Bokamoso is a theatre troupe of youth from Winterveldt, South Africa who help produce and perform plays created to help young people grow up healthy and ready for the challenges of adult life.  For over a decade Roy Barber from Seekers Church has worked with the youth and staff at Bokamoso to create their musical plays.  Every year since 2000 we have sponsored a visit to this country by a representative group of youth from Bokamoso.  While here they work with students from St. Andrew’s Academy, where Roy teaches, and visit with other groups to share their spirit and their vision.  Their presence is a beacon of hope in an often-brutal situation.

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Seekers Church has a long and positive history with the Bokamoso Youth Theatre, a ministry of the Anglican Mission of Tumelong in Winterveldt, South Africa.  Winterveldt is a sprawling, semi-rural community of several hundred thousand residents about 40 kilometers north of Pretoria, coming to terms with many challenges in the new South Africa. Unemployment, teenage pregnancy, abuse, crime, malnutrition, broken families, HIV/AIDS are just a few of the symptoms of the broken “circle of courage” in the region.  The community also has many gifts, including a mix of African languages, cultures and peoples – Zulu, Sotho, Tsonga, Venda, and cultures from other African nations like Mozambique and Zimbabwe. 

Bokamoso is a theatre troupe of youth from Winterveldt who help produce and perform plays created to help young people grow up healthy and ready for the challenges of adult life.  For over a decade Roy Barber from Seekers Church has worked with the youth and staff at Bokamoso to create their musical plays.  Every year since 2000 we have sponsored a visit to this country by a representative group of youth from Bokamoso.  While here they work with students from St. Andrew’s Academy, where Roy teaches, and visit with other groups to share their spirit and their vision.  Their presence is a beacon of hope in an often-brutal situation.  

This year a fundraising breakfast will be held to raise more money for the youth center in Winterfeldt. The event is January 15 at the Metropolitan Memorial Methodist Church, on Nebraska Ave. NW across from American University. A free breakfast (8:30-9:30) will be served for 300 people, during which the Bokamoso group will briefly perform, then two youth and their mentors will speak. Finally, an 8-minute video about the youth will be shown.

To contribute, write Bokamoso Scholarship Fund on the memo line of checks and mail to:
Sue Johnson, Treasurer
Seekers Church
7818 Byrds Nest Pass
Annanadale, VA 22003

Contributions are tax deductible and make wonderful “alternative gifts” for family and friends. Simply ask for a gift card.

Complete schedule of performances