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ETHIOPIA

ETHIOPIA. GEOGRAPHY Ethiopia is twice the size of France. It shares borders with Djibouti, Eritrea, Kenya, Somalia, South Sudan and Sudan. It is landlocked. It is divided into nine ethnic-based regions plus the capital, Addis Ababa, and the city administration of Dire Dawa. Map of Ethiopia.

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ETHIOPIA

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  1. ETHIOPIA • GEOGRAPHY • Ethiopia is twice the size of France. It shares borders with Djibouti, Eritrea, Kenya, Somalia, South Sudan and Sudan. It is landlocked. It is divided into nine ethnic-based regions plus the capital, Addis Ababa, and the city administration of Dire Dawa.

  2. Map of Ethiopia

  3. People, Culture and History

  4. Uniqueness of the Country • Freedom: Ethiopia has never been colonized • Mentioned in the Bible; accept Christianity • Preserved Christianity • A country for human origin: Lucy, • Historical places, visited by many tourists (below)

  5. Lucy • Lived ap. 3.2 million years

  6. Culture • Rich in language and cultural diversity • Amharic is the national language • Major Holidays: Christian & Muslim holidays

  7. Gender • Women’s role at home, men’s outside home • Modern time: a lot of change

  8. Historical Places

  9. Axum City

  10. Lalibela

  11. Facil, Gondar

  12. Jimma • Formerly, a Muslim city • Later, become part of Ethiopia

  13. Harar

  14. Natural Sites • Abay, the Blue Nile River

  15. Religion

  16. Christianity • The Ethiopian Orthodox Church

  17. Islam • Emerged early before it was spread anywhere • Early relations with Christianity was good

  18. Protestants • Emerged in the second half of the 20th c. • Many denominations • EECMY a fast growing denomination

  19. Ethiopian Evangelical Church Mekane Yesus • Established in 1959 as a national church

  20. EECMY Headquarter

  21. EECMY Presidents in the past

  22. EECMY’s Companionship • Evangelism or Mission (the DMT) • DAASC

  23. Visions • A missionary church • Self-Reliant church • A church that keeps its unity

  24. Similarities and Differences between Protestants and the EOC • Different Background • Doctrinal matters • Worship style

  25. EECMY Institutions • Mekane Yesus Seminary

  26. Christian-Muslim Dialogue

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