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Adventist Music Development in Ghana
By Emmanuel Odenkey Abbey
Emmanuel Odenkey Abbey holds a Ph.D. in Project Management (Atlantic International University, U.S.A.) and an M. A. in Religion (Andrews University, U.S.A.). He is former director of Stewardship and Strategic Planning for Ghana Union Conference and lecturer at Valley View University, Accra, Ghana. Founder and president of Abbey Foundation, Ghana, Abbey authored eight books and received eight awards for his work on the development of Adventist music in Ghana.
First Published: October 27, 2021 | Last Updated: December 19, 2022
Authored By Emmanuel Odenkey Abbey From West-Central Africa Division Issue
The development of indigenous Adventist music in Ghana dates from 1922, the year in which the Agona Seventh-day Adventist Singing Band was organized in Agona-Ashanti led by one Mr. Tenkorang.1 It was the first indigenous singing group in Adventist circles that used the indigenous language of the Akan people, Twi, in their singing. The formation of this singing band drew its inspiration from the Methodist Church which already had singing bands that assisted in its evangelistic efforts.2
The Rise of Singing Bands
Singing bands began to rise among Adventist churches by the late 1940s and the early 1950s. They performed gospel songs at camp meetings, church services, and evangelistic campaigns. Agona Adventist Singing Band was the premier group, which traveled long distances even to the Buem town of Bodada in the northern Volta area (now Oti Region) to attend a camp meeting and strengthen the church there.3
Singing bands were popular in the Ashanti, Brong Ahafo, Western, and Eastern regions of Ghana. In 1956, Bernard C. Bamfo Debra formed the Accra Seventh-day Adventist Singing Band.4
The First Indigenous Hymnal
The first indigenous Adventist hymnal, Akwanhwefo Nnwon, was translated into and printed in the Twi language in the 1940s by the first African to operate the Adventist Press, Emmanuel Tetteh Abbey, a native of Accra. He worked under the leadership of F. L. Stokes, the superintendent of the Seventh-day Adventist mission in the eastern territories of the Gold Coast. The press, located at Asokore Koforidua (at the training college), was the first Adventist printing press in Ghana.5
In 1948, 1950, and 1952, the Akwanhwefo Nnwom was reviewed. Henry K. Owusu played a leading role in the translations. It was reviewed again in 1974 by a committee chaired by B. C. B. Debra. The outcome was the emergence of a new Twi hymnal Ghana Akwanhwefo Nnwom which had 319 hymns.6
The presence of Adventist Missionaries who used the English hymnals led to their continuous use for years in the Accra Seventh-day Adventist Church. Singing of choruses in English was popular among the youth and children in Accra.
The First Adventist Church Choir in Ghana
The first Adventist church choir in Ghana was formed in the Accra Seventh-day Adventist church by Andrew N. Daitey. Later, missionaries such as Larraine Henri, Violette Meredith, and S. T. Addotey (a Ghanaian) took over leadership of the choir leadership.7 The church choir grew and started appearing on the local television station of the Ghana Broadcasting House in the mid-1960s.
Church Choirs Emerge in Ashanti Region
The achievements of the Accra Adventist Church Choir on state television and at evangelistic campaigns motivated Paul Yeboah and Mr. Frimpong to establish a church choir in the Amakom Seventh-day Adventist church in Kumasi. It was followed by the third Adventist church choir established at Ntonso by a teacher, Kwame O. Afriyie. Isaac K. Annan played the organ, piano, guitar, and, sometimes, the accordion to support the choir and church services.8
The Seventh-day Adventist Secondary School and Training College at Bekwai in Ashanti and the Agona Teacher Training College had choirs that performed at church services and public functions.
Music Galore at the First National Adventist Camp Meeting in Accra
In 1965, the Ghana Mission of Seventh-day Adventists, headed by John K. Amoah, organized the first national Adventist camp meeting at the Accra Sports Stadium. This was hosted by the Accra Adventist church9 since the mission headquarters were in Kumasi. In attendance were five Adventist church and institutional choirs in the country. Many singing bands attended from all over the country including the Accra Singing Band.10
More Church Choirs Arise in the Ashanti Region and Beyond
After the national camp meeting in Accra, I. K. Annan, K. O. Afriyie, Frimpong, Paul Yeboah, Master Domfeh, Asare Bediako, and A. K. Amofa opened more church choirs in the Ashanti region. Over the next nine years, choirs were organized in Agona Ashanti, Wiamoase, Asante Mampong, Bekwai, Cape Coast in the Central Region, and eventually Tamale in the North Ghana Mission. The Western and other regions also had church choirs. By the time of the first choir convention in 1974, the number of church choirs had increased to fourteen.11 The Kumasi Amakom Church Choir was the toast of the Union Youth Congress held at Accra Academy in 1974 with youth director Matthew A. Bediako in charge. The Heritage Singers from the United States also performed with acclaim at the Youth Congress.12
The First Male Quartets in the Seventh-day Adventist Church in Ghana
In 1958, the first male quartet from within the Accra Adventist Church Choir was formed. The quartet included Jacob J. Nortey, Emmanuel Olaore, Moses Olaore, and A. B. Hammond, Sr. Others such as Emmanuel C. Tetteh and Gordon Attoh also sang in this quartet over time.13 The Accra church quartet was encouraged by meeting the American Golden Gate Quartet, which, while touring Africa, was invited to sing at evangelist Coleridge D. Henri's 1959 campaign in Accra.14
In 1966, the King's Ambassadors, a male quartet formed in 1965 at the Adventist College of West Africa (ACWA) and led by Emmanuel Atolagbe, visited Ghana to promote the college's ministerial training program. Hermann V. A. Kuma was one of the singers.15 Their singing thrilled the Accra audience and left in its trail two male quartets, the Advent Messengers led by Emmanuel Obiri Antwi and the Gospel Melodians led by Emmanuel O. Abbey in Accra. The influence of these two male quartets in and around Accra at evangelistic campaigns, camp meetings, in hospitals, and other venues filtered into Nsawam, Koforidua, Begoro, Anyinam, Kumasi, and beyond.16 In 1979, the Advent Messengers represented the West African Union Mission at the Division Youth Congress in Tromoy, Norway, and also performed creditably in Sweden and Denmark, having earlier performed in Nigeria.17
New male quartets continued to spring up, including the Faith For Today Singing Group (Accra, 1970) led by Adu Poku; the Advent Heralds (Accra, 1973) led by James Antwi; the Blessed Hope (Accra, 1974) led by Daniel Antwi Twerefour; the Statesmen (Accra, 1997) led by Eric Amoani, the Good News Singers (Accra, 1984) led by William Ackah,18 the Christ Ambassadors (Kumasi,1970s), The Last Delegation (Kumasi, 1970s) led by Brempong Owusu-Antwi), the Blessed Paradise (1978) led by Eric Oko Borketey, the Signs of Hope (Accra, 1987) led by Isaac Asiedu, and the New Era Acapella Group (Kumasi, 1989) led by Ampratwum Barimah, and the others.19
Emergence of More Small Groups and Quartets
In the early 1960s, small singing groups emerged, first in the Ashanti Region and then in the Western, Eastern, Brong-Ahafo, and Accra Regions, singing in local dialects and supporting their songs with local musical instruments such as the frikyiwa20 and akasae.21
During the early 1970s, mixed small singing groups and quartets continued to proliferate. These groups included the Gospel Singers (Sekyere Odumase) led by Oti Manu and later by Kofi Abraham, the Missionary Singers (Bantama in Kumasi) led by Daniel Oduro-Barnie, the Pilgrim Singers (Bekwai) led by J. K. Amoako, the Young Missionary Singers (Bohyen-Kumasi) led by Alexander Acheampong, the Victory Voices (New Tafo, Kumasi) led by Kyei Baffour, the Advent Voices (Asokore Oguaa) led by Osei Boateng, the Deliverance Singers (Accra) led by Mark Anim-Yirenkyi, and the Steps to Christ (Accra) led by Kwaku Ampong, and the others.22
Birth of Choir and Singing Band Unions
B. C. B. Debra, I. K. Ansong, I. K. Annan, and K. O. Afriyie mooted the idea of forming a choir union in the Ashanti Region. When in 1971 the Ghana Conference voted to form the Ghana Adventist Choir Union (GACU) covering all the choirs in Ghana, Debra, Ansong, and Annan became chairman, vice chairman, and secretary respectively of the first executive committee of the union. K. O. Afriyie, Kumasi, and Clifford T. Abbey of Accra were also members of the committee (GACU).23 In 1972, the first music school was held at the Agona Seventh-day Adventist Training College and Secondary School.24 On March 13, 2011, the Ghana Adventist Singing Band Union (GASBU) was inaugurated at Asem Park in Kumasi.25
The First GACU Convention
Fourteen choirs from across the country attended the first GACU convention. I. K. Annan, GACU secretary, led out in organizing it at Agona Adventist Secondary School & Training College in 1974. I. K. Ansong, headmaster, and S. A. Amfo, Sr., Agona district pastor, hosted the convention. The host choirs were the Agona Seventh-day Adventist church choir led by Francis Frimpong and the Agona Seventh-day Adventist institutional choir, led by Emmanuel O. Abbey.26
By 2019, choirs from all the conferences in Ghana were members of the GACU. In addition, Ghanaian Adventist churches in North America and in Europe founded regional chapters of GACU (NAGACU and EGACU). NAGACU celebrated its seventeenth anniversary in the United States in April 2019.27
Ghana Adventist Small Groups Association (GASGA), Umbrella of Small Singing Groups
The president of South Ghana Conference, Solomon O. T. Hammond, inaugurated the Ghana Adventist Singing Groups Association (GASGA) on September 20, 2014.28 The GASGA is open to all small Adventist singing groups, but excludes large choirs, singing bands, and praise choral groups.
South Ghana Conference Creates the First Music Department in Ghana
In the 1990s, the South Ghana Conference created the first conference music department with input from the South Ghana GACU committee leaders—Clifford Abbey, Chairman; Joshua Sarpong, vice chairman; and Grace Adjei, secretary; and Nii-Lante Thompson, youth director. The new department was solely in charge of music. All the fields in Ghana followed suit.29
Women and Youth Music Development
The music associated with gatherings, church programs, and other social events for Adventist women is called abibinwom, which means black lyrics and tunes. It is derived from the Methodist Church's Women's Fellowships dating as far back as 1922 when Adventist singing bands began.30 Abibinwom is mostly sung in the minor key and has always had a lead with responses, accompanied by claps, a bell, and other local instruments flavored with praises and "holy" dance. Some Adventist Youth Band squads have transformed their parade bands into mini orchestras and perform at youth gatherings and church funerals. This phenomenon is still growing.31
Translation of Seventh-day Adventist Hymnal into Ghanaian Languages
