Voodoo

One of the main religions in Haiti is Voodoo. This religion is about fear more than anything. It goes way beyond mere superstition and often gets violent. When I was in Haiti last year I had a chance to hear the testimony of a former witch doctor. He shared with us how he use to go out at night, get drunk, and then look for people to hurt. I recently got am email from our friend in Haiti regarding the inroads they are making in helping people escape voodoo and a life of fear.

"Many of you know that the season of Easter is also a time for many voodoo ceremonies. Starting on Easter, Andre, a witchdoctor that lives in the neighboring community, decided to hold nightly voodoo ceremonies. He wanted it to last the entire week. We have talked to Andre several times about his life and about Christianity. God has also given us the opportunity to help him medically and materially through the giving of food and clothes. We have invited him several times to our Sunday afternoon service, but there has always been excuses. When we heard the voodoo drums on Easter night, it was such a disappointment. JeanJean suspected it was Andre and was burdened for his soul. God put it on our hearts to pray right then for Andre and the others in the area that would want to participate in the ceremony. We prayed mightily for the men and women that have recently come to know Christ. We prayed that they would not be tempted to revert to their old practices. We prayed for our youth because so often the youth search for things to do and end up dabbling in evil just to check things out. JeanJean then had a chance to talk to Andre on the Tuesday after Easter. Andre told us that he had planned to have the ceremonies each night for a week but was stopping them because no one came!!! He just couldn't understand why no one wanted to participate. JeanJean shared with him about our prayers and again invited him to come to church on Sunday with us. He told us he may just do that. Please pray for Andre."