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Bright Outreach

in

affiliation

with

Ghana Christian College

and

African

Mission

EvangeHsm Inc.

May 2002

Dear Friends

and Family

Thank

you once again for

your

excellent support

during

April. Your

contributions reflect

an

ongoing

faith an d

partnership

with

Tim

an d

Twyla

Bright in West

Africa. As leaders are being

trained the church

continues to

grow.

Ghana

Christian College is playing a dynamic role

in that

growth by

providing a forum for learning experiences. Thank you so much for making all

of

this possible.

COLLEGE

N E W S

V

Third

Term is underway. Registration was held April 29 and classes began

April 30. Tim is teaching

three

sections ofActs for six weeks

this

Term.

That

means he

is

teaching several

sessions

per

day.

V Overseas Coxmcil

International

representatives

plan

to visit

the

College

the latter part ofMay. They will conduct a chapel assembly consisting of

questions

and

answers from faculty and students. Afterwards a tea will be

held

so that

more

interaction can

informally take

place.

They

will be given

a tour

of

educational facilities

that

ar e

being

built

on the new campus.

Please pray for this very important visit . OCI has the potential of helping

to financially provide resources

that

will greatly enhance

the

advancement of

constructing

th e

new campus.

V

Spiritual

Awareness Week will come up in June. A professor working

with

Seminary of

the

Nations

plans

to

share in that

week. S.O.N visits 20 30

foreign countries each year equipping

and

encouraging leadership training for

Christian

service

around th e

world. GCCS is

proud

to

have these qualified

personnel to come and challenge both

students and

faculty alike in spiritual

growth.

C H UR C H N E WS

V

Enthusiasm

spills over

in the

churches following

the

record Nationsil

Convention. Many churches

are

reporting growth in attendance

and

lively

services. Tim

and

Twyla recently visited Faithway Christian Church an

urban

church planting project that Tim

has

worked with in

the

National Evangelism

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Committee of

Ghana

forthe Christian

Churches.

Faithway is

now averaging

approximately 140 per Sunday with some

oo

leaders

and plans to biult a

new

auditorium. The church is four years old.

V Recenttravel. Tim and a student Gideon

Morgan

traveled to a district

capital

town

of

Akatsi.

The church

was

planted there some six years ago by

people from

a neighboring church and with the help of

some other

missionaries.

However

a leadership vacuum developed over the ensuing years

because ofmany different kinds ofcircumstances. Tim was asked

by

some of

their remaining

members

to

help

them. April 27 28 Tim showed theJesus film

and

preached

on

Sunday morning. Five were baptized on

Sunday

following

churches services. Mr.

Morgan

an olderstudent in his 50 s has

decided

to

enter into the ministry and he is helpingthe churchon weekends.

V Frankadua Christian Church. They have new cement on the flooroftheir

chapel. Their church relocated

tothe

side

ofthe main

highway

sothat

more

people could

identify

it andhave

easier

access. Another student Francis

Agbodo who

is a

Sr.

is

ministering there

andtoa

church about 20

miles

away

near Lake Volta. A dedicationday for the new chiirch relocationand floor

projects will be held June 8.

B R I G H T FAMIL Y

N E W S

Furlough

and

Travel. Tim

and

Twyla wiU

travelto

America

June

13 Aug.

12. Duringthat time they will visitmanychurches friends and family.

Probably

oneofthe mostimportantvisits

will

beto the new grandson

Malachi

Troy born to

Maria

and Nathan

Bright April

19

2002. Grandma

Twyla

is anxiously anticipating the chance to hold him.

NACC. The Bright s willhave a boothat the North American in

Columbus

OH.

July

24 27.

Besure to stop byifyouare in the

neighborhood.

Speaking and visiting appointments. Sundays are

filled

now both

morning and

evening.

Thetime willbe

filled

tothe brim. Thereare a

few

day left in the middle ofthe weekif anyonewouldlike a visit to the

church midweekservice committeeor even a one-day at camp or

VBS. Just

drop a an email or phone caU to Lois

Nichols

or email Tim Bright directly.

Events

Nathan is to be ordained

in

th e

ministry

He is

serving

a

church in Middletown OH right now having graduated from CBC May 2001. Tai

is to be m ar ri ed on

July

20 to James Smith.

Other

events include visiting

with

family

members

an d

Tim s

folks.

