My Prophetic Trip to Ethiopia (Part VII)

ELECTRIC WORSHIP

I have longed to bring you the service of the Faith Bible Church. Rich in the black tradition is adorning oneself in one’s finest when going to the House of the Lord. As it is so with Black America,  so it is with the Land of Cush.

As we approached, we saw worshippers making their pilgrimage, coming form every direction, over hills, down hills, up hills to coverge upon the church that rested in a hollow.

Inside the leaders all sat on the front row, arrayed in knee length white tunics under a white vest with white pants and white shoes. The head pastor wore the same but with a green vest and a white gabi draped over his shoulder. Over 7,000 worshippers had come on a Tuesday to worship the King.

Although he spoke primarily in Amharic, could tell that he was personable and generally liked and respected by his members. He joined them in singing and dancing

He called several individuals forth and I realized he was complimenting them on their unusual regal attire. Everyone smiled and clapped in good humor.

There is a characteristic Ethiopian dance where you bend your knees rhythmically and move your arms from side to side. Them you can move forward three steps and back three steps.

One worship leader sang of the majesty of our God (with translation, of course) and he couldn’t keep still. It was as if he, like Jeremiah, had fire shut up in his bones. Then the next worship leader was just as frenetic with his call and response style of worship.There is a part of one of the worship songs that says, “If you love him, jump!” Then the whole, not just the front row, but the whole assembly jumped continually. See for yourself!

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It was so humbling to see those who had so little praising a God they know is good!

Rabbi Gedamu preached about the woman who was bent over and God healed her. Then he had several altar calls:

• for salvation — they came
• for Holy Spirit Baptism — many spoke in tongues
• for healing — they came
• for a desperation for God — they really came!