Ethiopa Update – December 2013 – Samson Weldemariam – Country Director
“… “Open my eyes, that I may behold wonderful things from your law.” (Psalm 119:18)
God’s law, God’s commands or God’s word is really a reflection of the character of God and the love of God. It is not only reveals what God is like and what he values, but it simultaneously reveals God’s protection for his people. His laws are not arbitrary, but life giving and life-sustaining.
As you read God’s word and as you look intently into God’s word, may you behold wonderful things there. May you see his character, may you see what he values and may you see his incredible love for you.
We are a witness here in Ethiopia and we have seen wonderful things from His word. We have seen that many people come to Him through the preaching of the Gospel. We have seen many lives being transformed through our training and discipleship program.
Here under are some of the reports among many activities that we have been doing this past month.
Ethiopa Update – November 2013 – Samson Weldemariam – Country Director
“… The people which sat in darkness saw great light; and to them which sat in the region and shadow of death light is sprung up.” (Matthew 4:16)
The song says, “A baby changes everything” which is a true statement. When a baby comes our home life is never the same and because of that young life the world is different. We all have been witness to a baby being born to a young couple or even adopted by a couple and the entirety of their existence was markedly changed by that one little life. It was into a world of darkness that the Christ child came. He came to bring light to the darkness and hope to the world.
The same thing is happening in our region. Through the preaching of the Gospel many people are coming to Christ and get hope and fulfillment in their life. I am always amazed by God how He transforms life.
Ethiopa Update – October 2013 – Samson Weldemariam – Country Director
“Immediately I was in the Spirit; and behold, a throne was standing in heaven, and One [was] sitting on the throne.” (Rev 4:2)
God is sitting on his throne and he has ultimate control over history; Jesus has won the victory and has redeemed a people from every tribe, tongue and nation. Both God the Father and the Son are to receive unceasing worship, honor, praise and glory.
So no matter what is going on around you or your world, think of John’s heavenly vision. This is what it means to gain a proper perspective.
Based on the truth of the above verses of scripture we have been fighting the good fight despites all the challenges we are facing. By the Grace of God we have accomplished a number of tasks in the past month. The followings are some of the things that we have done for the Glory of God this past month.
Ethiopa Update – September 2013 – Samson Weldemariam – Country Director
God is still faithful in His promises and helping us in many ways to minster to our communities. Below is some of the things that we have accomplished in the last months.
I. Key Leaders training on strategic planning
I have conducted training on the issue of strategic planning in Nazareth town a week ago. About 15 key leaders have attended this training and it was so good. Like I said repeatedly God is moving in special way and many people are coming to Christ including from Muslims background. So, the leaders should lead this movement strategically in order to transform our community and our nation at large.
Based on that the leaders in the town come together and take this training so that they will able to plan strategically to accelerate the work of God in our region.
Ethiopa Update – August 2013 – Samson Weldemariam – Country Director
“In the Lord’s prayer we say, “Thy kingdom come, thy will be done, on earth as it is in heaven…”
This is why we are here. This is our purpose. We are created in God’s divine image. We are representatives of the heavenly king here on earth. God’s desire is that we would extend his kingdom wherever we live and that the benefits and ethics of this kingdom would become manifest throughout this whole glorious earth.
God has done lots of things in our nation and regions through our ministry to manifest His kingdom in our midst. Here under are some of the things that we have accomplished in the last month.
I. First KG graduation in Welenchity
Last month we have graduated 15 children from UKG to grade one in Welenchity. For us this is the Historic moment because when we begun this school we had nothing except God. We started by 22 children with poor facility. We trusted God to help us and He is also faithful and fulfilled his Promise.
Ethiopa Update – July 2013 – Samson Weldemariam – Country Director
“Your people will rebuilt the ancient ruins and will raise up the age-old foundations; you will called Repair of the broken Walls, Restorer of streets with dwellings.” (Isaiah 58:12)
This is the word that the Lord puts in my heart to encourage you .We thank God for his high calling and He has called us to become Restorers and Repairers of the broken. I would like to thank all of you for engaging in to this high calling according to your gifts, talents and the resources you have.
In this article I am going to share with you some of the things that God has done though us to transform the lives of many according to His promises…
Ethiopa Update – June 2013 – Samson Weldemariam – Country Director
In this Article I just want to emphasize on three major activities that we have accomplished in the last month:
Team Building training in Nazareth
The progress of the Welenchity KG school and
My ministry in Kenya
Team Building Training in Nazareth.
I have conducted training for 18 church leaders who are serving in the surrounding towns of Nazareth. The theme of the training was team building. And they have gained lots of knowledge and skill how to build a team in their local churches to ensure that God’s work will continue in their respective Churches. This training organized by in partnership with a ministry called Arc Christian services and the Eastern Showa Zone Evangelical Churches fellowship.
