On a balmy night in Temple Hills, Maryland, two key voices within the Ethiopian community steps up courageously to speak against the ongoing ethnic strife taking place back home and among the diaspora. In a time when tribalism and inciting hatred have become norms, it takes courage for people to speak about unity. That is precisely what Memeher Zebene and Ambassador Fitsum did on Friday night at Debre Genet Medhan Alem Church during for Demera.
The tone was set by the sheer magnitude of the event; 37 churches from Virginia, Maryland, DC and as far as Delaware united as one to worship and celebrate together. Close to 10,000 people gathered outside the church to pray, sing and take in a superbly planned jubilee that highlighted the cultural and spiritual beauty of Ethiopia. It was as if Addis Abeba was imported to the DMV; for at least one night, Ethiopians were transplanted back to their homeland.
Though the high point of Demera is usually the lighting of the bonfire that commemorates how the true cross was discovered by Queen Eleni, this time around the most profound moment came when two officials from divergent institutions spoke as one about the need for unity and love in order to restore Ethiopia. Memeher Zebene, a pastor at Medhan Alem church, and Ambassador Fitsum Arega showed us that government and church can...continued..
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