Among the first hymn books that were used by the Seventh-day Adventist Church in the Gold Coast (i.e. before March 6, 1957) and in Ghana's Adventist churches (after independence) were Christ in Song, the Advent Hymnal (AH), the Church Hymnal (CH), the New Advent Hymnal (NAH) and the Seventh-day Adventist Hymnal (SAH). All of these were published in English and from outside of Ghana.32
Three local languages in Ghana benefitted from the translation of the Seventh-day Adventist Hymnal (SAH), Twi (the language of the Akan people), Ewe (spoken in the Volta Region), and Ga (the language of the people of Accra and the Dangme areas in Greater Accra and the Eastern Regions).
Twi Language Hymnal—Memeneda Akwanhwefo Nnwom
The Twi hymnbook, Memeneda Akwanhwefo Nnwom, was translated in 1998. The Twi translation committee was chaired by Emmanuel O. Abbey. The other members were Yaw Afari Ankoma, J. Pepra Mensah, A. A. Agyeman, Kumasi, and Samuel Kwaku Agyemang. All the 695 hymns in the SAH were translated. The committee added fifty-five popular hymns from the New Advent Hymnal and Ghana Akwanhwefo Nnwom which were not included in the SAH, and twenty hymns by Ghanaian composers.33 I. K. Annan, based in Berrien Springs, Michigan, had previously translated 530 hymns from the SAH for the North American Ghanian Seventh-day Adventists, some of which were published as the Akwanhwefo Nnwom in 1996). Ghanaian Adventist churches in Europe also used this hymnal.34 Osei Gyasi Aggrey developed Twi fonts to enable translations of the hymns into Twi and for PowerPoint presentations.35
Ewe Language Hymnal—Nkeke-adrelia Mokpolawo Fe Hadzigbale
Motivated by Sampson K. Twumasi (based in the United States), Dzidzorm R. Asafo, Nicholas A. Nai, Nathan T. Odonkor, S. K. Agyare, L. D. K. Dotse, and K. M. Ayivor worked on a complete translation of the SAH into Ewe. Entitled Nkeke-adrelia Mokpolawo Fe Hadzigbale, it was published in 2016. The South Ghana Conference Ewe translations committee was chaired by Selorm K. Amedzo in 2013. Other members included Martin Luther Mawutor, Victor Hukporti, and Prosper Amevor. The hymnal was complete with 695 hymns and, in addition, all the responsive readings. Thirty-seven popular hymns from the New Advent Hymnal were added and listed as HT1 to HT37 (an abbreviation for hatiatiawo, meaning additional hymns). The Ewe hymnal is used in Ghana, Togo, and Benin, and has enhanced worship and praise among the Ewe-speaking congregations in the West Central Africa Division.36
Ga Language Hymnal—Seventh-day Adventist Ga Lala Wolo
In 1984, 131 hymns were selected from the New Advent Hymnal and translated into Ga, the language of the indigenes of Accra, for use among the Ga-Dangmes in Greater Accra. The Ga hymnal was entitled Advento Ga Lala Wolo and published in 1984. The translation committee was chaired by Hermann V. A. Kuma. The other members were S. T. Addotey, M. A. Aryee, J. A. Ankrah, Nocholas A. Nai, Constance M. Laryea, Eunice M. Brocke, and Joseph Nii Ayi Hammond.37
The Seventh-day Adventist Ga Lala Wolo hymnal was completed with the assistance of Constance M. Laryea, Eunice M. Laryea, and Nicholas A. Nai, and published in June 2019. The South Ghana Ga hymnal translations committee was chaired by Nicholas A. Nai. The committee members were Solomon O. T. Hammond, Emmanuel O. Abbey, Isaac N. Dowuona, Felix Bortey Bortier, Constance M. Laryea, and Eunice M. Brocke. All 695 hymns were translated in addition the responsive readings.38 The newly translated hymnal was released in 2019 by Thomas T. Ocran, president of Southern Ghana Union Conference, and Solomon O. T. Hammond, president of the Accra City Conference (formerly South Ghana Conference), at the Ghana Trade Fair Center in Accra as part of the Ga Rural Mission Project.39
The First Adventist National Music Awards
On December 31, 2012, the first Seventh-day Adventist Church Music Awards night took place at the National Theatre in Accra, organized by the Ghana Union Conference. It commemorated the 125th anniversary of Seventh-day Adventism in Ghana with awarding the Quasquicentennial Awards. The Twi hymnbook translation committee members were given awards and I. K. Annan was recognized for his work. Osei Boateng, Sam K. Asare-Bediako, Kwabena Donkor, K. O. Afriyie, the Advent Heralds, the Deliverance Singers, and others were also given awards for their contribution to Seventh-day Adventist music.
Music in Valley View University (VVU), Oyibi, Accra
Apart from the averagely seventy-five-member strong Valley View University Choir, there are many other active choral groups at the university. Among them are the Symphonials founded by Edmund Bobie Ansah in 2005 and directed by Emmanuel Ayi, the Melodians led by Mizpah Boakye Marfo, the Heralds, and the Royals.40 Among the groups preceding the Symphonials were the New Life Praise Choir and the Inspirers (1999-2004) led by Emmanuel Asamoah.41
The Valley View University anthem "You Are So Dear," written in 2011 by Emmanuel O. Abbey, was launched at the graduation in 2012. The anthem of the Valley View Basic Schools "Valley View Is the Place," also written by E. O. Abbey, was launched at the fifth anniversary graduation of the VVU Basic Schools in 2017. These anthems are based on the values of the university—excellence, integrity and service—and seek to instill in the pupils and students virtuous character, patriotism, and service to their nation.42
Emergence of Praise Choral Groups and Youth / Children Choirs
The twenty-first century has witnessed the emergence of youth praise groups and junior choirs. Inspired by other Christian churches such as Presbyterian, Methodist, and Pentecostal churches in Ghana, almost every Adventist Church in Ghana has youth choirs while a few have children's choirs. This trend is also visible in Ghanaian Adventist churches in the United States, Canada, and Europe.43
The Place of Adventist Music in Ghana: The National Perspective
Over the years, the impact of Adventist music on the nation of Ghana has been positive. Adventist composers such as Sam K. Asare-Bediako, J. K. Amoako, Osei Boateng, Kwabena Donkor, Newlove Annan, and a few others have captivated the nation with quality choral and gospel music in many Christian churches. At state functions, it is common to hear performing choirs and the armed forces' bands sing or play music composed by Adventists. An example is the state funeral of the late and former president of Ghana, John Evans Atta Mills in 2012. Almost all of the songs that were sung by the invited choirs, though non-Adventist and played by the military for the three-day funeral, were Adventist compositions. Most popular among them were "Yesu Ka Woho" by Osei Boateng and "Daa Daa Daa Mebo Wodin" by Sam K. Asare-Bediako.44
Outstanding among the Adventist choral groups in Ghana are the Symphonials from Valley View University and One Voice, founded in Accra in 2004 and led by Derrick Antwi, which ranks among the top best chorales in the country. Other state functions, such as non-denominational national thanksgiving services and carol nights by parliament, have featured Adventist choirs, choral groups, and singing bands. These small singing groups and quartets have also performed on state television stations featuring "Encounter with Truth" and on Adventist television stations such as Hope Channel, 3ABN, and Hope Channel Ghana TV. The King's Heralds from the United States visited twice, performing well-received concerts at the Prempeh Assembly Hall in Kumasi in 1976 and at the National Theatre in Accra in 2009.45
Anthems for Centennial and Quasquicentennial Anniversaries of Adventism in Ghana
When in 1988, the Adventist Church in Ghana celebrated its centennial anniversary, the theme song "Sing Hallelujah, the Lord is Coming," which heralded the visit of Neal C. Wilson from the General Conference of Seventh-day Adventists at regional church services throughout the nation, was written by Sam Kwaku Asare-Bediako. Emmanuel O. Abbey wrote three songs for the celebration, "Onyame Yeda Wase," performed by singing bands and used for route marches; "Onward, Forward, Advent People," a choir anthem; and the theme song for the Centenary National Youth Congress, "O Lord, Send Me." These songs were some of the highpoints of the celebration.46
In 2013, the 125th anniversary of the Adventist Church in Ghana climaxed with a grand national church service at the Accra Sports Stadium with Ted N. C. Wilson, General Conference president, in attendance. For this event the singing band anthem "Adikanfoe, Mommo" was composed by Emmanuel O. Abbey, and the choir anthem "Tweduampon Yeda Wase" was written by Sam K.Asare-Bediako from Toronto, Canada. The service was telecast live on the state television GTV.47
Roll Call of Influential Music Personalities in Adventist Circles in Ghana
Among the leading Adventist musician-composers who influenced Seventh-day Adventist music in any form in Ghana, whether for choirs, singing bands, chorales, or small groups and quartets were: Clifford T. Abbey (Accra), Emmanuel O. Abbey (Accra and Agona, Ashanti), Kofi Abraham (Sekyere-Odumase, Ashanti), Alex Acheampong (Oboshen, Kumasi), Owoahene Acheampong (Kumasi, Wiamoasi, and France), Nkrumah Adasah (Kumasi and Asamang, Agona), K. O. Afriyie (Kumasi), Gyasi Aggrey (United Kingdom), A. A. Agyemang (Kumasi), Kwaku Agyemang (Kumasi and United States), J. K. Amoako (Bekwai, Ashanti), Ofosuhene Amaniampong (Mampong, Ashanti), A. K. Amofa (Bekwai, Ashanti), Kwaku Ampong (Accra), Mark Anim-Yirenkyi (Accra), Yaw Ankomah-Afari (Cape Coast), Newlove Annan (Accra and United States), Emmanuel Obiri Antwi (Accra), James Antwi (Accra and United States), Asare-Bediako (Sunyani), Stephen Asare (New Town, Sunyani), Sam K. Asare-Bediako (Kumasi and Canada), F. Y. Ayi and the Ayi family (Bekwai and Kumasi), Kyei Baffour (Kumasi), C. A. Bediako (Mampong, Asante), Charles Bediako (Kumasi and Germany), Osei Boateng (Assamang, Ashanti, and United States), Kwabena Donkor (Tema and United States), Kingsley Nsiah Dwomoh (Kintampo, Brong-Ahafo), Francis Frimpong (Agona, Ashanti), Sam K. Gyimah (Mampong and Kumasi), Oti Manu (Sekyere-Odumase, Ashanti), John Mensah (Kumasi and Techiman), Alex Oduro-Barnie (Kumasi and Tamale), Daniel Oduro-Barnie (Bantama, Kumasi), Maxwell Oteng (Kumasi), Anane Sarpong (Mampong, Ashanti), Dan Antwi Twerefour (Accra), and Paul Yeboah (Kumasi), and others.48
Brocke, E. M. Adventism in Accra. Accra, Ghana: E. M. B Goodwill Foundation, Advent Press, 2011.
Donkor, I. K. Music Week Readings 2015. Accra, Ghana: Advent Press, 2015.
Owusu-Mensa, K. Seventh-day Adventism in Ghana. Accra, Ghana: Advent Press, 2005.
Southern Ghana Union Conference. Nkeke-adrelia Mokpolawo Fe Hadzigbale. Accra, Ghana: Advent Press, 2013.
Southern Ghana Union Conference. Seventh-day Adventist Ga Lala Wolo. Accra, Ghana: Advent Press, 2019.
West African Union Mission. Memeneda Akwanhwefo Nnwom. Accra, Ghana: Advent Press, 1998.
The author acknowledges the valuable contribution of the following people in writing this article: Abraham Peter Mensah (retired pastor, Adenta Seventh-day Adventist English Church, Accra, Ghana), Alexis A. Agyemang (Seventh-day Adventist Regional Educational Unit, Kwadaso, Kumasi, Ghana), and Alex Oduro-Barnie (regional manager, retired, Forestry Commission, Accra, Ghana); I. K. Donkor, Music Week Readings 2015 (Accra, Ghana: Advent Press, 2015), 13.↩
