Persson, Paul, ed. More than Hope: An Onesimos Nesib Anthology. Addis Ababa: Ethiopian Evangelical Church Mekane Yesus—Department of Mission and Theology, 2024.
PART 2: Onesimos—The Bible reader
A documentation of the time Onesimos Nesib lived in Naqamte, 1906‒31 (by Rev. Paul Persson)
Table of Contents
1906: Three times in Addis Ababa within a year (p. 70)
1907: The first co-worker “conference” in Naqamte (p. 76)
1908: Onesimos dresses wounds caused by lions (p. 79)
1909: Onesimos sick in Addis Ababa (p. 82)
1910: “We can, however, talk to individuals” (p. 84)
1911: A “new” war (p. 85)
1912: “All of those who are leaving for employment are given a Bible” (p. 88)
1913: A year in Addis Ababa—”I don’t know the outcome” (p. 91)
1914: “A few shots were fired to tell that Abba Gammachu had returned” (p. 92)
1915: They hunger and thirst for the word of the Gospel (p. 95)
1916: Onesimos works on dictionaries in Addis Ababa (p. 100)
1917: Plans are postponed (p. 101)
1918: “We will have to go out begging” (p. 102)
1919: “November illness” causes the death of Cederqvist and others (p. 103)
1920: New Swedish co-workers (p. 107)
1921: Disappointment regarding Naqamte (p. 110)
1922: Reports from Naqamte (p. 111)
1923: Team Onesimos and team Söderström together in Naqamte (p. 115)
1924: Celebrations in Naqamte (p. 115)
1925: A “chapel-congregation” is established (p. 117)
1926: Onesimos teaches new language students (p. 118)
1927: The first confirmation class in the congregation (p. 120)
1928: Dagmar Rose (p. 122)
1929: “The hospital has come down from heaven” (p. 123)
1930: Onesimos in Najo (p. 125)
1931: The death of Father Onesimos (p. 127)
Appendix I: Personal losses Onesimos had to face (p. 243)
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