WOW! Is God amazing or what?!!!!

David & Barbara Kalb (left), Austin (Center), Amy & Terry Ruff (Right)

One of the many wonderful meetings we had while in the states was with the partnership pictured above that God has been putting together for the past three years now. When Amy and I arrived in Ghana three years ago, some of the first people we met were David and Barbara Kalb while visiting friends in Accra. David was a Professor at Ghana Christian University College, recently retiring after 30 years of service. A little over a year ago, David, Barbara and Abu, working among the Mamprusi people, came to our house in Tamale to meet with us and Isaac. The Kalbs were planning on moving to the north upon their return from a US furlough to work with the evangelists they had recruited over the 30 years David was professor. While in the US David experienced some additional health issues which has prevented them from moving back to Ghana but they still want to be involved in what God is doing. So they have asked us to train and oversee the men they have been working with in the Northern Region until Austin finishes his studies at Cincinnati Christian University sometime around May or June of 2012.


Below are some stats concerning the people groups where their evangelists are currently working. Their evangelists are already working with 9 of the 22 unreached people groups left in Ghana located in the northern region. All of these tribes learn orally and a very small percentage of their population can read and write.


People                         Pop                Religion               % Christian


Gonja                    268,000            Islam                     <5%
Hausa                    224,000            Islam                     <5%
Frafra (Farefare)     865,000         Ethnic Religion            11.3%
(Mossi)(Moore)        358,000         Ethnic Religion            >5%
Kusasi                    489,000         Ethnic Religion            >5%
Bimoba (Moba)        233,000         Ethnic Religion            <5%
Konkomba              596,000         Ethnic Religion            >5%
Ewe                     2,681,000          Christianity               >5%
Mamprusi                256,000         Ethnic Religion            <5%
Dagomba                866,000            Islam                     <5%
Kasem                    151,000        Ethnic Religion             >5%


             Total      6,987,000


Can you tell we are excited? Maybe that is why Satan has been attacking so strongly lately.


Sustained by your prayers!


May God be glorified!


Terry and Amy Ruff