Donkor, Music Week Readings 2015, 13.↩
Opanin Joseph Boakye, interview by E. O. Abbey, 1974, Agona-Ashanti, Ghana.↩
E. M. Brocke, Adventism in Accra (Accra, Ghana: E. M. B Goodwill Foundation, Advent Press, 2011), 41.↩
Ibid., 31.↩
K. Owusu-Mensa, Seventh-day Adventism in Ghana (Accra, Ghana: Advent Press, 2005), 280; West African Union Mission, "Nhyenemu Ne Aseda" in Memeneda Akwanhwefo Nnwom (Accra, Ghana: Advent Press, 1998).↩
E. M. Brocke, Adventism in Accra (Accra, Ghana: E. M. B Goodwill Foundation, Advent Press, 2011), 172, 176, 42, 50, 78; K. Owusu-Mensa, Seventh-day Adventism in Ghana, (Accra, Ghana: Advent Press, 2005), 266.↩
K. O. Afriyie, "Tribute to I. K. Annan by GACU," in Funeral Brochure (Berrien Springs, Michigan: Michiana Ghanaian Adventist Church, April 2019), 17.↩
E. O. Abbey, Observation (Accra, Ghana: n. p., 1965).↩
Clifford T. Abbey, interview by author, 2018, Accra, Ghana; K. O. Afriyie, "Tribute to I. K. Annan by GACU," in Funeral Brochure (Berrien Springs, Michigan: Michiana Ghanaian Adventist Church, April 2019), 17.↩
E. M. Brocke, Adventism in Accra (Accra, Ghana: E. M. B Goodwill Foundation, Advent Press, 2011), 173; E. O. Abbey, Observation (Accra, Ghana: n. p., 1963).↩
K. Owusu-Mensa, (2005), Seventh-day Adventism in Ghana (Accra, Ghana: Advent Press, 2005), 266; E. M. Brocke, Adventism in Accra (Accra, Ghana: E. M. B Goodwill Foundation, Advent Press, 2011), 45.↩
E. M. Brocke, Adventism in Accra (Accra, Ghana: E. M. B Goodwill Foundation, Advent Press, 2011), 181.↩
E. M. Brocke, Adventism in Accra (Accra, Ghana: E. M. B Goodwill Foundation, Advent Press, 2011), 186-191; E. O. Abbey, Observation (Accra, Ghana: n. p., 1988).↩
K. Owusu-Mensa, interview by author, June 2019, Columbus, Ohio; M. Oteng, interview by author, n. d., Kumasi, Ghana; Antwi Comfort, interview by author, n. d., Columbia, Maryland.↩
A small, handheld percussive bell, hand-forged from recycled iron.↩
Akasae are maracas made of moderate-sized empty gourds covered with woven beads and strings; E. O. Abbey, Observation (Agona-Ashanti, Ghana: n. p., 1972).↩
Sam K. Asare-Bediako and A. Boateng, interviews by author, June 2019, Toronto, Canada.↩
Clifford T. Abbey, interview by author, February 2019, Accra, Ghana.↩
I. K. Donkor, Music Week Readings 2015 (Accra, Ghana; Advent Press, 2015), 13; Alexis A. Agyeman, interview by author, 2019, Kumasi, Ghana.↩
F. Frimpong, interview by author, June 2019, Agona-Ashanti, Ghana.↩
Sam K. Asare-Bediako, Observation (Philadelphia: n. p., June 2019).↩
I. K. Donkor, Music Week Readings 2015 (Accra, Ghana; Advent Press, 2015), 8.↩
Abbey, Clifford T. Abbey and Nicholas A. Nai, interviews by author, 2018, Accra, Ghana.↩
I. K. Donkor, Music Week Readings 2015 (Accra, Ghana; Advent Press, 2015), 13.↩
West African Union Mission, "Nhyenemu Ne Aseda" in Memeneda Akwanhwefo Nnwom (Accra, Ghana: Advent Press, 1998).↩
K. O. Afriyie, "Tribute to I. K. Annan by GACU," in Funeral Brochure (Berrien Springs, Michigan: Michiana Ghanaian Adventist Church, April 2019), 31; E. Amofa, interview by author, July 2019, Reading, Berkshire, United Kingdom.↩
G. Dadey, interview by author, 2019, Reading, Berkshire, United Kingdom.↩
Southern Ghana Union Conference, "Introduction," in Nkeke-adrelia Mokpolawo Fe Hadzigbale (Accra, Ghana: Advent Press, 2013).↩
Southern Ghana Union Conference, Seventh-day Adventist Ga Lala Wolo (Accra, Ghana: Advent Press, 2019); E. M. Brocke, interview by author, July 2019, Accra, Ghana.↩
Seventh-day Adventist TV News, Hope Channel Ghana, July 2019, Accra, Ghana; O. Amoah, interview by author, July 2019, Accra City Conference, Accra, Ghana.↩
E. Ayi, interview by author, June 2019, Valley View University, Oyibi, Accra.↩
D. Bediako, interview by author, July 2019, Valley View University, Oyibi, Accra; K. Owusu-Mensa, Seventh-day Adventism in Ghana (Accra, Ghana: Advent Press, 2005), 109.↩
D. Buor, observation, 2011; D. Bediako, interview by author, July 2019, Valley View University, Oyibi, Accra.↩
E. O. Abbey, observation, 2019, Accra, Ghana.↩
Sam K. Asare-Bediako, interview by author, June 2019, Toronto, Canada.↩
Nii L. Thompson, observation, 2013, Accra, Ghana.↩
Alexis A. Agyemang, A. Oduro-Barnie, and A. P. Mensah, interviews by author, 2019, Kumasi, Accra, Ghana.↩
Abbey, Emmanuel Odenkey. "Adventist Music Development in Ghana." Encyclopedia of Seventh-day Adventists. December 19, 2022. Accessed February 09, 2023. https://encyclopedia.adventist.org/article?id=CIBK.
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Obama Offers Plan to Cut Deficit by Over $3 Trillion
HELENE COOPER
Correction Appended
WASHINGTON — President Obama will unveil a plan on Monday that uses entitlement cuts, tax increases and war savings to reduce the federal deficit by more than $3 trillion over the next 10 years, administration officials said.
The plan, which Mr. Obama will lay out Monday morning at the White House, is the administration's opening move in sweeping negotiations on deficit reduction to be taken up by a joint House-Senate committee over the next two months. If a deal is not enacted by Dec. 23, cuts could take effect automatically across government agencies.
Mr. Obama will call for $1.5 trillion in tax increases, primarily on the wealthy, through a combination of letting the Bush-era tax cuts expire, closing loopholes and limiting the amount that high earners can deduct. The proposal also includes $580 billion in adjustments to health and entitlement programs, including $248 billion to Medicare and $72 billion to Medicaid. Administration officials said that the Medicare cuts would not come from an increase in the Medicare eligibility age.
Senior administration officials who briefed reporters on some of the details of Mr. Obama's proposal said that the plan also counts a savings of $1.1 trillion from the ending of the American combat mission in Iraq and the withdrawal of American troops from Afghanistan.
In laying out his proposal, aides said, Mr. Obama will expressly promise to veto any legislation that seeks to cut the deficit through spending cuts alone and does not include revenue increases in the form of tax increases on the wealthy.
That veto threat will put the president on a direct collision course with the House speaker, John A. Boehner, who said last week that he would not support any legislation that included revenue increases in the form of higher taxes.
Mr. Obama's proposal is certain to receive sharp criticism from Congressional Republicans, who on Sunday were already taking apart one element of the proposal that the administration let out early: the so-called Buffett Rule. The rule — named for the billionaire investor Warren E. Buffett, who has complained that he is taxed at a lower rate than his employees — calls for a new minimum tax rate for individuals making more than $1 million a year to ensure that they pay at least the same percentage of their earnings as middle-income taxpayers.
That proposal, which was disclosed on Saturday, was met with derision Sunday by Republican lawmakers, who said it amounted to "class warfare" and a political tactic intended to portray his opponents as indifferent to the hardships facing middle-class Americans.
Representative Paul D. Ryan, chairman of the House Budget Committee and a leading proponent of cutting spending on benefit programs like Medicare, said the proposal would weigh heavily on a stagnating economy.
On "Fox News Sunday," Mr. Ryan said it would add "further instability to our system, more uncertainty, and it punishes job creation."
"Class warfare," he said, "may make for really good politics, but it makes for rotten economics."
Administration officials said Sunday night that they were not including any revenue from the Buffett Rule in Mr. Obama's overall $3 trillion proposal, adding that it was more of a guiding principle the president will adopt as budget negotiations with Congress advance.
Mr. Obama has been citing Mr. Buffett as he promotes his separate $447 billion jobs-creation plan. He proposes to offset the cost of that plan and to reduce future budget deficits through higher taxes on the wealthy and on corporations after 2013, when the economy will presumably be healthier.
Nonetheless, Republicans made clear on Sunday that higher taxes on the wealthy were not acceptable to them. Appearing on the NBC program "Meet the Press," Senator Mitch McConnell of Kentucky, the Republican leader, said "it's a bad thing to do in the middle of an economic downturn. And of course the economy, some would argue, is even worse now than it was when the president signed the extension of the current tax rates back in December."
Under Mr. Obama's proposal, $800 billion of the $1.5 trillion in tax increases would come from allowing the Bush-era tax cuts to expire. The other $700 billion, aides said, would come from a combination of closing loopholes and limiting deductions among individuals making more than $200,000 a year and families making more than $250,000.
Mr. Obama's plan will hover over Congressional budget-cutting negotiations that are under way over the next two months. A bipartisan Congressional committee is charged with coming up with its own cuts by Nov. 23; unless passed by Congress by Dec. 23, $1.2 trillion in cuts to defense and entitlement programs will go into effect automatically in 2013.
Mr. Obama, however, is challenging the Congressional committee to go well beyond its mandate. "He's showing them where they could find the savings," one administration official said.
Liberal-leaning organizations were rallying behind Mr. Obama's proposals on Sunday.
"The report that the president is planning to ask millionaires and billionaires to pay taxes at a higher rate than their secretaries pay is welcome news that will be wildly popular with voters," said Roger Hickey, co-director of the Campaign for America's Future, a progressive center, in a statement. "We applaud the president for heeding the advice from progressives that he go big on his jobs plan."
The Obama proposal has little chance of becoming law unless Republican lawmakers bend. But by focusing on the wealthiest Americans, the president is sharpening the contrast between Republicans and Democrats with a theme he can carry into his bid for re-election in 2012.
Mr. Obama's proposal is also an effort to reassure Democrats who had feared that he would agree to changes in programs like Medicare without forcing Republicans to compromise on taxes. Indeed, Mr. Hickey warned in his statement that the president should not raise the Medicare eligibility age, advice that Mr. Obama, so far, seems to have heeded.
This article has been revised to reflect the following correction: An earlier version of this article, and a headline on the Web, mistakenly referred to a figure of more than $3 trillion as the amount of federal government spending that President Obama's plan would cut. The $3 trillion figure should have referred to the amount the plan would reduce the deficit over 10 years; $1.5 trillion of that deficit reduction will come from tax increases, not spending cuts. The article also gave an incorrect date for the deadline for the bipartisan Congressional committee to come up with its own cuts. It is Nov. 23, not Dec. 23.

