Watoto Choir

Our church, Koinonia CF, hosted the Watoto Childrens Choir a week ago Friday night. My roomate-AKA my mother picked Olivia up early from daycare to bring her home for a nap so she could attend. By Fridays, Olivia is spent and often in bed by 6:45pm. I knew I wanted her to see these children sing, so the retired granny came in handy once again. (hats off to you mom-thanks for picking her up) These children were AMAZING!! INSPIRING!!A testament to what financial support for these kids can do. Everyone of them orphaned by...primarily AIDS. Everyone of them spoke, gave their name, their life aspirations(a doctor, a pilot, a teacher, a pastor) and said how they lost their parents and made it to the Watoto village. These are villages put together and supported by an American Pastor and his wife since 1994. The choir travels around singing, bringing their stories, sad and joyful, to congregations all over the world. I will say I was immediately impacted by their smiles. Their attitiude of graciousness and pure thankfulness was apparent. Two of the boys sang and smiled so abundantly they started to cry. Each one of them gave thanks for their parents and stated they believed their parents were in heaven. That they would see them again someday.It was ...breathtaking. They are from Uganda, Africa. Seeing them has opened a lot of questions for Olivia."Why are they orphans?" "Why did their parents die?" "Is Africa closer than China?" We purchased one of their CD's(should've gotten them all), some jewellry, a book and a t-shirt for Olivia. Awe-inspiring.What I now KNOW for sure is that if a second child of mine doesn't live in Africa...then I don't have a second child.