Success Stories

Nancy is from Githumu, Kiambu county in Kenya, she comes from a struggling home of a single mother with six children.

After touring with Choir 13 Nancy did well in her primary and secondary schooling and dreamt of becoming a nurse. Further sponsoring from MFL allowed Nancy to take a registered Nursing course of which she graduated as a qualified nurse in 2009.

Nancy is now currently working at Kijabe Mission Hospital, one of the main mission hospitals in Kenya, as a registered community health nurse. Nancy works in the High Dependency Unit helping extremely ill patients.

I enjoyed visiting many exciting places while on tour with the African Children’s Choir, and meeting many people. It was an awesome lifetime experience I will never forget, I cherish every moment. MFL has given me an opportunity that I would never of had. It gave me a chance to be who I am today and to achieve my childhood dream of becoming a nurse. Without MFL I do not know where I would be today.

Mark Wight Masai was given up by his mother at the age of only 7 months because she became pregnant with him shortly after she graduated from primary school. The decision was made since ‘she was not ready’ for motherhood. Mark was brought up by a foster mother, a British missionary to Kenya. He lived with his foster mom with another ‘adopted’ brother in a remote part of the country known as Narok until 1992, when their neighbours mentioned the African Children’s Choir. Mark successfully auditioned and was accepted to Choir 10, shortly thereafter he toured most of the U.S. from 1993 to 1994 before going back to Kenya and settling into school.

With the background, education, and support he received, he was able to enter college. Mark chose to pursue social communication and trained to become a broadcast journalist. Mark joined the Nation Media Group’s NTV in September of 2008 at 23 and made his debut as one of the youngest prime news TV anchors in Kenya. Mark currently displays confidence, maturity and mannerisms that far supersedes his young age.

The Music for Life has granted me sponsorship in my primary, secondary and college education but not just that! Music for Life is bigger than Family. Since my foster mum retired back to England, I have lived with members of the African Children’s Choir! I don’t live with blood brothers, sisters, a mum or dad but I have the biggest family spread all over Africa! I have the biggest family anyone could ever have!

Rose Mbenya Kamwetu who goes by the name of Mbenya comes from a family of four.  She has an older brother, a younger brother, and a younger sister.  Selected to particpate in Choir 8, she toured the US, Canada and made a brief visit to Spain in 1992.  She was also in a choir that toured Singapore, the Seychelles and Malaysia in 1993.