Successful in Takoradi, Ghana

Dear Brethren,

This is our report for the month of March.

OPERATIONAL REPORT MARCH, 2024

1. CLASSROOM WORK

In the first week of the month of March, all the courses were completed for the term. The students are left with short courses. There were no classroom activities for the second week because the school was on field for the campaign for Christ.

The students, the cooks, and the instructors were given the third week to rest after a hectic week on the field spreading the good news of salvation.

The last week of March was a revision week for the students to prepare for the end of term examination.

Short courses postponed: According to our time table, the regular students were to be taken through short courses between April 8 and 19, and then immediately after that break for vacation. But the school received an invitation from the congregation at Efia-Kuma requesting for our students in a 4-day house to house and public evangelism. We therefore decided to postpone the short courses to give way for the evangelism program.

Classes for the part-time students continued to be effective for most part of the month. The only break they had was the Friday and Saturday when we were out for the campaign for Christ. Some of them partook in the evangelism.

Classes resumed for the last two weekends of the month. Three instructors are currently teaching during the weekends. Douglas Armah is teaching the epistles of John and Jude on Fridays, Nathaniel Brobbey is teaching Denominational doctrines on Saturday mornings, and Samuel Owusu-Afari teaches world religions in the afternoon.

2. PERSONAL EVANGELISM AND BAPTISM

In the month of March, the school had its campaign for Christ for the term. We have been getting a lot of requests from Churches all over to help them in their evangelism programs. Currently, the school officially goes out on an evangelism trip once a term. There are a lot of individuals and churches who have brought their request to the school. One of such requests came to us from one of our old students. He wanted the school to help him evangelize a town called Beposo, to plant the Lord’s church there, though there are some Christians who move from there to worship at a nearby town. This town is a big commercial town which did not have the Lord’s church. We were very happy to help in such a work, so we made preparations and on the 11th of March, around 12:30 p.m. we left campus to the place.

The town is about 30 – 40 minutes from the school, but because of transportation cost and other conditions, we rented a guest house there to make the work more effective.

The team for the evangelism included the instructors, the cooks, the nine regular students, four part-time students and twenty-two old students.

The campaign for Christ was very successful, as many got to hear the undiluted truth for the first time through personal work and public preaching. Overall, there were seven (7) baptisms, two in the course of the week and the other five visited the church on its first worship day in the town and got baptized after worship. The number of people who met together to worship that Sunday were ninety-three souls, children included.

Seven of the current students stayed behind to worship with the new church before returning to campus.

God blessed the students’ work at Efia-Kuma Church of Christ with two baptisms. But many have had the opportunity to hear the gospel. 

Thank you.

Joshua

Students in Takoradi begin second year of training

OPERATIONAL REPORT FOR JANUARY, 2024

Dear Brethren,

This is our report for the month of January.                                        

1.     CLASSROOM WORK

The students resumed on Monday, 15th January, 2024 as indicated in the last report. Tuesday was used as a cleaning day. They cleaned their rooms and the campus.

Classes started on Wednesday, 17th January. This is the first term of the 2nd year, meaning that they will complete the school at the end of this year. We are happy to announce that, we have admitted a new student this year. The number of regular students now stands at nine (9).

Teaching and learning has begun and the students are going to be taken through courses like, hermeneutics-2, homiletics-2, life of Christ-3, Old Testament-4 and Preacher and his work.

The part-time students have also resumed classes; they did that on Saturday, 13th January 2024. They wrote examinations on some of the courses they did before the end of year break. Now the courses they are studying are epistles of John and Jude and denominational doctrines.

2.     PERSONAL EVANGELISM AND BAPTISM

A new year is upon us and our good God has given us strength to continue with the work of evangelism. Our current and past students are seriously spreading the good news of salvation. In order to inculcate the spirit and attitude of evangelism into our current students, Mondays are now used for personal evangelisms. The students go out into nearby communities to spread the good news. So far, many people have heard the gospel and God has blessed their effort with a soul.