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Where is Asa Akira?
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Q: understanding XML pain.001.001.03 tags I am trying to generate a ISO 20022 pain.001.001.03 file in order to process payment through Nordeas Corporate Access Payment service.
I cannot figure out what the value of the following tags represent. I will provide the description of the tags from https://www.nordea.com/Images/33-262430/MIG-CAP_pain%20001.001.03_Payments_v_1.5.pdf:

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*GrpHdr.InitgPty.Id.OrgId.Othr.Id
I assume this is the signerId of Nordea.
CUST: Customer identification, i.e. "Signer Id" as agreed with (or assigned by)
Nordea, max. 13 digits.
Must be used If BICOrBEI is not used

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*GrpHdr.MsgId
Unique identification of the pain.001 message. Will be returned in
pain.002 (2.1) message from Nordea. Used by Nordea for duplicate control.

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*PmtInf.PmtInfId
Will be returned in a Status Report pain.002.001.03. Unique for each customer min. 90 calendar days.
Denmark: If batch booking then first 20 characters will be present on Debtor's
account statement
Finland: Will be present on the account statement
Norway & Sweden: Will not be present on the account statement

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*PmtInf.DbtrAcct.Id.Othr.Id
I have generated a file from e-conomic and also looked at examples, and I am pretty sure this is {reg}{account number}. I would just like to have this confirmed, or explained what it alternatively should be.

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*PmtInf.CdtTrfTxInf.CdtrAcct.Id.Othr.Id
Seems like it is the same as PmtInf.DbtrAcct.Id.Othr.Id, but for the creditor

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*PmtInf.CdtTrfTxInf.PmtId.InstrId
Seems like this is a message to the debitor.
Instruction Id – Customers point-to-point reference number. If sent by customer it will be returned in the status and debit advice reports. Usage by
Nordea for Request for Transfer and availability on Debtor's account statement for Denmark, please see Country Appendix, chapter 2.1 and 2.5

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*PmtInf.CdtTrfTxInf.PmtId.EndToEndId
The end-to-end id must be unique for each customer for a min. period of 90
calendar days. This will be used for duplicate control at transaction level. Will
be returned in the status and debit advice reports. Usage by Nordea for Request for Transfer and availability on Debtor's account statement for Denmark
& Finland, please see Country Appendix, chapter 2.1 and 2.5.
Note: Will not be forwarded for all domestic and International payments due
to limitations in the local payment and/or SWIFT infrastructure.

