I'd like to introduce you to Ephraim. He is the manager of the Ethiopian Guest House where we stayed during our trip to Ethiopia. He was one of our guides and translators. Ephraim was kind, likeable and had a deep confidence in God's sovereign control. I was blessed to be able to spend some time getting to know Ephraim. I hope to have the opportunity to work with him again.
Listen to his testimony.
Listening to Ephraim's testimony reminds me of a verse we read recently in our Bible reading. It is found in Genesis 41:52.
Before the years of famine came, two sons were born to Joseph by Asenath daughter of Potiphera, priest of On. Joseph named his firstborn Manasseh and said, "It is because Gods has made me forget all my trouble and all my father's household." The second son he named Ephraim and said, "It is because God has made me fruitful in the land of my suffering."
Ephraim embodies this verse. Even though he has walked through sustained periods of suffering, God has made him fruitful. He has brought him to salvation and has inspired Ephraim to take the message of hope to other young men living on the streets in need of Christ.
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