Firstly, it’s an amazing opportunity to share the word of God. Also, it brings more insight into the fact that the way we speak is not a slang, it’s a language; it’s our language. I get to share that with people through Alive in Kaaps.

My experience has been amazing, it’s been wonderful, to know that we get to share our understanding of the psalms, in our language, and in song! The past two productions, I have seen the people’s response. It gets you emotional to think that we have been speaking like this all along, and people didn’t understand that it’s a language and a way that we can express ourselves differently and better. I have loved every moment of working on the production, and I’m looking forward to what else can happen with translating the psalms, making songs of them, and presenting them to people.

I'm part of Alike in Kaaps because I get to serve my people. It's both an honour and a privilege to bring the Word of God to our people in song, dance, spoken word, drama, and in our heart language. It's humbling and awe-inspiring knowing that we bring messages of hope, healing, restoration, and validation to our people. This generation is doing the work for past, present, and future generations... I still need to pinch myself. I’m part of the healing and liberation of a people. I have a role to play... a message to give... hope to inspire.

There is work to do and productions are our vehicle. Putting in the work is worth it when we see how our people take to what was prepared for them, by their own people, in their heart language. We are seeing liberation for present and future generations and shackles of oppression being loosened.

It’s simple: I have always wanted to be part of something that challenged people to think and do things differently. For me, one of the biggest problems growing up was that speaking in a certain way in church, then going home and speaking Kaaps. It always felt almost pretentious, like we were pretending in front of God. I didn’t like that and I questioned it a lot. So, it was such an honour to join Alive in Kaaps, because I knew this would be something revolutionary, life-changing, game-changing.... I also knew that it wouldn’t be easy, and that people might not be open to it. I wanted to be part of a movement like this, that would start something, that allows us to be comfortable and to be ourselves in front of God.

It was amazing, but it was also extremely difficult. It's hard to get time off from my job to make rehearsals, and I didn’t want the team to struggle with me. So, I made sure that I rehearsed my music, my parts, my moves, everything, at home, to keep me on my a-game. But also, I love what I do, and I love what Alive in Kaaps stands for. For me, it was an honour to try and do that.

I am part of Alive in Kaaps because this is a part of who I am, my culture as a people, but most of all to go deeper into the Word of God.

Wow, it was hard work to prepare and give a good production. We do it so that people leave with a clear understanding of who they are and their position in society.

This is life changing for the people of Cape Town, and all those who can speak or relate to the language of Kaaps. It’s something much deeper than we imagined; people can relate to it and the songs keep singing in their ears. Even those in my church said, “wow, what an awesome way to get back to our roots.” Most people say that Kaaps has this gangster lingo to it, but it’s not that. This is a historic change. If God allows this to change someone’s life by me just planting a seed, through the way that we talk and communicate, that’s incredible.

Putting the production together was hard work. Some of us lost our steps on stage, but people didn’t know that. There was a lady called Pauline, who was one of the leading actresses in a movie. She said that she had a very nice time with us and that she enjoyed the production so much. That’s an experienced actor saying that. The music and putting together the songs; that is what the Holy Spirit has planted inside of us, to do this thing in our own mother tongue, and to do it to the best of our ability. For that, I can only give God all the glory, the praise, and the honour.

 I'm part of Alive in Kaaps because, not only does it teach me about my culture and my Kaaps language, but it also enables me to teach others not to be ashamed of being coloured.

It was absolutely amazing. The fact that we could minister to people in their mother tongue while also educating them about their culture was really empowering.