CHILDREN KILLED ON BUS

Killed Belgian children


They just went on a ski trip, happy to see their parents back but then an unthinkable thing just happened. The bus the children were travelling on crashed in Switzerland, killing 28 Belgian and Dutch tourists, including 22 children.


This could be the worst tragedy in the history of Belgium concerning the number of children killed in a bus accident. According to sources, the bus was travelling to Sion, when it veered off the road hitting a concrete wall of a tunnel in the Swiss Alps, near Italy.

The impact of the accident was so severe that six adults, including two drivers of the coach, died on the spot. 24 other children sustained injuries in the crash. Most of the children were aged around 12.

Belgium's Prime Minister Elio Di Rupo,  who went to the crash scene, in a press conference, said this is "an extremely sad day for all Belgians." As a result of the accident, families of the victims were being flown to Switzerland to identify the bodies of the children at a local hospital.

Swiss president Eveline Widmer-Schumpf also visited the site, while an investigation to determine the cause of the crash is underway. This tragedy has plundered Belgium into total darkness.

Around 200 police, firefighters and paramedics worked throughout the night on board the bus, which front ripped open and broken glass and debris strewn across the road. It was even a shock that despite the condition of the bus after the accident some cheated death. The number of people on board was 52.

My sympathy or condolence to the grieving family after this tragic loss of their loved ones. May the Lord give you the strength to stand firm in this difficult time. Everyone is touched. Both children and adults are sad. We pray for the affected family through this process of grief and mourning.

AFRICA AND THE MYSTERY OF WITCHCRAFT

The tools of an African witch doctor

A witch practices witchcraft. In many parts of Africa, it is often said, "Only a witch could know or see her fellow witch", yet in Africa, anyone could be called a witch when the person looks strange and does abnormal things. 

Such abnormal behaviors could be symptoms of a sickness, but the one had already been classified as a witch.

Poverty, hardships, and suffering are common in life, yet an innocent old woman sitting quietly at her compound could be called a witch and be blamed for someone's suffering. In Africa, matters are dealt with cruelty after consulting witch doctors. 

A man brutally murdered his own mother after a witch doctor told him that his suffering was caused by his own mother. This sounds strange, but in many cases, mothers had confessed to being the one causing all the havoc to their children.

Many simply forget that there is a punishment for every evil thing done on this earth. Some people don't even believe that there is any punishment at all. 

In the life of cruel people, when they start reaping what they had sown, the only thing left for them is to accuse someone as a witch. 

"I believe when I left Africa for Europe, a witch sat by me on the airplane. I have been living in Europe for over ten years, but I am always penniless." This was what an African was telling his friend. I don't believe in such statements.

I believe in witchcraft because I have seen the attack of these unseen forces on people many times in Africa. I  have seen a woman confess to killing her own child. 

I have seen a woman confessing to blocking the womb of her daughter, making her barren. The stories are many without end. Some of these stories are genuine, while others are just fabricated.

In Europe, I have seen an old woman between the ages of seventy and seventy-five riding a bicycle. In Africa, any woman of that age riding a bicycle will be called a witch. 

There was a time, a child preacher came on the scene in Ghana. He preached with passion, giving quotations and references from the Bible. At long last, he was called a witch.

 It is time for Africans to eliminate the slavery mentality of accusing people as a witch for their own failures.

A BEGGAR HAS CHOICE IN THIS TIME OF CRISIS

A beggar


A beggar is someone who can't help himself. He or she is financially handicapped. Therefore, to fight for his survival means to beg for a living. Beggars are all over the world, but are much more common in Third World Countries. 

They are often seen in busy places, such as shopping centers, train stations, and markets.

I first thought that due to poverty, that is the reason a lot of beggars were mostly seen in Third World Countries, but now in advanced countries, beggars are commonly seen everywhere. 

The craving to satisfy drug demand by junkies and other social problems has brought so many people to the streets in Europe as beggars.

I wasn't expecting to see someone opening a trash container in Europe, to look for bread or any food that could satisfy him and eat. But I have seen it a couple of times. 

Roofless people, dejected and rejected by society, live on food thrown into refuse containers at the supermarkets.

A beggar has no choice, they say, but sometimes circumstances beyond their control force them to reject or accept. Another point is that since a beggar has no choice doesn't mean that anyone can give them something bad as a gift.

At the central train station in Antwerp, a beggar asked for money, and he was given 70 cents. Right in front of the one who gave him the money, he said, "This is nothing, a cup of coffee costs 2 euros". 

Then he walked away. The man who gave him the money wasn't happy with the statement the beggar made.

However, in this time of crisis, people must understand the plight of beggars. The beautiful part of life is not only going on holidays, drinking and eating, or visiting families. 

There is also joy in helping others. Giving more than receiving not only gives comfort but also a blessing.