Jesus in Ethiopia - Bob & Rhonda Thomas

Week after week amazing things are happening across Ethiopia. Here are some highlights of what, we have been blessed by God, to witness.

The Church at the end of the Road
The map of Ethiopia shows that the road stops at Sawla, in the south west corner of Ethiopia. We held a three day revival at the church at the end of the road. This church is four years old. It was started by a church planter in partnership with the Ethiopian Assemblies of God and our Assemblies of God World missionaries. The building that they meet in was built by the people of the church with the financial help of believers in the United States.

The revival meetings were packed. Inside the building was ‘standing room only’ which is much more crowded than it would be in the west. Outside the church were hundreds of others huddled around windows and doors to hear the Word. Pastors and church members from the 14 church plants and preaching points that this church has started in the four years it has existed came to the meetings. One new church was 90 kilometers farther in the 4 wheel drive vehicle and then a 6 hour walk past the end of the road! So the Gospel continues long after the road ends!

God works long after the Revival meetings.
We held a Revival at the church in Hosanna, (great name for city). It was a great time of teaching, preaching and ministry. During the meetings I preached a series of messages about stepping out in faith like Peter when he got out of the boat and walked on water. I challenged the church to share their faith, to pray for the sick and to look for opportunities to “get out of the boat”. One month after the revival we stopped by to visit the pastor on our way to another city. Since the Revival meetings over 100 people had been saved at the church. Many who were in the church had repented from hidden sin and those who opposed the Pastor were now working hard for the Lord.

It is God - not religion that is Changing Ethiopia!