Of Beetles and Angels

By e_petras

  • Moved from Adi Wahla, Ethiopia to the Sudanese refugee camp of Umsagata

    This the refugee camp that Mawi, his family and many others lived in from 1980 to 1983.

  • Kiros leaves Umsagata for Amerikha

    Kiros was the little boy who loved stones and had no fear of climbing trees. He would climb trees and throw his stones at passers by. Mawi's family had plenty of room at their table for him, as did the other villagers.

  • Mulu Arrives

    Mulu is Mawi's half sister. She arrived from another Saudee town only days before the family was to leave. Mawi's father would not go without her so they stayed an extra year.

  • Move to Amerikha

    In 1983 Mawi and his family finally move to America. World Relief was the agent organization that would get them to the states and help them settle in.

  • Move to Weahton

    For two weeks Mawi and his family lived in a hotel room in Chicago, as Beth their World Relief case worker searched for sponsors. After those initial two weeks, a sponsor was found and the family moved to Weahton to live in another hotel room.

  • Move to the new home

    After seven weeks in the new hotel room in Weahton, Beth found Mawi and his family a new home. They had no idea what to expect.

  • Kiros joins the family

    Several halloween's after Mawi and his brother pirated the Resse's candy Kiros move in with them for a few weeks. Probably a few years after they arrived in America.

  • Tewolde passes away

    Some time after there arrival to America, when Tewolde was a senior in highschool, he was hit by a drunk driver and died.

  • Mawi learns about his fathers past

    Mawi learned that his dad had a tough upbringing; lost his father to death and his mother was sick, lived in a monastery but left at age 9 to live with relatives but ended up being treated like a slave. At age 14 he went to the province of Tigray and ended up becoming an advanced dresser, or a doctor to most.

  • Mawi learns his dad is a hero

    Mawi met an old friend, Behre. Berhe told Mawi of all the amazing testimonies of his father. This brought a whole new light to how he viewed his father, a hero.