THE CONGREGATION OF THE
MINNEAPOLIS CHURCH IS DEALING
WITH THE LOSS OF A MAN THAT
HELPED LEAD THE WORSHIP
SURFACES -- SERVICES.
HE WAS A POPULAR AND
TALENTED SINGER.
HE ENGAGES THE AUDIENCE.
I KNOW HE WATCHES THE AUDIENCE.
HE WAS A WORSHIP LEADER AT
EBENEZER CHURCH IN MINNEAPOLIS.
MANY MEMBERS ARE ETHIOPIAN
IMMIGRANTS.
AS ANGELA DAVIS SHOWS US, HIS
OPTIMISM AND HIS FAITH INSPIRED
THOSE AROUND HIM.
[ SINGING ] ♪.
HE HAS A VERY BEAUTIFUL
VOICE.
HE KNOWS MANY SONGS.
HE ALWAYS TAKES THE HEARTS OF
PEOPLE AND IS ALWAYS ABLE TO
WORSHIP GOD.
THIS CHURCH PASTOR SAYS
THAT HE WAS A MAN OF CHARACTER
WHO PLAYED A VITAL ROLE IN
SUNDAY MORNING WORSHIP
SERVICES.
HE GOT PEOPLE TO THEIR FEET,
EAGER TO JOIN HIM IN SONG IN
EARLY NOVEMBER, HE DIED
UNEXPECTEDLY AFTER SUFFERING A
HEART ATTACK.
HE WAS 43 YEARS OLD.
HE WAS THE MOST BELOVED
PERSON.
IT BREAKS YOUR HEART.
HIS MOTHER TRAVELED TO
MINNESOTA FROM ETHIOPIA TO SAY
GOODBYE TO HER SON.
SHE SAYS HE WAS ALWAYS EAGER TO
SHARE HIS LOVE OF GOD.
HE JOINED THE CHOIR WHEN
HE WAS SEVEN.
HE LEAVES BEHIND A WIFE OF
THREE YEARS AND TWO YOUNG SONS.
THE COUPLE MET IN THE CHURCH
CHOIR.
HE WOULD SING AND SHE WOULD
PLAY THE KEYBOARD.
RIGHT AFTER WE GOT
MARRIED, I GOT PREGNANT.
SHE SAYS HE TAUGHT HER HOW
TO REMAIN CALM, EVEN WHEN BAD
THINGS HAPPEN.
HE TELLS YOU, JUST LEAVE
IT ALONE.
SHAKE IT OFF.
JUST LIVE LIFE AND LOVE PEOPLE.
AND THINK POSITIVE.
SHE ALSO LEARNED HOW TO
TURN TO FAITH WHEN YOU FEEL
HOPELESS.
I SEE GOD'S SPIRIT HELPING
ME WITH EVERYTHING I AM GOING
THROUGH RIGHT NOW.
ANGELA DAVIS, WCCO4 NEWS.
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