Over 100 students are involved in the 8 literacy classes at present. It is planned to train more teachers so that classes in other villages can commence in the near future. Sammy Ntumy (project leader) writes:

It was Friday October 20, at 12 noon. We decided not to take a lunch break in order to check more verses in Luke before we closed for the weekend. We heard knocking at the front door along with the word, "K?k? k?k?" We invited the person to come in. A man in a northern smock appeared, greeted and said, "I am Thomas Kwegyina, a farmer from Butri and I have come to buy the Ahanta primers".

Sammy tried to explain that the book sales would start after some literacy training. The man said, "Please Sir, as for me I simply cannot wait until you organise the training and open classes before I get "my" Ahanta books. See, I have walked all the way from Butri to here in this scorching sun. I want the Ahanta books".

Four of us around the translation table looked at each other with surprise. From the way the man was standing over our shoulders as if he had been detailed to arrest us, there was nothing we could do but to yield to his wish. We thank God for this interest shown by this man and others.

Scripture songs have been recorded onto cassette and approaches are being made to FM radio station in Takoradi in the hope that they will broadcast the recordings of Mark's gospel.

This project is sponsored by churches and individuals in Scotland and England through Wycliffe's In Focus programme.