They burned all their trees to make charcoal.
The land of voodoo since presenting itself to Satan in 1804.
The evil and death there is unimaginable.
Exit.. the religious /spiritual is very complex. To say that voodoo is non existent is a joke. It is real and powerful. Satan at his A game. For those w/o Christ.. well, that is their thing.
Many of the converts were Christian but they did not relax or let loose of their voodoo background so there was a bastardization of both.
You had a sick kid? The priest would come in and pray.. no change. Called in the Voodoo guy and his “magic” would heal. Satan is very powerful and when you spend time in regions that are not really Christian you observe and understand the struggle the people have with missionary folk
The students we had were true converts. The totally rejected voodoo/satan. We immersed and confessed believers in Christ. They knew this would not end their troubles.. but they also knew their soul belonged to Jesus