Some of you may have heard that the Prime Minister of Ethiopia recently passed away. He had led the country for over 22 years.
No one is sure what the next few weeks will bring- the last time something like this happened there was much violence as various factions struggled to gain control over the government.
We must wait and see what happens now-but in the meantime, the whole country is in mourning.
Today, we happened to catch the following video. A national day of mourning was scheduled in all cities around the country with all churches closed down and all people told to gather in the stadiums of their towns for a memorial service. There were many horses from up in the highland mountain areas and they were decorated in all their finery for this important occasion. They must have started way before dawn to to get from the highlands down to Arba Minch by 9am.
We were lucky to see this and would have liked to see the whole show---but decided it wouldn't be prudent to try and go to the stadium with all the crowds and the emotions running high....
Please pray for Ethiopia that godly men will be placed in positions of power and authority these next few weeks.
No one is sure what the next few weeks will bring- the last time something like this happened there was much violence as various factions struggled to gain control over the government.
We must wait and see what happens now-but in the meantime, the whole country is in mourning.
Today, we happened to catch the following video. A national day of mourning was scheduled in all cities around the country with all churches closed down and all people told to gather in the stadiums of their towns for a memorial service. There were many horses from up in the highland mountain areas and they were decorated in all their finery for this important occasion. They must have started way before dawn to to get from the highlands down to Arba Minch by 9am.
We were lucky to see this and would have liked to see the whole show---but decided it wouldn't be prudent to try and go to the stadium with all the crowds and the emotions running high....
Please pray for Ethiopia that godly men will be placed in positions of power and authority these next few weeks.
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