Purpose: Mahali loves Jesus

Christ with all her heart and

her family is quite dear to
her.

Aim: To share with others

the unfathomable, logic
defying love of Jesus Christ.
The Gospel music is an
excellent conduit to do this.
Mahali finds this an effortless
exercise and a privilege given
by the Master to encourage
others.

B ackground: Mahali (also

known as Vera) born 27 years
ago started singing from an
early age back in her birth
country The Mountain
Kingdom of Lesotho. The Country adored for her peaceful and hospitable
culture. Indeed these would be the attributes which will be inculcated in
Mahali’s life from early on and to exude in abundance in her daily life.

She has attended Adventist Schools from her start to completion. Her father
is a former president of Lesotho field of Seventh-day Adventists (Now
Lesotho Conference), the position held for 3 consecutive terms, and Bethel
College lecturer and church Pastor. Her mother is a nursing sister in the
Maluti Adventist Hospital in Lesotho and her father is now Chaplain and
church Pastor there. These well entrenched Adventist roots contributed
immensely for her love of Gospel music. She has sung in groups and trios all
across her schooling years. She sang in a well known Trio in South Africa
when she attended Helderberg College High School in Somerset West near
Cape Town in South Africa.

It was not until the year 2000 that she started going solo. When she moved
to the UK in January 2002 she started singing solos in her local churches.
She was then encouraged by many to start taking her music career seriously.
P articipation and Achievements: She has since sung in various events
and occasions across the UK. She has sung in
the Church Gatherings in High
Wycombe, Hastings, Newcastle,
Sheffield, Newtown, Oswestry, Cardiff,
Llandrindod Wells, West Bromwich,
Bournville, Windsor Street, Erdington,
Handsworthwood, Weston Supermare,
Swindon and the Pavilion of Hope
campaign in Birmingham among others,
also at Camp Meetings, Weddings,
Christmas parties, Hospitals and various
concerts. She has featured in concerts
across UK including Leeds, Birmingham,
and Wales etc.
She has appeared in various church
publications like The Messenger and The
BUC News.
Mahali has sung along some good artists
including No Limits from Soweto SA,
Joyous Symphony from Birmingham and
Unlimited Praise from Leeds, she has
been invited to the same event with
Adventist London Chorale in Brighton for
June 2008.

N ew Album: Mahali has recently been to the studio and she is due to
release her long waited album simply called DIGNIFIED. In this album
one comes into Mahali’s secret chamber and gets to bask in the
presence of the Master that Mahali loves in word and in deeds.
Often many have been taken by surprise when this daughter of the soil and
the precious child of Jesus Christ stands up to praise. She epitomises a
person who has given her all for Christ.

mahali
F avourite Artists: She has artists she loves and adores, among many
Cece Winans, Donnie McClurkin, Mary Mary, Virtue, Heritage Singers,
Valor,Blessed Voices, No Limits, Fred Hammond, and Nicole C Mullins.

Mahali sharing
the stage with
No Limits from
South Africa
on their UK
Tour 2007.

To the delight of
this one man
audience!!!

F amily: She is married to Dr Molapo Selepe, who is a medical

practitioner in Geriatrics, NHS UK. They have 2 children Realeboha
Selepe aged 5 and Hallelujah Selepe aged 1. They both are bubbling
characters and love gospel music.
No Limits and Blessed Voices at
SWAAF Thanksgiving Day
by John Surridge, Welsh Mission president

Blessed Voices from after travelling all the

London, and the way from London.
Reading Ghana Youth MC for the afternoon
Choir. programme was Pastor
Dr Molapo Selepe, one of Clive de Silva. An
the main organisers, experienced minister in
brought a number of the South England
his friends from the Conference who recently
Pentecostal Community featured on the Hope
in Brecon, two of whom Channel’s ‘In
assisted with the praise Conversation’
and worship in Sabbath programme,

O
School. Pastor John Pastor de Silva was
Surridge, spoke on the known to many.
importance of building Some of the loudest
n Sabbath 15 the new SWAAF church applause followed a
community according to performance by Kim and
December some 200 the pattern laid down in Pam Mbenenge and Rea
members and guests the Bible. Music in these Selepe – three talented
attended a special morning services children
Thanksgiving and included Sujoya Paul who had travelled from
Praise Concert Day Bullock on the harp, a Walsall to take part.
organised by the South Nkosi ka Ndlovu and
Wales African Adventist Vera Selepe (Rea’s
Fellowship. The event, mother) were similarly
was held at the appreciated.
University of Wales
Institute, Cardiff, it
brought visitors from as
far away as London,
Birmingham, Reading,
Watford, Manchester and
Sheffield, and even Cape solo by Vera Selepe, No
Town! Limits, and a concluding
Among the performers song by Blessed Voices,
were the No Limits who arrived just in time
quintet from Soweto,
Contact Details:

Mahali Vera Selepe

5 Bryn De Winton
Brecon
Powys
LD3 9HL

Tel: 01874 624 959

Mobile: 0793 0932236
Email: mvselepe@yahoo.co.uk

References:

1. Ps Clive de Silva
Senior Pastor SEC, London
Tel: 0208 384 1710
Email: clivede_silva@hotmail.com

2. Ps Garry Gordon
Westbrom Church, Breath of Life. Birmingham
Tel: 07908 262 232

3. Ps John Surridge
Welsh Mission
Drovers Way, Radyr,
Cardiff, CF15 8GG.
Tel: 029 2084 4106
Email: jsurridge@adventistwales.org