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- ↑ "Wayback Machine" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 23 October 2007. Retrieved 2022-06-19.
- ↑ Devotionals by Lawrence Darmani
- ↑ Penny Dale, "Nurturing Ghana's writing talent", BBC News, 24 April 2001.
- ↑ Biographical note, Lausanne World Pulse