From birth, David Ole Kereto’s life was marked out. He was to become a witch doctor, like his father, but God intervened.

I was born to be a witch doctor in Kenya. As the eldest son, I was expected to follow my grandfather and father into the family business. As part of my training, I saw how my father dealt with the community problems that were brought to him and how even snakes could be called to do his bidding. He was revered in our Maasai village and I wanted the same for myself.

But my friend Daniel had other ideas. Daniel was a Christian. Badgering me to see things differently, he eventually persuaded me to attend a Christian seminar in our local town, Narok. I very reluctantly agreed as long as two conditions were met: I must sit at the back and no one must know that the son of a witch… (Register to read the rest of the article)