Their faith began in the glow of a small mission school in Ethiopia—but it was proven in the fire of persecution.

After marriage, they faced more than hardship—they faced open hostility. The communist government branded believers as enemies of the state. Soldiers raided their home, confiscated their Bibles, and threw her into prison—her infant brought to her only to nurse before being taken away again. While she endured confinement, he preached in secret, turning teacups and quiet corners into pulpits of truth.

When false doctrine rose to divide the Apostolic movement, he stood firm. Labeled a rebel, hunted by those who once called him brother, he was spared only by the unseen hand of God. But in the fire of betrayal and fear, revival was already forming.

Missionaries arrived from America—men who came not to debate, but to serve. They washed the feet of Ethiopian believers, prayed in the rain, and watched God pour out His Spirit in villages once bound by fear.

Today, their testimony has become the foundation of over 150 thriving churches across Ethiopia. The same truth that cost them everything has now covered a nation in grace.

The song "Paths to Glory" created with Udio and written by Roy Allison IV.

Long before they became pastors and leaders, they were simply two young students in Ethiopia—each searching for truth in a time of kings, communism, and spiritual confusion. He was raised under a royal dynasty that called itself “the power of the Trinity.” She grew up in a village where most children never saw a book. Both learned to read barefoot, both faced the rise of an atheist regime, and both found something greater than tradition—an encounter with the living God.

Their story begins with a witness from a younger brother, a single prayer that brought the Holy Ghost, and a baptism that would unite their destinies. From mission schools and government classrooms to secret church meetings and quiet songs of worship, this is the powerful beginning of two lives called by God—a calling that would one day demand everything.

This is Part 1 of The Price of the Promise — the story of how faith found its voice in a land determined to silence it.

The song "Paths to Glory" created with Udio and written by Roy Allison IV.

He grew up in Yuma, Arizona—right next door to an Apostolic church. He knew the families, saw the children playing, but never stepped inside. Life took him a different way: a childhood marked by loss, a Navy career that carried him across the country, and years of drifting with friends and nightlife. Yet even in those wandering years, God’s hand was guiding him.

One day, after praying a simple prayer—“Lord, if this is the truth, show me”—an unexpected visitor arrived: his cousin, newly converted, sent by God to confirm everything he had asked. It was no coincidence. It was the answer.

In this moving testimony, you’ll hear how God used a backslidden friend, a faithful mother, and a praying cousin to lead him from Catholic tradition into Apostolic truth. You’ll also discover how that decision shaped his marriage, his children, his career, and his walk with God for more than three decades.

This is the story of a man who lived next door to truth, until grace led him in.

The song "Paths to Glory" created with Udio and written by Roy Allison IV.