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When the gospel of Jesus Christ touches people and contexts, the Holy Spirit can create an unparalleled perseverance and determination. This is the amharic version!The swedish version is Tillsammans för evangeliet! The Ethiopian Evngelical Church (EELC) was founded in 1960. based on congregations that had emerged as a fruit of the work of Swedish Mission Bibeltrogna Vänner (SMBV) in central, eastern and southern Ethiopia. SMBV has roots dating back to the evangelical revival that swept across Sweden in the 19th century. Reaching the Oromo people in Ethiopia with the gospel became one main goal.SMBV was founded in 1911 and began history work in Eritrea. However, the goal was to reach the Oromo people. In 1921, the first SMBV missionaries reached Addis Ababa, where work was established. It expanded to the cities of Harar and Dire Dawa in the east, as well as to the Arsi province in the south. When EELC was founded, the number of members was small, estimated about 500. The Church has however grown and the number of members is now about 25,000.   This book is the first part of EELC:s history an covers the period 1921-1935. As a background the development leading to the establisment of SMBV and the mission work of SMBV in Eritrea are described. The authors of this part are:Mekonnen Gerremew, pastor and rector of the EELC Theological Seminary.Bengt Hjort, born and raised in Ethiopia. He served as missionary in Ethiopia (1973-1977) and (1985-1991) He is the book´s edtitor-in-chief.Rune Imberg, pastor and church historian. Rune Imberg has been a missionary in Kenya (1990-1996) and has written the history of The Evangelical Church in Kenya: A door opened by the Lord (2008).    Language: Amharic version(It is also printed in English and Swedish)Format: Pocket  Pages:230Publisher:Books on DemandEdition: 2022