Pastor Hamado was an avid evangilist who travels on foot from Xurgee Galoo to Wotara to minister to our family every sabbath. He was one of the foot soldiers who devoted his life to spreading the gospel to the Arsi Oromo. He usually comes early in the morninng while we all are in bed. He is one of the people who guided our souls to Jesus. Estifanos Rachoo was also very instrumental in that mission. Pr. Tigiro's activity in building the first modern building in Wotara in 1960's and the accident he susitaend while doing that is in my childhood memory! He lateron became a Pastor and provided many years of ministry until his retirement recently. These are people who built the commuity spiritually and educationally in unisome.

This family message in a video is one example of how Daddaa's life is enterwined with the lives of his family memebers and his community members. His main purpose of having enough resource is to help others as you could hear from the video. This message might be as old as 20 years, but it is as new as it was heard today!

RIP my dear father, you are the one and only one!

Bedasso Felema: A legacy of a man with humble & simple beginnings.

His nick name: Abbaa Dammo, Abbaa Planni

His favorite question: Tamarataa?

His favorite advise: Tamari!

He was not a revolutionary nor a reactionary. He was someone who would like to navigate the existing sociopolitical power of the day and get the best out of them for his community. He has a better understanding of the evilness of the Haile Selassie regime, being one of the principal community advocates among few who campaigned and organized fundraising to buy the Wotaraa land that belonged to Itiye Menen. He recounted to me how he had to make a hard choice at one time between selling a heifer that is about to bearing a calf. This heifer was the only hope that would provide some milk for his 3 or 4 young children at that moment. Despite his family's need he decided to sell it in order to pay land tax for the land on which Wotaraa Elementary School was built on. Many other local farmers have sacrificed their shares to acquire the land. Some of the money was spent to pay the bribe to local feudal representatives or those beurocrats at different administrative levels.