P R A Y E R

C O R N E R

Sunday - Tim and Twylatraveling to churches and Tim as he preaches; local

evangehsts and churches in Ghana. May is the month when all drumming in

chxirches throughout the Greater Accra region is banned in favor of

traditional worship and drumming. People and property have been greatly

harmed because of

conflicts t h at

have arisen

in

t he p a st several years

Pray

for peace.

Monday - Tim an d Twyla as they prepare lessons an d teach.

Tuesday - Ghana Christian College - building developmentofnew campus work

faculty an d staff; an d students

Wednesday - Ghana and he r stability in economic growth political stability

and spiritual development

Thursday - Stability ofother nations around Ghana such as Liberia Nigeria

Togo Ivory Coast Mali

and Sierr a

Leone.

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Friday Bright femUy aU the adult children now married planning to

SrrPrayfot^erica 8 return

to

spiritual strength and

growth among

hristianchurches

Once

again thank you very much from the

all

and look

forward

to

visiting

with you soon.

And today

I iim am o

Hard to believe

but

true.

My gift is to work

at

home

and

get

some

tfongs

S>twhSXla1upervisera bake

sale

at

a

lojml-art

p^on

orth

American Women s Association.

Blessings and

love to aU.

1IM

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Bright Outreach

Update, June, 2002

Dear

Friends

in

Christ,

It is that t ime again and we say thank you al l for your great financial gifts

and encouragement. Your

support

in

prayer

and love shown to us ar e what

makes

th e difference

in ministry to train leaders in Ghana West

Africa.

Twyla

and

I say,

Thank you

very

much

from

the

bottom of

our hearts.

R IGHT NEWS

Wedding

Anniversary. Tim and Twyla celebrated their thirty-fourth

anniversary

Jime 2. We did

no t

do

much,

because there were just too

many

other

festive occasions

and

celebrations over

th e

weekend. So Friday, we

splurged

and bought

some

yummy

ice cream

at

a fancy hotel ,

the place

of

Lincoln Community School

graduation.

Twyla

had

to march in

with the

rest of

the teachers

and

support

her

seniors who were graduating.

Jime

20 marks

the

date

of completion of eleven years in

Ghana.

My

have they

gone by fast. We must be having fun )

Grandson. In

case you

have not heard

Tim

and

Twyla

are the proud

grandparents

of

Malachi

Troy, born April 19. He was a

month

old

in

May. Tim

and

Twyla

also became

a

great

aunt

and

unde

as

their niece

Karen

gave birth

to a

son,

Elijah th e latter

part

of

May.

Travel.

Tim

and Twyla will

travel

to America and visit

many

churches,

individuals, family

and friends

fi om

June

12 - Aug. 12. The

schedule

is

just

about one

hundred

per cent fuU.

There may

be a few weeknight evenings left

if you would like a visit. So, please give Lois Nichols a cal l, or email

either her or

Blight s.

North American Christ ian Convention. The Bright s will have a booth at

the

NACC this year for Ghana Christian College, June 24-27. Stop by and say

hello. Check out al l

the

latest

information

on the good

progress

of GCC s

n ew c ampu s

Family.

The

semester

ended for those in school. Those working, th e work

goes

on. Tai,

th e youngest daughter

of

Tim

and Twyla, plans to be mar ried

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July 20,

2002. Her

fiance is James

Smith.

Nathan,

Maria

and

Malachi

moved

to Middleton the first

part

of May so

Nathan

could be closer to th e church is

working

with as youth

minister.

The

others

ar e fine and

working hard.

C O L L E G E

N E W S

Third

Term

begins. Tim teaches six weeks of concentrated Acts of Apostles

this term.

He

will

finish just

a

day or two before departing

firom

Ghana.

The campus

is

busy

with

activities

and

plans

for

Spiritual

Awareness Week

June 18-21) with

Dr.

Stephen

Hooks.

Overseas Council

Internationeil

Visit. This

group

l ed by Dr . Kohl consisted

of

eight

people

in

all.

They visited both

campuses,

shared in

a delightful

chapel

and informal meeting with students May

23-24. A special

luncheon

was

held

in their honor. Tim and

Twyla were

arrangement chairpeople for

th e

limcheon and

travel

for

their team

fi om

Ivory

Coast to Ghana.

This

groups

represents

a group of conservative Bible behevers who ar e dedicated to

helping encourage

and

raise funds for Bible CoUege on

the

tertiary

(university)

level

of

education. They

have

partnered with th e

College

and

are engaged

in

helping with

th e

administrative

level

of rais ing more funds

locally

and

abroad.

