Then we went to see where David Livingston, who was a missionary in Botswana who introduced Christianity to the people. So we journeyed to see where he use to meet with people under the a huge tree and share the word with them, teach them to read and write, and would help them with their health (since he was also a doctor.) Then we went to where he planted his first church and where the first chief was baptized!
This chief came to know Christ and was baptized but, people saw this as a betrayal to their culture. He was also the rainmaker and so when the rains didn’t come they became even hostile towards him becoming a Christian. He ended up coming back to his traditional ways because of the pressure he felt. When people who are native to Botswana talked about David Livingston they were not frustrated that he brought Christianity but they seemed irritated that he came with Christianity and tried to change the culture. Dr. Jotia (the professor taking us around.) He said that he feels closest to God when he can worship Him (God) in his own language and in his own way.
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