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CONCLUSIONSummary of History<strong>Christian</strong>ity reached the Kuki people at the beginningof the twentieth century.There have been four majorperiods in the growth of God's work among the Kukis.During the first period, from 1900 to 1920, therewas slow but significant growth of <strong>Christian</strong>ity among theKukis.During these two decades four churches were organizedamong the Kukis: and the Gospel began to have animpact on Kuki society, shaking up its social and politicalinstitutions. This growth was to some extent suspendedduring the second decade of the twentieth century by the warbetween the Kukis and the British, which lasted from 1917until 1919.The second period began in 1920, with the Kukisgetting their own missionaries, Dr. and Mrs. Crozier. TheKuki <strong>Christian</strong>s increased greatly in number from 1920 to1945. During these two and half decades, more than one-thirdof the Kuki population accepted the <strong>Christian</strong> faith.Thegrowth during this time was prompted by two main factors.One was the defeat of the Kukis in the war with the British.This defeat shifted the center of power in society from thetraditional chiefs and priests to the governing Britishofficials.The opportunities <strong>for</strong> getting Western education182

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