An Equipping the Saints (ETS) workshop was held November 4-5, 2011, at Meta Robi Evangelical Congregations. There were 120 registered; 110 of these individuals were commissioned for having successfully attended all the ETS modules given by Lutheran Hour Ministries-Ethiopia Director Berhanu Moges, who was assisted by Tesfaye Dinssa. More than half of those commissioned responded … Continue reading »
Each year, our ministry center staff around the world receive thousands of responses, some in the form of letters, from people whose lives have been touched by God working through various outreach programs and events. This week, our director in Ethiopia sent us a heartfelt letter from a retired soldier who recently graduated from the … Continue reading »
The team has made it their mission to build a bridge between Indiana and Ethiopia. They affectionately call this cause a “glocal mission,” because the undertaking of their local congregations is to share Christ’s love globally. Continue reading »
I am going because our loving God of mission has raised up and surrounded me with people who amaze me. On our travel teams, He humbles me with the men, women, and children through whom He has laid a foundation flexibility, adaptability and teachability in mission. On this travel team He inspires me … Continue reading »
Why am I going? This is my third trip to Ethiopia and I guess my answer is similar to what it has been in the past 2 trips: God wants me there. I have fallen in love with the Ethiopian people and cannot imagine NOT going back. They are the most beautiful people … Continue reading »
God’s Word and His Spirit have led me to believe in Jesus the Christ as my personal Lord and Savior. Simply put, Jesus has taken the full blame and punishment for my sin, and I have taken the full pardon. I have received God’s grace. Believing this, and the resulting personal relationship of … Continue reading »
This past year I have grown in my love for Christ and the many blessings He has given me. A year ago I found out I had breast cancer once again. Fortunately, it was caught very early. With the help of many friends and family, I coped with six months of chemotherapy. It … Continue reading »
A famous Ethiopian proverb says, “Eat when the food is ready, speak when the time is right.” For me, the time is right and the delicious aroma of a hot meal is wafting in my direction. In conjunction, John 4:35 says, “Do you not say, ‘Four months more and then the harvest’? I tell you, … Continue reading »
What would it take to leave the comforts of home, and travel across the globe for the sake of the Gospel? As a team of volunteers from Fort Wayne, Indiana, prepare to embark on a short-term mission trip to Ethiopia, the members have shared their thoughts on why they were willing to travel to Africa … Continue reading »
Lutheran Hour Ministries (LHM)—Ethiopia’s staff are busy people. After working in the office all week, they frequently take weekend trips into the countryside to share the Word of God. On April 15, staff and volunteers from LHM—Ethiopia travelled 137 miles to the town of Bellisa to hold an Equipping the Saints (ETS) workshop. Almost 150 … Continue reading »
