Today was a major Muslim holiday called Selah. It's a day of prayer and feasting after 30 days of fasting. Charity and I were very interested in seeing what it's all about.... We decided that we would go see some of the action. This holiday is sort of like Easter or Christmas for Christians. The entire town was closed down, with the exception of one or two shops which were probably owned by Christians... The way the day starts is by a huge prayer gathering at 10AM. Over 90% of Tumu were dressed in their best and walking down the road. I was amazed at the number of people gathered. I didn't even realize that Tumu is that big, there were literally thousands of people walking the streets. I never realized just how many people profess the Muslim faith in Tumu, I knew it was a lot, but witnessing this with my own eyes was moving. There is such a stronghold in this place, so many people are deceived and many of them I know personally. What does that mean for me? What is God telling me to do? It all seems so overwhelming to me... This certainly was an eye-opening day for me!
PS. Not from my journal, but interesting to note, on Christmas day, town was busy as ever. Everything was open. A striking contrast to Selah Day!
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