Last night we went to see the Watoto Children’s Choir
perform at Watoto South. When we are in Uganda serving the Lord with Watoto,
you would think that the opportunities to see the choir would be many. However,
that isn’t true. We get the opportunity to hear or see them practice, but there
are not many opportunities to see the concert- the finished product. After the
concert we were speaking with one of the pastors and he said that Watoto needs
to think about doing a Ugandan tour. The rest of the world gets to see the
choir frequently, but Ugandans rarely have the opportunity.
We have seen the choir several times in our home church and
it has always been a blessing. However, last night was a whole new experience!
For starters, when a choir is traveling they are limited to one or two “simple”
costumes that they wear throughout the concert. Last night, the costumes- the
colours, the traditional styles- were absolutely amazing!
The second big difference was that we were sitting among
about 1500 African people while we watched the show. The energy and excitement
that is on stage when they are in Canada, is all around you when you are at a
concert in Uganda. There is as much energy, dancing and singing in the chairs
as there is on the stage! It was an amazing experience!
Even though it was a “cold night” and Watoto South is a
tent, the evening was warm because of the company and the huge blessings we
received by being there.
That must have been amazing to see. I can't imagine more energy than what we have when they have performed here.
ReplyDeleteThank you for keeping us updated, it is such a blessing.
In my prayers
Karen
It really was amazing Karen. The energy that we usually see on the stage was in the whole building- 1500+ people (standing room only). It was great! Thanks so much for following the blog and for your prayers. Praying for you too as you begin a new chapter of "quieter house"- it sounds like it should be a good thing, but it is hard!
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