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Indeed Haruna. The case at hand is typical of unregistered organisations with considerable funding yet disguise under missionary activity. The arrest i suspect may be have to do with the family talking politics and the NIA got the message. Yahya himself careless about religious activities so long as he is considered the Messiah con miracle man.
The preying on vulnerable and less informed masses make the work of modern missionaries very suspicious. they operate more in poor countries, war zones, and recovering violent regions. Any one converted becus of hardship or promise of material well-being is more likely to un-convert if you know what i mean. I have a family member who did exactly that in Germany in the early 1990's. he left six form for Germany instead of pursuing higher education. when he arrived in Frankfurt, the only option was to apply for asylum. Life was difficult he said. He expected other Gambians to help him settle down but Germany then was like Kewulo (tough den). He wasn't use to hustling, all his affairs were taken care of back in the Gambia. boys from Provence's and tourism spots knows what to do to survive. He instead went into a Christian shelter to seek help. there the Jehovah witness converted him to Christianity. he Change his name to Tony. For
whatever reason, he was help in many ways. he started training has a nurse. the pay was good, he unfortunately, started taking liquor, his life spiral out of control. after several years, he return home mentally insane.
as you said haruna, he was converted due to hardship. yet his inner system wasn't ready for the experience he went into. He has since reverted back again.
We are all free to adopted any faith we so wish. But i believe this should be through intense soul searching and spiritual unfulfilledment. The westerners who adopt Islam or other faiths tend to be more willing to under go a period of reading and soul searching. once they choose a certain faith, this is their choice. they then continue to live happily becus their decision was influence by themselves alone.
For poor countries, Christian or Islamic missionary activity is nothing new to us. Remember our first educated folks in the Gambia entered Christianity to get higher education, and later reverted. Jawara is a good example, Andrew Camara and many others.
If i am to choose another faith, my point of enquiry will be about the essence of God. How is God understood in say Christianity or Buddhism? If that understanding is some what unclear or so sophisticated that it have to take maths to explain it, then i am not interested. also If God and man relationship is no different from that of the Animist, why should i bother? This are the key points, not about higher education or material wants. Religion is suppose to be for the higher dimension. check this website and hear some of reason some give for adopting Islam. www.turntoislam.comSuntou.
From: Haruna Darbo <[log in to unmask]>
Subject: Re: The Fultons in Gambia.
To: [log in to unmask]
Date: Saturday, 6 December, 2008, 5:22 PM
Suntou, I understand your reaction to the Fultons' declaration. I am however not surprised neither am I incensed. This is because I understand religious salesmen and women to engage in winning as many hearts over as possible regardless of whether those hearts are already trained on another religion. This goes for Christian, Muslim, Buddhist, Mormon, Sunni, Shia, Catholic, Pentecostal, Protestant, Sufi, Anglican, Methodist, Uihgua, Animist, Sikh, and any other permutation of religiousity in equal fervor. That is exactly why I think they are all, and they should all be treated as for-profit organisations to form legally, pay their appropriate levels of taxes, respect state boundaries, and continue to save souls that need saving. Haruna.
Date: Sat, 6 Dec 2008 07:32:15 +0000 From: [log in to unmask]Subject: Re: The Fultons in Gambia. To: [log in to unmask]
Interestin haruna. "he has seen many won over from Islam and animism to the lord". yeah.
--- On Fri, 5/12/08, Haruna Darbo <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
From: Haruna Darbo <[log in to unmask]>
Subject: The Fultons in Gambia.
To: [log in to unmask]
Date: Friday, 5 December, 2008, 4:57 PM
The Fultons
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Dave Fulton and his wife Fiona, daughter Iona and son Luke are in their eighth year in The Gambia. He is a chaplain to the Gambian service men and women and is in charge of the chaplaincy of the airport. In the last few years he has lead many service personnel to the Lord. For the army he has trained seven chaplains (one for each barracks). He has now been enabled to move on to a ministry on the river. This involves reaching immigration outposts and villages only accessible by boat. This is a major challenge, as it involves a ten day trip up river every month. But by Gods grace he sees many won for the Lord from Islam and animism.
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