2 - 2 March 2014 - The Observer
Makandiwa, Angel fake prophets?
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BARNABAS THONDHLANA
olitics of the church have taken
center stage in Zimbabwe amid
reports a group of local pastors
have roped in their Ghanaian
counterparts to rubbish colleagues in the
faith.
Already, the country is awash with reports
that a delegation of pastors from Ghana has
sought an audience with President Mugabe to
expose United Family International Church
(UFIC) founder Emmanuel Makandiwa, and
his partner, Spirit Embassy leader Uebert
Mudzanire or Angel, to “expose” them.
It is believed a local group of Christian
leaders are mediating for the West African
based pastors, who hail mainly from the twin
cities of Sekondi-Takoradi to be granted
audience with President Mugabe.
Prophet Emmanuel Makandiwa has
described the group of pastors accusing him
of being a trickster who uses occult powers
to deceive and blind his followers are “agents
of the devil”.
The group of local pastors have reportedly
fallen out with Makandiwa and Mudzanire’s
spiritual father, one Victor Kusi Boateng also
from Ghana.
They now want to implore President
Mugabe to shut down UFIC and
have its key leaders arrested, for
trickery and evil practices.
The Ghanaians, according
a report in a little-known
publication, The Telescope
News, “have evidence against
Makandiwa and Spirit Embassy,
which they will present to
Mugabe”.
Initially Makandiwa and
UFIC had been their
primary target,
the inclusion of Mudzanire’s ministry, came
after his wife Beverly Angel requested the
First Lady Grace Mugabe, to have Mudzanire
grace the occasion with prayer.
According to The Telescope News, the
Ghanaian pastors saw this as a “fire-fighting
attempt” by Mudzanire to play politics with
the hope of escaping the sword of Damocles,
now hovering above his head and that of
Makandiwa.
“All is set and we are coming to Harare in
May,” said Lawrence Ajoba, the pastor leading
the Ghanaian delegation from Kumasi, last
week. “We shall present not just facts, but
evidence as well to His Excellency President
Robert Mugabe, about the evil behind
UFIC and Spirit Embassy. Our colleagues
in Zimbabwe have settled for May, because
the president recently had his birthday and
is committed in March with his daughter’s
wedding. April was also not possible because
of Zimbabwe’s Independence celebrations.
“They can call us devils but this is the end
of the road. An act of God is going to destroy
Makandiwa’s hyped Chitungwiza church, that
is why they can’t have it finished because of
the occultic powers behind. As for the Spirit
Embassy young man, poverty is going to
stalk him. Remember all this, because
it’s happening soon.”
Makandiwa recently made
news when he donated US$10
000 to Mugabe’s daughter, Bona,
presented at her bridal party
recently. Mudzanire’s wife on the
other hand, has reportedly been
making visits to the First Lady’s
orphanage in Mazowe, in a bid
to bond with the Mugabes and
hopefully receive clemency,
when the cat is out
of the bag.
Prophet Angel recently made news when
he pledged allegiance to Zanu PF.
Said Pastor Prime Kufakunesu, spokesman
for Prophet Makandiwa: “Everyone wants to
attract attention with the name of Prophet
Makandiwa like what this group of pastors
from Ghana is doing. Their allegations that he
uses occult powers and their threats to report
him to President Mugabe are baseless.
“On what ground did they want to convict
him because here in Zimbabwe we even
have registered healers who use supernatural
powers to heal. These pastors are agents of
the devil. If they want they can come to face
Prophet Makandiwa since he has an open
invitation to anyone who dares challenges
him,” he said.
In response, Ajoba said they had no time
to waste in meeting Makandiwa, because:
“We do not deal with deliberate agents of
perdition. 2014 is the year in which all evildoers are going to be exposed, whether they
boast of being big brands or not. Remember
that Titanic engineer, who said God could not
sink their unsinkable ship. Makandiwa and
Angel’s iceberg is now at their doorsteps.”
Pastor Kufakunesu said the unfounded
allegations which the church’s
critics believes can affect
the prophet’s growing
ministry were a “storm
in a tea cup”. He said
Makandiwa was too big
a brand to be brought
down by anyone.
Ajoba told reporters
that Kusi Boateng is the
kingmaker behind Makandiwa,
and others whom he
allegedly acquires
“occultic
powers
and Voodoo” on their behalf from a popular
fetish priest also from his nativ e called, Nana
Kwaku Bonsam. The fetish priest is on record
saying that he has helped over 1700 pastors
across the African continent with powers to
prosper and grow their churches, including
those from Zimbabwe.
“People in Zimbabwe are being
bamboozled and taken for a ride by
Makandiwa,” said Ajoba.
“We hear he was given occultic charms
and power to perform bizarre miracles and
make his church grow, and because the whole
thing is evil and spiritual one cannot present
tangible evidence, that is why false prophets
get away with it. We thank God, because time
will always act as revealers.
“In the case of Makandiwa, those who
join his church are blinded and will find it
difficult to leave, because their spirits have
been trapped. Usually people who do this,
bring coffins inside the church with real dead
bodies, but the simple human eye cannot see
them, because it is devilish.
“Churches of this nature can have up to
three coffins, displayed inside at every corner,
and they remain there as powers are renewed.
In reality ritual killing would have occurred.
Only through the Holy Spirit’s special gifts
can one’s eyes be opened to see into the
mysterious supernatural realm. It is
only God who reveals secrets, and we
believe, the time is up for fake prophets
in Africa,” Ajoba said.■
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