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From Ancestral Worship to Adventism
by Aileen Pyburn
While attending the
Southern Chapter of ASI
in Dalton Georgia, we
met Victor Tsague. As he
walked briskly towards
our booth, wearing the
biggest smile I had ever
seen, he raised his hands
in the air and said “I can’t
believe you are here.
You’re really here! I’m
a Seventh-day Adventist
today because of your ministry
and Pastor Bohr’s sermons. I
can’t wait to meet him. Is he here
yet?” You can imagine our enthusiasm
to get the rest of the story.
Victor was born and raised in
Cameroon, Central Africa. Like
everyone in the village, he was
taught that the only way to reach
God is through the spirits of his
dead ancestors, who become divine
after death to serve as their
intercessors before God. He spent
his life performing animal sacrifices
to make sure his ancestors
were happy, hoping they would
intercede on his behalf before
God. Everyone in the village lives
in constant fear of displeasing
them and having to face the terrible
consequences.
After he moved to the USA in
2001, Victor went through what
he calls “the seven years of tribulation”
trying to get US immigrations
to approve his family to
join him. He performed countless
animal sacrifices to his ancestors,
but it was to no avail. One day, He
cried out to heaven for help. Soon
after, he met a friend who invited
him to church for the first time.
That day, the pastor preached on
“Peace that only God can give”.
He felt something that he had
never felt before. At the end of the
service, his friend gave him a gift,
the Bible. Little did he know then
how much that book would change
his life? He went home and started
reading, but could not understand
much. In the meantime, he moved
into his new apartment and discovered
that the previous tenant
had cable TV. The cable company
had not disconnected it so Victor
enjoyed it. Several weeks went by,
and one day the cable was cut, so
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