These poems first appeared in the February 2019 issue of INSiGHT.
CWM recognises that young people are full participants and contributors in God’s mission and are vital to the ministry of Jesus. As a process for leadership formation and nurturing, youth initiatives have been planned in the regions, as a platform for young people within member churches in the regions to come together, to grow and to contribute in addressing the challenges they perceive Empire poses; and God sends to address in mission. Two young poets performed at Groutville Congregational Church during the Youth Initiative in CWM Africa region last September.
Not because I’m black. But because my heart warms And tears run down my face When I think about Africa. I’m an African, Not because I live here, But because the African Sun lit my path. Because the air that I breathe Is for these majestic mountains. That air nurtured me Growing up. I’m an African, Not because I can speak Swahili, shona, zulu or xhosa. But because my heart is Shaped like a question mark, Just like Africa. I’m an African, Not because I’m black, But because my umbilical cord Is buried under the majestic Mountains of Africa.
by Miss Amahle Ngcobo, a member of the United Congregational Church of Southern Africa (UCCSA) Groutville Circuit.
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