I am looking for the most concrete explanation of how to implement the values as possible. Resources that achieves the same are obviously fine as well.
Example file where I the values discussed are substituted with ___?___
payment.xml
<Document xmlns="urn:iso:std:iso:20022:tech:xsd:pain.001.001.03">
    <CstmrCdtTrfInitn>
        <GrpHdr>
            <MsgId>
                ?
            </MsgId>
            <CreDtTm>
                2021-03-29T02:31:35.415
            </CreDtTm>
            <NbOfTxs>
                1
            </NbOfTxs>
            <InitgPty>
                <Id>
                    <OrgId>
                        <Othr>
                            <Id>
                                ___?___
                            </Id>
                            <SchmeNm>
                                <Cd>
                                    CUST
                                </Cd>
                            </SchmeNm>
                        </Othr>
                    </OrgId>
                </Id>
            </InitgPty>
        </GrpHdr>

        <PmtInf>
            <PmtInfId>
                ___?___
            </PmtInfId>
            <PmtMtd>
                TRF
            </PmtMtd>
            <BtchBookg>
                false
            </BtchBookg>
            <PmtTpInf>
                <SvcLvl>
                    <Cd>
                        NURG
                    </Cd>
                </SvcLvl>
                <CtgyPurp>
                    <Cd>
                        SUPP
                    </Cd>
                </CtgyPurp>
            </PmtTpInf>
            <ReqdExctnDt>
                2021-03-29
            </ReqdExctnDt>
            <Dbtr>
                <Nm>
                    Name
                </Nm>
                <PstlAdr>
                    <Ctry>
                        DK
                    </Ctry>
                </PstlAdr>
                <Id>
                    <OrgId>
                        <Othr>
                            <Id />
                            <SchmeNm>
                                <Cd>
                                    BANK
                                </Cd>
                            </SchmeNm>
                        </Othr>
                    </OrgId>
                </Id>
            </Dbtr>
            <DbtrAcct>
                <Id>
                    <Othr>
                        <Id>
                            ___?___
                        </Id>
                        <SchmeNm>
                            <Cd>
                                BBAN
                            </Cd>
                        </SchmeNm>
                    </Othr>
                </Id>
                <Ccy>
                    DKK
                </Ccy>
            </DbtrAcct>
            <DbtrAgt>
                <FinInstnId>
                    <BIC>
                        NDEADKKK
                    </BIC>
                    <PstlAdr>
                        <Ctry>
                            DK
                        </Ctry>
                    </PstlAdr>
                </FinInstnId>
            </DbtrAgt>
            <CdtTrfTxInf>
                <PmtId>
                    <InstrId>
                        ___?___
                    </InstrId>
                    <EndToEndId>
                        ___?___
                    </EndToEndId>
                </PmtId>
                <Amt>
                    <InstdAmt Ccy="DKK">
                        250.00
                    </InstdAmt>
                </Amt>
                <Cdtr>
                    <Nm>
                        Name
                    </Nm>
                    <PstlAdr>
                        <StrtNm>
                            Address of delivery
                        </StrtNm>
                        <Ctry>
                            DK
                        </Ctry>
                    </PstlAdr>
                </Cdtr>
                <CdtrAcct>
                    <Id>
                        <Othr>
                            <Id>
                                ___?___
                            </Id>
                            <SchmeNm>
                                <Cd>
                                    BBAN
                                </Cd>
                            </SchmeNm>
                        </Othr>
                    </Id>
                </CdtrAcct>
                <RmtInf>
                    <Ustrd>
                        User Payment
                    </Ustrd>
                </RmtInf>
            </CdtTrfTxInf>
        </PmtInf>
    </CstmrCdtTrfInitn>
</Document>

A: Now I'm not fully up to speed on Nordea in Denmark.
But as far as what goes for some other Nordic banks the following is valid:
GrpHdr.InitgPty.Id.OrgId.Othr.Id
This can be either a customer ID of the debtor, if they send the files themselves. It can also be the customer ID of a service provider like an accounting service that send Pain001s on behalf of customers (debtors).
GrpHdr.MsgId
Just like Nordea writes "Unique identification of the pain.001 message." So, it should be unique to identify each respective Pain001 messages/files. Just make something up.
PmtInf.PmtInfId
Same thing here, unique ID. But this one could be created in a more informative way than the MsgId since it's visible on account statements in some countries. Perhaps something like "SupplierInvoice-12345", "Salary-123".
PmtInf.DbtrAcct.Id.Othr.Id
The debtor account from where the payment will be made, most commonly a BBAN or IBAN account. Whichever type should be specified in the directly following elements:
<SchmeNm>
   <Cd>
      BBAN
   </Cd>
</SchmeNm>

PmtInf.CdtTrfTxInf.CdtrAcct.Id.Othr.Id
The creditor account to which the payment will be made. Same principle as above, the type of account should be specified in the Schme element.
PmtInf.CdtTrfTxInf.PmtId.InstrId
A payment id that will be returned in other reports like Camt053, Camt054. Can be used for account reconciliation purposes. For example, it could be something like an invoice ID that you wish to have in return in the Camt053 to confirm that the invoice payment actually was made.
PmtInf.CdtTrfTxInf.PmtId.EndToEndId
A unique Id (for > 90 days) that can be forwarded to the creditor.
Can be some Id that the creditor expects the debtor to send along with the payment or just anything if that's not the case.

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Heat a small saucepan over a medium heat and toast the coriander, cumin and mustard seeds, if using for 20 seconds until they become fragrant and begin to pop. Rinse the rice well in a sieve and then add to the pan with 250ml of water and a pinch of salt. Bring to the boil, then reduce the heat and cover with a lid. Simmer for 25 minutes without lifting off the lid, then turn off the heat and leave to sit for another 10 minutes for perfectly cooked rice (or simply cook according to packet instructions). This rice can sit happily for up to 30 minutes with the lid on.
Using a small sharp knife, cut the onion in half and peel off the skin, then put each half on a chopping board and cut into slices, keeping the root intact. Then make 2 horizontal cuts one above the other and finally, chop down across the width of the onion. Peel the carrots and turnip and cut into dice. Peel and grate the garlic and ginger on the fine side of a box grater or use a garlic crusher for the garlic if you prefer.
Heat the oil in a large frying pan or a wok with a lid on a medium to high heat. Add the onion and cook for 4-5 minutes until softened and just starting to colour around the edges, stirring occasionally with a wooden spoon.
Meanwhile, cut the chicken into bite-sized pieces with the knife or a scissors. Add to the pan and continue to sauté for 2-3 minutes until sealed and lightly golden, stirring occasionally with a wooden spoon. Stir in enough curry paste to taste depending on hot you like your curry. Add the garlic and ginger and continue to stir until everything is evenly coated.
Dissolve the chicken stock cube into the boiling water. Add the carrots and turnip with the stock to the chicken mixture and bring to a simmer. Then reduce the heat to low and cover with a lid, then cook for 15-20 minutes or until the chicken is tender and the vegetables still have a little bite, stirring occasionally. Season lightly with salt, if using and plenty of freshly ground black pepper. Ladle the fragrant rice into bowls and spoon the chicken & ginger curry on top to serve.
This curry and rice can be made up to 3 days in advance and the flavour of the curry will only improve the longer it is kept. Simply cool down and put into separate suitable airtight containers within 2 hours of cooking. Keep in the fridge until needed, then reheat in the microwave once or in a saucepan on the hob over a gentle heat. Bring a fork if transporting.


