"Freedom at Last"
My name is Vedaste living in Nyanza Lac, south of Burundi.
“I have a emotional wound that I am in the process of being transformed".
Vedaste's relationship with his father is a rocky kind which he desires to see it being mended, by God’s grace.
“There were words spoken over me that was hurtful, and truth be told it is quite hard to forgive him most especially because it was around the time when my mother went to be with the Lord. It didn’t take long for him to remarry, and when he did I was sent to live with my grandparents. I was the youngest in my family and the only boy.”
“Aside from the complications that come with long distance relationship amongst families, my father somehow forgot who I was and it really hurt me. Some believe he was potioned by my stepmother who from the beginning did not like me. I remember visiting him once and my grandfather asked him, “do you know who this boy is?,.. he is your son”, my father walked away without acknowledging me and it broke me. I remember going home crying.
I travelled around the country, searching for comfort and a sense of belonging. I even travelled to Tanzania which was a silly decision I made because I was young and ignorant. It was quite a challenge living there because I could not acquire a job. I walked back to Burundi, and it took three days; my legs were so swollen and I was beyond exhausted.”
“I started participating in the music industry, deejaying to circular music, while also engaging in relationships with women, however I was paranoid and on occasions thought people wanted to kill me. There was such a void in me, that I was now desperate in search for peace.”
I joined the mosque but I saw they practiced uncommon rituals and I was uncomfortable. Through the trauma Healing session I was able to confide with a friend about my honest feelings. They encouraged me to pray and attend church.
I have never felt so much since! Nowadays I am always laughing and smiling people think I am annoying, but they don’t know who has given that joy. It is God and only Him.
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