Bill & Grace Harding

<p>Bill Harding, IIII; and wife Grace

Ethiopia, grew up there, served there 30 years

Now in SIM HW, Charlotte, NC

SIM: Sudan Interior Mission, 120 years, 65 countries

Ethiopia

The only African country that has never been colonized

Rich culture, over 80 languages

Non-Muslim, surrounded by Muslim countries

Centered on the Orthodox church

Bill and Pam's first week in Ethiopia

Four kids

Aug 5, 1983</p>

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Ethiopia:

Addis Abba

Signif communist presence

Everything, the people, the land, etc., was brown.</p>

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Enroute to SIM guest house, Grace astounded and worried that she'd have to raise their kids there

The first week they were under house arrest; and all their electronics were confiscated

His family was jeered and persecuted from the first day</p>