Easter Drama 2010

This evening the children of Salvokop performed their Easter Drama (see previous posts). The children were sooo committed. When we started with drama in Salvokop 10 years ago, we practised for weeks and weeks. The children then were very unruly, stole sweets and toys and were just generally very difficult to work with.
Now the children are ... well still noisy children, but there is generally much, much better co-operation and good manners and lots more enthusiasm.
God is working there and angels abound....

Here we are all dressed up and ready to start the Easter Drama.

Pastor Joel welcomes the people, because it is already 17:15...

But where are the people? The parents in Salvokop do not really support their children. I pray that these children will one day support their children. (My mother never attended any of my ballet lessons, but I made sure that I very regularly attended my children's classes and certainly all their performances! It takes a community to raise a child, and a generation to really make a difference.)

Tannie Lalie explains what this drama is all about.

Joyful, joyful.... (The highschool girls did two beautiful dances)

"King of King and Lord of Lords... "the Junior boys await the coming of Jesus to Jerusalem with gusto.

"Jesus is coming!" (You will never guess who is sitting in the back row! What a pleasant surprise Retha!!)

The devious religious leaders scheming on how to corner Jesus.

Eat this bread, it is my body... Sabatha (with brown head cloth) was Jesus for this part. She has been part of Inkululeko since she was 3 years old and is now in Grade 7. All the other children in the picture had been in the pre-school while I was still the principal there.

Shaen, Tamerin's brother and my niece Eugenie singing Panis Angelicus. Eugenie also sang other background music and Shaen was a pillar of strength at the computer and C.D. player! Thanks Shaen! Thanks Eugenie!

The tired disciples sleeping in the Garden of Gethsemane.

"We found this man misleading our people!"

(Dimakatso, the priest, was still a preschooler, alone in their house when it burned down. Later their shack burned down too. His mother was convinced they had been bewitched.)

Jesus walking down the streets with the cross bar of his cross.

A willing Jesus being nailed to the cross by zealous soldiers.

"When I survey the wondrous cross..."

Christ the Lord is risen today... Halleluja . (I coached the disciples and this dance and what a joy it was!)

Celebrate Jesus!

Joyous celebration from the stands.

Vigorous gumboot dancing, celebrating Jesus.

At least the hall is fuller now...

Jesus is alive today - this man was shot, but because he carried a Bible on his chest, he was not killed. (A skit by boys from the shelter across the street of the Community Centre.)

Thank you Jesus for being there tonight!

May you all have a very blessed Easter. Our Easter has already started on a very high note!