Stone Town is the capital of Zanzibar and a city with a rich culture and history. Basically the city was built on the back of the trade in spices and slavery. The visit to the old slave market was specifically special to me because of the impact that it had on a understanding of the past of Africa. By far the majority of the population is practising Moslems (see the mosque in the background), but a grand old Anglican church has been built in the middle of the slave market. Inside the church one sees a number of artifacts related to the slave trade that just touched me in so many ways. On the one hand I was sad for the hardships of Africa, but on the other, I experienced the hope that Jesus brings to a lost world.
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