5 9 , ▁E lias ▁Sch ren k ▁studied ▁at ▁the ▁Bas el ▁Mission ▁Sem inary ▁in ▁Switzerland ▁before ▁emb ark ing ▁to ▁Gh ana , ▁where ▁he ▁lived ▁until ▁ 1 8 7 2 . ▁Sch ren k , ▁a ▁bel ie ver ▁in ▁Piet ist ▁faith ▁he aling , ▁was ▁the ▁General ▁Tre as urer ▁of ▁the ▁Bas el ▁Mission ▁Tr ading ▁Company ▁in ▁Christians borg ▁and ▁later ▁experiment ed ▁with ▁c ocoa ▁plant ing ▁in ▁the ▁early ▁ 1 8 7 0 s ▁in ▁Gh ana . ▁Gra v ely ▁ill ▁in ▁ 1 8 5 8 , ▁Sch ren k ▁had ▁visited ▁faith ▁he al ers ▁in ▁Germany , ▁Johann ▁Bl um hardt ▁at ▁Bad ▁B oll ▁and ▁subsequently ▁Dor othe a ▁Tr ud el ▁at ▁Mann ed orf ▁between ▁ 1 8 5 8 ▁and ▁March ▁ 1 8 5 9 , ▁where ▁he ▁was ▁fully ▁he aled . ▁ ▁In ▁mapping ▁out ▁a ▁route ▁to ▁K um asi , ▁the ▁mission aries ▁considered ▁two ▁options . ▁First ly , ▁they ▁sought ▁to ▁build ▁up ▁a ▁foc al ▁station ▁in ▁Ky eb i , ▁the ▁capital ▁of ▁the ▁hum id ▁and ▁dens ely - for ested ▁A ky em ▁area ▁– ▁a ▁region ▁with ▁a ▁non - con du ci ve ▁climate ▁to ▁European ▁mission aries . ▁The ▁A ky em ▁param ount ▁ch ie ft ain ▁or ▁O ky eh ene , ▁N ana ▁Am o ako ▁Att a ▁I , ▁was ▁host ile ▁to ▁the ▁work