There was a week-long evangelism organized by the Church at Nsein where Douglas Armah preaches. He invited nineteen (19) old students of the school to help him out. Many people were privileged to hear the undiluted word of God during the public preaching as it was live on a radio station. The Lord has so far added ten (10) souls to His Church.

Old students are still using social media and other avenues to proclaim the gospel.

Takoradi school celebrates graduation

OPERATIONAL REPORT FOR SEPTEMBER, 2023

 CLASSROOM WORK

The regular students were on holidays from 1st – 30th September. The part time students continued studies for the first two weeks in the month.

The third week of the month was used to prepare for the graduation of 2021/2022 academic year students.

September was the month for graduation and Seminar. Ten students graduated during the 17th congregation of the school which took place on Saturday, 16th September, 2023.  The program was very successful and well attended. There were numerous awards for the graduating students. The best graduating student was awarded a laptop and books and most evangelistic students were also awarded books. In all, it was a very memorable program.

Seminar followed from 18th – 21st September, 2023 at the Twin city special school. The theme for the seminar was “be ready to give a defense”. It was a very educational and informative seminar. We had great speakers who presented marvelous topics and lessons. Preachers and church leaders across the country attended the seminar.

 PERSONAL EVANGELISM AND BAPTISM

Week in week out, our students are involved in evangelism. To engage our students during the vacation, we joined them with our just graduated batch to embark on a week evangelism to strengthen a local congregation a week before their graduation. The congregation is being handled by one of the just graduated students. There are several personal and public evangelism efforts throughout the country. As always, God continues to bless our efforts with some converts. All the preaching was done by the students and the graduands.

Takoradi students reaching souls

OPERATIONAL REPORT APRIL, 2023

1.     CLASSROOM WORK

The full- time students are on a one-month break. They have completed the required courses for the first term of the academic year. Examination has been conducted for all the completed courses. The examination was from 3rd – 7th April. It was followed by two weeks of short courses from 10th – 21st April. The short courses were the epistle of James and Personal evangelism.  In all, the students studied 8 courses in the just ended term.

We are also happy to report that we had a new student join us before the vacation. The break is from 21st April to 22nd May.

The part-time students are also progressing smoothly in their studies. They had a couple of examinations in the past month. Currently, they are studying the book of Jeremiah and the life of Christ – 4 (the gospel of John).

2.     PERSONAL EVANGELISM AND BAPTISM

To get the message of Christ across to every creature is our aim, so with this in mind our students are trained to cease every opportunity to share the gospel everywhere they go. There were a lot of evangelistic efforts in and outside the country by both current and past students of the school.

There was a mission trip to Kenya by four of our past students including the Principal of the school, Brother Joshua Aidoo. As part of their schedule in Kenya, they engaged in lectureships and personal evangelism. They baptized 13 souls and restored 20 backsliders.

Thank you,

Joshua

West Coast, Ghana school continues learning and evangelizing

OPERATIONAL REPORT FOR JANUARY, 2023

 CLASSROOM WORK

Eight new students have been admitted to the school and there are four continuing students making the total number of full-time students twelve. The new academic year for the full-time students started on 16th January, 2023 which was a Monday and will continue until 21st April 2023.

Part-time classes resumed on 13th January, 2023 which was a Friday. Two new students joined the part-time class in January taking their total number to ten.

We are working hard to get additional students in as the term unfolds.

Courses for the first year first term includes: Research and Writing, Hermeneutics 1, Homiletics 1, Life of Christ 1, Christian Evidences, Personal Evangelism 1, and the Epistle of James.

Part-time students are studying Old Testament -4 (Major Prophets), Pastoral epistles and Leadership.

PERSONAL EVANGELISM AND BAPTISM

Last year was a good year in terms of evangelism as the word of salvation was preached by our students past and current to many people across the country.

This year has picked up right from where it ended in terms of evangelism. Our students have started propagating the seed from the very beginning of the year. 

Thank you,

Joshua.

Spiritual and physical planting in Takoradi

OPERATIONAL REPORT FOR JUNE, 2022

1.     CLASSROOM WORK

Full time students resumed from their holidays on 30th May, 2022. Classes for the academic term started on Tuesday, a day after they returned from home. They are now in the second term of the 2nd year of their studies. Serious academic work continued for the whole of the month of June.

