The pastor's name is Kinsley Kwakie (pronounced "Kwa-chee"). We met him in Ahensan, where he was at all the meetings. Formerly a pentecostal pastor, he heard Pastor Peter's radio broadcast and came to understand the message of grace, and has been attending and learning at Grace Bible Church in Ahensan. About three years ago he began to work in the Ejisu area, and today there is a small group of about 10 adults who are regulars at the church service in Ejisu. They follow up on radio listeners from the area and go door to door distributing Bible study lessons to people who want to study the Word.
As you can see from the pictures, Pastor Kwakie was joined by two women in the church and a number of children during our visit; we were there early in the evening and most of the church members had not yet gotten home from work in Kumasi. There also was a carpenter working on the new church building in the background of our pictures.
Here, again, we saw the relentless effort that the grace believers in Ghana are making to reach out with the message of grace and plant new churches. After getting acquainted, we prayed together and then said good-bye. Though our visit was brief, I'm really glad that we came to meet these believers and see the beginnings of the work that they are doing.
Pray for Pastor Kwakie and the members of this church, that he will be a great leader, that the Lord will bless their efforts in this growing town, and that the neighbors will respond to the gospel of the grace of God.
Church group in front of the new church building -- from left to right: some children of church members, Boat, 3 women from the church, (Pastor Dennis in the background), Pastor Peter, Pastor Kwakie, and Elder Leon. 
Left to right: Pastor Kwakie from Ejisu, Pastor Peter from Ahensan, Boat from Ahensan, Pastor Dennis and Elder Leon from New York City discussing the new church here in Ejisu
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