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The 6th Biennale for Drawing in Israel, held under the auspices of and produced by the Jerusalem Artists' House, has established its status as a unique and comprehensive artistic enterprise since 2001. Like previous editions, Traces VI is held at the Jerusalem Artists' House and several other venues in the city center (Ticho House, The Jerusalem Print Workshop, Agripas 12 Gallery, and Barbur Gallery), which together unfold the state of drawing in Israel and various aspects associated with it. The scores of participating artists and hundreds of featured works, as well as the diverse spectrum of styles, techniques, media, and themes, come together to form a grand artistic celebration, attesting to the status of drawing as a central, current medium.
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As cultural mavens are more than aware, this is the 50th anniversary of the infamous Summer of Love when the hippie counterculture christened its fashions, ideals, art, and music. The pilgrimage of the Flower Children to Haight-Ashbury was an attempt to create a fleeting utopia, a chance to experiment with drugs, and an opportunity to dabble in "free love" – a co-ed sleepover without the parents.
When asked to reflect back on what he believed in the '60s, satirist P.J. O'Rourke responded, "Everything. You name it and I believed it. I believed love was all you need… I believed drugs could make you a better person. I believed I could hitchhike to California with thirty-five cents and people would be glad to feed me… I believed the world was about to end. I believed the Age of Aquarius was about to happen… I managed to believe Gandhi and H. Rap Brown at the same time. With the exception of anything my parents said, I believed everything."
This was also the summer when the Beatles unveiled Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band. With its psychedelic vibe, Indian influences, funky cover art, and wink-and-nod references to drug use, it was a fitting soundtrack for the scene. This was an era of provocative new thinking, troubling for some and liberating for others.
"In some ways the hippie generation appeared to be overturning generations of Christian morality and in other ways they were overturning a soulless secularism and arguing for truth, beauty, and justice," Steve Turner, acclaimed British poet and author of Beatles '66: The Revolutionary Year, recently told me. "Unpacking what happened is a difficult task. Anyone who says it was all bad is wrong. Anyone who says it was all good is wrong."
From my perspective, I'm more than mildly intrigued by the Summer of Love because I'm a Cold War kid – raised as a punk rocker during the Reagan era on The Clash, Blondie, U2, The Ramones, and The Stray Cats. My generation had its own ideals but it was notably not expressed with saffron robes and sitar music. Despite being on a different side of the generational and cultural divide, I will always be a Beatles fan and have a soft spot in my heart for the '60s. Despite their sometimes justifiable bad rap, the hippies may have ultimately been in search of spiritual transcendence.
"The rock 'n' roll bands are the philosopher-poets of the new religion," wrote Timothy Leary, a 1960s cultural ringleader. "Their beat is the pulse of the future. The message from Liverpool is the Newest Testament, chanted by four Evangelists — saints John, Paul, George, and Ringo. Pure Vedanta, divine revelation, gentle, tender irony at the insanities of war and politics, sorrowful lament for the bourgeois loneliness, delicate hymns of glory to God."
Of course, Leary was known for his hallucinogenic hyperbole while tripping on LSD. He is also the one who advocated, "Turn on, tune in, and drop out." Nevertheless, his devotional verbiage was indicative of a Flower Power generation that perceived spiritual vibrancy in rock 'n' roll, and viewed the church as flaccid and anemic. This was most inelegantly and bluntly stated by John Lennon: "We're more popular than Jesus now; I don't now which will go first – rock 'n' roll or Christianity."
Those ended up being fighting words to the agitated and alarmed faithful. Instead of engaging the prickly comments or turning the other cheek, some American fans doused their Beatles albums in kerosene and scorched them. Others sent death threats in purple crayon while the Ku Klux Klan nailed Beatles albums to burning crosses.
In trying to clarify his position, Lennon said, "Originally I was pointing out the fact with reference to England – that we meant more to kids at that time than Jesus did." Who could argue with that? In one of his previous books, The Gospel According to the Beatles, Turner underpins Lennon's point: "Members of this generation could have quoted more Beatles lyrics than they could Hymns Ancient and Modern and would know more about John the Beatle than John the Baptist, more about Paul of Allerton than Paul of Tarsus."
As the Beatles would soon discover, fame and fortune were often vacuous taskmasters. At a later time in Lennon's life he addictively found himself watching popular television preachers in search of answers. It was reported that Lennon sent a fascinating letter to the Rev. Oral Roberts in 1972, regretting having said that the Beatles were more popular than Jesus and confessing that he took drugs because he feared reality. Additionally, he quoted the famous lyrics "money can't buy me love" and sent a donation.
"It's true. The point is this, I want happiness," read the letter to Roberts. "I don't want to keep on with drugs… Explain to me what Christianity can do for me. Is it phony? Can He love me? I want out of hell."
In the midst of a thoughtful and lengthy response, Roberts wrote, "What I want to say … is that Jesus, the true reality, is not hard to face. He said, 'Come unto me all ye that labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest … For my yoke is easy, and my burden is light.'"
Despite the letters exchanged between the rock star and the TV preacher, Lennon's restless journey eventually led him to embrace philosophies and beliefs that were all over the map.
"You could rattle human authority by growing your hair long, but you couldn't conquer your inner demons in the same way," observed Turner. "To 'change your head,' as John referred to it in [the song] 'Revolution,' required something much more radical."
Few movements within American Christianity were more radical than the long haired, barefooted hippies getting high on Jesus, revolutionizing church music, tuning into verse-by-verse Bible study, enthusiastically sharing their faith, and being baptized by the thousands in the Pacific Ocean during the Jesus Movement after the Summer of Love.
Looking back 50 years, perhaps that was at least what some of the hippies were trying to discover during that season — something much more radical, a true reality, a change of heart, a touch from God. In hindsight, it's not such a bad quest.
David Melville on May 15, 2017 at 7:44 pm
Steve, Thank you for a balanced observation about the Summer of Love, and in the comments regarding The Beatles. (Yes, I am another one of those United Methodist pastors still a fan.) It was a refreshing writing with a point, but without the anger and hatred that accompanies too many expressions in America today, regardless of topic.
Steve Beard on January 8, 2018 at 10:44 pm
Thank you, Rev. Melville. I appreciate your kind words. The Summer of Love deserves a measured and nuance response and interpretation. Thanks for writing.


