Oromo Lutherans celebrate a birthday; 100 years ago, slave in Ethiopia translated Bible.(NEWS)

From: Star Tribune (Minneapolis, MN) | Date: December 20, 1999| Author: Allen, Martha Sawyer | Copyright information

1/3 The small but growing Oromo community in the Twin Cities celebrated a unique anniversary Sunday night: 100 years since an Oromo slave translated the Bible into the Oromo language.

The 35 million Oromo people, an ethnic group in Ethiopia and Kenya, have suffered much in the past decades, and thousands have fled. But they are keeping their faith, culture and language alive.

There are about 10,000 Oromo people in the Twin Cities, and about 250 of them ...

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