Watoto Children’s Choirs have travelled extensively since 1994, sharing a message of hope for Africa’s orphans and widows.
Since January, the choir has been touring Canada with Signs & Wonders — a beautiful musical production that celebrates the joy of salvation.
This dynamic production boasts a choir comprised of orphans and other vulnerable children.
Signs & Wonders will be presented in Comox on June 24 at Comox Pentecostal Church, 1919 Guthrie Rd., at 10 a.m. Doors open at 9:30 a.m.
This free event will present new worship music from Watoto Church in Uganda and invite audiences to experience the performance.
About the choir
To date, the choir has toured six continents and performed to enthralled audiences in schools, retirement homes, churches, parliaments, state houses and royal palaces.
Each child in the Watoto Children’s Choir has suffered the loss of one or both parents and now lives in a Watoto village. The experience of travelling on a choir helps the children to develop confidence and boldness, as well as broadening their world view.
Through the power of their testimonies, the children share stories of how their lives have been changed, and how they have been called into a life of purpose to transform their communities. Each story declares the miracle of transformation – from darkness to light; from despair to hope; from loss to purpose; from fear to faith.
About Watoto
In 1994, Watoto Child Care Ministries was birthed out of Watoto Church. It started with one simple house in Kampala. Here, eight orphans and a widow were given the opportunity to become a new family.
To date, Watoto has provided holistic, residential care for more than 4,000 orphaned and vulnerable children (about 3,000 in current care). This includes former child soldiers and those born to rebel leaders during the civil war.
Meet a choir member
Ten-year-old Luke Atabua is one of the performers with the choir. He was rescued by Baby Watoto in 2009. Like the story of thousands of other children cared for by Watoto, Luke was abandoned on the streets of Kampala. He was brought to Baby Watoto as a malnourished two-year-old. Today, he is a very well-behaved young boy, with a passion for dance and hopes to accomplish much with his life.
“I am excited to be travelling to Canada in 2018. I cannot wait to share the love of Jesus with the people we sing to and meet. Through Watoto, God changed my life. I have a family, I go to school and I am happy,” said Luke.