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Pharmaceutical cartoon 1 of 87
"Fortunately treatment will be relatively inexpensive since you have the generic form of the disease!"
Wilson, Gahan
medical, medicine, medicines, meds, drug, pill, pills, pharmaceutical, pharmaceuticals, prescription, prescriptions, sickness, sick, ill, illness, disease, diseases, money, expensive, inexpensive, cheap, treatment, treatments, cure, cures, healthcare, generic, generics, doctor, doctors, big pharma, pharmaceutical company, pharmaceutical companies, patient, patients
Angels shopping in a store called "Heaven Pharmacy: Self-serve"
Bliss, Harry
religion, religious, death, life after death, heaven, angel, angels, clouds, self-serve, pharmacy, pharmacies, chemist, chemists, chemist's, pharmacists, pharmacists, drugstore, drugstores, drug, pharmaceuticals, pharmaceutical, medicine, medicines, meds, prescription, prescriptions, prescribed, medical, drug abuse, medicine abuse, prescription abuse, pharmaceutical abuse, addiction, addict, addicts, healthcare, health care, antidepressant, antidepressants, pill, pills
"These medicines all taste pretty good - let's approve them."
Katz, Farley
fda, food and drug administration, approve, approves, approval, medicine, medicines, medication, medications, prescription, prescriptions, drug, scientist, scientists, food science, health, healthy, unhealthy, overprescribe, overprescribing, overpresciption, overmedicate, overmedicating, careless, carelessness, uncaring, side effect, side effects, approved, big pharma, pharmaceutical, pharmaceuticals, pharmaceutical company, pharmaceutical companies
"Our psychopharmacologist is a genius."
Koren, Edward
pharmaceutical, pharmaceuticals, pharmacology, psychopharmacology, psychopharmacologist, psychopharmacologists, big pharma, drug, drug use, drug user, drug abuse, drug abusers, upper, uppers, stimulant, stimulants, hyper, hyperactive, hyperactivity, medication, medications, overmedication, overmedicated, over-prescribe, overprescription
"The answer isn't more troops—what you need is an antibiotic."
Cotham, Frank
hospital, hospitals, clinic, clinics, doctor's office, doctor's office, medical, medicine, doctor, doctors, patient, patients, health, health care, healthcare, diagnosis, diagnoses, treatment, treatments, cure, cures, drug, pharmaceuticals, pharmaceutical, medicines, meds, prescription, prescriptions, pill, pills, antibiotic, antibiotics, infection, infections, strategy, strategies, military, general, generals, officer, officers, troop, troops, war, wars, plan of attack, answer, answers
"Don't forget to take a handful of our complimentary antibiotics on your way out."
Stevens, Mick
antibiotics, antibody, antibodies, overprescribe, overprescription, pharmaceutical, pharmaceuticals, big pharma, pharmaceutical company, pharmaceutical companies, drug company, drug companies, overuse, overusing, antibiotic resistant, antibiotic resistance, handout, handouts, handing out, prescription, prescriptions, doctor, doctors, money motive, profit motive, american medicine
"This will buy you four months.
doctor, doctors, shot, shots, injection, injections, drug, pharmaceutical, pharmaceuticals, big pharma, prescription, prescriptions, medical problem, medical problems, disease, diseases, illness, illnesses, booster, booster shot, booster shots, vaccine, vaccines, vaccination, vaccinations, buy time, buys time, buying time, terminal, terminal illness, terminal illnesses, diagnosis, prognosis, prognoses, diagnoses, physician, physicians, comfort, comforting, bedside manner
"I understand they've uncovered some weird new side effects since you were here last."
Barsotti, Charles
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"I'll have an ounce of prevention."
Fradon, Dana
pharmacy, pharmacies, chemist, chemists, chemist's, druggist, druggists, pharmacists, pharmacists, drugstore, drugstores, drug, pharmaceuticals, pharmaceutical, medicine, medicines, meds, prescription, prescriptions, prescribed, medical, healthcare, health care, pill, pills, ounce of cure, pound of prevention, ounce of prevention, cure, cures, treatment, treatments, prevention, preventing, too late, axiom, axioms, worth, quote, quotes, benjamin franklin
Pharmaceutical cartoon 10 of 87
"I'll have the chicken Tamiflu."
oseltamivir, tamiflu, pharmaceutical, pharmaceuticals, avian flu, bird flu, chicken, chicken soup, menu, menus, flu prevention, flu shot, flu shots, pandemic, pandemics, epidemic, epidemics, outbreak, outbreaks, flu outbreak, flu outbreaks, prescription, prescriptions
"Have you popped all those pills I prescribed?"
Cullum, Leo
american healthcare, healthcare, pharmaceutical, pharmaceuticals, big pharma, prescription, prescriptions, pill, pills, medication, medications, healthcare system, healthcare systems, healthcare reform, opioid, opioids, opioid crisis, opioid epidemic, overprescribe, overprescribes, overprescribing, doctor, doctors, pusher, pushers, drug, drug pusher, drug pushers, profit motive
"It's a very rare disease - it doesn't have a cure. It doesn't even have a spokesperson."
Smaller, Barbara
disease, diseases, diagnosis, diagnosed, rare, rarity, rarities, illness, illnesses, spokesperson, spokespeople, pr, public relations, publicity, unknown, unusual, pharmaceutical, public relations, cure, cures, incurable
Man opens his medicine cabinet to find two pill bottles with ancient Greek comedy and tragedy masks on them
Sipress, David
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"Can't you give him one of those personalities in a bottle I keep reading about?"
Lorenz, Lee
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"The F.D.A. is nuts about it."
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Woman looking at a sign in a pharmacy that says "Staff Picks"
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"Dear Sirs: Yes! I would like to learn more about Rogaine with minoxidil."
myth, myths, mythology, legend, legends, greek, ancient greece, medusa, gorgon, gorgons, monster, monsters, snake, snakes, falling out, hair, hair loss, treatment, treatments, drug, pharmaceuticals, pharmaceutical, medicine, medicines, meds, medication, medications, pharmaceutical company, pharmaceutical companies, medical, doctor, doctors, health, unhealthy, letter, letters, correspondence, androgenic alopecia, alopecia
"This one has the most friends."
Twohy, Mike
pharmacy, pharmacies, chemist, chemists, chemist's, pharmacists, pharmacists, drugstore, drugstores, drug, pharmaceuticals, pharmaceutical, medicine, medicines, meds, prescription, prescriptions, prescribed, medical, healthcare, health care, pill, pills, friend, friends, drug interaction, drug interactions
"It takes a while to kick in, but it should do nothing."
Kurzweil, Amy
hospital, hospitals, clinic, clinics, doctor's office, doctor's office, medical, doctor, doctors, patient, patients, health, health care, healthcare, drug, pharmaceuticals, pharmaceutical, medicine, medicines, meds, medication, medications, prescription, prescriptions, pill, pills, placebo, placebos, nothing, useless, pointless, unhelpful, treatment, treatments, cure, cures
"The night-before pill for me, the morning-after one for her."
Shaw, Michael
morning after, morning after pill, morning after pills, ed, medication, medications, birth control, may-december, may-december romance, may-december romances, trophy wife, trophy wives, age differences, spouse, spouses, date, dates, dating, one night stand, one night stands, prescription, prescriptions, pharmacy, pharmacies, big pharma, pharmaceutical, pharmaceuticals
"Why should I settle for good self-esteem when, with the right medication, I could have great self-esteem."
self-esteem, low self-esteem, self-esteem issue, self-esteem issues, medication, medications, medicate, medicates, medicating, therapy, therapist, therapists, pharmaceutical, pharmaceuticals, ssris, ssri, overmedicate, overmedicating, overmedication, over-medicate, over-medicates, over-medication, overmedicating, psychiatrist, psychiatrists, psychiatry, big pharma, drug, mood-altering, consumerism, depression, prescription, prescriptions, over-prescribe, over-prescribing
"And if things don't work out in the big city, Cindy, you can always come back home to me and Mom and our nightmare descent into booze and pills."
Crawford, Michael
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"You can't compete with a retired pharmacist."
Borchart, David
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"In order to get through this, I've had to find an inner strength that I never knew I had in the medicine cabinet."
Dernavich, Drew
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"Your infection may be antibiotic-resistant, but let's see how it responds to intensive litigation."
Gregory, Alex
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Michael Massimino
Former NASA Astronaut, First to Tweet from Space
New York Times Bestselling Author
Media Personality
Professor, Columbia University
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Mike Massimino is a former NASA Astronaut, a New York Times Bestselling Author, a Columbia University Professor, a media personality, and the first person to tweet from space. He is a four-time spacewalker on two missions to the Hubble Space Telescope, including the final Hubble servicing mission which has been called the most dangerous and complex mission in space shuttle history. Mike has made numerous television appearances, including a recurring role as himself on the hit sitcom The Big Bang Theory, has hosted educational television programs, and provides expert commentary on morning shows and network and cable news programs.
He has been called the real-life astronaut who inspired George Clooney's role in the movie Gravity. He uses humor and his unique storytelling ability to inspire audiences to identify the passion in their work, to use teamwork and innovation to solve problems, to provide leadership in the face of adversity and crisis, and to never give up when pursuing a goal.
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News Commentary - NASA Is Treating Artemis I 'Like It's A Crewed Launch': Fmr. Astronaut Mike Massiminio | MSNBC [4:50] - Get Sharable Link
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News Commentary - NASA Is Treating Artemis I 'Like It's A Crewed Launch': Fmr. Astronaut Mike Massiminio | MSNBC [4:50]
News Commentary - Former Astronaut Mike Massimino On Significance Of Artemis Launch | Today Show [2:58]
News Commentary - Former astronaut discusses postponed Artemis launch | ABC News [5:17]
Live Commentary - SpaceX Commercial Crew Splashdown | SpaceX [2:38]
Virtual Discussion clip - Moonbase 8 cast are doing a service to the country [1:17]
Virtual Pre-rec - Working With Your Team and Clients Over Distance [4:31]
Keynote clip - How Spacewalking Changed How I Looked at Life | The Moth [1:55]
Virtual Pre-Rec - Dealing with Isolation [3:55]
Live Virtual Q&A - Is there electricity in space | SpaceX Splashdown Coverage [1:46]
Virtual Interview - The Snoopy Story | Discovery Channel Space Launch Live [1:30]
Keynote - Spaceflight | TEDxColumbiaEngineering [20:28]
Promo - Mike Massimino Media Highlights [3:53]
Keynote - Cool Jobs: Astronaut | World Science Festival [22:43]
Profile - Mike Massimino, a citizen of Earth | Orsted [1:22]
Story Telling - No one ever thought to ask "Do you know how to swim?" | The Moth [13:33]
Magazine Interview - Former NASA Astronaut Explains How Food Is Different in Space | WIRED [17:13]
Commercial - Unboxing & Building LEGO City Sets in Zero Gravity! | Lego [1:00]
TV Cameo - Mike Massimino as himself in Big Bang Theory [4:03]
News Profile - Mike Massimino: ABC Man of the Week | ABC News [2:57]
Virtual Pre-Rec - Recovering From Adversity, Tragedy, and Disappointment [3:18]
Virtual Pre-Rec - Being Resilient and Adaptable in Times of Change and Uncertainty [3:16]
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Working with Your Team and Clients Over Distance
Mike and his fellow astronauts spent hours in simulators practicing how they would work and communicate with their support team in the Mission Control Center (MCC) while literally a world apart. He also spent years as a Capcom (Spacecraft Communicator) in MCC communicating with and supporting astron ...
Mike and his fellow astronauts spent hours in simulators practicing how they would work and communicate with their support team in the Mission Control Center (MCC) while literally a world apart. He also spent years as a Capcom (Spacecraft Communicator) in MCC communicating with and supporting astronauts in space. Critical problems arose during Mike's final spacewalk on the Hubble Space Telescope, and even though support team members were at various locations on Earth, they were able to save the day for Mike in space. Although we are now physically separated from each other today due to COVID-19, we can strive to be the person that people can call for help. Reach out and try to be someone else's Mission Control Center.
Dealing with Isolation
Mike's NASA training taught him valuable lessons on how to thrive in isolation. Some tips are: try to embrace the situation; concentrate on meaningful work; keep open the lines of communication between friends, family and co-workers; be respectful of the well-being of your crewmates; keep up your se ...
