Santa Claus Horrified Children in an Adventist Academy with Ear-piercing Drumming and Dancing

It was quite an intense and emotional morning at the Dhaka Adventist Pre-Seminary and School (DAPS), located inside the campus of the Bangladesh Union Mission Headquarters and attached to the Dhaka Seventh-day Adventist Church. The young children were occupied, rehearsing their school lessons on December 3, 2024, when all of a sudden—bang! crash! boom!—the doors flew open, and two men dressed as Santa Claus entered the room with a group of drummers who were playing loud, ear-splitting beats that caused many of the schoolchildren to cover their ears, others to bow in fear, and some to start chanting, screaming, jumping, and dancing. [1] [2] [3]

Thanks to educators who have compromised everything we once held sacred, some of our schools have become so entangled with worldliness that they no longer resemble the institutions they used to be. Some of our schools are no longer just merely compromised—they are under siege by spiritual forces that are sowing confusion and rebellion. Our schools don’t just need reform; they need a spiritual cleansing, an exorcism to purge the demonic influences that have infiltrated their halls and are decimating the hearts and minds of our children.

Unless we cut the snake at the head, eliminating the source of a problem, no true or lasting reformation will ever take root in our institutions. The moral decay plaguing many of our schools stems directly from those in leadership who have abandoned the principles of righteousness for the sake of appeasement and worldly approval. Administrators who allow compromise to continue, whether through misguided policies or passive negligence, are the very source of the corruption.

True reform begins with accountability—removing those who have led us astray and replacing them with faithful men and women who are committed to Christ-centered education. Without this decisive action, our efforts will be in vain, and the spiritual health of our institutions will continue to erode. Only then can we return to our true purpose—nurturing young minds to stand rooted in God’s word and firm in their faith.