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It Came to Pass
wind. Now I know the Lord is with you. He has brought every evil attack against you to nothing. Please forgive me.
She readily forgave and began to praise the Lord as never before. Six months of wavering between doubt and faith ended in a prayer of commitment: "Jesus, I know that You are truly with me. Whatever tribulation comes my way—be it himger, thirst, hatred, death or any other thing—I will not turn back or doubt or take my life out of Your hands."
At last she had triumphed over the shadows.
Meanwhile, family opposition to Erkenesh marrying the stranger from the North grew. Both her Kambata tribe and his Tigre tribe practiced endogamy, marriage strictly within the tribe. Tekle's Christian family had no objections. "It is God's will" satisfied them, but the brothers and uncles of Erkenesh considered any violence justified to prevent the union. Numerous attempts to kid nap and even to kill her did not faze the young couple. After much prayer and consideration, they set the wed ding date for August 16, 1969.
Erkenesh's brother 'Tamru went to bed on the night of August 5, mulling over schemes to derail their plans, and woke up the next morning a changed man. A vision put the fear of God in him. He came twenty-five kilome ters from his home in W ando-Ghennet to A wasa to make peace.
"God showed me in a vision that He ordained your marriage at the time you have chosen. He rebuked me for my evil deeds. Please forgive me for all the wrong I have done, and tell me what I can do to help you."
They forgave without hesitation, and Tekle said. 75