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Ethiopia
A Day of Missionary Training
Recently, I was teaching in the Kale Heywet School of Missions in Durame, Ethiopia. I was impressed with the students there, their eagerness to learn, but more importantly their closeness with God. As students they were not simply learning strategies or compiling knowledge, but exerc
Read MoreFire on the Mountains
Excerpt from book “Fire on the Mountains” by Ramond J. Davis, published in 1980. ISBN: 0919470-03-3 The history of the beginnings of SIM work in Ethiopia from the 1920’s. “While [Diasa] was sitting there, he noticed the chief of all witch doctors in Wallamo seated not far from
Read MoreEnoch: Who Would Not Die
Enoch, or Henok in Ethiopian, is a missionary evangelist who has served God in many remote areas of Ethiopia. Five years ago he served in a desert region which borders Somalia. While he was serving there by evangelizing and trying to plant a new church he heard the Holy Spirit speak
Read MoreUltimate Jet Lag
Star Date 2556. No I am not a Star Trek fanatic; that is the year in Cambodia. Our year started on April 15th on the moment that the new moon was complete. The year is based on a calendar linked to the date of the death of Siddhartha Gautama, or Buddha. They follow a lunar calenda
Read MorePrayer at a Higher Level
Apr 25, 2013
Just by seeing this title with the word “prayer” in it I think will limit the number of people who will bother to read this blog. While, as Christians, we talk about “prayer” regularly, how many of us really pray? I mean, actually stop what you are doing, sit down, or kneel, or even
Read MoreAssassin
Last month was the Easter vacation in Ethiopia. The Kale Heywert School of Missions sends all of their missionaries back home for a rest. Samuel, like most students, took the time not as a vacation, but an opportunity for more ministry and sharing the gospel. Samuel was asked to sp
Read MoreRaising the Dead
Sometimes as I teach I am intimidated by the faith or experience of my students. Often, especially in academic circles, you have two kinds of students: Those who know nothing and are taking the classes because it is all new to them, or those who are incredibly experienced, but are t
Read MoreBeyond My Wildest Dreams
Pinch! It’s real. I am living a dream! I am sitting on the balcony of a guest cabin of the Kale Heywert School of Missions campus in Durame, Ethiopia. I arrived last night after three days of traveling from Cambodia. I had to make six plane connections and one six-hour drive in a s
Read MoreEthiopian Airways!
Travel Tuesdays: Flying to Lalibela, Ethiopia Home to ancient churches carved from the mountains. I am sure glad I was not on the older model! (Sitting outside the Addis Ababa Terminal)
Read MorePermanence: A lesson from Ethiopia
Apr 01, 2010
Protestant missionaries went centuries ago to Ethiopia, but it was not until the 1920’s that they tried to establish a larger and permanent presence there. The missionaries bought large tracts of land (100-1000 acres) to use as mission stations. On these stations they would produce
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