TALK OF THE TOWN

“On the Right, Rev. Frank Ohene-Agyekum and His Team.”

“Greetings to you in the precious and powerful name of our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. We have the honour and most respectfully wish to introduce the above-mentioned ministry to you. We have an inter-denominational and evangelical tradition. We engage evangelism in prisons, hospitals, children’s homes, etc. We should be very grateful if your ministry could offer us assistance in any kind. We wish our humble appeal will meet your kind consideration for the spread of the Gospel.”

This Letter of Introduction from Rev Frank Ohene-Agyekum arrived in August 1996 from his Nazarene Evangelistic ministry, located in Accra, Ghana. Typical of so many first contacts we always wonder whether or not the heart of an AVangelist is soon to be unleashed, once equipped. Pastor Frank has been a great blessing. In a country that typically presents us with many ministry leads, we seldom find leaders, who choose to become good communicators. Typically, once equipped, Ghana contacts go silent. Not Pastor Frank. He wrote, “It has been our fervent prayer that one day God will touch someone’s heart to come to our aid. We’ll be grateful for any assistance that comes from you.”

By December, a Torch Kit was on the way by surface mail - yes, slow, but less expensive, and quite reliable, as we have seen through the years. 4 months later it arrived. “We have not the words to describe our joy when we received your gift of the Torch Kit. We are going to put to the reach of other young ministries like ours to also use it in their outreaches. Therefore, many souls are going to benefit from it.”

Pastor Frank’s 1st Report listed 21 showings. “This media tool is very very effective for Bible studies, Revivals, and Youth Programs. It has received recommendation from many churches where we have loaned it already. They usually show the story 2 or 3 times before returning it. So far FAITH’S FAMILY and THE LIVING BOOK have been a great help to many. Your Torch Kit is now the talk of the town in Christian circles. Personally, I have used THE LIVING BOOK so many times in my own church that alone could have filled the whole Media Report Form.”

In January 2001, a letter shared, “With consultation of the State Ministry of the Interior, we are now establishing extensive prison ministry in most of the country’s prison yards. Our last 2 showings at Nsawan Medium Prison Barracks was very encouraging. Many of the inmates, who made salvation decisions, were in tears and asked God to forgive them of their sins. A great revival has broken out now in this prison, and many inmates are asking for Bibles.”

Over the years we have sent Pastor Frank videos and many other ministry items. Churches have been planted in dozens of villages as well. As Pastor Frank often teaches at the local Cornerstone Discipleship Training School, many graduates come to him to borrow his Torch Kit. Sometimes they even give him information to report. Often they forget, but God keeps the books. We praise Him for this. Video has been a huge part of his ministry lately, but then came his note of December 2006. “I traveled to northern Ghana, which is mostly Muslim and lacks modern technology. I was there planting churches, using the Torch Kit. Many of the Filmstrips have gone bad due to overuse. Might you replace these, please?”

We have been blessed to receive Reports of 361 showings from Pastor Frank to an audience of over 12,300 people. 2,215 have sought Christ. Please keep praying for the harvest!

OUTREACH CAMPS

Miss Dee Vena Koyya from West Godavari District, Andhra Pradesh, India wrote:

“We have such a wonderful opportunity to share with rural and tribal souls, because of your blessed prayers and cooperation. We still face many problems with the Hindu zealots. Please pray and continue to help us. I have received your packet of 6 Telugu Video Disks, and these are very useful for us. We are fully involved in ministry to remote area villages through outreach camps.”

Sent a Media Report of 50 showings to 2, 042 people with 54 responding to Christ.

SHARED COMMENTS

AVangelist Stephen Ayombisah from Darkwa, Ghana wrote:

“We’re most grateful to God for bringing us this far. Although we face a lot of challenges, God has been faithful to us. We also thank God for using InterComm to bless us through the Video and Filmstrip ministry.
Throughout our showings of the Filmstrips, viewers have shared comments, such as ‘Pride leads to a fall. Foolish words should be avoided by Christians. We should be kind to our enemies. We should lead our friends to Christ.’”

He sent a Report of 8 showings to 449 people with 88 responding to the Gospel.

HEARTBEAT
by Ken Anderson

(For a period of time, InterComm will be sharing Heartbeats from the Ken Anderson Films era.)

“I want to be there when it gets tough.” So said George Piwang, one of 3 Ugandans in my AVangelism Training Class in Singapore. George and his fiancé both come from families marked for extinction by rival tribesmen in their beleaguered nation. One night George was taken from his home at gunpoint, and marched through the darkness to a secluded spot where he was to be shot. “But God filled my heart with peace,” he told me. “I witnessed to the gunmen, not as some kind of ploy, but because if this were the last human being for me to meet on this earth, I wanted to have done my duty as an ambassador for Christ.”

George didn’t die that night. He can’t quite understand it. The gunmen, after several gestures which indicated he meant to shoot, told George to run. “I never ran so fast in all of my life.” George said. “I was sure he was going to have the sport of shooting a running target in the moonlight.”

Coming from a family of considerable wealth, George could easily move to the safer soil of Kenya or even to England. But he went directly home to his country, Uganda, armed with a complete set of audiovisual tools. “I want to be there when it gets tough.”

The words ring in my thoughts and deep deep into my heart.
 

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PROJECT UPDATES   Vietnamese Language Recording Project - 4 Films to be Recorded in Vietnam. Recording sessions to begin March 3. Praise God Budget is complete!     DONATE NOW>>    Cambodia Language Recording Project Set-Up Meetings for possible 2009 Project. $4,500 needed to cover expenses incurred for these important meetings     DONATE NOW>>    Video/Disks for National Leaders - $10@.    DONATE NOW>>    Torch Kits - $300 or $25 per month for 1 year.    DONATE NOW>>    Save the Torch Kit Fund - Funding still needed for Filmstrips and Projector inventory.    DONATE NOW>>    InterComm Home Office Roof Replacement Seriously Needed      DONATE NOW>>    General Fund - Always needed.    DONATE NOW>>       “Command those who are rich in this present world not to be arrogant nor to put their hope in wealth, which is so uncertain, but to put their hope in God, who richly provides us with everything for our enjoyment.” - I Timothy 6:17

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