KANSAS CITY, Mo. — There are currently millions of orphaned children living in Africa. The Watoto Children’s Choir not only gives some of those children a voice, but a place to live and grow.
The stories are of heartbreak, stories from some of the estimated 47.5 million children who are orphaned in sub-Saharan Africa.
“I still remember the day that my mother died,” said one child, who is part of the Watoto Children’s Choir.
“I never knew who my father was and my mother died while giving birth,” said another.
Traveling the United States to raise awareness about children just like them who go hungry, cold, sick and are alone, orphaned by aids, poverty and war.
“Most of them have no parents, most of them have nothing tangible to their name but they have a peace, they have a joy, they have a contentment that you don’t usually ever run into in our country,” said Pastor Kevin Gamber of Turning Point Church in Kansas City.
In front of an eager congregation, the children took the stage at the church on Sunday.
“It breaks your heart when you see them, especially being a parent I can just relate to how I would feel if my own kids were in that situation,” said Tim Krabiel of the church.
Watoto says currently more African children are smiling, singing and healthy. Thanks in part to the generosity of many in the United States who they perform for.
“They are the most humble, giving, polite, courteous, just incredible, engaging children I’ve ever met in my life,” said Pastor Gamber.
The Watoto organization creates villages, where once homeless children like them live, go to school, church and get medical care.
“They just feel so fortunate to have been rescued,” said Krabiel.
Lives forever changed in Africa and here at home.
The children’s choir is on a six month tour across the U.S.
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