God is your strength, Mr. Fred. Do not be swayed by this, these are signs that you are in for greater things in life. Keep soaring.

in Africa, we have been stuck in the past for too long and this is why poverty is rife and development is almost nil, certain beliefs we term as traditional are obsolete as nations grow with understanding and science

Why didn't he quickly emergency court injunction against them and give a copy to the police to stop them. That way he would have got police to help, hired private security immediately, and the people arrested if they disobeyed the court order. This guy has lived in the U.S. before. He should be familiar with how to quick get court intervention!!! Unless he is at fault for waiting for them to grant his request. On the other hand, the people were talking about tradition and rituals. That is usually not negotiable anyway! In that vase you stop everything and move quickly!