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Then Came the Glory
hunger, from cold, and from insects that crawled out of the dirt floor to torment them. (Ethiopian prisons do not feed
prisoners).
No one knew what had happened for some time.
Feeling deep concern, I phoned my home repeatedly from America but could learn nothing. Men in charge of the
prison came in the cell holding Erkenesh, Sister Membere, and other women, locked the door behind them, and
announced their evil intentions. Erkenesh quietly bound them in the name of Jesus and the men began to tremble so
violently they struggled to get the door unlocked so they could leave. Later, they put the women on the porch and
dared one another to molest them, but every one who started
up the steps began to shake so hard they practically fell down the steps to get away.
Erkenesh overheard the officials say, "Those Pentes have killed so many; we have brought them to jail." Her heart sank. The people had not been saved long and she wondered if the devil had pulled them away so quickly. A
spate of inter-tribal fighting and outlaw thievery caused much trouble at this time and some of these culprits had been
arrested. Erkenesh watched for a chance to learn more and asked the wounded people, "What church do you belong to?" When they answered "Evangelical," she felt relieved.
About this time Brother Godana learned the truth and notified our family in Addis. When I got the news and told Brother Freeman about Erkenesh's cruel situation, he asked if I wanted to return home at once and not wait for the conference. I answered, "No, we will just pray earnestly for her deliverance. If I could talk to her, I feel sure she would say, 'Do what you went to America to do, but PRAY!'"
The prison officials notified the police headquarters 76