospel
• unreached people groups (those with less than 2 percent of people who profess to have a personal relationship with Jesus Christ)
• no access to the Gospel
• Muslims – 30 percent of the population
• Preachers witness among Ghana cities less than 1 percent
• 1/2 population in Ghana do not know Christ
• Less than 1 percent Christian among more than 22 million living in the Ghana
• 97 percent of all northern Ghana are Muslim
• 89 percent of Volta and Middle Eastern people groups are unchurched people(they need gospel)
• Volta people groups in Ghana have no known evangelical believers
• Only 1,600 believers among 3 million brong ahafo of Northern Ghana
• The central region population is 4,546,978.the growing rate at of 2.2 percent per annum. The region is also second most densely populated in the country, with a population density of 345 persons per square kilometer

A little overwhelming isn’t it? The task is double, but it will take all of us – our churches, our missionaries, our preachers, and our Great Commission team

Ghana preachers

• Group A. (those with support)
  • Samuel Mends
  • Simon Dadzie
  • Nana Banson
  • Isaac Mensah
  • Simeon Baiden
  • Chris Arthur
  • Thomas Effah
  • Isaiah Amankwadonr
  • Joseph Appiah
  • Moses Annan
  • Emmanuel Sackey
  • John Ansah
  • James Kwame
  • Emmanuel Acquah
  • Gabriel Mills
  • Peter Acquah
  • Emmanuel Arkorful
  • Emmanuel Aiddo
• Group B. (NEED SUPPORT)
  • Aaron Ato Mends
  • Philip Donkor
  • Isaac Quianoo
  • Thomas Eghan
  • Ebenezer Acquah
  • Nana yaw Addo
  • Isaac Amo
  • Rich Ellison
  • Paa kwesi Dadzie

Traveling to the remotest villages is exciting. When you cross cultural borders to work and witness for Christ, your life becomes adventure! World bible school has helped thousands of missionaries. To deal effectively with challenges of adapting to and working in new cultures.

Challenge facing the TEAM

• Van for transport to village
• Support for needy preachers

SAMUEL MENDS
GHANA

Mesa church of Christ

On Sept. 8, 2010, Samuel mends evangelism group of new preachers appointed by the team at Breman Asikuma mends home. At a special meeting in their honor, including Joseph Appiah shared personal stories of calling, sacrifice and passion for making Christ’s name known.  

Samuel mends, highlighted the wide variety of careers from which the preachers came. They included a roofer,   seaman, forester, carpenter, graphic designer, bus driver and farmer. Many of the missionaries left behind dream jobs, powerful titles to serve God in remote villages.    

Joseph Appiah gave up a career at seaman, where he worked as a seaman. He and his wife are bound for Twifo Naimakrom.

Speaking from 2 Timothy, mends offered the same charge to the new preachers that the Apostle Paul did to Timothy. 

“Paul charges Timothy, and we charge you, to realize that whatever you go to do, you do in the power of the Lord Jesus Christ — not in the power of yourself,” Samuel mends said.

“The things you go to do are things which you are incapable of doing. … We all know how inadequate we are to do the work of the living God. But we also know that whatever He calls us to do, He empowers us to do, and He fills us with His Spirit to enable us to do those things.” 

Samuel mends also encouraged the preachers to embrace Paul’s exhortation to Timothy for patience and endurance when it comes to sharing the Gospel. 

“Many of you are going to work among people whose ears have already told them the only truth they want to hear is that there is no God. And that everything they’ve heard about religion is empty and false and wrong, and if they worship anything it is whatever their particular culture is. … You go with understanding … that people will be resistant to truth,” Samuel mends said.

“All of you are going to ministries that will be heavy with suffering emotionally and spiritually. … But Paul says endure suffering; endure hardship. … Look toward Him in every circumstance.” 

Mends told the preaching team that Jesus’ command to go and share the Gospel applies to all; not just the 35 team-members.  

“You may say, ‘I’m not a preacher. I’m not a good in English. I’m not an evangelist’ … neither were they. But God can take any one of His followers, whom He chooses, He can change you, He can call you, He can empower you,” Mends said.  

 “People like you who go from your church for a week or two make a difference and touch the lives of people on the field that are used by God in remarkable ways. Every one of us can go.” 

 “I hope you will prioritize that relationship with Jesus Christ. Nothing is more important than that. When we have our relationship with Christ right and love the Lord most of all, then we have a love for the lost,” mends said. 

Samuel mends also offered a challenge to Ghana preachers and churches across the central and western region.

“One of the hopes I have for the World Bible School is that there will be a radical reprioritization of taking the Gospel of Jesus Christ to every people group on earth,” he said. 

Samuel mends also challenged every newly planted churches to take at least one mission trip in 2011, including the preachers on the team. 

“I really don’t believe that Jesus could be any more clear than He is in Matthew 24:14,” Mends said. “Until the Gospel goes to every people group on earth, He ain’t coming. And when the Gospel is presented to every people group on earth, get ready — it’s going be good for those who follow Jesus.” 

The Samuel mends preaching team will host its next missionary’s trip Jan 22-30. 2011, in conjunction with the Mesa mission campaign.

Your servant in Christ

Noah mends.

[The campaign started today.  It will conclude Monday, August 30, 2010]

AUG 23—30TH, 2010

WE HAD BAPTISM OF FOUR (4) AND RESTORE 3,

THE PEOPLE OF BENIN ARE FRIENDLY AND HAPPY TO STUDY THE GOSPEL WITH US

WE NEED YOU PRAYERS 

NOAH MENDS

[PLEASE PRAY FOR THIS CAMPAIGN TO BE SUCCESSFUL AND FOR EVERYONE’S SAFETY.]

AUGUST 16 – 23, 2010 CAMPAIGN

GARY,

WE ARE GETTING READY FOR NEXT CAMPAIGN START FROM AUGUST 16,

AT TECHIMAN, NORTH OF AJUMAKO

WE ARE ASKING YOU TO PRAY FOR THE SUCCESS OF CAMPAIGN

AS PREACHERS LEAVE FAMILY TO THE CAMPAIGN

WE ALSO PRAYING THE CHURCH WOULD BE PLANTED AND 

SIMON DADZIE AND NANA BANSON WILL BE THE PREACHERS TO HELP THE NEW CHRISTIANS MATURE.

WE WILL NEED BIBLES FOR NEW CHRISTIANS.

GOD BLESS YOU

NOAH