▁where ▁the ▁mountain ▁range ▁is ▁situated . ▁Thus , ▁they ▁were ▁able ▁to ▁acquaint ▁themselves ▁with ▁the ▁top ography ▁during ▁the ▁journey ▁to ▁the ▁As ante ▁capital . ▁Ear lier ▁in ▁ 1 8 6 8 , ▁Fritz ▁and ▁Rosa ▁Ram se yer ▁were ▁sent ▁to ▁An um ▁to ▁aid ▁in ▁the ▁oper ational isation ▁of ▁the ▁new ▁mission ▁station ▁there . ▁Their ▁capt ivity ▁also ▁allowed ▁them ▁to ▁observe ▁first hand ▁As ante ▁ge ography , ▁culture , ▁custom s , ▁political ▁philosophy ▁and ▁state craft . ▁Based ▁on ▁their ▁experiences , ▁the ▁Ram se yer ▁couple ▁were ▁well ▁su ited ▁to ▁act ▁as ▁consult ants ▁to ▁the ▁Bas el ▁Mission ▁as ▁the ▁society ▁made ▁plans ▁for ▁establish ▁a ▁mission ▁station ▁in ▁As ante . ▁ ▁The ▁subsequent ▁propag ation ▁of ▁the ▁G ospel ▁in ▁K um asi , ▁by ▁the ▁Bas el ▁mission aries ▁p aved ▁the ▁way ▁for ▁mission ▁work ▁in ▁the ▁western ▁and ▁northern ▁parts ▁of ▁the ▁country ▁until ▁World ▁War ▁I . ▁The ▁mission ▁had ▁a ▁presence ▁at ▁Y endi ▁– ▁hom eland ▁of ▁the ▁D ag om ba ▁people , ▁by ▁ 1 9 1 3 ▁and ▁were ▁in ▁the ▁early ▁stages ▁moving ▁east wards ▁towards ▁Northern ▁T og ol and . ▁There ▁were ▁po ckets ▁of ▁Christian ▁communities ▁along ▁the ▁away ▁that ▁had ▁been ▁pione ered ▁by ▁native ▁al umn i ▁of ▁Bas el ▁mission ▁– ed uc ation ▁system ▁along ▁the ▁coast . ▁An ▁example ▁of ▁a ▁town ▁that ▁had ▁Christian ▁cover ts , ▁was