ETHIOPIA: Ready to Die for the Sake of the Gospel

Source: God Reports, March 30, 2018

Erik Laursen, founder of New Covenant Missions recently traveled to Ethiopia, where he met with a pastor who has been targeting an Islamic city of 30,000 people that had no Christian churches and is considered the khat-dealing hub of Africa. Khat is a plant native to the Horn of Africa that contains an amphetamine-like stimulant. Chewing the leaves of the plant is a custom going back thousands of years.

When they first started doing evangelism campaigns they would go early in the mornings before people were high on khat or drunk on the local alcohol, the pastor told Laursen. Since then, they planted the only church in the area, and have been holding two services every week. Ten new believers will be baptized soon.

“What is your vision for this area?” Laursen asked the pastor.

“We have many young adults that are ready to go (spread the Good News), and we are all ready to die for the sake of the gospel!” he said.

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» See also Enemy to Brother, the story of a young man groomed for jihad who came to Jesus (Arab World Media).

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