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Children of the World
An international children’s choir hosted a special, free performance Sept. 24 at Baptist Bible College & Seminary. Children of the World, a choir made up of young people from Guatemala, Uganda, and Nepal, travel the nation each year to raise awareness about orphaned and disadvantaged children worldwide. To learn more, go to www.bbc.edu or call 570.586.2400.
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Far right, Marvin, from Uganda.His father died of malaria and his mother was too sick to care for him, so he was dropped off at the Destiny Village of Hope Orphanage at 4. He sings and plays the drums with the choir all over the eastern United States.
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Right, Evah from Uganda. She was left in a dumpster by her mother when she was born and some village women found her and took her to the Destiny Village of Hope Orphanage. Now she sings with the choir all over the eastern United States.
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Above, the children in the choir perform a song about children from around the world. Abington Journal Photos/ Joanna Shumaker |
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