In a previous report, the Cheleba Addis Kidan Church was discussed. It is a fairly new congregation, being only 7 months old. It sits out in the country, away from the village, but close enough for the village to be its main group of new believers. When the land for the church was donated by the first convert, it was immediately adjacent to the local witch doctors home and place of worship . An unusual arrangement, but it was what was available, so the church establishe

Yes, they got married – finally. We left Addis Ababa at 9 AM to make the wedding at 12:00 noon. We stopped in Muketuri to deliver a large gift, and to pick up some people who were in the wedding. At 11:30, we were sitting in a restaurant, eating lunch. "Weren't we supposed to be on the road? The wedding is a half hour away." No concern – the guy hasn't shown up yet. At noon we leave to go to the reception hall – actually, a compound of homes in a "U" shape with a tarp h

The heart and soul of Great Concerns Ethiopia ministry is to help the local churches share the Gospel with the unreached, plant new churches full of newly saved people, and make disciples who make disciples. We do many things to facilitate the churches accomplishing these tasks, and often do not see the direct results of the work. Today, we have had the opportunity to see success through the efforts of the churches we assist. We drove a long way into the countryside. Ofte

The area around the Cheleba Addis Kidan Church and the Adulala Addis Kidan church is totally unreached for the Lord. There are no other Christian churches. What religion there is in that area is animistic, relying on witch doctors to lead people in the worship of trees, rivers, snakes, and other created things. The witch doctor, of course, collects his share of the offerings and gifts as well. Almost all the new believers were former adherents of the witch doctors. The fol