The first BRI Bible Conference in 2014 took place in Ghana, January 6-11. The pastors of the Central Ghana Conference and the South Central Ghana Conference met for a very intense time of study, including revival meetings with church elders in the evening. K. Donkor and E. Mueller lectured on topics such as hermeneutics, sexual ethics, worship, and ecclesiology. The meetings started at 5 a.m. and lasted until about 8 p.m. The audience must be commended for being so attentive, in spite of some challenging topics, hot weather, and a high number of lectures, devotionals, sermons, and other speeches. The Union and Conference administrators supported the meetings by their presence and contributed to an excellent climate.

The icing on the cake was the dedication of a research center for the pastors of the South Central Ghana Conference with prayer, short speeches, and ribbon cutting. The center was named after BRI associate director Dr. Donkor and his wife Comfort as “Pastor & Mrs. Kwabena Donkor Research Center,” in appreciation of his leadership. He was the one who had the idea of allowing pastors to come and study and find resources in the newly created center, which is located in the South Central Ghana Conference administrative building. It was also he who brought books for the library and continues to help with equipment.

Administration and staff of South Central Ghana Conference: in the center, Ekkehardt Mueller, Kwabena Donkor and his wife.

If readers of this newsletter would like to make a book donation (e.g., from their own library) to support the Ghanean colleagues in their ministry, they may contact Dr. Donkor at (biblicalresearch@gc.adventist.org).