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Vol. 18 Issue. 01 US: Beacon House USA Attn. Scott Danner 7343 Ridge Rd. Lexington, NC 27295 336-764-1900 [email protected] Africa: Beacon House Ghana PMB KA 97 Airport, Accra Ghana (Skype:pcnghana) [email protected] Akwaaba! 1 Fundraising Reminder 1 Books and Stuff 2 Preschool teacher need- ed 3 Exciting News! 4 Inside this issue: Akwaaba! Friends and Fellow Servants Summer 2011 Beacon House USA Clines-n-Ghana Serving the Kingdom Through the Saints Over the years we have made many life-long friendships in Ghana with most beginning as commitments to Christ. It is rare that we can get so many of our friends together in one place because they are usually very busy with their lives of service to our Lord. Three of these folks; Stephen Nomosour, Joe Afututse, and Sammy Asiedu worked with me on building the campus for Ghana Christian University. Each now oper- ates their businesses, owns property, and homes. God has blessed them for their sacrifices and hard work over the years. However, they know that being blessed is not a conclusion but a point where one is given an opportunity to pass on something worth more than gold. Without hesitation, I often say that I could not have completed the campus without their commitment to something more than just a paycheck. They were committed to helping me, as well the other missionaries, faculty, and staff achieve a goal that God placed on our hearts. In time, they too have caught the vision of Christ, through GCU, and continue to participate in that vision. Catching a vision is the founda- tion of ministry because it is a sus- taining element through life’s tough times. Ministry vision drives us to achieve that which God has placed on our hearts and can only achieve through Him. Catching the vision of ministry to the point where not par- ticipating in it is uncomfortable is really a blessing, although at times it may seem like a burden. If you think about it, Jesus did not say he is not a burden just that his burden was light (Mat 11:30). Jesus will not ask of us what we cannot do but does demand what we can do. The vision of Beacon House that God has placed on the hearts of our missionaries, supporters, and prayer partners may not be a small burden but when shared through the yoke of our faith it becomes light. Now that we have purchased land for the church/school near Vea we need to move on to moving our missionaries, the Akurugus, to Vea. Our goal is to have them set up by Jan. In order to do this we need to raise money to support their rent. In time, the school will provide income but for now we need to help them get started. We found a two bedroom block house near the land but the rent is $250/mth. I originally thought this to be high but after further re- search found this to be reasonable in the area. All rent in Ghana requires 2 year’s advance. Fundraising Reminder: Please do not forget to help us raise funds for a mission vehicle. There is no cost to you. All those unwanted or obsolete electronic devices can be sent to one address and we will receive a donation. Print out a flyer and take it to work. Go here for more: http://clinefamily.us/fundraising/recycle/
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Page 1: Cline Connection summer_2011

Vol. 18 Issue. 01

US:

Beacon House USA Attn. Scott Danner

7343 Ridge Rd. Lexington, NC 27295

336-764-1900 [email protected]

Africa:

Beacon House Ghana PMB KA 97

Airport, Accra Ghana

(Skype:pcnghana) [email protected]

Akwaaba! 1

Fundraising Reminder 1

Books and Stuff 2

Preschool teacher need-ed

3

Exciting News! 4

Inside this issue:

Akwaaba! Friends and Fellow Servants

Summer 2011

B e a c o n H o u s e U S A

Clines-n-Ghana Serving the Kingdom Through the Saints

Over the years we have made many life-long

friendships in Ghana with most beginning as

commitments to Christ. It is rare that we can

get so many of our friends together in one place

because they are usually very busy with their

lives of service to our Lord. Three of these folks;

Stephen Nomosour, Joe Afututse, and Sammy

Asiedu worked with me on building the campus

for Ghana Christian University. Each now oper-

ates their businesses, owns property, and

homes. God has blessed them for their sacrifices

and hard work over the years. However, they

know that being blessed is not a conclusion but

a point where one is given an opportunity to

pass on something worth more than gold.

Without hesitation, I often say that I could

not have completed the campus without their

commitment to something more than just a

paycheck. They were committed to helping me,

as well the other missionaries, faculty, and staff

achieve a goal that God placed on our hearts. In

time, they too have caught the vision of Christ,

through GCU, and continue to participate in

that vision.

Catching a vision is the founda-

tion of ministry because it is a sus-

taining element through life’s tough

times. Ministry vision drives us to

achieve that which God has placed on

our hearts and can only achieve

through Him. Catching the vision of

ministry to the point where not par-

ticipating in it is uncomfortable is

really a blessing, although at times it

may seem like a burden. If you think

about it, Jesus did not say he is not a

burden just that his burden was light

(Mat 11:30). Jesus will not ask of us

what we cannot do but does demand

what we can do.

The vision of Beacon House that

God has placed on the hearts of our

missionaries, supporters, and prayer

partners may not be a small burden

but when shared through the yoke of

our faith it becomes light.

