Coffee and a Watoto cookie: The "Prince of Peace" Cantata
It is official, 2020 delivered good, bad and downright ugly packages. However, watching the live Watoto Christmas Cantata (Prince of Peace) under a blanket, sipping on a cup of coffee and on a different continent? Now that was a good! With top notch choreography and stage production attention was centered. While the sound men set the house mix, the lead vocalists, the choir and the band brought the house down. As Pastor James Lalobo told the Christmas story, a warmth filled my heart. It was like coming home. The familiarity of the message was like mom’s cooking – the taste as delicious as one remembers growing up; the recognizable household scent; the reupholstered furniture; the favorite tumpeco still in the cup drawer. A consistency that communicates – love is strong here. Christ remains the center. Scanning the choir, it was a delight to see familiar faces - auntie Florence still singing over 20 years on while Irene’s smile glows among the sopran...