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2007 Malawi Choir Visit
On June 24th, 2007 at 6:55am a group of 15 people from Malawi will fly into JFK airport in New York. From there, they will embark on an amazing journey of friendship and fellowship to locations throughout the Presbytery of Northern New York.
Youth Choir Concert Schedule
The public is cordially invited to hear the group sing on any of these dates. Start times are 7pm unless otherwise noted. Many locations are having a potluck supper for the choir prior to their concert. There will be $10 admission charged for the 2 appearances with the Northern Choral Society. You may request tickets or get more information by calling 315-782-1750. To get an idea of the miles they will travel while in the U.S. here is a map of their concert locations.
| June 26 |
Canton |
| June 27 |
Oxbow |
| June 29 |
Thousand Island Park |
| June 30 |
Gouverneur |
| July 1 |
Watertown - Stone Presbyterian Church |
| July 2 |
Watertown - Thompson Park before the Syracuse Symphony - 6pm |
| July 3 |
Hammond |
| July 5 |
Western Adirondack |
| July 6 |
Ogdensburg |
| July 7 |
Potsdam |
| July 8 |
Sackets Harbor |
| July 10 |
Chaumont |
| July 11 |
Theresa |
| July 12 |
Watertown - First Presbyterian Church with Northern Choral Society 8pm |
| July 13 |
Clayton - Opera House with Northern Choral Society 8pm |
| July 14 |
Peru |
| July 15 |
Saranac Lake |
| July 16 |
Lake Clear |
| July 17 |
Port Henry |
| July 18 |
Chazy |
| July 19 |
Fort Covington |
| July 21 |
Plattsburgh |
| July 22 |
Bennington VT |
History of the Visit
The journey began in April, 2006 when Rev Dr Fred Garry of the First Presbyterian Church of Watertown was working with Grace, the director of the malaria program at Ekwendene Hospital outside Mzuzu, Malawi. She asked him to bring her choir to the US. While it didn't register then, that little voice kept stirring inside Pastor Garry. While investigating to see if it was even possible, it became apparent that a trip in person to Lilongwe, the capital city of Malawi, to obtain visas for the choir would be required. Armed with letters of recommendation from various government officials, they visited the Ambassador. Normally the US State Department would only grant visas to people with jobs or to landowners of their home country. These youth didn't fit that criteria at all. Perhaps it was the choir singing in the background, perhaps it was Rev Garry and Bob Gorman's careful preparation and persistence, perhaps a bit of divine intervention, but something of a miracle occurred when all 15 visas were granted.
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