{"id":5770,"date":"2019-05-20T15:10:09","date_gmt":"2019-05-20T15:10:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hk.langham.org\/chris-wright-preaching-resource-blesses-ethiopian-church\/"},"modified":"2019-05-20T15:10:09","modified_gmt":"2019-05-20T15:10:09","slug":"chris-wright-preaching-resource-blesses-ethiopian-church","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hk.langham.org\/en_us\/news-and-updates\/chris-wright-preaching-resource-blesses-ethiopian-church\/","title":{"rendered":"Chris Wright preaching resource blesses Ethiopian Church"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Eritrean refugees were among 50 preachers blessed with a translated copy of Chris Wright\u2019s award-winning Langham book \u2018Sweeter than Honey\u2019<\/em> earlier this month.<\/p>\n

The resource is an essential guide for correctly handling the Old Testament.<\/p>\n

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50 preachers during preaching training in northern Ethiopia earlier this month. <\/sub><\/p><\/div>\n

It was given to attendees of a Level 3 Langham Preaching seminar in Shire, Northern Ethiopia.<\/p>\n

‘So happy’<\/h2>\n

The movement coordinator there – who cannot be named for security reasons – said the participants were \u201cso happy\u201d to each receive two copies, one in English, one in Amharic.<\/p>\n

\u201cI asked everyone to lift up both books before God as a sign of thanksgiving to the Lord for blessing
\nthe Ethiopian Church with this new Langham Preaching resource\u201d, he said.<\/p>\n

The Amharic translation was funded within Ethiopia, but the seminar was sponsored by Langham.<\/p>\n

Thanks to the donors<\/h2>\n
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Attendees taught about the single narrative of the Bible in Ethiopia. <\/sub><\/p><\/div>\n

The coordinator added: \u201cPlease, extend our gratitude and thanks to the donors who sponsored the publishing of these books and the seminar.\u201d<\/p>\n

Eritrean refugees were among the preachers who attended the training.<\/p>\n

Many Eritreans who escaped terrible persecution in their country are now being discipled and trained. Some are even planting churches in their refugee camps.<\/p>\n

The coordinator is “delighted” that Langham can play a part in training Eritreans. He said in 2017:<\/p>\n

\u201cEventually I\u2019m sure God will bring down this brutal regime in Eritrea.<\/p>\n

Equipping future Eritrean leaders<\/h2>\n

\u201cI believe these refugees will return to Eritrea, so it\u2019s a great opportunity for Langham Preaching to equip the future leaders of the Eritrean Church. That\u2019s the exciting thing!\u201d<\/p>\n

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Times of praise and worship took place during the preaching training. <\/sub><\/p><\/div>\n

Last year, he shared of his hope after news broke that the 18-year long \u2018state of war\u2019<\/a>\u00a0between the two countries had been ended.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis goodwill between the two countries will impact the Eritrean leadership to release some of the prisoners in Eritrea. We are praying that will happen.\u201d<\/p>\n

Historic moment<\/h2>\n

He added: “There will be a big spiritual revival eventually, I\u2019m sure the Church will thrive. It\u2019s a historic moment in that country. The Church is growing underground, there are so many believers.”<\/p>\n

Chris Wright\u2019s book \u2018Sweeter than Honey\u2019<\/em>, which was given to the attendees in Ethiopia, has also been translated into Mongolian. It was used at a Langham Preaching seminar there earlier this month.<\/p>\n

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Thanks was expressed for the donors who made the preaching training possible. <\/sub><\/p><\/div>\n

Under the title \u2018How to Preach and Teach the Old Testament for All Its Worth<\/a>\u2019<\/em>, the US version of the book came first under the \u2018Church\/Pastoral Leadership\u2019 category in the\u00a0Christianity Today book awards 2017<\/a>.<\/p>\n

It has been described by a seminary professor in the US as an \u201cexcellent\u201d book, that \u201ccombines a robust\u00a0biblical framework with practical communication steps in an easy-to-read style\u201d.<\/p>\n

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