Wherever you go in Kampala, you find witch doctors. Their homes can easily be located in every slum we work in. These witch doctors (traditional healers) range from simply being an aggravation to being extremely evil.
I posted a story from the Telegraph UK.com last week that looks at the rise in child sacrifices by witch doctors. Witch doctors are real and they wield a strong power over the people, rich and poor alike.
Douglas emailed me a story of one of the witch doctors in Nateete who is a receiving food through Manna Ministry. Yes! We do include witch doctors! If they live in the slum and are qualified, they are ministered too. We turn from no one.
Would you join us in praying for this witch doctor. Pray that God break the bondage of Satan in his life. Pray that he find freedom in Jesus Christ. Pray for the IMFC staff as they share and minister to him.
Here is the story as told by Douglas:
Here is a very current beneficiary. He is called Salongo Kasirye. He doubles as a casual laborer on building sites and also is a struggling witch doctor. Many here just call him by the title ‘doctor’( in Luganda its musawo).
He tells his story.
”In the very morning that I saw the LC Chairman and Douglas come to my house, I was struggling with the thought of suicide! I was tired of being me! It seems that the gods( in Luganda its Jajas) had left me. I had school fees to pay and the rains had ruined my shrine business. Most of my clients cannot wade through the flood waters since I stay right in the middle of the swamp.
I was very shocked and surprised when the Chairman and Douglas came through the flood water. It had just rained the night before! I knew straight that this was something very special. It must come from another power taking charge!
Anyways, I have been a witch doctor for ten years and I am telling all out there it has not been easy! Its not that I do not know where church is or where I can find a pastor, but its that in my heart I want God! But, I am afraid of what my life will be like and what these other jajas (witch doctors) I have served all this time with will do to me and my children!
I know I need to make a choice. I even come to the house church that meets on Saturdays but I am still at the cross road. Please put me in your prayers!
The way you people came just revealed to me that you really love and care for me! You even gave Manna (food) to me!
There is so much difference in my life since you came. I have now gotten to make sure that my children follow after Jesus, but I seem to be left behind––please pray for me!
I got into this business which is outlawed! I know it! Yet, it’s what I use to get money for food and other livelihood. I was introduced to this as a way of helping me make money since I have not school papers and qualification. Yes, hardship took me to that point and left me with witchcraft as a way of making ends meet.
Please do not judge me. I do not break into peoples houses and steal. I just treat them! But I know that my treatment is not true to bring healing. But I got to live too!
Now I see its not right! Its not the right way! Yet I am afraid of doing right! I would like you all to stand with me and pray that I may make a bold choice of choosing Jesus and the life He gives! But you see its very difficult for me. I have been in this business for ten whole years! I do not know how I will live after I leave it completely!
When it doesn’t rain here, I get 10-12 clients daily! What I get feeds me for a very good while. But when I leave it––which I want to by the way––I do not know whats going to happen to me.
I know that you will be here for six months. Do not give up on me. Many born again call me names, but you came and did not judged me. You accepted me and taught me in the house church meetings, and now I am here thinking differently about the business I know well.
I want a new life! We witchdoctors do very many shameful things in order to stay put in this life. I want something different! You got to see that big shrine in my compound. I do not think that my children are proud of what I do for a living. Even me, I am not! I have never felt like this about my current job. It’s very different now. I want a real change, but I also want to stay alive!”
Please do pray for Mr. Salongo Kasirye. He is still an active witch doctor who is struggling in his life and he is wrestling with God about his current life status! He knows what to do but the courage to do it is lacking! I know that the Spirit of Jesus can help him on that, and we too will be available to continue to share the love of Jesus with him.
I am praying that one day soon I will be able to report to you that Salongo Kasirye has given his life to Jesus Christ and is faithfully following him.
Thanks for your prayers and help.
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Dear friend,
In my own life I had to decide do I wont Jesus to be my Lord and saviour or do I continue in demonic power, I followed Jesus, it took five years for me to be completly free from the demons, I have no regretts at all. Jesus looks after me, I am now a Baptist Pastor in the UK. I challenge you to give your live to Jesus sooner rather than latter. I love Uganda and vist when I can. Jesus loves you. Pastor Matt
I have prayed for Mr. Salongo Kasirye. However, I wish to encourage him to make a final decision for Jesus. For over 26 years now since I knew Jesus, I have never seen him deliver someone without protecting him from being attacked by the kingdom of darkness and providing for him. Let him surrender all and he will experience the power of God in his life.
My regards./-