Our part time students did not go on holidays and so their studies have been going on from the beginning of the year to now.

On 13th June, brothers Keith Kasarjian (director of international studies) and Kojo Acquah Benyin (Bear Valley Bible institute country director) visited the school and donated Bibles to the students.

 2.     PERSONAL EVANGELISM AND BAPTISM

So far as there is life, we will continue to propagate the good news to the world. The month of June was no exception as preachers and students affiliated to west coast school of preaching continued to spread the gospel to people all over the country. We are happy that many are getting to know the truth in God’s word and that God is blessing their efforts with some baptisms.

 3.     SCHOOL GARDEN

The garden that we started in the month of May, by the help of good rains that we are experiencing, has flourished so well.

Thank you,

Joshua

Evangelism campaign results in 39 baptisms in Takoradi

1.     CLASSROOM WORK

The first term of the second year has ended successfully. The term began on 17th January 2022 and ended on 29th April, 2022 for the full-time students. Studies are still ongoing for the part-time students. The full-time students will be on vacation for a month. They will return to school on 30th May, 2022.  On the day of vacation, the whole school met together, had a prayer session and reflected on the term which was led by the Principal.

2.     PERSONAL EVANGELISM AND BAPTISM

Preaching the gospel to the lost and winning souls for the Lord is very important to us. We are always joyed to share the gospel with others and teach them about the Lord and His church. In the month of April, the work of the Lord continued for both present and past students of the school. And the Lord blessed our work so much that thirty-nine (39) souls were baptized into Christ.

3.     WEST COAST MOTIVATIONAL LECTURESHIP

In the month of April, the Principal organized a 1-day youth motivational lectureship. He began this program in the year 2019, which was attended by about 250 brethren from congregations in and around the city of Takoradi. But due to the Covid-19, it was not continued until April this year. It was very successful this year too. Many brethren attended, others watched it live on Facebook, while some others also listened to the presentation on live radio broadcast. 

The Principal’s main objective for such a program was twofold: (1) to help empower brethren in the Lord’s church to be innovative and creative in order to develop entrepreneurial skills, and (2) to use that platform to draw brethren’s attention to the West Coast School of Preaching, especially for its enrollment purposes.

And this program was funded by the Principal himself, and two other brethren (one from Fijai COC—Bro. Emmanuel Justice Ofori and another from Mpintsin COC—Bro. Alexander Otabil) who joined him in organizing the program.

Thank you.

Joshua.

Graduation Ceremony in Takoradi, Ghana

OPERATIONAL REPORT FOR FEBRUARY, 2022

1.     CLASSROOM WORK

Academic work continued for the month of February. During the two days leading to graduation, the graduates defended their project work before the instructors.

2.     PERSONAL EVANGELISM AND BAPTISM

So long as the world continues to exist and sin is still prevalent in it, the mission of the church is still ongoing in the area of evangelism. Students and people affiliated to the school continued preaching the good news in the month of February. God also continues to bless our effort.

3.    16th Graduation Ceremony

Preparation towards the graduation went on throughout the month. Fasting and prayers was organized on the Wednesday leading to the ceremony. It was attended by instructors, present students and some sections of graduates. The day of the graduation was finally upon us on 26th February, everything was set for the occasion. The Lord blessed us with very good weather and the program was well attended. This is the greatest number we have had for a graduation so far. People were very happy for the tremendous change that has taken place in the school. Overall, it was a very successful program as we ushered these men into the Lord’s vineyard, and it was our wish that you were here.

Thank you,

Joshua 

Takoradi school finishes their third term

1.     CLASSROOM WORK

Third term was nearing its completion in December. It was mainly for short courses (Bible geography and church planting 2) and grounds work. On 17th December, 2021, the students wrote an examination of church planting-2 and finally brought the academic year to a successful end. The regular students will be on break till 17th January, 2022 but the part –time students will resume on 7thJanuary, 2022.