Now that we have purchased

land for the church/school near Vea

we need to move on to moving our

missionaries, the Akurugus, to Vea.

Our goal is to have them set up by

Jan. In order to do this we need to

raise money to support their rent. In

time, the school will provide income

but for now we need to help them get

started. We found a two bedroom

block house near the land but the

rent is $250/mth. I originally thought

this to be high but after further re-

search found this to be reasonable in

the area. All rent in Ghana requires

2 year’s advance.

Fundraising Reminder:

Please do not forget to help us raise funds for a mission vehicle. There is no cost

to you. All those unwanted or obsolete electronic devices can be sent to one address

and we will receive a donation. Print out a flyer and take it to work.

Go here for more: http://clinefamily.us/fundraising/recycle/

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Thank you for the wonderful book drive this

year for the work in northern Ghana. Out of the

hundreds of books we received over the last year we

also received new educational materials. Pictures

are, as the saying goes, worth a thousand words.

Sometimes they are even priceless, like when teach-

ing about Jesus.

We gave David some material consisting of a

series of picture cards relating Old Testament sto-

ries and the Life of Christ. These types of material

are wonderful with non-native English speakers.

David and Ursula can use the pictures to tell the

stories in the Gurenne language. If anyone has ever

done any cross-cultural/language work you will un-

derstand that some words simply do not translate.

Before our friends in Pioneer Bible Translators can

put together the translations, front line missionar-

ies like the Akurugus, will use picture stories to

communicate and learn local phrases for things like

baptism, holy trinity, savior, i.e. core doctrine. Then

they will pass that information on to the profession-

al translators.

Years ago David and Ursula heard the Word as

Ursula attended a literacy class that used similar

material. She would learn a new subject and then

share what she was learning with her husband.

When Heather first asked Ursula and two of her

friends if they would like to join a bible study she

was leading, their response was: “God…Jesus, they

are men so NO, we do not what to hear about them.

No God that is a man will even care about us.” After

much prayer as to how God wanted me to reach the-

se women, God put on my heart to ask them if there

was anything they would like me to teach them.

They came back to me and asked if I could teach

Heather is giving David Akurugu some Sunday School materi-

al to be used in their work up north.

them how to write their names so no man would never

again be their witness or have to use their fingerprints as a

signature. A trade was in the works!

It was through picture stories like the ones above that

God used through me to teach the ladies about the God who

loved Ruth, a village girl like them, and Esther, who be-

came a great chief's wife. What particularly touched Ursula

was that God trusted young Mary, a woman, to give birth

and care for His son Jesus. Additionally, that Jesus, a man,

loved them so much that He sacrificed his life, so they

would never again be separated from God.

Teaching people about Jesus, no matter where you are,

is not complicated. In most cases, it is simple as telling a

story. Sometimes it is your story and sometimes those that

God gave us in the Bible. Heather and I may be missionar-

ies to a foreign land telling the stories of Jesus and the sal-

vation He offers. Even so, someone in the US told those sto-

ries too, inspiring people to participate in foreign missions

so another not fortunate enough to be born in a great coun-

try like ours to hear of Jesus.

Technology is changing the way we reach people for

Christ. In the coming years, it will be more efficient to use

laptops and video to tell the story. As we recently found out

the hard way, shipping is becoming too expensive to bring

paper material to Ghana. However, where one door closes

another opens. The price of laptops and projectors has fall-

en dramatically. We can now deliver translated material to

Ghana in CDs, or even via the Internet, so field evangelists

from GCU can tell the stories of Jesus to hundreds, even

thousands, at a time. A projector, laptop, and small genera-

tor donated by a supporter in FL has helped with the evan-

gelization of many people in remote villages in Ghana, To-

go, and Liberia. Technology may have changed but the mes-

sage will always be the same.

Such a little Beacon

House Blessing! The

lactose free formula,

donated to BH by US

sponsors, was just what

she needed to get those

chubby cheeks. Without

your help she would

have never had a

chance. She continues

to gain weight and grow

stronger. When you

hold her you can’t help

but wonder how God is

going to work in her life,

for He has good plans

for us!

Books and Stuff

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Heather teaching art with the children at Beacon House. Lady in

the foreground is Lynn, one of many great volunteers we are blessed

with occasionally.

For Beacon House to have long term volunteers, we will

need a quota. PC is filling out the Ghana Immigration

Quota Application. A quota basically stipulates how

many expatriates an organization can bring into Ghana

for any extended period (over 90 days). See below for

opportunities for you to get on our quota and volunteer

with BH-Ghana.

David Akurugru is preaching to villagers in Vea. The Frafra

people separate men, women, and children (of a certain age) in

public gatherings such as this presentation; very much similar

to the Muslims in the area. Here, the children are to the right

and left of the speaker. There are many “shared” traditions

among the people from many different faiths. Planting New Tes-

tament Christianity will be a long road indeed!

