Wednesday Update- Our God is Mighty to Save

Our small team got to see 13 people come to Christ today. We are praying that in the overflow of their joy, they would become evangelists and disciple makers & share the good news they have experienced. Our team got the opportunity to encourage many new believers to begin sharing their story with their peers and prayed for them to have boldness. 

Today a woman we met shared that she had a dream the night before that there would be ferenge (white people) that would be coming to share a conversation with her. The gospel was shared with her and team members were left radiant. 

Our team got the opportunity to talk with a Muslim leader. While the conversation with him was only a few minutes long due to his resistance to talk, we were able to walk to a nearby house to have a conversation with a few young Muslim men. As the conversation was nearing the end, the son of the Muslim leader walked to us, curious of what we wanted to share. As we conversed, he began stating why he didn’t agree with Jesus’ deity or the Trinity. We tried finding a lot of scripture to explain these truths to him, yet, he continued to disagree. The team began praying for open eyes and open hearts. Members of the team began discussing the comparison between the Quran and Torah. The team asked the Muslim leaders son questions about the Quran and shared how the Torah (the first five books of the Bible) was used by the Islam Prophet Muhammad. While encouraging him to begin comparing the two scriptures with a Disciple Maker who has resources to deconstruct Islamic Principles.

The team is in great shape physically but are understandably tired.  We are overwhelmed by what God has done this week in the hearts of Ethiopians as well as our hearts.  

Please continue to pray for:

-       Open hearts to the gospel of Jesus Christ 

-       Our team has faced some spiritual warfare like feelings of apathy, feeling insecure, feeling discouraged.

-       Continued good health for the North Americas 

-       Unity between North Americans and our Ethiopian partners 

-       Safety as we travel Ethiopian roads

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