Raymond Matthew Wray

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Rousing Spirits: Inside Haitian Voodoo

The long walkway was lined with painted crypts. Electric blue. Aqua marine. Black. White. Some were topped with crosses. Others had large and rusting padlocks hanging from their hatches. And still others were smashed open by grave robbers — the ragged remains of their occupants left atop the shattered ruins. My escort, Martin, and I … Read more

On the Trail of the Ark

In this Crisis Magazine classic, Raymond Matthew Wray travels to a lonely corner of Ethiopia, where the Orthodox Church claims to have the “lost” Ark of the Covenant.     “He says you must go now,” my translator told me. I looked from him to the official standing across from the old church ruins. “I … Read more

Rousing Spirits: Inside Haitian Voodoo

The long walkway was lined with painted crypts. Electric blue. Aqua marine. Black. White. Some were topped with crosses. Others had large and rusting padlocks hanging from their hatches. And still others were smashed open by grave robbers—the ragged remains of their occupants left atop the shattered ruins. My escort, Martin, and I walked toward … Read more

A Timebomb in the Philippines

“Is it safe for me to be here?” I asked one of the police commanders. He smiled. “If you stay over here.” “Over here” meant the area behind the scores of Philippine National Police (PNP) in full riot gear. I asked him what the angry crowd was protesting against—America in general or the presence of U.S. … Read more

On the Trail of the Ark

“He says you must go now,” my translator told me. I looked from him to the official standing across from the old church ruins. “I thought I could stay until six o’clock?” I protested. He shrugged and got up to lead me out. While we were leaving, three more visitors entered the compound. I pointed … Read more

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