SHE HAS GONE TO JOIN THE CHOIRS OF HEAVEN

performing as Elizabeth, in 1996

The phone call came at 0:20 and as soon as I saw the name, I had a premonition. Then, with a repressed cry , the message came, short and chilly: Bafather, umunandi Catherine afwa (Father, my friend Catherine died). 

Catherine Daka was among the first members of Yangeni Singers in Lubengele Parish. She was not much of a composer, but she had a nice and strong voice. In the musical we did for ZNBC on Christmas in 1996, she played the role of Elisabeth. Together with Anne Katongo, in the style of the psalms, she composed a song about the suffering of the widows.

When she got married, they moved to Lusaka. From time to time she would phone. With the work of both of them, they were able to build their own house. As they settled down, they decided to celebrate the sacrament of marriage. Then a few months ago, before going on leave, her mother called from Lusaka, asking for prayers. Then she did the same herself. She had breast cancer. On the day of the operation, the husband phoned. Today, in the middle of the night, she answered God’s call.

We entrust her to the Lord and pray for the husband, the children and the family. May he lead her to the place of rest and peace and strengthen the family and friends in home.