CeCe Winans and Donnie McCluckin had visited the home continent, Africa and I was privileged to attend their show in Swaziland. Thanks to Pastor Watmore Makwara from Family Worship Center International. This was in June 1st 2013. I’m aware that putting a date on a post might not be a good idea yet when it comes to the Gospel; time is not an issue at all.
When they both took the stage at the very beginning, it was breath taking. I had admired each of them in isolation on TV, CDs and on the radio. Seeing them live was something out of this world. A surprising response from the audience was to record them with phones and tablets until Donny told everyone to put them down. It was not a pleasant suggestion from the performer because I and many others ignore that and kept recording. To us it was more than just their performance but a once in a lifetime opportunity that we’d want to keep on record.
There is a lot I can say about that show, but I can share a few on the quality of their performance:
- Both of them are obviously well experienced in the industry. This was revealed by the excellence of their performance. Definitely our show was one of the smallest to them I guess it was smaller even that the congregation they go to at their home churches.
- They cannot do well as much if their band is poor. The band was polished and gave a very close experience to what we see on TV.
The Gospel
This is more on their personal qualities:
- Friendly, CeCe was always wearing a smile as she always does on TV. Donny was friendly in his words. I actually liked the old man. To me he seemed like one of ours with a local name Sibusiso and a cool recite of the South African national anthem.
- Christ Jesus was upheld as the solution for personal challenges. I recall the last item was an alter call that united a few with the Lord Jesus.
- Christian principles in their speech were exactly what we know true Christians should uphold. They were true Christians to me.
Can I conclude?
I was hoping I would see more of news coverage not only the Swaziland show, but also throughout the region. Anyway, I have expressed my thoughts on this and I do welcome those that attended to voice their comments.
The Gospel of Jesus Christ is indeed the same globally. I’m sure God likes it like that and let every man keep it like that.
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