Lessons Learned On an Ethiopian Road

19 October 2009 — The ringing phone woke us up at 6:00 a.m. on Easter morning. It was Alabachew, our dear friend. He called to say his wife, Habtamwa, was in labor and needed a ride to the hospital.

Rescuing Kids from the Streets

21 September 2009 — In Ethiopia, there are currently over 1,500 churches, trained and equipped by Sports Friends, which are ministering to their communities through sports ministry programs—in the countryside, in the cities, and even in the slums.

Project Provides for Farming Community in Ethiopia

16 July 2009 — The 5Fs project seeks to increase income, improve food conditions, stop environmental degradation, and create a platform for sharing God's love.

Deborah House Project is Changing Lives

20 April 2009 — Since 2000, the SIM Urban Ministries program has been reaching out to girls living on the streets of Addis Ababa, Ethiopia and offering them shelter, care, and opportunities for a new life.

Orachaga School Makes Formal Education Possible for the Mursi

5 March 2009 — Makki’s Orachaga school began its work around 4 years ago with about 100 students, with ages ranging from 7 to 62. Located in Ethiopia, among the Mursi people, this school is one of its kind in an area of about 1,540 square km.

A Pair of Shoes and an Umbrella

18 December 2008 — God can use any gift for his glory.

Short-Term Worker Testimonies from Camp Langano

5 November 2008 — Each year, Sports Friends offers opportunities for church partners, donors and friends of the ministry to travel to Ethiopia and serve at Camp Langano.

Ethiopian Youth Discover God's Love at Sports Friends' Camp

5 November 2008 — July and August were a beehive of activity at Camp Langano, Sports Friends’ camping ministry in rural Ethiopia.

HIV/AIDS Cube Making an Impact in Ethiopia

20 October 2008 — SIM Ethiopia is effectively using the new HIV/AIDS cube in both Protestant and Ethiopian Orthodox Churches to train pastors and priests.l

Growing by the Word

19 September 2008 — Of all the things Christians need in order to grow spiritually, God's Word comes first. That's why Carolyn Ford has devoted many years to Bible translation and literacy for the church in Ethiopia.

Ethiopia Amharic PBS Conferences Underway

4 August 2008 — About 160 ministers participated in the first Amharic Pastors' Book Set Conference in Ethiopia.

Caring for Creation

16 May 2008 — The Ethiopian Kale Heywet Church (EKHC) is seeking to apply Christ’s compassion through educational projects in villages most affected by environmental degradation.

But Why?

16 May 2008 — Be it war, hunger, drought, or any of the problems that plague our planet, “quick fix” bandages do nothing to heal the hemorrhage.

When We Loaned Out the Youth Center

5 March 2008 — The Bureau of Youth and Sports recently used our facility for four days of meetings, and then the head of the bureau asked me to talk to the whole group about what makes a successful recreation program

Ethiopian Graduate School of Theology Celebrates Ten Years

17 January 2008 — The Ethiopian Graduate School of Theology is celebrating its ten year anniversary and thanking God for his faithfulness in its first decade of ministry.

Accosted for the Gospel

18 September 2007 — Gebre was one of the first Me’en to become a follower of Christ. Many of his extended family, in rejecting Christ, also actively reject Gebre and seek to harm him. Several times there have been attempts on his life.

Ethiopian Church Marks New Millennium

11 September 2007 — SIM's partner church, the Ethiopian Kale Heywet Church, has planned many ways to celebrate the Ethiopian Millennium.

Missionaries from Africa: "Normal Christianity"

1 September 2007 — For hundreds of years, Africa was known as “The Dark Continent.” No longer! The Church in Africa is becoming a major mission force.

Children and Youth Program in Transition

9 July 2007 — The Children and Youth at Risk Program in Addis Ababa is in transition. With insufficient donations over a period of six months, the program reached a financial crisis and had to appeal to supporters for prayers and donations.

Makki Matriculation: New School Building Inaugurated

29 May 2007 — Recently, SIM inaugurated a new school building for the Mursi people, who live in a remote area in southern Ethiopia. SIM Ethiopia Director, Tom Lunsford sends this report of his trip to Makki to participate in the celebrations.

Kale Heywet Church Receives Red Ribbon Award for its HIV and AIDS Work

22 December 2006 — The Kale Heywet Church (KHC), SIM's partner church in Ethiopia, was honored as a Red Ribbon Award finalist at the XVI International AIDS Conference in Toronto held in August 2006.

Gumuz Literacy and Agrigulture

1 December 2006 — Before the Gospel came to the Gumuz people, their lives revolved around revenge, killing, and the worship of the spirits of certain rocks and rivers.

