REVEALED -  KENYAN PRIESTS FAKE MIRACLES TO FLEECE UNSUSPECTING WORSHIPPERS

February 1st, 2009

 

BY – BENJAMIN OCHIENG

A CHURCH is a   place  Christian  worship  God. Be it under a tree or in a building .But, the happenings in these chambers of  worship has reached fever pitch and demands urgent attention.

 People guise as Bishops, apostles and prophets  invade the industry, set up many branches to cheat and steal  the worshipers.

 They live kingly lifestyles in the name of God as faithfuls remain cast drift in pulpits.

 Though is not clear whether satan(Lucifer) has detonated or true Yahweh sang by Congolese religious song bird the- late Angela Chibalonza has embarked on miracles experienced in the era of Moses ,Isaya,, King herald or Jesus Christ, in the bible story.

The Kingly lifestyle has raised suspision of the source of  their wealth. They drive very expensive vehicles ranging from Limousines, jaguar,  Pajeros andnew brands of Mercedes benz etc.

They own bungalows upto 12 roomed apartment s, compound worth hundreds of millions that are not even owned by members of parliament MP’Sin Kenya.

Shockingly, they make foreign trips to US, UK ,Australia and Mid east twice a month at the expense of poor  saints who they drain dry in the name of God.

Behind  church scenes, they have invested  to set up business, colleges and hospitals and  employed  over 100 staffs plus daily  guests ,electricity bills range there monthly expenditure to at least 500,000 per month.

A single Sunday collection is approximately 20,000Kshs in Cash. The church is flooded by the rich, middle class and the poor.

Many of these preachers are not humble to hide  their thirst for cash  in the open. “The hand that gives, takes. That is  why you hardly receive Gods blessing . You have refused to give God your contributions’’ Said  pastor Edward Mwai,a local televangelist in one of his sessions.

 Shame will never stop befalling on Kenyan preachers who have adopted the custom of singing hyms, praying, preaching and then miracles, that has turned to be the tradition of todays men of God.

What causes uproar is , they must always end their prayers by demand for cash money,or cheques. They as well speedily provide their account numbers and Safaricoms- Mpesa, under cover of “support this programme” as if without money, God could not manifest miracles.

The demand for money in cash from the poor worshippers went out of hand at one time when pastor Benson Nganga of Foundation Christians Fellowship staunted worshipers. “Even if you go to a witch doctor for paraphernalia, you must carry yourself with something to appease the spirits. Why do you come to the church empty handed? Asked Nganga when they could not reach the expected margin.

For sure, the word of God has taken the world by storm in this 20th century. Since many were called, but a few chosen, new and old true disciples in Europe, America, Asia and Africa are filled with holy  spirit. This translates that the chosen few developed powers to pray for the crippled to walk, blind  to see, the sick to be healed and e.t.c.

A development that has as well influxed the figure of Bishops, Prophets, apostles and to disclose a few of their titles in  villages, towns, states  and street churches who perform miracles in the name of Jesus.

 With the fraudsters and the genuine men of the cloth in the deliverance ministries, has  made it difficult to verify who is the genuine preacher and who is the trickster, since they all perform miracles in the name of God.

 Questions  now linger whether the surge in Gods servants is due to hard economic hurdles that has persistently haunted the country or that they are truly Gods messengers.

There is also a need for the world to be told whether the miracles are truly Godly or phoney (con-tricks) to attract unsuspecting goers.

As suspicious miracles escalate into  the church. US televangelist T.D Jakes, Pastor Mathew Ashimolowo- Kingway International Christian  centre, in Lagos Nigeria. Pastor Mensa Otabil – Internatinal Centre Gospel church,Rev Wilfred Lai- Mombasa and former 2007 presidential aspirant Bishop Pius Muiru of Maximum Miracle Center take their churches to a low profile with Christians teachings,preaching,Praying and singing hymes to attract thousands in their churches.

As anomaly in the church is kept on the spot, US televangelist pastor ernest stangley whose web(www.ernestangley.org),prophet Edward Oduor who prophesised the US earthquake in 2008, pastor Chris Oyakhilome –of Christ Embassy, Reinhard Bonke- Christ for all Nation and to puke a few, have won the hearts of the needy worshippers  without suspicion us they globe trot  the world. When they pray, you’ll hardly leave their crusades  without a miracle.” Receive a miracle” as the lame lift themselves from their wheelchairs and e.t.c. But for Odour whose” Jesus is walking now” as the deaf hear, lame walk,and etc, has kept people believe truly that he is God servant.

This has now spread panic, fear and shivering to the disciples of former African Messiahs like Simeon Ondeto of legion Mariah denomination in Nyanza and Elijah Masinde of Dini Musambwa in Western Kenya that rolled to fame in 19century.

There is as need for the Ministry of culture and social services and the Kenya police to crack down amicably the fake preachers and bring them to book before the public and worshippers are fleeced to poverty…

                                                                ENDS