The only
answer to her prayers that she could see was that the prisoners who were
going to be killed had been set free.
"Am I doing anything for my Saviour?" Mary asked herself. "Am I having any
success in winning people for Jesus?"
#7#
_Witchcraft_
One day Chief Njiri and his warriors came to visit Chief Edem. They stayed
several days. They had wild parties every day. They drank native beer until
they became drunk. Then they would quarrel and fight. They asked Mary to
settle their quarrels and decide who was right. Mary was praying every day
that there would not be bad fights and that no one would be killed.
Finally it was the last night of the visit. The men were so drunk that
Mary knew there would be trouble. When the chief and his men were ready to
leave, everyone was excited. The people were shouting and pushing. Some
shots were fired and the men began stabbing with their swords. They were
too drunk to know what they were doing. Mary ran into the crowd. She went
up to Chief Njiri.
"Chief," said Mary, "your visit is over. Go now before trouble starts." She
took hold of the chief's arm and led him out of the village and his men
followed him. They started for their own village.
"I'm glad that's over," said Mary, but she had spoken too soon.
On their way home, as they were staggering along, Bakulu, one of Njiri's
men, cried out, "Look!" and pointed with his finger.
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