Growing a Seminary in Ethiopia

<p>What does it take to build a seminary in a nation recovering from war dictatorship and spiritual oppression?</p><p><em>Growing a Seminary in Ethiopia: A Triumph of Faith in an Uneasy Odyssey</em> is the powerful missionary memoir of Carl E. Hansen chronicling a remarkable thirty-year journey alongside the Meserete Kristos Church. At the church's invitation Hansen and his wife leave their roles in Nairobi to help launch a Christian liberal arts college in Ethiopia. They arrive in a country reeling from Marxist misrule extreme poverty and cultural upheaval.</p><p>With candor and conviction Hansen recounts the seminary's evolution from a humble Bible institute in 1994 to a thriving theological education center serving thousands of students. Along the way are cross-cultural challenges leadership struggles shifting visions and the quiet work of faith prayer and forgiveness. This is not only a Christian seminary story but also a deeply human journey of growth conflict and perseverance.</p><p>Set against the backdrop of Addis Ababa and Bishoftu this memoir offers a rare inside view of global Anabaptism cross-cultural ministry and the development of theological education in Africa. For readers interested in missionary memoirs faith-based leadership and church history in Ethiopia this book provides a compelling narrative of purpose and persistence.</p><p><em>Join the journey. Witness a vision unfold. Discover how faith builds more than buildings-it builds a legacy.</em></p>