Jack Edward met Catholic youths at a choir festival organised in Wadi village on Sunday 25.
According to one of the organizers of the festival, Mr Chipepa, they chose to invite Jack Edward so that he could have a chance to share his life story and also the dangers of HIV/AIDS with the young people.
St. Agnes Choir
In his presentation, Jack said that he was happy to see that many youths are now interested to know more about HIV/AIDS and how they can prevent from contracting the virus since Tinyadire Moyo project was introduced. He advised the youths present not only to preach about the Gospel of Christ but also about the virus which has affected many youths in Balaka.
Spreading the message through drama during the function
Poem reciting, drama, singing and dancing were also some of the activities which spiced up the event.
Jack also had a chance to have a chat with the elderly in the village. These included Gogo Maria Kayira and Gogo Joseph Khololo who are being taken care of by the Agogo Project.
The event was organized by Saints Mary and Agnes choirs from Kainga and Wadi Villages respectively. The event attracted hundreds of people from surrounding villages.