Campus Ministry

We have three main ministry teams - Children's Ministry, Women's Ministry, and Campus Ministry.  Students from each of those teams have written about their experiences serving on those teams.  Here's part one - parts two and three will be posted tomorrow (hopefully). The Campus Ministry team focuses its efforts around Addis Ababa University and its many campuses.  Here is Chris T.’s overview of some of the work that they’ve been doing on campus.

Every morning we load up the shuttle and set off for the Campus Headquarters and get ready for a full day of ministry.  We start the day off by having a 30-minute long devotion all together before we split into our three groups – Bible Study/Discipleship, HIV Awareness, and English Club.  The three groups are each split into around five of our MK students and between four and ten(ish) Ethiopian students. 

The Bible Study group is led by Chris T. and is a three-day study on three passages from Ephesians (2:1-10, 3:14-21, 6:10-20).  Each day the MK students lead a study on a specific passage with testimonies and prayer involved in both large group time and small group time.  The training is meant to teach the Ethiopian students how to lead a Bible Study among their friends and the principles of discipleship.

HIV Awareness is led by Ben J. and is a jam-packed extremely interactive time.  There are lessons in which the MK team ties HIV facts in with the truth of Jesus.  There are five different lessons and each one is full of games and skits. 

English Club is led by Connor O.  It is a time where the MK team gets to really enjoy personal relationships with the Ethiopian students.  It’s meant to be interactive and not only help the Ethiopian students with their English but also help all participants with their people skills and is over all a really fun and crazy time to get to know everyone.

Each week the MK teams for the different groups switch to the next group so everyone will be able to meet all the Ethiopian students and experience and serve in as many ways possible.

After the training sessions each morning, groups go out to evangelize around Addis.  There is usually one Ethiopian students paired up with two or three MK students.  We go out and simply talk to people on the street about how Jesus is better than anything else this world has to offer.  It’s been a really amazing time and many, many, many people have been exposed to the Gospel and we have had over 10 people choose to start following Jesus.  Hallelujah!  All glory and praise to God!  Please be praying that Jesus continues to move in amazing ways and this next week and a half of ministry is fruitful and God-honoring. 

The whole experience is amazing and it’s been an extreme privilege for us to be a small part of God’s heartbeat for Ethiopia.  We realize that we’d be hard-pressed to change the world in two months here in Ethiopia so we have really set our hearts on equipping and training these Ethiopian students so they can do just that.  We may all leave here soon and return to our lives, but they stay here and we are praying that they are ready to make an impact and difference for Jesus.