Several times a year, evangelists in Ethiopia who have been trained through PTL Ministries do strategic outreach for the purpose of preaching the good news and healing the sick. During the final week of November, PTL’s evangelists held mini-crusades and shared the gospel door to door in the region of Aklil, 200 km from Addis Ababa in western Ethiopia. It is a region dominated by Muslims who have burned down new church plants several times in the past. So it was at great risk to their own lives that our evangelists boldly went into this region for the sake of the gospel. During this week of outreach, there was much opposition from the Muslims in the region: Believers’ houses were burned down and their fields destroyed, and rocks were thrown during the viewing of “The Jesus Film.”
But with great opposition comes great victory, and the results of this outreach are a testimony to the amazing grace of God: 1745 people including a powerful witch doctor heard the gospel and 117 gave their lives to Jesus for the first time, 23 people were healed, and 15 people were completely delivered. PTL is now looking into supporting two full-time evangelists in the region who can help the new believers grow in their faith.
