The sounds of East Africa will come to life at Trinity Lutheran Church in Lynnwood at 7 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 1 when the Watoto Children’s Choir presents their Concert of Hope.
The children present a blend of native African rhythms, contemporary gospel music and ethnic dance. As African drums resound, the children dance down the aisles, one-by-one, in their colorful Ugandan costumes.
The special mission of the choir is to heighten awareness of the mounting AIDS problem in Africa, publicize the vision of Watoto Child Care Ministries (WCCM), and raise funds and support for their ministries. WCCM works to take care of Ugandan children left orphaned by the AIDS epidemic, civil strife and other catastrophic events. Currently, there are two million plus orphans from AIDS in Uganda alone.
Since the Watoto Children’s Choir was formed in 1994, 18 choirs have performed internationally. WCCM is the vision of Canadian native, Pastor Gary Skinner and his wife, Marilyn, who started WCCM in 1992 to address the Ugandan orphan crisis.
The concert is free and open to the public. A free will offering will be received to benefit Watoto Child Care Ministries.
Trinity Lutheran Church is located at 6215 196th Street SW in Lynnwood. For further information, call the church office at 425-778-2159. More information on the choir is available at www.watoto.com.
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