Recent Activity

September 8, 2024

Berhanu recognized at the 12 annual Bego Sewe award ceremony.

August 2023

A short documentary featuring an interview with Berhanu.

November 6, 2021

Zena Wengel continues to hold fellowing meetings and bible studies among the blind community in Addis Ababa throughout the 2020 and 2021 COVID pandemic, despite travel being difficult and food being expensive.

In August 2021, a gift of Amharic and Oromo audio bibles along with some collapsible reflective guide canes was delivered to Addis and distributed there and to some men and women in the city of Bako.

In September 2021, Berhanu travelled to Diredawa and preached at the MKC church there.

Berhanu sitting with about 15 members of the choir, dressed in white and red robes.

A view of the congregation at the church in Diredawa. About 400 people are gathered.

In October, Berhanu was also invited to speak at the Herald Believer’s Fellowship Church in Awassa. At that time, the church donated food and supplies to some of the blind community there.

About 200 hundred people inside the church at Awasa at a worship service. The walls and roof are made of sticks and corrugated meta. The stage has a purple curtain behind it.

Berhanu speaking at the church in Awassa. He wears a gray suit and dark sunglasses.

Several people receiving blankets and food after the service.

A bilnd man from the church in Awassa speaking to a journalist. There is a colorful crowd behind him.

Berhanu’s friend Stephan has been collecting the history of church choirs around Ethiopia. A lot of unique an interesting information is on his website at ethiopiangospelmusic.net.  Blind folks have often been key members of many of these choirs.

The cover and first page of an Amharic hymnal. The cover is green. The first page has a version of Joyful Joyful We Adore Thee in standard notation with fidel script.

Here is a PDF copy of an early western hymnal published in Amharic.

Download ማኅሌተ እግዚኣብሄር Hymnal