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A PEOPLE CALLED AFRIKA

lieve that the rest of the world was caught up in madness
and futility, the story of Abraham, the story of Cornelius,
the story of Nebuchadnezzar, the story of the Pharaohs in
Afrika, one who made room for Israel when they came to
Egypt from the land of Canaan and the one who subjected
them to slavery, the story of the Ethiopian Eunuch, the sto-
ry of Hagar, the story of the Queen of Sheba, the story of
Simon the Cyrene (of Libya) clearly demonstrate that God
needs no man’s permission nor any book to speak to anoth-
er nor move them according to His will from whichever na-
tion He shall pick them, and at whichever time in His-story.

Therefore, when one understands that Afrikans in the
pre-colonial period recognized a Creator who they wor-
shiped and thanked for life and food and harvests and rain
and prayed to for protection and guidance, one must un-
derstand that this spiritual thread of connection to the
Almighty God was just as vibrant for Afrikans as it was
for the rest of the world - God moving in Afrika’s midst.

How does this connect to identity? Afrikans were told that
they were evil and backward and that they had no connection
to their Maker. They were told that they had been worship-
ing the devil and harnessing satanic powers. They were told
that they were demonic because they were black and the white
man was Divine or angelic. Anyone who has ever known that
they have a relationship with God and who has ever come into
contact with someone who makes them doubt that, will un-
derstand that this is the wickedest assault on their person, on
their identity and yes, even their sanity and grip on reality. Yes,
there were those who worshiped rocks and still do; but again,
this is not exclusive to Afrika. It is important that you under-

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