Page 15 - Unseen Hands by Nona Freeman

Preface
Ethiopia is an ancient land of grandeur and pathos. Its history is no less awesome, fearful and magnificent than its varied topography of rugged peaks, rivers, lakes, deserts, and highlands.
This true story does not chart the course of kings and emperors, or the bloodand tears of politicalchanges, or even the tragedies of famine and drought. Many events and upheavals are omitted to focus on the marvel of an "unseen hand" that has protected, guided and used two sincere, unpretentious people. Tekle and Erkenesh lead one of the most outstanding revivals of this century. Without considering adverse conditions, often ignoring facts, they move with humility and with one theme of faith:
"Ethiopia shall soon stretch out her hands unto God" (Psalm 68:31).
In lands of great antiquity a world of malevolent spirits is recognized fearfully and is given slavish submis sion and careful reverence. Weird and strange cir cumstances frequently occur that the W estern mind finds hard to understand and almost impossible to believe.
This book contains several inexplicable accounts ascertained by more than one witness. I trust the reader can accept this fact: in spite of our enlightenment, there are still enormous mysteries in other regions of the world, and our limited range of experience does not encourage comprehension.
It is enough to declare emphatically that we acclaim 13