SOWERS INTERNATIONAL Ghana
Ghana
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The first country in Africa to benefit from SOWERS' training was Ghana in 1977. Perceptive leaders saw the immense benefit for the African church in using the SOWERS' Program. Now, over 30 years later, some of the first Sowers trained are still planting new churches using the simple, transferable principle.
Those who went out witnessing came back rejoicing from the fruit of their outreach, though going out for the first time was uncomfortable. They are expected to do this every month on the last Sunday. Kwesi
A Presbyterian Church has planted another church in a nearby village using the SOWERS Program.
Samuel writes that during a Level One Seminar at a church:
- A medical doctor, worshipping with the Church (and recovering from a stroke), had his faith strengthened and rejoiced.
- A Muslim lady responded to the gospel, gave her life to Jesus Christ and decided to worship with the Church.
- A drunkard was not prepared to receive Christ, but requested prayer.
- A 74-year-old woman who had stayed home during services because of language barriers, finally met her own tribe and decided to worship with the church.
I had a meeting with the teams in the Techiman area and gathered this report for the past three months.
- The 7 teams in the area had 17 open air meetings
- 374 people heard the gospel.
- 180 were responded to the invitations.
- 164 were personally counseled.
- 3 churches were planted within the 3 month period that is from April to June.
At Sonkonee 18 adults and 11 children are now in this new church. Just last week Sunday 2 others joined the church. There is follow-up every Sunday. The second church was planted at Koforiduah a small village. 5 people have started attending church. The team plans to reach another village close to Koforiduah to get the people come to church at Koforiduah.
Another church is being planted at James Town, a surburb of Techiman. Follow-up is done four times during the week. They have 10 adults meeting for church services on Sundays. The number they hope will increase as they will have more open air meetings in then area. Another one is being planted at Aworano. They visit the new members 3 times during the week for follow-up. They have already acquired a building plot for the new church. After an open air meeting when the team met to review the program, a guy came along and listened in to the review. They got to the message and as it was preached over to the team this man stood and listened to the entire message and was led to the Lord by one of the team members.
The team at Koase-Twimia is also reaching out to a village called New Jerusalem. They have started with open airs and hope to plant a church there.
Kwesi
I have just come back from a very good seminar. 27 people were in attendance. 
The 4 open air meetings saw 173 people hearing the gospel and 39 people coming to know the Lord.
The meeting was close to a hair-dressing saloon. The owner was there with two of her apprentices. They responded to the invitation. Two of the apprentices came to me at the open air meeting also wanting to hear the gospel. I booked an appointment with them the following day. I led them to the Lord and started follow-up the following day. They were very receptive. The owner is requesting that twice a week one of the team members will come and have morning devotion with the entire staff of 7 before they start work.
The seven teams are so charged that they are having six open air meetings on the 17th which is this Sunday. One of the participants trained many years ago was there to repeat. He is now retired and owns a printing press. He has offered to print some of our materials free of charge. He is printing 100 Digest 1 now and has asked me to bring other materials. What a blessing. This is his support for the Sowers work in the country.
Kwesi