2.     PERSONAL EVANGELISM AND BAPTISM

This month has been a busy month for evangelism, as many gospel ministers affiliated to the school engaged in vigorous propagation of the gospel. This included both house to house during day time and public preaching in the evenings for a period of one week. In one of these campaigns, the school supported with our public address system, including some of our teaching staff. In all, about 15 souls were baptized in the month of December.

3.     CONSTRUCTION OF THE ROAD

The road construction which was started on 22nd November, was completed successfully on 31st December.

Evangelism in Takoradi

OPERATIONAL REPORT FOR MARCH, 2021

 1.      CLASSROOM WORK

There were successful classroom activities for both the full-time and the part-time students. In our last report, we had seven (7) full-time students and eleven (11) part-time students. God has blessed us with one (1) additional student to our full-time program, making it eight (8).

2.      EVANGELISM

West Coast School of Preaching is noted for her evangelistic fervor, and as such, the greater number of our products are so much involved with evangelism activities wherever they are. In almost all the regions of Ghana, we have our students there who are involved with preaching the Gospel on radio, and with other methods of evangelism. For instance, in Takoradi here alone, we have eight (8) of West Coast products who preach on radio every week.

In the month of March, various activities of evangelism were carried out by some of our students both current and past, and there were some good results. In some of the photos, a congregation where one of our past students is preaching, the whole congregation is going on house to house, sharing tracts and teaching people the gospel.

3.      BAPTISM

As a result of the campaigns, house to house, and radio preaching, congregations were strengthened and perishing souls were saved (about 8).

Thank you.

Yours for the Master.

Joshua

More souls won in Takoradi

OPERATIONAL REPORT FOR JANUARY, 2021

1. CLASSROOM WORK

School resumed from Christmas break on the 11th of January, 2021. Due to the good turnout of our interview on October 14, 2020, for prospective students, we were expecting about twelve (12) regular students and seven (7) part-time students, but things did not go as we anticipated. Therefore, we started the new academic year with seven (7) regular students and eleven (11) part-time students. Some are still pending which we are looking forward to. However, others are also declining the opportunity due to some financial constraints in their families. That is, they may be the bread winners of their families and so, things might be hard when they are away from home. In all these, we are not discouraged at all and we are seriously working hard to figure out a more effective way of getting more students for the school. Whatever method we want to adopt, will be communicated with you for your approval.

2. EVANGELISM AND BAPTISM

There was personal evangelism among some of the school’s products who are busily on the field working for Christ. There were about ten (10) baptisms won for Christ. Again, instructor Douglas Armah was given the opportunity to take up brother Joshua Aidoo’s weekly radio broadcast in the month of January.

3. SPECIAL ONE-TIME DONATION FROM BEAR-VALLEY BIBLE INSTITUTE

About a couple of months prior to the year 2021, the school received a good news from the Bear-Valley Bible Institute of Denver via Brother Steven Ashcraft about their intention to send a one-time donation to the school. They requested that we present to them some things needing urgent financial attention in order to offer a helping hand. As a result, the following were presented for consideration:

a. Deep freezer.

b. Projector.

c. Signpost.

d. Building repair (ceiling for auditorium).

e. Camera.

We will like to account for this funds in our February report instead of January. In the financial statement report, there is a non-budgeted expenses of seven thousand, six hundred Ghana cedis (GHC 7,600.00). That is for the repair of the auditorium, the purchase of the projector and also the making of the school’s signpost. But since there was still other things to do regarding the funds that was sent by Bear-Valley, we have decided to render a complete account God willing, in the February report.

4. DEATH OF A REGULAR STUDENT

In our December report, we reported concerning one of our regular students who was supposed to complete his studies in the end of 2020, but fell sick and admitted at the Cape Coast Government Hospital, who was then diagnosed of Hepatitis B, Kidney failure and a cancer. On January 15, the school sent the Principal to visit him at the Hospital. And about 15 minutes after the Principal had arrived and prayed for him, he breathed his last. Which means the late brother Simon Anobil died in the presence of the Principal.

5. PREACHER PROFILE:

As part of the school’s monthly reports, we will be featuring one of the preachers who received their training through West Coast School of Preaching, and are busily working effectively in the Lord’s vineyard. A lot of preachers are in many local congregations working for the Lord. We first give the Lord the glory due Him and say God bless you to the leadership and the entire congregation at Howe.

