Picture is of a former Muslim young man who just accepted Christ & now is holding his first New Testament.


God has been moving in powerful ways! From seeing over 40 people come to Christ the first day to travelling by horse-cart to a remote village and seeing several people, including a local witchdoctor’s blind husband, saved (a church will now be meeting in their home)…this trip has been an adventure.
Today we hiked muddy roads to two villages even further away from where we had yet been. The first village was Muslim. We played soccer with the children until many adults approached us, curious about why we were there. While Leslie and I played the Ethiopian version of “Duck, Duck, Goose” with tons of smiling children, Jay and Jessica were able to share the gospel with the men and women. Many villagers began taking steps toward Jesus and they thanked us for bringing the good news and even prayed for us Americans. It is incredible how so many of the people here have never heard the name of Jesus.
The second village received us well and made fun of my trying to crack the farmers’ whip that even the little girls can work with ease. One thing that impacted us is how aware the people are of the fact that following Christ will cost them. Some wanted to accept God’s grace, but were afraid; one man would not because he feared his wife would leave him. Also, one of our gospel presentations was interrupted briefly when a witchdoctor found that his son had left his cattle duties to listen to our message. Still, the gospel moved forward today: my team saw many from these two villages receive the free gift of salvation available in Christ. And I finally learned how to crack that whip like a pro…sort of. (Story by Marcus Toussaint)
We can see the light at the end of the tunnel. Sadly our trip is almost over as we will work all day Thursday & then a half day Friday & head back to Addis. We will spend Saturday in Addis Ababa doing our debrief & relaxing & then early Sunday morning get on a plane to come home.