Christians in Muslim heartland of Ethiopia equipped to share Gospel

South African evangelism ministry In His Name Ministries reports back on their recent ground-breaking campaign in eastern Ethiopia

We started building our relationships with the evangelical fellowships of Dire Dawa and Harar in August of last year, when we included these cities among those we visited to distribute the Amharic version of Spirit of Fire –the book that Tamryn (crusade evangelist Tamryn Klintworth) wrote on the Holy Spirit and evangelism.

Both locations are in desperate need of the Gospel. They are found in the far east of Ethiopia, around 50km apart, close to the borders of Djibouti and Somalia. Dire Dawa is a thriving city with half a million inhabitants but less than 3% of these being born again. Harar is deemed to be the fourth holiest city of Islam, after Mecca, Medina and Jerusalem. In fact, it quite possibly has the largest concentration of mosques in the world, with over 80 in total within a relatively small area — three of which date from the 10^th century — and additionally, over 100 shrines. Less than 6% of its population are born again.

We held a four-day fire conference in Dire Dawa from September 1 to 4 and another in Harar, from September 8-11. The purpose of fire conferences is straightforward: Empower local believers to share the Gospel in their own communities, with signs and wonders following! We poured into the delegates in session after session, teaching them key principles relating to the Holy Spirit and evangelism.

We equipped them to be used by God with power and the messages were received with fervour, every truth being wholeheartedly absorbed. During the final service in both cities, we spent extensive time laying hands on every attendee, praying for them with intensity. Men and women were filled with the Spirit, bondages were broken, boldness imparted, diseases vanquished and believers fired up for soul-winning. It was a time of splendid, divine chaos.

The fruit that these fire conferences will bear is going to be terrific. Harar and Dire Dawa are not easy places to live as born-again believers. However, our God is busy cracking open the spiritual darkness that pervades these cities — and the greater area in which they are found — and causing the Light of Life to shine supreme.

In His Name Ministries will be back in Ethiopia for a Gospel crusade in the town of Meki, 140km south of Addis Ababa from October 27 to 30, with more crusades to follow in December and next year.

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