In the month of January, we want to feature Brother Ernest Tachie-Menson.

He was added to the Lord's Church at Effia-Kuma, Takoradi in 1992, and was encouraged by the minister in charge (Bro. Saint William Kofi Dampah and Bro. Mike Kizer from USA, to go to the Bible College. So he got enrolled at West Coast School of Preaching in the year 2000.

While he was in school, the leadership of Effia-Kuma Church engaged him to work with a weak congregation as a "care taker" at Botogyina (Abbot), this is a local establishment in collaboration with the World Bible School (WBS). When he completed School in 2002, he continued to preach in that village congregation.

When the preacher for Effia-Kuma left, he was then called back to work as an acting minister from 2008-2009. He later accepted fulltime ministerial appointment at Elmina Church of Christ in 2010. After working with this congregation for about eighteen months (June 2010-December 2011), he resigned on doctrinal basis.

He then spent some few months with Upper Weija Church of Christ, with putting the leadership in order and preparing one of the young men to go to Bible School. He now works with a congregation which he spearheaded its establishment in February 2012. Today, they have 60 average adults and about 30 children. Thank God they now have two plots of land with Mission House project started on it. They have also completed a temporal place of worship on the land.

At Apewosika, a community around University of Cape Coast, he led this young congregation (Ntranoa Church of Christ) to establish a Church in the locality in 2019 with seasoned invited preachers (West Coast School of Preaching products). He was also part of the team that hosted the Effia-Kuma Church of Christ ANNUAL LEADERS SEMINAR for over decade, now hosted by West Coast School of Preaching.

He is a member of an EVANGELISM team (The Ghana Mission Effort) led by Bro Owen Yandell and the Libbys in the USA, and Bro Ransford Essien (West Coast product) in Ghana. He also preaches the gospel on the radio each Saturday night. Currently, he is pursuing a Degree program with Southern Institute of Biblical Studies (SIBS) in Accra, in affiliation with BEAR VALLEY BIBLE INSTITUTE of DENVER USA.

Yours for the Master’s service.

Joshua Aidoo

Intensive study in Takoradi

OPERATIONAL REPORT FOR DECEMBER, 2020

1.      CLASSROOM WORK

Classroom activities got so intensive on the month of December more than we have ever done, for the simple reason that it was the last of the year which was supposed to complete the two-year program of the regular class, and also, to complete the part-timers four-year studies in the school. And since we were forced to take a break due to the pandemic, it was not so easy for us to catch up with time. However, it was necessary that we finish our curriculum to give way for the new students who had come for the interview

Due to this, the faculty decided to spend extra hours each day in order to cover more lessons. This, we first discussed with both the regular and part-time students, which of course was a welcoming idea to them. The part which was a shock to the faculty was that the weekend students decided to put a hold to everything that was engaging them in their respective villages /towns and work places in order to come and stay in the school (as if they were also regular students) for two whole weeks. This gave the instructors the opportunity to teach all day, even sometimes, in the night. We thank God that we were able to complete our curriculum without leaving any course or topic untaught. However, this increased our feeding expenses in the month of December, because at some point, we were feeding about 23 students each day than the number of the normal regular class.

Also, in the first week of the month of December, 2020, we were visited by one of the men who used to teach in the school (Brother Nath Kissi) who currently stays in the States. Actually, he came back to Ghana with his wife (a black American) to perform his late wife’s funeral rites. He requested that he would like to teach the regular students for a week. So I granted him the chance to take them through a study of the New Testament Greek. And I must say, the students were so elated for such an opportunity.

Therefore, on the 31st December, 2020, we brought our studies to an end, and scheduled our graduation on August 2021. The specific date will later be decided and communicated with the leadership of Howe church of Christ. As the students are waiting to be graduated, we have assigned them a thesis on Evangelism which must be presented at the end of June 2021. As it stands now, we are looking forward to graduating eighteen men (eleven part-timers and eight regulars).