Beacon House Needs a Preschool

Teacher!

Lynn and all our volunteers are a blessing to us at

BH. They come and serve as often as they can while on

other business in Ghana. Some are here with their

spouses, some are working on graduate degrees, while

others are here just working. While each volunteer is

cherished and are a huge benefit to the children, regu-

larity is non-existent. We cannot schedule classes with

any amount of consistency month-to-month. We need a

female pre-school teacher, or two, to come for an extended

period.

Our little ones are desperate for an English preschool

teacher to help them develop all their skills. Most all the

kids at BH have been through trauma and need the con-

sistency and love that a preschool teacher could give them.

The schedule would be Monday to Friday, teaching from

7:30am to 11:30am and taking a break at snack time. Ages

would be three to five year olds. Three year olds would

only join the class from 7:30 to 9:00. This schedule is flexi-

ble to your teaching style.

If we could get a teacher, retired, newly graduated, or

someone having experience teaching young children. You

need to be flexible and creative as we have limited materi-

al! We would love for you to come and serve for 1-2 years.

Your service would be such a blessing to the kids and to

the ministry of Beacon House. Heather home schools

Jaden and cannot be at Beacon House to teach the pre-

schools everyday and truly needs help in this area.

Heather can help them quickly come up to speed on the

curriculum and the culture. You would need to raise your

support for tickets and monthly funds. We would help you

to find housing as we have for other volunteers who have

served.

If you feel God’s calling let us know, and we will do all

we can to help you through the steps needed to come.

Your friendly vehicle fundraiser reminder!

Go to: http://clinefamily.us/fundraising/recycle/

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7343 Ridge Rd. Lexington, NC 27295

US Phone: 336-764-1900

Skype: 336-793-2443 (pcnghana) E-mail: [email protected]

Treasurer: [email protected]

http:\\clinefamily.us

http:\\beaconhouseusa.org

Prayers

1. Pray that we can find a church willing to partner with David

and Ursula in the north of Ghana.

2. Pray for our fundraising effort towards a mission vehicle. Also,

go to our website and print out some flyers and give them to

friends and co-workers.

3. Keep Kayla in your prayers. She is in her second year of college

and doing well.

4. We need a preschool teacher to serve at Beacon House from 7:30

to 11:30 M-F. If you feel the calling or know someone that would

come to Ghana for 9 months to 2 years please contact us. Sup-

port need to be raised is around 1,500 for a single per-month.

5. Pray we can find a health insurance policy we can afford and

will cover Kayla in the US.

Praises

1. Join us in rejoicing over our Ghanaian ministry partners.

2. For new opportunities for the students at Ghana Christian Uni-

versity to bring the good news of Christ throughout Ghana and

beyond.

3. We are close to having funds needed for a water well and wall

on the land close to the college that will one day be the perma-

nent location for Beacon House. The building now currently

being used is rented and does not have a secure future. We’ve unfurled our flags at GCU! I think every-

one knows the two end flags, Ghana and USA.

The flag next to the Ghana flag is the universi-

ty’s and after that is the flag for the University

of Wales, our academic partner. Mr. Nortey, the

office manager for GCU is pictured with me.

Exciting News!

Over the years Heather and I have been involved in

a number of different communities based projects, start-

ing schools and Little League Baseball, even playing in

international theater groups to raise funds for various

projects. For the most part, we have been known in the

community as the Christian college missionaries. Each

project exposed our work and ourselves to people out-

side of the mission community. This is as it should be.

This past May long time benefactors of Beacon

House came to us with a proposal. Out of respect for

their desire to remain anonymous we will not use their

names here. We call them “the A’s” when speaking in a

mixed company in Ghana. Over the years, they have

watched our work and us. Mr. A was impressed with my

using a business model, the School of Community De-

velopment, as a tool for evangelism. The A’s noticed that

Heather and I engaged the Ghanaian community as co-

workers helping to build their society for Christ.

During a conversation, they indicated a desire to

partner with us so that we could remain in Ghana doing

the work God put on our hearts. Hearing of our difficul-

ties of late with housing and our personal vehicle fail-

ing, they offered to let us stay in one of their houses rent

free and use of a company vehicle. The vehicle is for per-

sonal use in and around Accra as it cannot take some of

the roads we travel on. Therefore, we still need a mis-

sion vehicle.

This is exciting for us in many ways. The A’s compa-

ny has over 57,000 employees in West Africa and is con-

tinuing to expand into other countries. The one thing

they asked was for me (PC) to help Mr. A set up a train-

ing institute for his company. This actually works quite

well with what I teach at GCU and will help with net-

working for the college. In fact, there is a possibility for

some of our graduates to be a part of their expansion in

West Africa. All of their offices have devotions three

days per week. The A’s are Christians and put Christ

first in all they do. Theirs is a quintessential Business

as Mission company. Mrs. A has also been Heather’s

prayer partner for four years.