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PTI Prayer & News – January 2012
My soul thirsts for God, for the living God. When can I go and
meet with God? (Psalm 42:2)
Ethiopia
In October David Sercombe and Ken McIntosh
had their fifth (and, they felt, best) visit to Ethiopia
for PTI. David reported as follows:
On Thursday we drove to Ambo for an early start
to Chobi on Friday. This is the strongest area
where the Christian Brethren Churches are found.
Not only do they have over 40 churches (some
with several hundred members), they also have an
acre of ground where the Chobi Bible School is located. The road to Chobi is very difficult.
We were the first vehicle to travel after the rainy season, and we got stuck in the soft mud
a few times. The catchphrase was “This road used to be bad”. Friday is the Elders’ Bi-
Monthly Training Day. Ken and I addressed about 200 of them from the surrounding area.
The next day we went back to the church for the Young Peoples’ group. There were at
least 300 in the church, with others sitting on windowsills or standing outside. Ken and I
were asked to speak to them, which was a joy. In the afternoon we travelled back to Jeldu
to be ready for preaching services on Sunday morning. There must have been a couple of
hundred adults and 100 children, 41 of whom formed the children’s choir.
In the afternoon we
travelled back to Ginchi
for the conference.
There were 82 Trainees
from 9 different
denominations this
year. Our first day
went very well indeed,
with an unusual sense
of the presence of God,
which bode well for the
rest of the week. At
the close of the
conference on Friday,
the PTI Books were
given, and we returned
to Addis.
On Sunday, Ken and I preached again in the CBC Churches at Akaki and Kaliti. In the
afternoon we travelled the 270 kms to Awassa, ready to start the 2nd PTI Conference
there. This had been organised by Tesfaye Nenko, who co-ordinates 160 Full Gospel
Churches running down 500 kms to the Kenyan border. There were 100 Trainees here,
including some from 4 other denominations. These gave their fullest attention throughout.
We also had the usual questions when Ken spoke on the sovereignty of God on Thursday.
Friday was the book distribution, all in Amharic, ‘Servant Leadership’, W. Wiersbe on
John’s Gospel, and a commentary on Hebrews by Hailu Mekonnen.
Please pray
That the Word of God, preached and taught, would lead these brethren into ever
greater faithfulness as they live for Christ and serve him in their churches.
For wisdom as we consider how best to assist the Ethiopian Church in the future.
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In this issue:
· Conference reports:
o Ethiopia, Ghana, India
· Forthcoming conferences:
o Burkina Faso – January
o Myanmar – February
· Further plans for 2012
· Pastors’ letters and comments
The conference group in Ginchi
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