Being in Africa When Obama Won
Wednesday, November 26th, 2008 | Uncategorized
Now I must confess that it was a bit fun to be here in Ethiopia, East Africa when the first African American won the presidency. I didn’t find out the results of the election until early that Wednesday morning because of the time change. As I turned on the TV at 6:30 a.m. and found out that Obama won, I could hear my neighbors next door shouting for joy.
Never has anyone of African blood had the powerful position of American President and that means a lot to the people of Africa who have such a history of racial oppression. It is a huge sign of change for them that Obama has been elected and they are excited. People wear Obama T-Shirts, they put Obama bumper stickers on their cars, and there’s even an Obama Cafe here in Addis.
To top it off, I went to Bible Study that Wednesday night to find that one of the members from Kenya had brought an Obama cake. I couldn’t help smiling because I don’t think we would ever do this in the states. I think this man brought the cake because he happens to be from the same tribe in Kenya as Obama’s father was, so technically he’s related to Obama.
That’s been my Obama experience in Africa!
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