Women at Risk

1 December 2006 — Abused and alone, Rahel learned to survive on the streets by working as a prostitute. She was in her mid-teens, a school dropout, abandoned by her family. What else could she do?

Video: Pastors' Book Set (PBS) Project

7 November 2006 — The goal of the Africa Pastors' Book Set project is to equip Christian leaders in African nations with the literature they need to pastor in local churches.

Extra: IEC Outreach Event

1 September 2006 — What do you get when you put 400 women from dozens of countries in one big room with some great food, and tell all the men they can’t come? A very fun Women’s Cultural Festival, which we recently had at our International Evangelical Church (IEC).

Pastors' Book Set Conferences Equip and Encourage African Pastors

9 August 2006 — Hundreds of African church leaders receive valuable study libraries during Pastors' Book Set conferences in Zambia, Kenya, and Ethiopia.

Africa Bible Commentary Distribution Information

13 June 2006 — The Africa Bible Commentary is available in Africa and the English Speaking world.

Shining Hope

6 June 2006 — The children at the Langano school are full of life and hope shines in their eyes.

Miraculous Encounter

1 June 2006 — I immediately stopped the truck. He stepped outside. Then we prayed for God to direct someone to us. Moments later a “Q” warrior walked up out of the darkness...

New Open Doors for Sports Friends

1 June 2006 — Four years ago, Brian Davidson and I, with our families, embarked on a mission to Ethiopia. We were convinced that sports could be a powerful tool that churches and church planters could use to build bridges to youth and their families.

Saving this Generation

1 June 2006 — The Ethiopian Kale Heywet Church (EKHC), in partnership with SIM, is making a huge impact in Addis Ababa through its HIV and AIDS ministries.

Hope in Their Eyes

26 April 2006 — Children in SIM's Langano School have a light in their eyes that is fueled by the newness of each day and the anticipation of the moment.

Music with a Mission

14 March 2006 — A Bach cantata? What does this have to do with "mission" In the middle of Ethiopia?

Growth from the Roots

1 March 2006 — The training of rural leaders who can help their church members grow strong in the faith and evangelize their unreached neighbors remains an urgent but often overlooked need in Ethiopia.

Remembering Tirongo

15 February 2006 — Tirongo's love for God impacted her family, and she took seriously her responsibility to share her faith with them and to care for their needs in practical ways.

New Partnerships in Ethiopia

18 January 2006 — Together with the World Health Organization and Black Lion Hospital in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia's HIV/AIDS Home-Based Care Program is making big strides in increasing access to anti-retroviral therapy.

Six Bibles Adapted from One Translation!

23 December 2005 — The translation of the Wolaitta Bible took years. Further most in the surrounding dialects were prejudiced against a Wolaitta dialect book and wouldn't use it, even though they understood Wolaitta speakers.

"I Could Kill You"

1 December 2005 — The angry religious leader invited Michael to a meeting where they could discuss their different faiths—no, not at the local coffee shop, but in a small hotel far from town.

Temesgen's Story

20 October 2005 — Read about how listening to a radio program in his own language brought one man and his spirit-worshiping family to Christ.

Ethiopian Church Forms New Mission Agency

24 August 2005 — Addis Ababa, Ethiopia--The Kale Heywet Church (KHC) has formed a cross-cultural mission sending agency, the Global Missions Program. KHC leadership states that the focus of the church for the next 25 years shall be global missions....

Miracle for Meteku

1 June 2005 — “I can’t stay here in this house. It keeps haunting me. I have to move!” Meteku, age 15, was almost desperate as he pleaded with Sofi, the coordinator of the SIM Urban Ministry Program in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.

The Hospital by the River

1 June 2005 — “To see young girls in a wretched state transformed into beautiful young women with a new start in life through the love, and care of this hospital is one of the most moving experiences one could hope to see.”

Babies No Longer Infected by Mothers

10 March 2005 — Sorrow and compassion filled my heart as I gazed at 300 babies and young children suffering from HIV/AIDS transmitted by their mothers.

A Chicken for Every Borehole

21 January 2005 — "We should kill a chicken, you know." These words, uttered matter-of-factly, were not about preparations for that night's dinner.

New AIDS Center Opens in Addis Ababa

18 January 2005 — A Voluntary Counseling and Testing (VCT) Center for HIV/AIDS opened in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, after years of hard work, prayer, and sacrifice...

The Spirit at Work

7 January 2005 — The challenge is to establish new believers in God's Word when no written Scriptures exist in their language and all teaching is oral....