Today I was awestruck and mesmerized by three charismatic Nigerian women praying on top of the mountain in their native language, Yoruba, for protection and for the advancement of their Pentecostal ministry, affiliated with the Christian Apostolic Church (Mountain of Prayer). It was hard to take my eyes off of the scars completely marking evangelist Marian Bola Adepoju's face (she's in glasses). I've now read a Pew Research Center historical overview of Pentecostalism in Nigeria and an article on Yoruba tribal marks, which, contrary to my initial Western impression of mutilation, are used to identify one's tribe or family and are often critical to one's survival.