Earthquake smashes altar
Joshua Obgo is a SOON reader from Nigeria.
In his village, any boy of 17 years old must
be initiated into the worship of the god of the
River Oturkpo.
Joshua was 17 when he did his final exams
at secondary school. His father asked him
to go to the village for the initiation ceremony
as soon as his exams were finished. For
Joshua this was a big problem – he worships
the Creator God and loves Jesus Christ as
his friend. He knew that he could not worship
any other god. He wanted to learn more about
Jesus, so he read the Bible and studied the
SOON Bible Course.
He went to the village because his father told
him to do so. Joshua tells us what happened: