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ISSUE 16
Special points of
interest:
A Fresh Start
To visit the USA for 6 months required me, in early 2015, to either shut
down ministry points that had been ongoing for years or at least man
those posts via a faithful fellow worker. Everything was on hold. I
needed a break, and I also needed to submit to an official ordination
council with a view to being ordained in the gospel ministry. While
stateside, development of new strategies for broader outreach in Tigray
was underway in our monthly Ethiopia Missions Council meetings. Priorities upon which I had been placing the most emphasis were put on
the table alongside of the counsel of more seasoned ministers of the
gospel for the purpose of some much needed scrutiny. My passions and
energies were challenged to adopt a more expanded vision of broadcasting the gospel and to redirect those powers into a newly prioritized
strategy of mission work. I can say I am thoroughly pleased by this and
feel that this is a fresh start: a new season of ministry. Since returning there
are many new things that have been set in order. For one, my family and
I have moved to a new house; for another thing, I have not jumped
right back into all the previous things I was doing before; and for another, I had the privilege of meeting with the director of the Tigray
Evangelical Churches Association (TECA) both to discuss the prospects of reaching out to three cities and three towns in Tigray, and to
envision reaching out in Mekele (our current city) in a fresh way. The
breadth of the opportunity for ministering the gospel was wider than
expected. To say the least, about 1250 homes could be visited with the
gospel in the coming months. These are homes of children belonging
to the Compassion International effort that works with the local evangelical
churches. The social needs are done. Visit of the homes has not yet
been undertaken. This is the fresh start. May the word of God run swiftly!
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A New Home
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Growing up fast
Encouraging Visit
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