February’s crusade was held in a town/suburb named Kojokrom, that lies between Aaron’s home and the Bible College. Even though it is densely populated, it is not a very big town. The population is pretty equally divided between Christianity and Islam. It is mostly inhabited by young people and single parents with high unemployment, thus bringing poverty conditions.

About 100 converts were placed in a relatively new church we are working with. As Aaron passed by their church on that Sunday to visit with the new converts, the original church members were greatly appreciative of the work that was done in their community

Highlights from the March Crusade

Our March crusade was held in the town of Inchaban, right near the Bible College. We were working with about 10 churches this time, so our goal was not only soul winning, but also strengthening the churches there as well. Because of the number of churches we were working with, we decided to hold the crusade for three nights, rather than two.

The first night, about thirty received Jesus as Lord and Savior, and the Lord worked with signs and wonders following the preaching of the gospel.   Word got around that Jesus was “in the house.  Look at the response to the invitation to receive Jesus the second night!   The third night, Aaron preached on holiness.  At the altar call to make a stand for holiness, about 300 came forward.

Alltar Call, First Night

Altar Call, Second Night

Altar Call, Third Night, Response to Stand for Holiness

Happy faces from being healed by Jesus!

The first night this child was brought forward for prayer.  He had had a high, high fever for days.   The fever left the child immediately, and he began to eat.  The next day the mother came to testify her baby had been healed.

Healed the first night, and testified the third night that her migraines were gone!

Holding monthly crusades is giving more opportunity for our students to minister and hone their God-given gifts.   Stephen Asare is a Bachelors Degree student graduating this May.  He preached very powerfully the second night of the crusade, as evidenced by the number of those making confessions of faith.  

Student Stephen Asare Preaching the Second Night

What Did the Pastors Have to Say About the 3 Night-Crusade?

Pastor Ebenezer Otoo

We worked with ten churches in Inchaban in preparation for holding this crusade.  Pastor Ebenezer Otoo served as spokesperson for these churches at the end of the third evening.  He expressed their appreciation for what End Time came to do in Inchaban.  He believes that God is going to use this crusade to cause a reviving in their churches, as well as moving them to do greater works for the Lord in their area. He added:  “The people gathered in this crusade are truly rejoicing and are excited about what is happening in their town”

Following our Lord’s directive, we prayed and were led to hold our first monthly crusade in a town called Adiembra.  It is a Muslim outlying district of Takoradi.  Even though it is predominately a Muslim area, at night it is common to see the younger people walking aimlessly and smoking and drinking.

For two weeks prior to the crusade, we took the students to the area to bathe it in prayer and invite people to the crusade.  During the crusade, about fifty students were involved, from leading music, working the sound system, interpreting, serving as counselors, serving on prayer teams, deliverance teams, children’s teams, ushers, and altar call ministers.

The crusade went well.  A group of Islamic men came to “visit” the second night of the crusade because they did not appreciate the message Aaron preached the night before that Jesus is the only way to heaven.  They stayed for a while to make sure that Pastor Stella, our Bachelors graduate of 2009, did not—in their own words,  “repeat Aaron’s mistake.”  Of course she was preaching the truth from God’s Word as well.  When they started to make a “ruckus,” our students encouraged them to remain peaceably or leave peaceably.  They chose the latter, but we pray God’s Word entered their hearts, and they will heed the message they heard and come to Jesus.

Among the new converts was a 92 year old man, which shows that you are never too old to receive Jesus!  Our students reported healings and deliverance from alcoholism among the people they prayed with.  One man who came forward for healing said by the time the crusade was over, his pain left.  He said, “It was gone in stages, but praise God it was gone!”

We did not leave the children out!  Our converted Muslim student, Afiba,  took them to a separate area and shared the gospel on a level they could understand.  From the picture, they looked pretty happy about what they heard!

Pictured:  Souls receiving Jesus!  Children happy to hear the gospel!

Dear Friends and Partners,

“Behold, I will do a new thing; now it shall spring forth; shall ye not know it?

I will even make a way in the wilderness, and rivers in the desert.” (Isa. 43:19)

A new day is upon us!  It is always exciting to begin a new year.  Let’s look carefully at this text in Isaiah as an encouragement to us all as we begin this new year.  This verse begins with the word, “Behold.”  This is a word that means, “Look,” “See,” or,  “Change your view!”  I like the last translation the best.  I want to encourage you to change your view as we step into this New Year.  We have all heard what the government says, what the television reporters say, and what the newspapers reveal.  We are all going through what the economy is telling us.  The political world and the media are giving us bad news.  But I am here today to encourage you to “change your view!”  Focus on the Good News!

The good news is that the work that God has begun in you, He will bring to a completion (Phil. 1:6).  While we are still walking through this earth, we are trying to be the best spouse, parent, grandparent, employee, and citizen we can possibly be.  Many times, we are going through circumstances that make no sense whatsoever.  I want to encourage you today that all things work together for our good (Rom. 8:28), and what the enemy or people mean for our evil, God will use for good (Gen. 50:20). God is working in our lives to get us to His desired end!  Everything that we go through, both the good and the bad; our failures and successes, are all used to move us to His desired end.

Let me end by going back to Isaiah 43:19.  God said He was going to do a new thing!  You may not know how or when, but God is going to do a new thing!  First, if you do not know what God wants to do, begin to seek Him.  God is a rewarder of those will diligently seek after Him.  Secondly, we may not know how, when or where, but God is able to do all things.  In the text, it mentions how He can make a way in the wilderness or even a river in the desert.  Remember, the Israelites were trapped by two mountain ranges on the sides of them, with pharaoh’s army closing behind them and the Red Sea in front of them.  It seemed as though they would be slaughtered.  But this God we are serving caused that sea to separate.  A way was made for them to go forward, as they all walked on dry ground towards the Promised Land.

