Oromo Evangelical Lutheran Church of Kansas City

This past quarter has been busy as we welcomed newly elected leaders from our congregation, baptized five children and welcomed new believers. The newly elected elders were installed on May 26th and took the office of elder officially on June 1st and are now fully functioning. These elected elders will assist Pastor Abdi Selbana in reaching out to souls and preaching the good news of our Lord Jesus Christ within our church and outside the church. It has been an exciting chapter for our church but a tough process to find leaders who are willing and qualified for this service. By the help of Almighty God, we were able to make it happen.

We were also blessed to have five children baptized in this past quarter. On May 19th Pastor Abdi Selbana baptized these children before the congregation. God is expanding our territory and is blessing us with baptized children every day. Out of these baptized children, one of them belongs to a newly believing family. Takele and his family moved here from Ethiopia around two years ago and believed in Jesus Christ as their Savior last year. Now the adults are taking their confirmation class, and soon they will be finished. God has continued blessing us in all directions, and we are thankful for that.

In December last year, the congregation celebrated and became overjoyed with baptizing three of our young adult children (Ebba, Motu and Horenus) and the completion of their confirmation class. Pastor Froiland from Christ Lutheran Church, Kansas City, helped in a big way with leading their confirmation class. Ebba is one of the graduates and he has been deeply involved in serving our Sunday school students and he said, “I can’t be happier because this teaching has given me more knowledge and a great foundation as I continue to serve.” Ebba is a dedicated and mature young man who keeps inspiring us. Motu and Horenus are now joining a young adult choir to serve the Lord through choir ministry. This training has impacted their lives to grow in Christ and learn more about the Kingdom to come. We hope and pray for them to impact their environment as good examples.