Community & Business
13 November, 2025
Voices from Africa delight in Pittsworth
The Watoto Children's Choir brought energy, smiles and hope to the community on Saturday afternoon in a lively performance at the Pittsworth Town Hall.
About 150 people attended, with some travelling from Toowoomba and Millmerran to see the talented choir from Uganda.
The organisers of the event, Diamond and Maddy Mulungi from Pittsworth, were thrilled with the community’s support of the concert.
“It was great to see both the local Pittsworth and Millmerran communities enjoy the performance,” Mrs Mulungi said.
“We couldn’t have asked for better support.”
Through videos and personal stories, the choir touched on the dark moments of Uganda’s past.
“Our homeland is a nation in the middle of Africa with a broken history,” the Watoto representative said.
“We’re talking about a story of poverty, suffering, war and disease.
“Countless numbers of women and children have been abandoned and left behind to barely survive in extremely unpleasant circumstances.
“Their faces unseen, their voices unheard, an entire generation has been all but lost.”
The Watoto representative said their hope for a better future rests in God, and quoted from the Bible in Psalm 68:5-6a - ‘A father to the fatherless, a defender of widows, is God in his holy dwelling. God sets the lonely in families, he leads out the prisoners with singing...’
The performance was a vibrant celebration of this hope, and the radiant smiles of the children were infectious.
The spirit of Uganda was captured through the use of traditional instruments, Swahili and Luganda lyrics and choreography that was so energetic it had the elderly members of the community feeling exhausted just from watching!
A total of $1635 was raised to support the Choir while on tour, and Rev. Willie Liebenberg of the Pittsworth Uniting Church (also a South African) was asked to say a prayer of thanksgiving for the donations.
Mr Mulungi thanked the combined churches of the community for their support of the event.
“I love living in Pittsworth where churches work together for the betterment of this community,” he said.
“Thank you for your support.”
Some people may have arrived on Saturday thinking their own problems were as big as ‘Ben-Hur’ but after witnessing the hardships of life in Uganda, they left with smaller problems and bigger perspectives.
“We have a dream for the future of our land,” said the Watoto representative.
“It’s a dream where broken hearts are healed and shattered dreams are restored.
“To each of these promises, we say ‘yes’.
“The future is radiant and better days are still to come.”
The Watoto Children’s Choir tour continued throughout the week with performances in Toowoomba, Dalby and Chapel Hill.
In 2026, the Choir intends to return Down Under to tour Western Australia and South Australia.
