After the farewell dance performance, I was on a high. I felt the energy of the room when my dance company, MufukaWorks performed. We did it. It was the best night ever. We cried and all. By far, the best that I ever performed but most of all I saw the growth of my dancers. They were professionals. They were stars. It was their moment. It was by far way more than my expectations. It was God.
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It was the farewell dance performance. It was a farewell to one chapter and a opening to a new chapter. For MufukaWorks Dance Company director Elsie Mufuka (me) was moving from the hometown Beaufort, SC (MufukaWorks home base) to Charlotte, NC. The distance was 4 hours away. The same distance that I traveled for a year for graduate school. I simply had to be honest to myself and realize that I could not do the commute anymore. It is my last year of graduate school and I am working on my thesis. The pressure of travel, work, company, and school. Something was going to give.
My students are my teachers and I am a example to them. I teach them the importance of education and they taught me a true reflection of myself. So I made a hard decision and I made a farewell to Beaufort, SC to continue to finish my schooling. All in all, my decision made after lots of prayer. It was the best decision.
MufukaWorks dancers will always be MufukaWorks
1) Three of the dancers went to college and the knowing that they could do anything. Anyone who knows MufukaWorks knows once you enter MufukaWorks only the strongest survive. With that said, they could handle anything now in life. (Who says Art does not develop the mind?).
2) Through all the MufukaWorks dance workshops with the at risk youth, one dancer decided to continue to do child development classes so she could become a teacher, own her day care, and become one the examples to the youth of today.
3) One is continuing dance education at the hottest dance technical school in the area
4) The one dancer whom was fighting all year to earn her spot into the professional dance world, did it full out. Now on board with Charleston, SC Ms. Queen. She will be flying all over the place doing what she does, Dance.
I started this company one year ago and the growth is just amazing. When I look back on this year, I say thank you God. Thank you for making my dream come true. Everyone is asking what is next for MufukaWorks Dance Company. My answer: lets wait on the Lord because my goodness if he did all of this in one year. Can you imagine what he has in store for MufukaWorks Dance Company next?
Always MufukaWorks
Every morning, my co-pastor sends me bible reading passages in a text message. Some mornings, I do consistently answer and some mornings I don't. I know:I need to stop trying and just do. I am growing people, making God the first priority.
SO TODAY'S BIBLE READING 1 KINGS 11-12
QUESTION AND ANSWER: WHAT DID SOLOMON DO AGAINST GOD THAT GOD TOOK THE KINGDOM FROM SOLOMON'S SON? and had commanded him concerning this thing, that he should not go after other gods; but he did not keep what the Lord had commanded. Therefore the Lord said to Solomon, because you have done this, and have not kept my covenant and my statues, which I have command you, I will surely tear the kingdom away from you and give it to your servant. Nevertheless I will not do it in your days, for the sake of your father David; I will tear it out of the hand of your son. 1 KINGS 11:10-12
WHEN I READ THE CHAPTERS AND FOUND THIS ANSWER, I JUST SHOUTED OUT UMMMM EVEN WORSE. YOUR CHILD GETS THE BURDEN OF YOUR SIN. I don't have children but I will. I do have people that I care about in my life. I also have children that are my students. I care about my people deeply and I realize to scan my life for sin because my actions could affect the people that I just adore. So I did. What did I learn?
I learned that not to engage into something that totally contradicts your said beliefs. The question will arise do you really believe what you say you believe. My past actions have been in the same light as Solomon. what i learned was that my temptation was turning my relationships into projects. Really believing that I can change the heart of someone, it was because every relationship that I have been in always been that way. For I was wrong, I could only plant a seed. For just like Jesus change me, he will work on these hearts. They will have to just accept him into their life. With me doing this instead of me changing hearts, I was changed. I recognized it a little late but I publicized it. REPENTED. PRAYED AND NOW I am beginning my healing process. Ready for any consequences that may arise from my actions. For I loved him but I love God more.