We are still laboring in his mission field by His grace. We have seen God’s tremendous work and His faithfulness even in the past month. I just want to share with you few reports among many activities in our region.
I. Distribution of Bibles.
We have donated Bibles for more than 150 new believers and young people. Most of them had not get the chance to read Bibles before. And they rejoiced a lot when they received their own copy in their own language.
They are rejoycing while they have recieved the copy of their Bibles
The Move of God is still continuing in our region. The Gospel of Jesus Christ is being transformed the lives of many people. The Church of Christ is keep pressing on by bringing an impact in the community through various projects such as: animal projects for orphans & school projects.
In this article, I have selected some of the stories among the above activities and share with you as follows:
For us the month of January was the month of refreshment and encouragement. We as a team of master trainers we have handed over what we have planned for the year 2013 to God. We have also conducted a couple of trainings on leadership development.
I. Master trainers meeting and encouragement program.
We had a good time of encouragement with our master trainers January 16 & 26/2013. The aim of the meeting was to encourage one other, to discuss on our challenges and to pray together to hand over all our plans to God as a team.
Pastor,Dr. Bezalem was sharing with us the word of God on the title of how we move from good to great team . He shared with us some principles how we become a great team.
God has done tremendous things in our midst even in the month of December. Churches are being planted, ministers are being trained, our schools are keep continuing shaping the lives of the children. The following activities are among the many.
I. New schools have opened in Welenchity and Doni towns.
So far we have only the Wanjishawa school that operates in our region. But now, our churches in the towns called Welenchity and Donni have opened KG schools for their community.
Many people have agreed that the secret behind the continuation of the movement of Jesus is the right strategy he used. He called the disciples, taught, equipped & empowered them so that they wouldbe able to do what God has called them to do. Paul also used the same principle that was selecting the faithful believers and taught them the sound teachings of scriptures so that they will also be able to teach others. (2Tim 2: 2)
We, as Unite 4 Africa team here in Ethiopia, have been also using the same principle that was used by Jesus and the apostles. The harvest in our area is so reap and plenty and can’t be completed by few people only. That’s why we commit ourselves to train lay people as much as we can and send them to the harvest.
In the month of June we have conducted various trainings in our region. But, because of time and space I would like to share only two training events with you.
One was held in town called Asebeteferi and the other one was in Amaressa.
1. Leadership and Bridges training in Assebeteferi
Assebeteferi is the capital town of the Western Hararge zone. This zone consists of 16 districts and nearly 2million people reside. 98% of the people in this zone are Muslims.
We have conducted leadership and bridges training in this strategic region from 19th to 22th of June/ 2012. The focus of the leadership training was to motivate them to become visionary leaders for their own community. And the focus of the bridges training was to show them how it is important to plant a church which is very contextual to the community they are serving.
132 leaders from 16 districts participated in the training. Most of them are from Muslim background.
2. Outreach and Gospel Campaign in Amaressa
The town Amaressa is found in Harari Region. 97.9% of the population in the Region is Muslim. We conducted a gospel campaign from 27th to 29th of June/2012. 22 people accepted Jesus Christ as their personal Saviorand13 of them came from Muslim family.
Story
Fatima is one of the new converts on that campaign. She is 24 years old and lives with her Mom. She came from the Muslim family. I experienced God and the love of Jesus has touched my heart while I was listening the Word of God and have decided to accept Jesus as my personal savior said Fatima after her conversion. But, she is scared because her uncle and older brothers are extreme Muslims and do not like her to be a Christian. So, she asked us a prayer request may God strengthen her in her faith in Christ.
Conclusion
God is always faithful to His words and promises. He has opened the door of salvation for Muslims in our country. I think this is a huge opportunity for us. So, we need to work together in our God – given time. I would also like to say thank all of you for your prayer and Support. Here under is our prayer request from our country Ethiopia.
Pray for the upcoming two training events that will be held in Jinka and Assosa areas in this month.
Pray for Fatima to be stand firm in her faith through all this challenges and hardships.
As we all know that Jesus envisioned His church as a militant church. ” I will build my Church and the gates of Hades will not over power it”(Matt 16:18 NET). According to His promise the church in Ethiopia particularly in Welenchity area has become militant and now advancing the kingdom of God in a mighty way.
We are able to plant 6 churches in three months. As I reported before the village Rukecha in Welenchity area was one the centers of the throne of Satan resides. There is a sub village named by Neye. In that small sub-village many people worshiped idols and their anescesteral spirits under the tree. We went there with our apostolic mission team to do evangelism a month ago. God has done miracle and He gave us…
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