The Open Gate

[x_custom_headline type=”left” level=”h1″ looks_like=”h1″]Protection?[/x_custom_headline] The security gates in Ethiopia are a curious lot. They are located outside most hotels, government agencies, and other places of importance. Security gates are not uncommon in the US either. They serve as a means of protection and mark a delineating line between the protected Read more…

Ummata–Community

[x_custom_headline type=”left” level=”h1″ looks_like=”h1″]Community in the Streets of Ethiopia[/x_custom_headline] There is a deep sense of community within the people of Ethiopia. The Oromo word for Community is Ummata. As my wife heard the word for the first time from the lips of our dear friend, Wadi, she heard her say, Read more…

Withness

[x_custom_headline type=”left” level=”h1″ looks_like=”h1″]Witness by our Withness[/x_custom_headline] “He himself was not the light; he came only as a witness to the light.” John 1:8 John the Baptizer came as a witness. His role was to point to Jesus; to reflect the light; to prepare the way of the Lord. He Read more…

The Stone Has Been Rolled Away

[x_image type=”none” float=”none” src=”https://www.stjohnsgc.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/Gen29-8.jpg” alt=””…The stone has been rolled away from the mouth of the well…” Genesis 29:8″ info=”none” info_place=”top” info_trigger=”hover”] “… the stone has been rolled away from the mouth of the well. then we will water the sheep.” Genesis 29:8 According to the shepherds at the well–the sheep Read more…

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