Harar Church of Joy Taking New Leaps!

Ethiopia, Tuesday November 17th 2009

Harar Church of Joy is a young church in the city of Harar, which is located in eastern Ethiopia, on the Horn of Africa. The church has just passed a year since the beginning and is growing faster than anyone could ever have dreamed of. A year ago the first services were held in the teamhouse with 1-2 visitors. Now Harar Church of Joy has its own church facilities, we have prayed with more than 200 people to salvation, baptized 85 and 5 stable house churches are meeting every week. God has done miracles in an area and among a people group that many thought was impossible, and it doesn't end there! Still it is just the beginning of what God has for Harar Church of Joy, for Harar and for the Horn of Africa.

Not long ago, Harar Church of Joys vision was proclaimed. After many hours in prayer, the vision was written down not only on paper, but also on the middle of the front wall in the freshly painted church. Expectations were high both among the missionaries and the church members when the Sunday morning finally came and the vision were to be proclaimed in front of the people and in front of God.

The Sunday went from regular Sunday to Super Sunday! The Holy Spirit took over the service and led it with a strong presence of joy, happiness and peace. There was joy in worship, dance, drama and preaching! It exceeded all expectations and we could really feel how Harar Church of Joy took a new leap in the direction of the vision that God has given us.

Harar Church of Joy - Among the people, for all people!

To liberate, transform and equip a generation with the Gospel of Jesus Christ... In Ethiopia, on the Horn of Africa and to the ends of the earth.

For the Sake of The Unreached.

Still it is just Harar, but the church planting has just started. There are lots of unreached areas left among the Afar, the Oromo and the Somalis, that are just waiting for daughter churches to be born and become tools for the salvation of whole regions. We are dreaming, praying and longing, and in the horizon we can see a daughter church being born and the voice of the Holy Spirit whispering: It's time!

Join us in prayer for the Horn of Africa and the unreached people that in their hearts are longing to hear the delivering gospel of Jesus - the Way, the Truth and the Life.

Maja Larsson
Mission SOS
Horn of Africa