Ethiopian Orthodox Tewhaedo Church Ministry

     Luckwarm Orthodox Tewahado Youth    Most of the youth nowadays identify as Orthodox Christians but live a life that is no different than an atheist. With the same ear we listened to Mezmur, Wereb, Mahelet, and Kidase we listen to Rap. With the same eyes, we have seen the icons we see porn and nude pictures of people. With the same mouth that we praised God, we swear and gossip and insult our neighbor. With the same legs that lead us to church we go to clubs. In the same way we have included mezmur in our social media stories we also post stories with rap music. With the same love button we pressed on the icon of St. Mary, we also love the “hot” naked girls or boys on Instagram . The truth is that we have become Lukewarm as it’s written in Revelation 3:15-16 “ I know your works: you are neither cold nor hot. Would that you were either cold or hot! So, because you are lukewarm and neither hot nor cold, I will spit you out of my mouth.”      Our heart doesn't want to accept the f

  Music and The Church Recently, I was asked to write an article for a church magazine about my personal experience, which could be beneficial for the youth. Although my writing might not be great I pray the story could be beneficial for at least one person, so here we go. Growing up music was a big part of my life. I enjoyed it so much that I became a DJ while in high school. I was also a great dancer, from HipHop to traditional Ethiopian dances like Eskista, Guragina, etc…. In college, I was a HipHop, R&B and Reggae dance choreographer, and I loved it. My favorite artists were Tupac, Biggie, DMX, Jay-Z, Bob Marley, Sean Paul, Buju Banton, UB-40, Aaliyah, Ashanti, Avant, Joe, and Boyz II Men just to name a few. I even won “Man of The Year” contest during my college senior year because of the “sexist” (a.k.a. lustful) Reggae and HipHop dance performance judged by the female audience. I am not writing this to boast or because I was proud of what I did; it’s rather to let you know th

Flight to Egypt           The New Testament teaches us that following the Birth of Jesus, Herod wanted to "destroy" the Child. Directed by an angel, Joseph took Mary and Jesus and left Israel, seeking refuge in Egypt. Once again we realize the fulfillment of Old Testament prophesies when in Hosea 11:1 we read: "Out of Egypt I called My Son." In this passage the Son of God is Israel and Jesus is the true Israel. He reenacts in His own life the history of Israel, without falling into sin. The icon depicting this event in the life of our Lord reminds us that we must permanently preserve our precious faith in Him. The safe flight of our Lord into Egypt occurred in the midst of terrible sacrifice. Herod was furious when he realized that the Magi had not returned to tell him where the newborn King might be found. In retaliation, he ordered that all the male children in the area of Bethlehem, two years old or under, be killed. We remember the 14,000 children slain by Herod