Mike's NASA training taught him valuable lessons on how to thrive in isolation. Some tips are: try to embrace the situation; concentrate on meaningful work; keep open the lines of communication between friends, family and co-workers; be respectful of the well-being of your crewmates; keep up your self-care and exercise; enjoy the beauty of our planet; and use time away from the hustle and bustle of our normal daily routines to think introspectively about our lives.
Recovering from Adversity, Tragedy, and Disappointment
Mike's first spaceflight was on Space Shuttle Columbia. On Columbia's next voyage, the crew and the space shuttle were lost during re-entry. It was devastating to lose seven of his friends in an instant. While grieving and consoling the families of those fallen heroes, another reality set in: what w ...
Mike's first spaceflight was on Space Shuttle Columbia. On Columbia's next voyage, the crew and the space shuttle were lost during re-entry. It was devastating to lose seven of his friends in an instant. While grieving and consoling the families of those fallen heroes, another reality set in: what would happen to the future of the space program? The International Space Station was not yet completed and the Hubble Space Telescope needed repair. Mike and his colleagues would not let the loss of their friends be in vain. Innovative procedures, tools, and techniques were developed to get the shuttle flying again to finish that important work. Mike shares stories of how that same effort and attitude is needed now to recover from the effects of COVID-19 on our businesses and lives.
Being Resilient and Adaptable in Times of Change and Uncertainty
Mike's second space flight was one of the last of the Space Shuttle Program. It was time for NASA to retire the shuttle and move on to the next phase in space exploration. That next phase included flying exclusively on the Russian Soyuz for a few years, and working with commercial companies to provi ...
Mike's second space flight was one of the last of the Space Shuttle Program. It was time for NASA to retire the shuttle and move on to the next phase in space exploration. That next phase included flying exclusively on the Russian Soyuz for a few years, and working with commercial companies to provide launch services in the future. Many at NASA did not want to accept these changes. But the last few years have shown that those who accepted these changes have thrived, while those who resisted are no longer contributing. We may not like the new world we are now living in that has forced us to change the way we do business. But by accepting change and knowing that change can provide unseen opportunities, we can still shoot for the stars.
Following Dreams, Setting Goals, and Never Giving Up
Mike's dream of becoming an astronaut began when he was six years old watching television as Neil Armstrong took the first steps on the moon. The path to achieving this dream was wrought with unexpected challenges, failures, disappointments, and self-doubt, but eventually Mike's hard work, persiste ...
Mike's dream of becoming an astronaut began when he was six years old watching television as Neil Armstrong took the first steps on the moon. The path to achieving this dream was wrought with unexpected challenges, failures, disappointments, and self-doubt, but eventually Mike's hard work, persistence and patience paid off with his acceptance by NASA (on his fourth try) and two missions on the Space Shuttle and four spacewalks on the Hubble Space Telescope. Mike brings the audience along on his extraordinary journey and shows that as long as you keep trying, no matter what the obstacles, achieving your goal is possible.
Teamwork and Leadership
Upon arriving at NASA, Mike discovered he was part of an organization that put the success of the team and the mission above individual accomplishments. The teamwork, leadership skills and strong friendships they developed through their training and spaceflights enabled Mike and his colleagues to co ...
Upon arriving at NASA, Mike discovered he was part of an organization that put the success of the team and the mission above individual accomplishments. The teamwork, leadership skills and strong friendships they developed through their training and spaceflights enabled Mike and his colleagues to complete astronaut training, overcome tragedy, and repair the greatest scientific instrument in space – the Hubble Space Telescope. Mike shows how true teamwork and leadership lead to success in professional endeavors and in life.
Innovation and Problem Solving
Mike's second spaceflight was the final Space Shuttle servicing mission to the Hubble Space Telescope. On that mission Mike was tasked with the most complicated spacewalk ever attempted: the in-space repair of a delicate scientific instrument inside of the telescope. A major miscue during that sp ...
Mike's second spaceflight was the final Space Shuttle servicing mission to the Hubble Space Telescope. On that mission Mike was tasked with the most complicated spacewalk ever attempted: the in-space repair of a delicate scientific instrument inside of the telescope. A major miscue during that spacewalk nearly led to failure. But the ground control team and the astronaut's in space worked together to come up with an innovative solution that saved the day and the mission. Mike explains how although not every problem has an obvious solution, preparation and innovation can help us overcome unforeseen challenges.
An Astronaut's View of Planet Earth
The orbit of the Hubble Space Telescope is 350 miles above the Earth, 100 miles higher than the International Space Station. From that altitude, astronauts are able to see the curvature of our planet, and spacewalking astronauts are able to take in the magnificent views through their helmet visors ...
The orbit of the Hubble Space Telescope is 350 miles above the Earth, 100 miles higher than the International Space Station. From that altitude, astronauts are able to see the curvature of our planet, and spacewalking astronauts are able to take in the magnificent views through their helmet visors with a 360 degree view of our planet and the surrounding universe. Mike describes his observations and feelings while viewing our planet, including its fragility and the importance of taking care of it.
The Future of Space Exploration
An Astronaut's View on Overcoming the Challenges of Separation and Sheltering in Place
Commercial Space Travel and the Future of Spaceflight
With the recent SpaceX launch of NASA astronauts to the International Space Station, a second golden age of space exploration has begun. In the future we can expect to see more entrepreneurial companies, such as Elon Musk's SpaceX, Jeff Bezos's Blue Origin, and Richard Branson's Virgin Galactic, exp ...
With the recent SpaceX launch of NASA astronauts to the International Space Station, a second golden age of space exploration has begun. In the future we can expect to see more entrepreneurial companies, such as Elon Musk's SpaceX, Jeff Bezos's Blue Origin, and Richard Branson's Virgin Galactic, exploring space not only for scientific benefit but also for profit. We are transitioning from over 50 years of human space flight programs conducted exclusively by governments, to programs that provide new opportunities for private enterprise. It is similar to air travel a century ago when airplanes were used primarily for government and military purposes, and for barnstorming. Those early years led to today's commercial airline industry. Just imagine what the recent accomplishments can lead to in the near future: space tourism, utilization of space resources, and science and technological developments to benefit life on Earth.
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Michael Massimino in the news
9.2.2022 NASA Is Treating Artemis I 'Like It's A Crewed Launch': Fmr. Astronaut Mike Massiminio | MSNBC
8.29.2022 Former Astronaut Mike Massimino On Significance Of Artemis Launch | Today Show
8.29.2022 Former astronaut discusses postponed Artemis launch | ABC News
8.27.2022 Returning to the Moon: NASA set for first moon launch since 1972 | Fox
3.16.2021 Worn Stories | Netflix
10.12.2020 Job's Unlisted with Speedy Norman | Complex Media
Books by Michael Massimino
Spaceman (Adapted for Young Readers): The True Story of a Young Boy's Journey to Becoming an Astronaut
Spaceman: An Astronaut's Unlikely Journey to Unlock the Secrets of the Universe
Tweets by Michael Massimino
John C. Reilly reveals Moonbase 8 started as a riff on horror classic The Thing - SyFy Wire
Mike Massimino honored with Hometown Heroes Banner
Franklin Square Civic Association over the moon for hometown astronaut - Long Island Herald
NASA Astronaut Mike Massimino Honored With Banner on Street Named For Him - LongIsland.com
A Former Astronaut Offers Work-From-Home Advice to Bankers - BankDirector.com
Astronauts used to be daredevils. Disney's The Right Stuff shows how they changed - WIRED
11 Secrets of Astronauts - Mental Floss
As the possibility of going to space grows, U.S. astronauts still don't know how they get picked to fly - Washington Post
Reaching for the Stars with Astronaut Michael Massimino - The Malestrom
Verge Meets: Former Astronaut Michael Massimino - Verge Magazine
Astronaut Talks Hubble Telescope on Its 30th Anniversary - Nerdist
Former Nasa Astronaut Talks Fixing Hubble And Covid-19 Quarantine Tips Ahead Of Telescope's 30th Anniversary - Newsweek
'I'm An Astronaut. This Is What It's Like To Walk In Space' - Newsweek
What being aboard the space shuttle taught me about sheltering in place for coronavirus - NY Daily News
One On 1 Profile: Astronaut Mike Massimino Teaches Students Lessons He Learned in Space - NY1
Outer Space, Via Virtual Realirty, in Prospect Park - The New Yorker
Astronaut Mike Massimino's Long Journey to Spacewalking (Audio Program) - Leonard Lopate Show
Astronaut Mike Massimino discusses his time in space. (Audio Program) - The Hoda Show
What It's Like to Spend a Year in Space (Audio Program) - The Brian Lehrer Show
Mike's book, Spaceman: An Astronaut's Unlikely Journey to Unlock the Secrets of the Universe, has received rave reviews and is a New York Times bestseller. Mike's new book, Spaceman: The True Story of a Young Boy's Journey to Becoming an Astronaut, a young adult version of his previously published autobiography, was released for publication on April 7th, 2020.
During his NASA career he received two NASA Space Flight Medals, the NASA Distinguished Service Medal, the American Astronautical Society's Flight Achievement Award, and the Star of Italian Solidarity. He is a recipient of the 2017 Christopher Award, the 2017 Columbia University Community Impact Outstanding Community Service Award, the 2017 National Space Club Communications Award, and in 2018 was inducted into the Long Island Air and Space Hall of Fame. The street that Mike grew up on in Franklin Square, Long Island has been renamed "Mike Massimino Street." He received a BS from Columbia University, and MS degrees in mechanical engineering and in technology and policy, as well as a PhD in mechanical engineering, from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
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April Mentor of the Month
April 18, 2018 outreachewi
Julia Bash, mother of two, works at John Deere Financial in the marketing department doing web publishing. She is an avid reader, currently reading two scary books, and has problems putting books down.
"I have to set a time for reading because if I don't, I tend to read until the book is done," Julia said. "I can't read an hour a night. I'm an all or nothing kind of reader."
As a child, she was involved in Scholastic Book Club and enjoyed trading the books she got with her friends. She joins over twenty other employees at John Deere Financial every Wednesday at Findley Elementary to mentor Kyle and Sawyer. They have been together for over two years.
Julia first heard about Everybody Wins! Iowa because her boss was a mentor and came back to the office talking about how rewarding it is.
"It really is rewarding," Julia said. "Sawyer, Kyle, and I have a fun relationship and a good time when we read. I really enjoy that I can be somewhat of an influence in their lives. You don't think that half an hour, forty five minutes is very much, but they constantly ask me when I'm going to come back."
When asked what mentoring means to her, Julia said that years ago when her children were little, she would help out at their schools as a volunteer.
"I think somewhere deep down I liked being a teacher because I helped them with all their schoolwork," Julia said. "This is just another extension of that."
Julia stated that she really loves the Everybody Wins! Iowa program.
"I loved watching the kids grow and mature and that I've had the same students," Julia said. "Next year I'll get new students and so I'll probably stay for three more years."
Julia really believes in the EWI's goal of not teaching the students how to read, but getting them to love reading. Her students have different interests and abilities, so Julia always tries to find a happy medium to get and keep their attention.
"I usually read every other page so that the boy who likes to read can and still eat his breakfast," Julia said.
On top of working with her two elementary school students, Julia also helps her preschool aged grandson. He struggles with sounding out words, which is why Julia works on phonics with him.
"I think having phonics everyday helps solidify what a letter sounds like so that when they started reading, they learn to sound out the words a little better," Julia said.
Thank you Julia for your commitment to brightening children's futures through reading!
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