Friday the 2^nd of May 2014, hundreds of youth from Moyo Musande Sacred Heart of Jesus converged at Makumbi Visitation mission to celebrate their feast days guided with the theme ‘Tinofambanokutenda’ (We walk by faith).

Addressing the contingent at Makumbi on Carrier guidance, the students really inspired many in the hall as they stared at them with amazed faces and some screaming and cheering to them.

It was team of eight students all from University of Zimbabwe doing different degree programmes with flying colours both at O” and A” levels and amongst them with 24 points doing engineering.

The idea of the presentation was not to show off to some peers but was to motivate and inspire them and make them believe in one self that nothing is impossible. “Good choice of goals will determine who you are therefore nothing special but believe in yourself because God has a purpose in your life” said Mercy Mabhundu who is one of the beneficiaries of Joshua Nkomo Scholarship.

With her simple stature, she pin pointed that people lack self-composure and esteem thereby making some misinformed choices at school.

“Self-esteem is needed so that you make informed choices even on friends and subjects to do, choose the best subjects that you are good at not because my friend is doing them. My message to you is identify the purpose of your life and say In God Yes I Can and see what will happen next” she concluded.

Taking turns on the podium came Mr Maposhere, who is the manager of the Joshua Nkomo Scholarship Trust. He highlighted that success is not just a thing to read or hear about but it has to be an instinct that you should have always. “Work hard at school so that you don’t work hard at work” he said.

“In God Yes I Can” became the saying of the day as the Youth spend the rest of the day doing sports engaging more with the Joshua Nkomo Scholarship team.

The Joshua Nkomo Scholarship is a board that gives University Scholarships to under privileged students yet have excelled brilliantly for them to pursue with their education.

The Joshua Nkomo team carried a simple exercise with two volunteers a boy and girl to do drinking competitions and automatically out of this funny activity, the two Lesley Kurai Chataika 22 years old from St Agnes Chitungwiza and Lorraine Matsveru 19 years old from Assumption of Lady, Rhodesville won themselves Joshua Nkomo Scholarship unexpectedly.

Speaking to Lessely who is doing Upper sixth doing Commercials at Ridgeville High School in Chitungwiza, he was really happy with the scholarship he received.

“As for now I am still in shock but very happy and I cannot explain it but I can say I am blessed” he said. “I didn’t want to come for the feasts yet my mother forced me to come and even to be a volunteer too, I was pushed to be one not knowing that all this was a blessing in disguise. I thank God for this” he added.

Lorraine Matsveru who has some O” levels could not hold her tears back as she burst in to tears with joy. “Izvi zvaitwa naMwari because I never dreamt of this and I am not believing this, why me from all these youth present here but with His unconditional love and blessings, I have received “she said

“Thank you Lord for this gift and to the Joshua Nkomo team for bringing in this initiative” she added