Today was Day 2 of our Ethiopian journey. We woke up to a very wet and rainy morning, not what we would have hoped for today. But the Lord was sweet in giving us some really neat time with the Ethiopians, nonetheless. We started out going to a worship service with our translators and disciple makers. We were at this worship service yesterday but only for a short while. But because of the rain, we listened to our Ethiopian friends sing a number of worship songs. It was unbelievable to hear them worship as they sang & danced before the Lord! I just kept thinking that is was a great representation of what heaven will be like when all tribes and nations come together to worship the King. We also sang a few of our American worship songs as well. It was a great time!
After worship we went to our respective villages and trudged through what felt like miles of mud! We shared Christ with one of our disciple maker’s brothers and his family. They held a traditional coffee ceremony for us and offered us their bread as well. It is humbling to witness people with very little in the way of possessions be so excited to share everything they have with us. One of the older women in this meeting told us that she had 16 children but that 4 died when they were very young. Ethiopians are by far the kindest, most generous groups of people I’ve ever met. In the afternoon, we went back to visit 2 women that we met and shared Christ with yesterday. Both women had prayed to receive Christ and we wanted to bring them Bibles and teach them how to read and study the Word. When we arrived at the house, we were invited inside and began talking with the woman that lived there. We asked if she had had a chance to share with her husband and she chuckled and told us that she was waiting for us to get there to share with him. We shared the gospel using the Evangecube and the husband prayed to receive Christ too! We gave them two Bibles and showed them how to find chapters and verses. The disciple makers were able to talk with them and will continue to follow up with them in the days to come. Despite the rainy morning and the muddy roads, today was an amazing day of watching people cross over from death to life. I can only imagine what the Lord has in store for the rest of the week!
- Story by Kelly Fillingim
PRAYER REQUESTS:
• Weather would cooperate & allow us to maximize our opportunities & time here
• Continued good health for our team
• Open doors & hearts for the gospel
5 comments:
Wow!! Thanking God for those sweet opportunities to share about him and for the decisions that were made. Praying for you all.
Team curbside is standing in prayer with all of you. Praying that God would do greater things through you because of Christ!
Praying for you all! It sounds like the Lord is already working in some neat ways through you all. Praying that the Lord would be your strength and guidance. Praying that He will continue working in the hearts of those you will meet throughout the rest of the week.
Kelly! this update is awesome! thanks for sharing!!
Kelly! this update is awesome! thanks for sharing!!
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