What Happened When the Evangelist Met the Witch Doctor
Peter Sewarkiryanga was a traveling evangelist in Uganda.
Enock was a witch doctor in one of the most notorious villages in the country.
"This one particular village and district...had a lot of witchcraft," Peter told CBN News. "Everybody that talked about it, knew that people that lived there were evil people, that people would bewitch and you would die in a short time."
One day, God told Peter to preach the gospel in that village. So, what happened when the witch doctor met the evangelist?
"I introduced myself to him: 'I'm here to tell people about Jesus,'" Peter said. He knew Enock was a village leader, but that was all.
"I didn't know he was a witch doctor, and he said, 'Please, can you tell me about the Lord?'"
In a little more than half an hour, Enock said he wanted to give his life to Jesus.
"I said, 'Whoa, this is quick. So....we prayed together," Peter said.
Soon, Enock led his wife and his daughter to the Lord, so Peter started a Bible study in his house.
"In a period of one year, we had about 35 people, who had given their life to the Lord...and on the 25th of December 2008, we held our first service and the church was started there."
Today, the church started by the evangelist and the one time witch doctor, helps fight spiritual darkness in Uganda, but that's a story for the next time.
