Christian Online Services - East Africa: February 2021

How to Make Good Friendships

How can I make good friendships? When I first entered college, I knew that I would be far from home, in a new environment full of new people. The first few weeks were stressful, upsetting, and even lonely for me. But I was able to find advice, encouragement, and good company...

By TiffanyThere have been several occasions in my life when I have been asked this question. Out of curiosity, I did a short search to see how others have answered it, and here are some of the answers that have been offered:1. To come to know God and build a relationship with Him2. To ask for strength, healing, or to make requests...

Enjoy this exploration of Jesus’ miracles in the New Testament and archaeologyThat Jesus was a miracle worker is central to the Christology of the New Testament Gospels and Acts. Biblical scholars and archaeologists working in Israel have explored archaeological sites and historical records...

Petr JasekImprisoned in Sudan As the leader of VOM’s ministry in Africa, Petr Jasek was arrested by Sudan’s Islamist regime in 2015 while in the country to help persecuted Christians. Convicted as a spy, sentenced to life in prison and forced to share a cell with ISIS terrorists, Petr witnessed to his fellow prisoners during...

We provide mission opportunities on the Spirit Lake Nation in North Dakota. Volunteers work closely with the residents of the reservation, performing light construction and Vacation Bible School for local children. All skill levels and ages are welcomed to inquire. United Methodist affiliation. The peoples of the Spirit Lake...

The thrones are surmounted by a thatched roof supported by stone pillars. Many of them bear inscriptions in Geʽez, which commemorate the deeds and conquests of the kings of Aksum. There are also freestanding commemorative inscriptions which are sometimes written in Greek to allow travellers to read the...

The stelae mark the burials of some of the prominent figures of the Aksumite state. The three largest ones are elaborately carved with reliefs that imitate the doors, windows, and wooden beams of Aksumite palaces. Unfortunately, the largest of the stelae, to the west, has fallen down due to its weight of over 520 tonnes (equal...

Christianity has a long and deep history in Africa, especially in Ethiopia where the religion was first introduced back in the first century A.D. This makes Ethiopia one of the first countries in the world to embrace the Christian religion. Because of this, there are many ancient and magnificent churches in Ethiopia. Of all...

On a hill above the capital of the island, Fort de France, the Sacre Coeur church invades the tropical panorama, a miniature copy of its famous prototype on the Parisian Montmartre...

Fort-de-France - Schoelcher Library, © Gerhard HubeSchoelcher Library in Fort-de-France...

When Menelik returned to Axum, he brought with him the Ark of the Covenant with the tablets of stone, stolen from the temple at Jerusalem...

The old cathedral of Axum stands on the foundations of the first church of Ethiopia from the 4th century. Only accessible to men, it at first served as the storage place for the Ark of the Covenant. The cult around these fabulous Tablets of Stone, in historical terms a pure myth, became the core of the Ethiopian church...

An Aksumite jar....

Modern photo of the church of Dabra Dammo. Photo: A.Savin. Creative Commons. Like the palaces of Aksum, some of the churches of the Aksumite empire are also built using stones and timber beams. You can see an example of this style of...

Modern photo of the ruins of the palace of Dungur. Around 5th–7th centuries AD.Photo: A. Savin. Wikimedia Commons.Most of the houses in Aksum are small in size and are built using un-dressed mud-set stone and timber for the doors and windows. There are, however, several large palaces in and around the city which we’d recommend visiting....

'Obelisk at Axum'. Daniel Havell, after Henry Salt. From Twenty-four views taken in St Helena, the Cape, India, Ceylon, the Red Sea, Abyssinia & Egypt. 1809. The city of Aksum is the capital of the East African Empire of Aksum and has been thriving since the 1st century AD. The 3rd-century Persian prophet Mani named...

In this FREE eBook, examine fundamental questions about Jesus of Nazareth Jesus is the central figure of Christianity, the world’s largest religion. As a teacher in first-century Galilee, he influenced thousands. Yet many questions today surround this enigmatic person. Where was he really born—Bethlehem or Nazareth? Did he marry?...

Moses’ story is told in the Book of Exodus, but it starts in Genesis with the story of Abraham and his family with whom God makes a covenant. Generations later, the Biblical Moses draws the extended family together in the form of a nation with a structure and code of law, given to him on Mount Sinai. In a BAS Library...

The Bible records that the Phoenicians had a close relationship with the Israelites: Their royalty married each other; they traded with each other; and, significantly, they never went to war with each other. Who were the Phoenicians? Where did they come from? With whom did they trade? In this BAS Library special collection...

It’s the most dramatic event in the Hebrew Bible—the flight of the Israelites from Egypt and their miraculous escape across the Red Sea. The articles we’ve selected here address several key issues: How much history is contained in the Biblical account? What was life like in ancient Egypt? What is the story of the Ten Plagues...

Explore the origins of the church in Greece and Turkey. All three of Paul’s missionary journeys were centered in ancient Turkey and two of them ended in Greece. Moreover, the apostle John’s ministry was located in Ephesus where he wrote his gospel, three letters and the book of Revelation. Travel by deluxe motorcoach...

Who is the Queen of Sheba? In the Bible we are introduced to an unnamed queen from the land of Sheba who travels to Jerusalem to meet King Solomon (see 1 Kings 10; 2 Chronicles 9). Accompanied by many attendants and camels, the Queen of Sheba brings a large quantity of spices, gold and precious stones with her. She is drawn to...

Built from the mind of an Emperor whose very birth was spoken of as a miraculous event, Lalibela is a place of ancient wonder and spiritual discovery. In the beginning the town was known as Roha, eventually gleaming its name from its noteworthy ruler, Saint Gebre Mesqel Lalibela. From birth, Saint Gebre made an impact, with his...

The Holy ghost mission fathers’ house is one of the many landmarks in the town of Bagamoyo – Tanzania that are of historic value. It has three stories and is one of six sites that are in the compound of the Catholic church (Bagamoyo parish), with the others being the dispensary, the sisters’ house (now museum),...

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Christian Online Services - East Africa

How to Make Good Friendships

Why Do We Need to Pray?

The Miracles of Jesus

ARRESTED. INTERROGATED. IMPRISONED FOR JESUS CHRIST

Spirit Lake Ministry Center

The Aksum thrones and inscriptions - Ethiopia Holyland

Aksum - Stelae field

cathedral of st mary of zion ethiopia

Fort de France, the Sacre Coeur church

Fort-de-France - Schoelcher Library

Ark of the Covenant

Old Cathedral of St Mary of Zion - Aksum Ethiopia Built in 4th Century

Aksum (Ethiopia) is a vibrant commercial centre - Source of Christianity around the world

churches of the Aksumite empire - 3rd - 4th Century

Aksum Palace - Ethiopia - The Source of Christianity in the world

Aksum Empire Ethiopia - The Source of Christianity and Civilization of the World

Who Was Jesus? Exploring the History of Jesus’ Life

The Biblical Moses

Who Were the Phoenicians?

Exodus/Egypt

Greece & Turkey: The Cradle of Christianity

Who is the Queen of Sheba?

Lalibela | The Holy City of Ethiopia

The Holy ghost mission fathers | Tanzania Church History

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