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Interfaith Concert Brightens Life for Hospital Patients in New Caledonia

Choirs from multiple churches join for day of inspirational singing

On a recent Saturday, more than 100 singers joined together in a special concert at the Ùùain Hospital in Noumea, New Caledonia. Thirteen different choirs sang one after another during a 4 hour performance on 21 November from multiple churches including Protestant, Pentecostal, Seventh-day Adventist and the Noumea Stake of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.

Interfaith Choir members prepare to perform at a concert at the Ùùain Hospital in Noumea, New Caledonia. November 2020.
Interfaith Choir members prepare to perform at a concert at the Ùùain Hospital in Noumea, New Caledonia. November 2020.© 2020 by Intellectual Reserve, Inc. All rights reserved.
                                                              

Stake President Georgie Guidi was impressed by the organization and the Holy Spirit he could feel. “People were so happy to be together and praising the Lord,” he said. “I was happy to meet our friends from other faiths during this event and to share Jesus Christ's message and light with them.”

Pastor Felix Wadrobert of the Seventh Day Adventist Church and George Guidi, president of the Noumea Stake of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints at interfaith musical performance in Noumea. New Caledonia, November 2020.
Pastor Felix Wadrobert of the Seventh Day Adventist Church and Georgie Guidi, president of the Noumea Stake of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints at interfaith musical performance in Noumea. New Caledonia, November 2020.© 2020 by Intellectual Reserve, Inc. All rights reserved.
                                                                              

Pastor Felix Wadrobert from the Seventh-day Adventist Church agreed. “It was so nice to finish the year with a comforting message of love. It lifted us as well as the patients. It was a ‘win-win’ situation.”

Youth choir consisting of members of the Noumea Stake of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints perform as part of an interfaith performance at the Ùùain Hospital. November 2020. New Caledonia
Youth choir consisting of members of the Noumea Stake of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints perform as part of an interfaith performance at the Ùùain Hospital. November 2020. New Caledonia© 2020 by Intellectual Reserve, Inc. All rights reserved.
    

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