All around Africa, Billions of Christians are in preparation to celebrate Easter. However, this time without setting foot in a church. Evelyn Wanjiru, a gospel artist, has found a way to navigate this. She has been live-streaming her singing sessions on her Instagram and Facebook page. She says it will help all the people who are unable to leave the house due to the Corona pandemic.
Gospel Artist Evelyn Wanjiru.
Evelyn Wanjiru is an award-winning gospel artist from Kenya. Apart from that, this worshipper carries more titles. She ministers as a worship leader music director, hostess of the annual event “Praise Atmosphere”, songwriter and co-founder of Bwenieve production. Evelyn is commonly known for her songs (Celebrate, Jehovah Elohim, Zaidi ya yote, Mungu Pekee), among others.
She began her journey in music back in high school, where she was intensively involved in the school choir. Afterward, she joined Tears Group, Nakuru, for a course in music. She later benefitted from the Talent Academy from the government of Kenya in 2010 at Kabarak University in Nakuru. Following her early successes in church and school festivals, commercial success came her way when music producer Agundabweni Akweyu noted her talent. She later on, started Bwenieve Productions, a music recording studio with her producer. She recorded her first album, “Waweza” which was previously known as “Mazingira.”
Evelyn Wanjiku’s second album, “Mungu Mkuu” won the Groove Awards Album of the Year 2015. The hit song Mungu Mkuu was a stepping stone to Evelyn’s rise to a higher level of musical stardom. After that, then she has been consistently releasing songs that are popular across nations. Evelyn has toured different nations like the United States of America, where she has performed in over ten different states, Ghana, Uganda, Tanzania, South Africa, and South Sudan. She has performed alongside renowned singers like Mary Mary, Sinach, and many more.
A Message Of Hope To The People.
Evelyn started by defining what Easter means to her and why it carries a very significant meaning. She says she believes that in this season, people will pray a lot, especially due to the world crisis. She further admits how COVID-19 has affected her, especially during this Easter season. Due to the pandemic, most of her events were canceled. She, therefore, decided to start live sessions on her social media. She felt there is an urge to do so. Churches have been closed, and there is nowhere to go except stay home due to the lockdown. Most families are at home, and this is the best time to socialize via social media, she explained. She therefore started, she kicked off, and the response was so massive.
“In these trying times, where we are facing this pandemic. I would like to encourage someone out there and the world at large. That God has not forsaken us. Let us stop the spread of COVID-19. Let us adhere to the rules of the health officials. Sanitize your hands, wash your hands with soap and running water. Stay at home, stay safe. God bless you” was her message to the whole world.
Other musicians have kept up with this practice like Kanjii Mbugua, who also does worship sessions on Instagram. These streamline worship has helped people to conduct fellowships at home. With the sing sessions indeed, it has helped a lot of people and most of all spread hope.
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