From the CrossTalk website:"Getaneh Getaneh is a pastor from Ethiopia with Watch and Pray Ministries. He is a rising voice within the Christian solidarity movement that highlights the persecution of believers around the world. He has spoken at various conferences, testified before congressional hearings and has been featured in publications that speak on behalf of the persecuted church.
As a young person, Getaneh had questions as to who God was. From Islamic to psychic influences, eventually he was brought to salvation in Christ through Mennonite missonaries at the age of 13. Eventually through his conversion, Getaneh's family became Christian as well.
As most Crosstalk listeners know, those who live for Christ will suffer persecution and Getaneh's story from this point on is no different.
Getaneh's experiences involve eventually being arrested by the communists for preaching, being denied food, sleep and water for days, being tortured by boiling oil that was poured on the soles of his feet and being whipped with metal cable during his many years in prison. He managed to escape but not before the Lord showed him how much He loves, and we are to love, even our worst enemies.
Eventually he returned to Ethiopia only to be arrested at the airport because an autonomous Islamic court in his home region charged him with converting Muslims to Christianity. He escaped again where his exile led him to the United States in 1994."
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