May 11 - 20 Trip to Ethiopia

By the divine hand of God, Dr. Lee has been able to establish Mission Training Centers in Ethiopia since 1994. To date, 30 indigenous churches have been planted by the graduates ! In 1998, one of the graduates under the supervision of Pastor Yemane Endale, the Director of Mission Training Centers, planted a new church in Mattu. When Dr. Lee visited the newly planted church in Mattu in 1998, they only had 30 members. Now the church has grown into over 350 members ! Dr. Lee went back to Mattu to conduct a three-day RLM Leadership Conference to strengthen the body of Christ in Mattu from May 11 to 20. It took two days to arrive in Ethiopia and took another two days by car to reach Mattu from Addis Ababa, the capital city of Ethiopia. On the way to Mattu, Dr. Lee was saddened to discover that so many Islamic Mosques had been set up along the way. Since 1991, almost 70% of Ethiopians have become Muslim. Dr. Lee and six Ethiopian RLM team members arrived in Mattu on May 22. Physically, it was a very challenging mission trip. There was no electricity or running water at the Ethiopian hotel in Mattu. Dr. Lee lost five pounds during this trip. He ministered at the church that was meeting in a new building that can accommodate over 350 members. Also, he conducted a three-day RLM Leadership Conference at the former Communist Hall in Mattu. Over 400 people came to the conference on Friday and Saturday night and over 1,400 people came for the Sunday morning meeting on May 18 ! During the altar calls, over 400 people received God’s divine salvation, healing, deliverance and the baptism of the Holy Spirit.