Pray for: Ethiopia-Drought, Crime, Corruption, Hostilities with Somalia and Eritrea, revival of ancient Christianity
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Ethiopia

Population: 101,853,000

Rank: Central Africa: 2; World: 13

Languages: (Official) Amharic
Major People Groups: 45% Semetic, 42% Cushitic, 11% Omatic

Pray for: those impoverished & displaced by drought • generosity in the hearts of newly wealthy • relief poverty and starvation • wisdom for charitable institutions • peaceful coexistence of Christian majority with increasing Islam • Christian ministries

Christianity in Ethiopia dates to the 1st Century AD, and is one of the first officially Christian nations. According to church historian Nicephorus, the Apostle Matthew preached the gospel to Ethiopia after leaving Judea.

By tradition, the Queen of Sheba, who investigated King Solomon in 1 Kings 10 was a ruler of Ethiopia, and gave birth to his son.

When Islam originated in the 7th century AD, Ethiopia became isolated from the rest of the Christian world.

In the 1930s, Ethiopian Emperor Haile Selassie's claimed Solomonic heritage, his coronation with titles taken from various scriptures (like "King of Kings," "Elect of God," "Conquering Lion of the Tribe of Judah and Author of Mankind") as well as his status as the only independent indigenous African king in Africa, led some Jamaican street preachers to begin Rastafarianism, claiming Selassie was the second coming of Jesus Christ. By 1997, Rastafarianism claimed 1 million adherents.

Ethiopia Government
Sahle-Work Zewde, President of Ethiopia since 2018.
Abiy Ahmed, Prime Minister of Ethiopia since 2 April 2018
Ethiopian Parliament
Chambers Seats
House of Federation 108
House of People’s Representatives 547

Christian ministries operating

In Ethiopia
Evangelical Churches Fellowship of Ethiopia
African Enterprise
Global Good News Mission
Great Commission Ministry, Ethiopia
SIM International
BBFI Missions
Frontline Missions

he 2007 census estimates that 44 percent belong to the Ethiopian Orthodox Church (EOC), 34 percent is Sunni Muslim, and 19 percent belong to Christian evangelical and Pentecostal groups - Source

GMO OMs in Ethiopia
Mesfin Beyero
Michael Girma
Yosef Ashenafi
Asres Abera
Anja Terlouw
Azmach Abera
Melkamu Burayu
Abebech Kebede
Meseret Woldemariam

Ethiopia Conditions

There is poor availability of medical assistance for the Ethiopian people. Estimates range from 1 to 2.6 doctors per 100,000. Most babies are born outside hospitals and most healthcare is done by traditional healers, with superstitious beliefs about the origins of disease. FGM is illegal but remains prevalant.

Life expectancy in Ethiopia is about 65 years, and infant mortality is fewer than 146 per thousand.

Ethiopia is the most populous landlocked country in the world. Its ancient monarchy maintained freedom from colonization except for a brief Italian occupation from 1936-1941. It has one of the world's fastest-growing economies.
GMO's Stats on Ethiopia

In 2017, Global Media Outreach registered 510,752 gospel visits, 87,092 indicated decisions and 23,355 discipleship visits. We have 9 Online Missionaries who live in Ethiopia.

 

“I was a religious and follower of Coptic orthodox church. but I do not have deep knowledge of Spiritual Christianity. 1984 when I take my sister for prayer in evangelical church, I heard the word of God and asking my self is it true? and my interest increase and went there again and again and understood as salvation is not by work but by faith with the grace of Jesus Christ, finally I decide and pray to receive Jesus as personal savoir. since that time I started reading bible and pray before the Lord. day to day my attitude and interest has changed.” —Ethiopian OM Gizachew
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