Breaking Through in Southern Ethiopia
Jinka, Ethiopia, Medical Outreach
We recently returned from our Medical Outreach in Jinka, Ethiopia, where we saw God doing breakthrough work. This is the farthest south we have been in Ethiopia, and, thanks to your support, the Outreach made an amazing impact in the area. We’re hopeful and excited about what God will continue doing there as the Messianic congregation in Addis Ababa has already planted a new congregation in Jinka and is committed to following up, discipling, and training emerging leaders there.
Here’s a look at the number of other lives you touched in Jinka through your support of Jewish Voice Ministries. Thank you again for the tremendous difference you are making in lives all across the globe.
- 11,237 Patients Received Care
- 841 People Received Dental Care
- 2,423 Eyeglasses Distributed
- 19 Eye Surgeries Performed
- 141 Minor Surgeries Performed
- 200 Families Received LifeStraw® Water Filters
- 2 Community LifeStraw® Given
- 1,097 Children Attended the Zehra Kids Shema Program
- 359 Teens Attended the Zehra Kids Nehemiah Program
- 1,538 People Heard the Gospel
- 201 People Received Yeshua
- 236 People Requested Congregational Follow-up
Opening Closed Hearts in
We go to a location based on the Jewish community actively living in the area. However, we eagerly welcome everyone. At this Outreach, we met an Ethiopian Orthodox man suffering from chronic headaches. During triage, one of our team members from Israel sensed his need might be more spiritual than physical. She asked if he’d like to visit the prayer area after his Clinic visit. “No,” he replied. “I am Orthodox. I cannot go to your prayer tent.”
The Ethiopian Orthodox religion is predominant in the country. It embraces worship of Miriam (Mary), and its members often oppose our spiritual ministry in the name of Yeshua (Jesus).
Our team member politely accepted his refusal and stepped away, remaining within hearing distance. There, she prayed for him with her Ethiopian translator, who repeated her prayer in the local language. When it was time, she escorted the Orthodox patient to his medical visit and the pharmacy, and then returned to her department.
After a while, the man came back to Triage and sat down. His Clinic visit was complete, so the team member was puzzled. She and her translator approached him.
“Is there something else you need?” they asked.
He said, “I want to go and pray.”
They led him to the Spiritual Care Ministry tent, where he received Yeshua as the Messiah and Savior.
Thank You!
We hope you know that you made this encounter possible. This man’s life has been made new in Yeshua because you sent us to Jinka.
Remember, you can go with us! Please prayerfully consider joining us on a future outreach. You can learn more about upcoming trips at jewishvoice.org/outreaches
