Journalists Expose Ugandan Witch Doctors'

"One of Uganda's main troubles is the widespread use of magic in all its forms," said Trumpet World Mission's John Mulinde. "The population knew that the ceremonies involved blood and even human sacrifice, and that women and children were regularly sexually abused, but there had been no clear proof.

"We began to pray that God would take away the evil, and reveal the truth about the occult practices. Only a short time later, the first witch doctor was caught red-handed with the body of a 5-year-old girl who had been decapitated for a ritual. A little later, five human skulls were found in another witch doctor's house, and two more were caught just as they were about to ritually murder a 16-year-old girl. Interestingly, journalists were present at each discovery, and were able to publish photographs of the events.

"There was a national outcry, and people recognized that serious occult practices are in no way harmless hobbies, but that which God describes them as: idolatry and satanic. In the radio and other media, Christians and the government have declared war on occult practices and Satanism. Christians are being encouraged to localize

witches and shamans, and to pray for their salvation. We are not far from a ban on occult practices in Uganda," Mulinde concluded.