This is exactly what God wants to do in your life.  Trust in the Lord.  I believe the only person that can stop you from getting to where God wants you to go is yourself.  Sin cannot stop you, if you repent and run to God for forgiveness.  People and the enemy may obstruct you and cause detours, but again, God will use all of these in your life to propel you to your destination.

God wants to do a new thing in your life this year!  A new day is upon us!  Run towards it!  Embrace it!  I believe in your life, and in this ministry, God is going to do awesome things!  Change your view to God’s view.  Walk where God wants you to walk, and do what God wants you to do.

From my family to yours, Happy New Year!

Pastor Aaron Anthony

The Anthony Family Sends You

Christmas Blessings

Greetings from Ghana

2 Corinthians 9:25

“Oh little town of Bethlehem…”  Bethlehem, the town we softly sing about… Bethlehem, the end of weary Joseph and Mary’s journey… Bethlehem, the place of God’s unfolding drama… Bethlehem, where God bent down in love to give mankind His unspeakable gift—the Christ-child, who became our Savior from sin, our hope from despair, and our life from the dead.

“Love came down at Christmas, Love all lovely, Love Divine.” An angel proclaimed His birth.  A host of angels broke forth in praise to God.  A new star was the finger pointing to His birthplace.  The door of that stable opened onto the pathway to the palace of the King. The child of Bethlehem’s lowly manger rules and reigns as King of kings and Lord of lords.

During this time of year we get so caught up in the hustle and bustle of the Christmas Season, that our mouths do not always show forth our praise to Him who gave us the greatest gift of all.  Stop this very moment, draw aside for a while from the bustle of activity to be alone with God. There, alone with Him, thank Him for his unspeakable gift.

God’s unspeakable gift is offered to all who will take Christ into their hearts.   Who do you know whose heart, like the door of the inn, is closed against Him?  This season is an appropriate time to let them know that Jesus stands knocking at their heart door.  Let them see that they, too, can receive God’s unspeakable gift.

Fall Semester Is in Full Swing!

Testimonies from First Semester Students

I thank God for my two months in the school.  I say to the glory of God that the school has greatly added unto my life through the teachings which the Lord has given to the lecturers, and which they have imparted to me.  I am amazed at how ETHBC has helped in the expansion of God’s Kingdom through evangelism and hospital visitation. Through these outreaches, many lives have been touched and saved through our Lord Jesus.  I find myself so blessed to be able to participate in all this.  Anthony Okyere

ETHBC is the best thing that has ever happened to my life.  We are given the best lecturers who impart to us through Holy Spirit-filled powerful lectures.  The outreach programmes, like hospital visitation, evangelism, and the prison visitation have taught me how to reach out to people who are in need and in trouble. My life has really been touched and transformed, and many more lives will also be transformed and touched as each of us reaches out. Then those reached and touched will reach out and touch more.  Nicholas Mensah

Testimonies from Upperclassmen

We have a second year student was a recent convert from Islam when she first came to ETHBC.  Both parents are dead.  While she does not have a contract out on her life, as most often occurs when one leaves Islam, her grandparents who raised her are most unhappy.  However, they will agree to see her once in a while, although others in her former community will not.  Join her in praying for their salvation. We are not writing her name for her safety.  She writes the following of our morning devotions:

Sometimes it seems as if I am in an operating room without any injection to calm down the pains.  Each time I attend devotions, something new happens to my spirit.  If I find myself down and want to throw in the towel, the Holy Spirit picks me up so I can keep on.  If I have made a decision not in line with the will of God, He shows me clearly.  What amazes me so much is how the Holy Spirit exposes to me my weaknesses so He can work on me.  I see myself being transformed little by little by the power of God.  I am so thankful to Jesus  for saving me and taking me out of the kingdom of darkness and putting me into His Kingdom.  I am so thankful for a college like ETHBC where I can learn more about Him and let Him mold me to be a useful vessel for Him.

Peter Quayson is a second-year student.  He comes from a town quite a distance from the college, having heard our advertisement on the radio.  He is among the top three or four students academically.  Peter is very much an evangelist at heart, and is a young man that displays great humility.  He was not such when he first came.  Here is what he has to say about his character transformation and one of his evangelism experiences:

When I first came to ETHBC, I was filled with pride and anger, and I was much in the world.  Because of my pride and anger, I was finding it very difficult to be submissive to authorities, even at the college. I found it difficult to humble myself, as I saw myself better than others.  Thanks be to God, through my involvement in devotions, classes, and chapel services, I see myself being transformed gradually, having the strength to overcome my poor character traits.  Truly, my life is being transformed.

There are a lot of testimonies about our outreaches, but this is one of the foremost for me.  I was about to pray for an old woman in a sick bed.  She had two old fiends visiting her.  All were in their late sixties.  I asked them if they were born again or not.  One said, “Oh yes, my uncle is a Roman Catholic bishop.”  Another said, “I go to the Methodist Church.”  The other woman attended a church which is an occultist church.  After they had spoken their mind, I explained to them about salvation through faith in Jesus.  The three old women accepted Christ Jesus immediately.  I prayed with them and also prayed for the sick woman, and she received her healing right away.  These ladies were immediately transformed by the power of God, and this is the story I like to tell about the most.

Our Graduates
Shot Forth as Flaming Arrows
into a Dry and Parched Land
Spreading the Gospel of Jesus Christ