Watoto Children's Choir Concert - June 11, Montclair
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The Watoto Children's Choir Concert will perform, Oh, What Love! concert, at First United Methodist Church of Montclair on Thursday, June 11, 2015 at 07:00 PM. First United Methodist Church of Montclair is located at 24 North Fullerton Ave. in Montclair, NJ.
Experience an electrifying concert as the choir brings their new production, Oh What Love, with exciting dance moves, exhilarating drumbeats, and a new sound of Africa. The choir will witness inspirational true-life stories of hope over despair, triumph over tragedy.
The concert is free of charge. A freewill offering will be collected.
In 1994, Watoto Child Care Ministries formed the Watoto Children’s Choir with orphans from Uganda, East Africa. Since then, they have toured the world annually as advocates for the 18 million African children currently orphaned as a result of HIV/AIDS, war, poverty, and human trafficking.
Funds raised support Watoto Child Care Ministries to rescue an individual, raise each one as a leader in their chosen sphere of life so that they in turn will rebuild their nation. Their core missions include:
* Watoto Villages – building homes for children and mothers in the form of small, vibrant communities with schools, medical clinics, and community center.
* Baby Watoto - providing critical care to destitute babies aged 0-2 years, giving them the best possible start in life.
* Living Hope – reaching and helping vulnerable women left abandoned or widowed, returnees from abduction into the rebel army in northern Uganda, and teenage mothers.
* Education – providing formal and technical education to raise the next generation of African leaders by pursuing excellence in academic and practical skills
* Trauma Rehabilitation – improving psychosocial wellbeing of the community that has been devastated by war, poverty and disease.
‘Concerts of Hope’ are held in churches, community halls, schools and other venues globally. The choirs have performed before Presidents and Royalty in the White House, Buckingham Palace and many other National Parliaments. The choir also performed at the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee Pageant in the UK. Audiences are inspired as the children sing, dance and celebrate their story of hope. Watoto means ‘the children’ in Swahili.
Watch their latest video: https://vimeo.com/120466652