Their visit was a

very

positive time for aU.

Graduation. This

will be

coming

July 20

on

the

new campus

this

year.

N E W

C M P U S R E P O R T

Classroom-multipurpose building. It is nearly ninety percent complete now

with

just

a

little

on

th e

roof

and

then the inside

finishing work to be done

as occupancy nears next year .

Library-Administration

building.

This building

is

up to

lentil

level and

beyond a little bi t now. There are enough funds to

build

about two-thirds of

the building, so the library

and

some

offices will be completed by July 2003.

However,

if

enough funds about 70,000) more come in by then,

th e

building

may be

just

about completed

when the

College

moves

to

th e new

campus

for

occupancy and classes.

MOVE IN DATE -

JULY

2003. Classes will

most hkely

begin sometime

toward th e

end

ofAugust. By Sept. ever3d;hing

should

be running at full speed

ahead.

Your prayers are

needed

for

this )

PRAYERS.

Sunday

-

ministers,

famihes,

and the continued working

together of

al l

churches

Monday

-

Tim and Twyla as they wind down their teaching and travel this

summ r

Tuesday

-

Bright family in America, children, grandson an d parents.

Wednesday

- Ghana Christian College for

their

unity,

work,

productivity

and

completion of

the

new

campus. I t

is faculty-meeting day)

Thursday - Ghana. So fa r it

continues

to operate peacefully. The economy is

no t very good but

that seems

to be

the

case

all

the time. Pray for God s

message to take hold

of

every person.

Friday - Specifically for the new campus and fund

raising.

It wiU take

another half million dollars to get th e dormitories up. But we will do it

one brick a t a t ime i f t h a t

is

H is

will.

Sat.

National Evangelism Committee as they plan and plant

new churches.

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The

next Update will most likely come from someone s laptop in th e U .S .A . We

look

forward

to

seeingmany

of

you this summer as

God wills.

ave

a

blessed

week

and weeks

ahead

as

we

continue

to

keep

joyfully

working

for is Kingdom.

Love Tim and Twyla right

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B R I G H T O U T R E A C H

various

aspects

of thegospel

message.

Oneline

reads

A is for

angel

Announcing Christ sbirth. So

farthe booksarebeingdistributed to various churches in

to wns

andvillages. Theyare ideal for people

who need to begin withthebasics of learning the alphabet andprogressing on from there in the

English

language.

NewGrandson. For those

of

you are have not heard, Tim and Twyla becamegrandparentson April 19,

2002. Nathan andMaria Brightwere the proud parents ofMalachi TroyBright. He is now about seven

months old, doing fine and growing fast.

G H A N A

CHRISTIAN

C O L L E G E

N EW S

The College has changed it name.

The

new name is now

Ghana

Christian University. This

means that the institution has full university status. For thirty-five years GCU has been granting

its own the degrees. The only field

of

study has been in theology and related courses in pastoral

ministry. However,that is now changing. The Universitynow has a schoolof Theological

studies and pastoral ministries, and is developing an undergraduate program with the School

of

Community Development. This will consist of the training

of

NGO management on the national

level as well as instituting an emergency medical training center. GCU is also preparing to

develop a graduate school offering a Masters Degree in leadership. The days are indeed bright

f or th e G h an a Christian

r o

The final year at the old campus got underway Sept. 16 2002. The student enrollment this year

stands at 90 in the full-time program, up from the last few years.

NEW

CAMPUSMOVE IN IS SET. Aug 9 2003 is the date set for

the

inauguration

of the new

campus. On that date both the new campus celebration and graduation will take place. Aug. 11,

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GCU

will begin

a

new academic

year with registration.

Classes

will

begin

Aug 1

with

the new semester program.

P R A Y E R C O R N ER

Sunday - for the churches in Ghana, their ministers and congregations.

Monday - GCU as it works through the process of transition to the new campus.

Tuesday - Tim and Twyla as they prepare lessons and teach.

Wednesday -

OCU

students and faculty for their lessons prepared, lectures, reception of them.

Thursday - Status

of

GCU with the government that will continue to enable to grant degrees.

Friday - Bright family, children, spouses and grandson, parents.

Saturday - Continued peace in Ghana; resolving the crisis in Ivory Coast and other nations.

Financial Note. It looks great for this year. They are on target to exceed the budget a little. Your

generosity is so very much appreciated. May God richly bless you.

Income through October: 62,331.61; Expenses through Oct. 59,305.67.

Thank you all so much. Tim and Twyla Bright

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