Dan and Dust back to Ghana -- first time in 14 years!

See Below for Grandma Ella's first 'prayer email' ... this gives a good idea of the purpose for the visit... if we have reliable internet in Ghana (always iffy) I (Dust) will try to post from there. Otherwise, look for some videos and thoughts on this site when we return!


Dear Prayer Partners,


The adventure is about to begin! Dan and son Dustin leave from Portland on Monday May 3, arriving 26 hours later in Accra, Ghana. They will be there over 3 weeks, leaving Ghana on May 27 and getting back to Portland on May 28. I ask your prayers for them and their entire trip. Please begin now to pray for their safety during the entire trip and for health and strength. Neither of them have been back to Ghana since we left the end of 1994, so the climate may take some adjusting, and they no longer have immunity to the "germs" there.


Dan will teach a class to the seminary students while there. Pray that all goes as planned and that the Spirit will guide the teaching and learning. Pray for safety on the roads, as they travel up-country to visit many of the places we lived and ministered in. In fact, pray for good transportation, as they may have trouble getting a vehicle to travel in. they have quite an ambitious schedule so pray that they will be able to see everyone they hope to see and that the Faithful Saints there will be encouraged by the visit. Dustin hopes to make contacts for future ministry opportunities. Pray that he gets in touch with everyone that the Lord wants him to meet there.


And pray for those of us who will remain behind. Dustin's wife Janette and his girls Lily and Zoe have been plagued with lots of health problems lately. I also have battled a severe cold the past couple weeks. I will take Dan to Portland and come back to Tonasket for 2 weeks, going back to Portland to help care for the girls the last 2 weeks of May. Pray for safety and health for all of us. And lastly, pray for the working of technology, since we need to communicate with each other while they are gone (a vast improvement from the days we lived in Ghana and had nothing but letters to rely on with a 2 week turnaround if all went well!).


I will plan to send updates to you from time to time while they are gone. If you have any questions or comments for me, please contact me. and if you would prefer not to be getting these letters, just let me know.


Your prayers are precious to all of us. Thank you for praying. God bless.


Ella Kunkel