Praise the Lord for preparing so many young seeking ones on the campuses in Ethiopia – In June 2019 a training for college students was held for over 2000 students from all over the country. Since then we are in contact with over 3000 college and high school students and recent graduates through different social media groups. A good number of them are enjoying the ministry and some of them have been coming together at least two times a week to pray and enjoy the ministry.
We have been very restricted in conducting visits to those students outside Addis Ababa due to the pandemic and the political instability. However, the Lord opened the way for us to conduct student trainings with smaller numbers. Praise the Lord we had two wonderful trainings on “Knowing Life and the Church” – 150 students and recent graduates participated in the one held in May, and 200 joined the June training. The same training will be held for another group of 150 in early July. In August there will be a training for 500 students and young working saints from 25 towns and universities. We pray that a good number of co-workers will be able to come physically to train these young students. We will also arrange online sessions for the coworkers who are not able to come. We believe that these trainings will prepare these young ones to join the Full-time Training.
In Addis Ababa we have a regular meeting for college students, where we share from the ministry, sing, enjoy lunch, blend among the students and also with the serving ones. During the pandemic, this meeting has served as a supply for students who study in universities outside of Addis Ababa but have returned to their home in Addis Ababa. We can testify that Lord is using these students as channels of supply in their universities. We thank the Lord that two students under such shepherding are in the Full-time Training now. A good number of them are also graduating and we pray that the Lord may lead them to join the Full-time Training.
Source: LMAfrica Newsletter Supplementary Issue July 2021
