OBITUARY: Dr Nerayo Teclemikael 1941 – 2018
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Nerayo was born in November 1941 at the Swedish Mission compound in Edaga-Hamus, Asmara. His mother, Tegbaru Gebrekirstos, grew up within the Swedish Mission at Edaga-Hamus and also studied there. Tegbaru’s parents died unexpectedly when she was about 10 yeOBITUARY: Dr Nerayo Teclemikael 1941 – 2018
Nerayo was born in November 1941 at the Swedish Mission compound in Edaga-Hamus, Asmara. His mother, Tegbaru Gebrekirstos, grew up within the Swedish Mission at Edaga-Hamus and also studied there. Tegbaru’s parents died unexpectedly when she was about 10 years old and she was brought up by well-wishers of the Swedish Mission. She became a committed Kenisha (Swedish Lutheran Church)) and when Teclemikael Agias, Nerayo’s father, proposed marriage to her, she insisted that he must first convert to her religion. However, it is likely that Teclemikael was already on the verge of conversion under the influence of his friend and fellow villager from Adi-Nefas, Keshi (Reverand) Habteselassie Gulbet, who was one of the first from the Highlands part of Eritrea who converted from Orthodox Christianity to the ‘Kenisha’ religion. So, Tegbaru and Teclemikael were married in the Swedish Mission Church at Edaga-Hamus , only about 7 kilometers from Adi-Nefas. Read More ... Read more
