The room is dark. A small table with a white cloth laid over it is placed in the middle of the room. On the far wall and the wall on the left, the men sit on benches and chairs. The women are crowded on the floor next to the wall.
The witch doctor, seated alone in the center, looked like any other African man. Neatly dressed in trousers and an African-patterned business shirt. He smiled freely and conversed intelligently. He was not what one might think about a witch doctor. No wild hair, painted face, half-clothed and chanting to control the spirits. He was calm, polite and gracious.
But when he spoke and talked about his word that is when it became evident that he was a witch doctor. He spoke of controlling good and evil spirits, looking into a mirror to find murderer and praying to Jesus to heal.
The challenge to teach about Jesus and to lead someone to believe and have faith in Jesus is separating him or her from what has been handed down through many generations. Show them that all the other things that they fear, that they believe in, are powerless. Show them that they have to give it up to follow Jesus.
The traditional healer, or witch doctor, reads a list of his services, which include both physical and spiritual ailments.
Grant examines the witch doctor's baptism certificate. In this culture, being a traditional healer and a Christian is not uncommon.
The witch doctor, seated alone in the center, looked like any other African man. Neatly dressed in trousers and an African-patterned business shirt. He smiled freely and conversed intelligently. He was not what one might think about a witch doctor. No wild hair, painted face, half-clothed and chanting to control the spirits. He was calm, polite and gracious.
But when he spoke and talked about his word that is when it became evident that he was a witch doctor. He spoke of controlling good and evil spirits, looking into a mirror to find murderer and praying to Jesus to heal.
The challenge to teach about Jesus and to lead someone to believe and have faith in Jesus is separating him or her from what has been handed down through many generations. Show them that all the other things that they fear, that they believe in, are powerless. Show them that they have to give it up to follow Jesus.
The traditional healer, or witch doctor, reads a list of his services, which include both physical and spiritual ailments.
Grant examines the witch doctor's baptism certificate. In this culture, being a traditional healer and a Christian is not uncommon.
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