2.      EVANGELISM AND BAPTISM

A congregation in the Central Region of Ghana had a 5-day campaign for Christ and the Principal of the school was invited to speak. Five (5) souls were won for Christ. Also, there was some personal evangelism among some of our past students which also resulted in two baptisms.

Again, the Principal continued with his Sunday night radio broadcast.

3.      WEDDING:

In the month of December, one of our weekend students got married and therefore invited the faculty and the students. Since we were busy with classes, the Principal who was the officiator of this program, attended to grace the occasion.

Yours for the Master’s service.

Joshua Aidoo

Doing well in Takoradi

OPERATIONAL REPORT FOR NOVEMBER, 2020

1.      CLASSROOM WORK

Both the regular and part-time classes went on smoothly. All the instructors attended and taught their respective classes.

2.      BEGINNING OF NEXT ACADEMIC YEAR

God willing, the new students for the next academic year will report on January 11, 2021. About twelve (12) men are expected to enroll as the regular students, while seven (7) have expressed interest in the weekend classes. Meanwhile, not everyone in the current part-time class will be completing their course this December. There are five who joined the program later, and so they too will be joined by the new seven (7) who are coming in January 2021. Which means, if God permits, we are going to have twenty-four (24) students for the next academic year. That is, twelve in the regular and twelve in the part-time.

3.      EVANGELISM AND BAPTISM

In the month of November too, there were house to house evangelism activities that went on by some of the past students in their various congregations, which also yielded good fruits through baptism. About ten (10) souls were baptized.

Also, in almost all the sixteen regions of Ghana, we have west Coast past students preaching on radio every week. In Takoradi for instance, we have about ten (10) of our past students preaching on radio stations.

Yours for the Master’s service.

Joshua Aidoo

Full class schedule in Takoradi

Dear Brethren,

Greetings to you our beloved brethren and fellow workers in the Lord’s vineyard. God has been kind to us here as we are trying to stay balanced between His work and covid-19. We pray and hope that He spreads His mighty wings on you as well.

Here is the report for the month of August. By God’s help and your kind contribution, we were able to handle all the affairs of the school. We say thank you, and God bless you. We appreciate you very much.

1.      CLASSROOM WORK

Classes for both the regular and the part-time were carried out successfully until the last of the month (28th) when we gave the regular students a three-week recess. The weekend classes for the part-time session continued without any break.

2.      EVANGELISM

As we all are aware, the covid-19 is still on going, and so we are still under certain restriction regarding activities that involve human contacts. Yet some of us tried to take advantage of the little opportunity we had to spread the Word.

 Some few men who are also past students of our school and have formed a team, organized a three-day house to house evangelism. Below is a picture to that effect.

3. BAPTISM

There were two baptisms recorded, one at Mpintsin Church of Christ where I preach, and the other one from one of our past student’s congregation.

Thank you for your assistance.

Yours for the Master’s service.

Joshua Aidoo

Finding new ways to spread the gospel in Ghana

OPERATIONAL REPORT FOR JULY, 2020

Dear Brethren,

We greet you all, our fellow workers in the Lord’s kingdom. By God’s grace another month has ended and we are very thankful to the Lord for His guidance and direction and grateful to you all our brethren for your continuous prayer and support to us at West Coast School of Preaching here in Takoradi, Ghana.

We give below, the report of activities by the school during the month of July, 2020.

1.      CLASSROOM WORK

Classes for both the regular and part-time students continued very successfully. However, we have two regular students who have failed to report to school since the school resumed classes from Covid-19 break. We have tried talking to them on the phone, but they failed to tell us why they are not coming. And even when we speak to them, they promise to come but all their promises have failed. We later sent them a warning letter giving them a deadline, yet, we have not heard from them, and therefore, we have reached the conclusion that they are no longer coming. And so, that brings the number of the regular students to nine (9) and eighteen (18) part-time students. God willing, we are expecting these nine (9) regular students and eleven (11) part-time to complete their courses by December this year, of which their graduation date is going to be scheduled somewhere next year.

