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Unseen Hands
Erkenesh did not allow having a child to hinder her work for the Lord. Many people referred to her and her husband as "the parents who carry their child around in a basket." Erkenesh had fasted more than she should have before Mehret's birth, and frequently they could not find suitable milk for her. Their undernourished five-month- old baby became desperately ill just after they came to Addis. They took the dying child to Brother Wendell, and when he laid his hands on her in the name of Jesus, she received a healing touch from God.
After a discussion with his three deacons, Amare, Teshone and Solomon, Brother Wendell asked Tekle to leave the sixteen churches he supervised and become pastor of the headquarters church in Addis.
"It would certainly suit our flesh to have a nice house and good food and comfort, and not have to travel up and down the country, carrying our baby into all kinds of cir cumstances," Tekle answered. "If you think it is the will of God, I will do it."
Although he was determined to obey his leader, Tekle was haunted by the thought of those around the country who were ready to be won to the truth; he continually yearned to go find them. He could only put the matter into the hands of the Lord. Brother Wendell came early the next morning and said, "No, Tekle, this is not God's will. Pack your things; I'll take you back to Awasa."
In the midst of unusual revival blessings, Satan craft ily slipped a false prophet into the church. Twenty-eight- year-old Temare came with deceptive meekness late in 1970. He gained credibility with a few accurate proph ecies, though many things he said could not be imderstood. He used the people's desire for spirituality and their
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