 He was ordained as a minister of the Church of Scotland in 1944 and in 1946 was sent to Akropong in the Gold Coast (later called Ghana) by the Church's "Missionary Partner Scheme".He taught at the Presbyterian Training College of the Gold Coast and worked for the Presbyterian Church and the "Christian Council of Ghana", especially as a translator (having learnt the Twi language and others).He was also stationed at Amedzofe and Sandema in Northern Ghana.