2 .      EVANGELISM

As we all know, Covid-19 has brought a lot of activities to a halt, especially, things that involve social contacts. And this has so much affected evangelism. However, we are trying to do the best that we can to reach people with the gospel. Because it is such a time as this that the world needs Jesus Christ. Therefore, instructor Nathaniel and some students have been using the school’s motorbike to go to some of the nearby villages to do personal evangelism, also, on each Lord’s Day, they use it (the motorbike) to visit the new congregation that was planted in our last campaign for Christ.

I too have been busy preaching on the Facebook and Youtube (3 times each week—Sunday, Monday, and Thursday). Thank God, my videos on Facebook has about between 8,000 and 12, 000 viewership each week. I also continued with my radio preaching.

Also, some of our past students who have formed an evangelism team decided to organize a 5-day gospel campaign for Christ at one of the villages around Takoradi here. And thank God they were able to bring it to an end successfully.

3.      BAPTISMS - God blessed our efforts with three (3) baptisms.

Thank you for your assistance.

Yours for the Master’s service.

Joshua Aidoo.

Using social media for good in Ghana

OPERATIONAL REPORT FOR MARCH 2020

Dear Brethren,

It is by the grace of God that we all are alive this day. We are safe here, and we hope you are too. Though, the pandemic has stopped us from doing what we love best—to serve our Lord with the ability that He has given us, yet the little that we can do as well as keeping ourselves safe from Covid-19, we are able to do.

CLASSROOM WORK

At the beginning of the month of March, classes for both the regular and part-time students were going on smoothly until the third week when our president placed a ban on all gathering including public and private schools due to the Coronavirus infection. The Covid-19 cases in our country keep rising each week. It started with 2 and now, on this 2nd day of May, 2020, we have 2,074 confirmed cases with 17 deaths and 212 recoveries. Our students are prepared to return to school the moment the ban is lifted. So we are all praying that, this pandemic will be over for us to return to classroom.

PERSONAL EVANGELISM

Though the Covid-19 has brought life to a halt, yet, we manage to preach the gospel in every possible way that we can. As the director of the school, I have not ceased to teach the gospel on the radio and Facebook live streaming. To use my time wisely while staying in the home in this Covid-19 period, I have started a new Facebook live streaming program with the theme, “Do You Understand What You Are Reading?” And to God be the glory that I get over thousand views each week on this program. Also, some of our students (both past and current) continued with their house to house teaching. While some were doing street preaching, others also engaged in a chariot (van) preaching. The Lord blessed our efforts with 10 baptisms.

ENROLLMENT FOR NEW STUDENTS

Through many methods for securing new students for the next academic year, we currently have eleven (11) young men who are preparing to be enrolled in the school come January 2021. And we are going to intensify our search for new students from the month of June, God willing.

We thank you all for every way that you support us. You do encourage us so much in what we do. God bless you.

For the Master.

Joshua

An update from Takoradi

Dear Brethren,

We thank God for another successful month of operation and I am glad to present to you our financial operating report for the month of January, 2020.

1.     Classroom Work

While the part-time students attended classes every weekend, the regular students returned from their recess on the second week of January. Right on the resuming date, January 7, 2020, intensive classes began. Classes for both part-time and regular students continued throughout the month with no interruption. And all the instructors attended to their respective class schedules regularly and punctually.

1.     Evangelism

In the month of January brother Charles Mensah organized campaign for Christ in one of the village congregations which is being taking care of by one of the regular students. Brother Charles invited some few of our past students, and immediately after Friday Class, some of the regular students joined them at the village. The school’s public address system was used for this program. Two (2) souls were baptized.

Also, some of the regular students were involved in personal evangelism and three (3) souls were baptized.

We thank you for your great love towards God’s work. God bless you for all that you do for us.

For the Master.

Joshua Aidoo.

Encouraging news from Takoradi

OPERATIONAL REPORT FOR DECEMBER 2019

Dear Brethren,

We thank God the almighty for getting all of us this far. It is by the grace of God we are what we are (1Cor. 15: 10). “Praise the LORD! Oh, give thanks to the LORD, for He is good! For His mercy endures forever” (Ps. 106: 1). We also thank you our sponsors for the love you have for God which has been extended to us in the other part of the globe. May God bless you for all you do; it is our fervent prayer that you will continue to be our fellow workers in the vineyard of God. May God keep all of us safe in this New Year, Amen!

