Haiti - God's country after a 'holy invasion'
Caribbean island nation no longer in a pact with the devil.
The following report from the Haitian bishop Joel Jeune recently reached us via
Gerry A. Seale, General Secretary of the Evangelical Association of the
Caribbean and Regional Coordinator of the AD2000 Movement. The report was made
available by missionary David Schmidt. The following is an extract from bishop
Joel's own words (although translated into English from a German version of the
original):
Satanic blood covenant 206 years ago
"On 14 August 1997, God's people in Haiti experienced a historic victory over
Satan, a milestone in winning our country back for God. The reason lies in
history. The slaves brought here from Africa have suffered incredibly for many
years. Their masters acted with the blessing of the Catholic church, which
declared black to be the colour of the devil. Hence, they reasoned, black
slaves have no soul. For this reason, the slaves turned disappointedly away
from God, and called to their African gods for help. On 14 August 1791, a slave
leader by the name of Boukman called a secret meeting in a wood called
Bois-Caiman near Cap Haitien, which was attended by a large number of slaves.
They celebrated a Satanic ceremony, sacrificing a pig and drinking its blood,
swore to serve the devil and dedicated Haiti to him. Up to the present, Haiti's
historians have all attributed Haiti's achievement of political independence in
1804 to this ceremony. For 206 years, Bois-Caiman was a very holy place, a high
place which could only be entered by witch doctors during Voodoo ceremonies.
For 206 years, they have been meeting there every 14. August to sacrifice to
Satan.
Mobilisation to fasting and prayer
Today, 'the pearl of the Antilles' is a land of suffering, poverty, political
tension and instability. A number of Christian leaders, including Paul and
Gerald Clerie of 'Vision: Haiti' and Christian leaders among the large numbers
of Haitians in the USA, Canada, France and other countries, called Christians
to unite on 14 August 1997 to pray and fast that Haiti would return to God. In
Haiti's towns, villages and mountains, Christians came together to fast and
pray, held victory marches in the streets and a large event in the capital from
6am to 10pm during the holy invasion.
Holy Invasion
Our church members started their march in front of the President's palace and
marched for 6 hours to the place where the Satanic ceremony took place 206
years ago. We had informed the government and media of our intentions weeks
before the event, and were told that the witch doctors would be there, as they
were every year. When we arrived, they had hidden themselves, unable to
directly confront the Christians. It was a significant spiritual battle to
reach the tree under which the pig was sacrificed in the original ceremony. We
formed a Jericho march, circling the magic tree seven times. On the seventh
time around, God gave many people a vision of the devil fleeing from the area.
The Christians were overjoyed. We cancelled the Satanic contract and broke the
curse, before celebrating communion and dedicating the area as a place of
prayer. We also declared 14 August to be a national prayer day, on which people
should pray that Haiti will return to God.
Reactions
On the same day, several witch doctors were saved during the events in the
capital. Three days after our holy invasion, the witch doctors returned to
Bois-Caiman to bring their sacrifices and call on the spirits. After days of
effort, nothing happened, because we had commanded the spirits never to return
and dedicated the area to Christ.
The witch doctors complained to the government and media. At first, the
government also protested, speaking in a press release of 'terrible damage to a
Voodoo holy place in which no Christian had set foot for 206 years.' The US
ambassador was shocked by the government's attitude, publicly declaring his
displeasure, and the media made much of the event, asking us for interviews day
and night. By the grace of God, the government relented and respected our legal
right as Haitians to gather at any place on Haiti, including Bois-Caiman, where
they now allow all Christian groups to meet. The place is now very popular, and
local Christians gather there daily for prayer and fasting. All Haitians now
know that the country no longer has a pact with the devil; the contract has
been cancelled, the curse broken. Churches who initially opposed us out of fear
of persecution, have now joined us. Visitors to Haiti sense a fresh atmosphere
in the country. God will completely change our country spiritually,
economically and socially. We are already calling it 'Haiti G.C., Haiti, God's
Country.'"
Source: Bishop Joel Jeune via Gerry A Seale, e-mail gaseale@caribsurf.com
