Listen To the Children
Theme song written by: Terry Kelly
Published by: Gun K Publishing – SOCAN
A young boy sits alone in his room,
Surveying all the things he owns,
Until today, the kid just wanted more.
He’s got a picture stuck in his head,
He needs to make it go away,
It hurts his heart to know others
Live in such pain.
So little water and food,
No books, no pens, no schools.
He’s gonna make a plan,
Reach out and do all he can.
Hey!
Listen to the children.
See them walk their talk,
Feel their passion, share their love.
Their innocent eyes,
Brim with possibilities,
Growing one dream at a time,
Listen to the children
The dockside is a sight to behold.
His ship of dreams is loaded to go,
With treasures for children and teachers on a distant shore!
If you listen, you will hear his song,
From Nova Scotia to Sierra Leone,
Singing of children reaching out,
Learning from one another’s lives
And the elders are moved,
They’re gonna reach out, too,
With heads and hearts and hands,
We’ll lift the spirits of this healing land
Hey!
Listen to the children.
See them walk their talk,
Feel their passion, share their love.
Their innocent eyes,
Brim with possibilities,
Growing one dream at a time,
Listen to the children
Hey!
Listen to the children.
See them walk their talk,
Feel their passion, share their love.
Their innocent eyes,
Brim with possibilities,
Growing one dream at a time,
Listen to the children
Learn from their beautiful minds
Show forgiveness, hope, and peace
Changing the world a little at a time
Listen to the children
Learn from the children
Follow the children
A Journey of Sharing
In January 2008 ten year old Logan MacGillivray saw pictures of the hardships the children were faced with in war-ravaged Sierra Leone, Western Africa. He saw schools with no chairs, no desks, no books, inadequate roofing that could not keep the rain away, no pencils to write with and no paper to write on. These images touched Logan and he decided he wanted to help. With assistance and guidance from cdpeace, Centre for Development and Peace Education, Logan spearheaded a project sending a 40-foot shipping container filled with building and school supplies to help rebuild seven schools and the Centre for Development and Peace in the Mayagba region of Sierra Leone.
Listen to the Children depicts the journey of a community coming together to help another community in need far away. The film is to raise awareness about the situation for children living in Sierra Leone so other may reach out and help. His project also involved requesting donations from different businesses and people of things that would be useful to children in Sierra Leone. Logan asked musician and humanitarian Terry Kelly to write and sing a song about the story, hence, “Listen to the Children” was born!
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Video – Produced & Directed by Logan MacGillivray
Theme Song – Written & Performed by Terry Kelly