1.     Classroom Work

Classes continued for both the regular and part-time students until the 20th of the month when we gave them recess for the Christmas holidays.

2.     Personal Evangelism

One of the village congregations, Abott church of Christ brought the school a letter requesting our students to go and help them in a one-day house to house evangelism. So, on Friday, December 6, which was a national holiday, the regular students were sent to the village under the oversight of one instructor, Brother Nathaniel Brobbey to help in personal evangelism. One (1) baptism was realized.

Also, the students busily continued to study with their prospects in their various towns and villages, after they were given break, and so far, one (1) soul has been baptized.

3.     Campaign For Christ

The church of Christ at Mpintsin where brother Joshua Aidoo preaches, organized a gospel campaign for Christ which happens to be the congregation’s annual program. More than thirty (30) gospel preachers, made up of West Coast School of preaching’s past students joined this program. There was intensive house to house evangelism, and night preaching as well. The night preaching was broadcasted live on two of the radio stations here in our city, while it was also streamed live on Facebook. This program resulted to nine (9) baptisms.

4.     Baptism

Eleven (11) baptisms were recorded through our efforts in the month of December.

5.     LECTURESHIP

During the school’s recess, brother Joshua Aidoo has been engaged with speaking schedules in annual lectureships among some congregations in the Western Region.

Thank you for assisting us carry out our duties to the Lord. God bless you.

For the Master.

Joshua Aidoo.

Improvements made in Takoradi

OPERATIONAL REPORT FOR SEPTEMBER 2019

1.     Classroom Work

The school went on break immediately after the seminar for preachers and church leaders here in Takoradi. The part-time students continued with classes on week-ends throughout the month. The regular students reported in the last week of September.

2.     EVANGELISM

While on vacation, the regular students continued to have studies with their prospects in their various congregations. Thirteen (13) baptisms were reported. (Attached are pictures of these activities).

3.     School Drainage System

A report was made on the poor drainage system of the classroom block. Brother Toby Soechting provided an amount of $1,700 which we have used to work on the drainage and also the purchase of preaching equipment.

4.     Repair / Maintenance Work

Two doors in the kitchen and the dormitory that had been eaten up by termites were replaced. A trap door was also replaced. 

5.     Public Address System

Again, we thank our sponsors for providing funds for the purchase of an address system (preaching equipment). Still left to be provided is the lightening system to have it complete. (I have attached photos of these).

6.     Television

A report on the school’s television set was sent to you earlier and also shown brother Toby while here for the seminar. A new set was purchased.

To all of the above, we say thank you so much, and God bless you for your immense support. We are very grateful.

For the Master.

Joshua Aidoo

Preachers seminar in Takoradi

OPERATIONAL REPORT FOR AUGUST 2019

Dear Brethren,

Our operations continued after the month of July with preparations for the seminar being intensified. Classroom work, however, was not disrupted. Both the regular and part-time classes were held throughout the month.

PERSONAL EVANGELISM

Studies with prospects around the school continued. Again, one soul was baptized.

SEMINAR, 2019

We thank God we had another successful seminar for preachers and church leaders. Our instructors from the U.S. had joined two local instructors. The seminar began on the 19th of August and ended on the 22nd of August, 2019. In attendance were two hundred and fifty-six (256) preachers and church leaders, coming from all regions of Ghana. Robert Dahn, a past student from Liberia who had returned to oversee the school in his home country was in attendance. The preaching school in Accra, SIBS were also in attendance. Attached are some photographs taken for your attention.

NEXT CAMPAIGN FOR CHRIST

The date for the school’s next campaign for Christ will be between November 11 and 17 (seven days program). And as part of the school’s program, we are going to plant a new congregation of the Lord’s church. The details of how this work is going to be carried out will follow soon.

Again we thank you all our sponsors and pray the good Lord replenish you with all you panted which enabled us have another successful period of operation.

May He bless us all.

Joshua Aidoo