Ernest was born in Tombel, in the South West Province of Cameroon. One of many children of a prominent magician. His very early years were characterized by a sincere search for ultimate peace and truth. He unconditionally surrendered his life to Jesus' Lordship at the age of thirteen. One of the first in his tribe to do so
It immediately became evident that evangelism was his forte, and he engaged in it with vigor and power. He became president of Fellowship of Christian Students (a campus ministry dedicated to reaching high school and college kids), at the age of fifteen, while attending boarding school. God blessed the fellowship spiritually and numerically under his leadership. He later served as evangelist and church planter before immigrating to North America to attend college.
Ernest attended Arkansas Tech University, Lee University and did some graduate work at George Fox University. He majored in Sociology, Political Science, and theology.
Since 1980, Ernest has directly and indirectly been involved in evangelism and church planting efforts across West Africa. He is also involved with efforts of reaching Africans in North America: challenging them to change the destiny of their continent on the basis of a Christian worldview.
As president of Bread For Life International, Ernest is responsible for BFL's overall operations, which include fund raising, advocacy, and program development. In addition to traveling and speaking across North America, Ernest spends a lot of his time in the West-Central part of Africa, consulting with Christian leaders, speaking at missionary gatherings, implementing strategies, reaching the lost as well as encouraging the saints.
Ernest and his wife (Elizabeth) were married in 2003. Elizabeth served with Cameroon government as a translator/Interpreter and later in project management at the US Embassy in Yaounde. The Ehabes moved to the USA in December 2005 to focus on developing a US donor base. They relocated to Yaounde, Cameroon in June 2008 to focus on daily ministry and to raise their two children, Nathan & Kisheri.
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