Ghanaian media personality and reggae artist, Blakk Rasta has told a fascinating story about how he went from being a bitter crusader against Christianity to being an ordained pastor of the faith.
Blakk Rasta confirmed his parents and siblings are all Muslims, and he was born the same.
According to the renowned radio personality, his conversion to the Christian faith is a very long story but offered to cut it short.
“Once a Muslim, always a Muslim. God took me through a lot of things to prepare me for these times. Ahmadiyya Muslims, and the other sects of Islam [like] Sunni and all that. So I was born into a rich home of religion and so I will say I grew up knowing God from the start”
Blakk Rasta
Blakk Rasta stated his profound love for Ramadan, explaining he fasts during the annual Muslim fasting ritual and otherwise.
Noting he once went through the Rastafari faith, he observed that it was all in preparation for a special day.
“When I was around 41 years old, I began seeing some things and I will explain what those things were. I remember I went to Kaywa with my Serwaa Akoto project. Zapp Mallet worked on it and I was taking it to Kaywa for mastering. While in the process, he stopped suddenly and asked if I was from a certain town in the North of Ghana with a name starting with ‘t’.”
Blakk Rasta
Blakk Rasta revealed he asked Kaywa to forget about that and focus on the work, adding he coming from a city called Tamale was no news.
“Little did I know he was also going through a spiritual journey and could see unknown things. In other words, he had the gift of the prophetic. I don’t know if you’ve encountered him and what he has told you from the spirit but he is one of the people you can trust when it comes to the prophetic.
“I didn’t believe him, I didn’t believe the Bible even though as a Muslim you’re supposed to believe the Bible. I [rather] believed the Bible was corrupted, so I used to attack the Bible, attack that faith, and so forth. So when he said what he did, I tried to brush him off and asked him to mix and master the song and go away. I wasn’t interested.”
Blakk Rasta
According to the Kuchoko legend, he was stunned when Kaywa suddenly mentioned the name of the town because no one knew it except close family members, noting that they don’t mention the name.
Mentioning the Name of a Mallam
Blakk Rasta solemnly remembered Kaywa telling him some things about his life including mentioning the name of a mallam around him and had his lens on him wherever he went, trying to protect him.
He further noted that he was shocked because they were all true, noting he still loves and honors him [mallam].
The “Barack Obama” singer stated he vehemently challenged Kaywa, asserting knowing the history of the Bible and its many contradictions, there was no way he was going to be a Christian.
However, the encounter filled his thoughts, including Kaywa telling him God had called him for a special purpose.
“I went home, slept and I saw myself reading the Bible [multiple times] and I was seeing books that I never knew were in the Bible. And when I woke up, I checked the Bible for those books and I exclaimed. When I got there, I saw exactly the same thing there.
“God was telling me he was the one that took me through Islam, passed me through this, and passed me through that, [but] now this is what he wants me to be. I want you to be a follower of Christ, I want you to be a mentee of Christ.”
Blakk Rasta
To clarify there were no hallucinations, he emphasized he does not smoke, drink, or use any intoxicant.
“I wish I was not saying this because I have fought this [faith] for many years,” he said.
Hearing People’s Names in His Head
Even more mysterious was when the star Reggae singer-songwriter recalled being in public, during this time, and hearing people’s names in his head without knowing them personally.
“So I started asking people and I was told it was the prophetic,” he said, revealing he quickly sought help and Rev. Bernard El Bernard was recommended to him.
He phoned the church leader, who, according to him, was welcoming, and went to visit his church, on invitation, and later his house, where he found himself in the middle of other young prophets of the church who took turns to prophesy to him, proclaiming that it is one of the best days of his life.
Blakk Rasta then disclosed Rev. El Bernard revealed a secret incident involving him when he was only 2 years old, which was confirmed by his mother and uncle.
It was a story about a time his mother visited his sister and when he was let down from his mother’s back after a struggle, he was later found having a conversation with an old man in a chamber.
The old man, he revealed, apparently told his mother he was meant to be great, and cautioned his mother to care for him passionately.
The Kuchoku Legend stated this revelation which was news to even him meant he could not run away from this calling.
On Friday, October 21, 2022, Blakk Rasta was ordained a pastor, after completing Bible school training at Breakthrough Family Chapel under the auspices of Bishop Samuel Osei-Tutu.
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