Dreams play a major role in the spiritual life of Africa. A young man E told me this story: his grandfather, he said, diligently taught him right living, and he faithfully took him to Church. But when his grandfather passed away, E became absorbed in work and money: on Sundays, too. He had been making good money, he said, and had just received a generous bonus. But on his way home, with the bonus in his pocket, he had an accident on his bicycle, and seriously injured his arm. He said to himself, "I’ll never make money again." As he was recuperating, his late grandfather, together with his late pastor, appeared to him in a dream. Each of them was holding a Bible. They said, "E, we did not teach you like this. You must get back to Church." This made such a profound impression on him that, after that, E travelled about 30 km (20 mi) to Church most Sundays. When I first met him, he was still bandaged from the accident.
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