When Yared was seven years old his father died, and his mother sent him to go live with an uncle, who was a priest of the Ethiopian Orthodox tradition, one of the oldest churches in the world.
Quando Yared tinha 7 anos, o pai dele morreu, e a mãe mandou-o viver com um tio, que era padre da Igreja Ortodoxa Etíope, uma das igrejas mais antigas do mundo.