Christ Embassy Church members during the
funeral wake of her 15-year-old son in an
attempt to "resurrect" the boy have said
they have no problems with the church
after its leadership apologised over the
incident.
In an interview, a relative of the boy Tatenda Dick
said a three-member delegation, led by a Pastor
Glorious, visited the family to apologise following
an all-night vigil in which some members of the
church attempted to "resurrect" the boy. The
"resurrection" prayers were reportedly conducted
with the blessing of Tatenda's mother, Ms Germa
Machingauta.
"The church leader, Pastor Glorious, came with
his team and apologised to us. They told us what
they believed in and the reasons why their
members conducted the resurrection prayers.
They indicated to us that there were no satanist
motives and that their prayers were genuine, as
they attempted to bring back the boy to life. We
have understood them and accepted their
apology," said a relative, who chose not to be
named.
The relative said they respected freedom of
worship and beliefs and allowed the Christ
Embassy team to conduct their "resurrection"
prayers.
"When sister Germa (Ms Machingauta) told us
that she had received a phone call from her
church members to the effect that the boy would
resurrect, we were all puzzled, but we could not
stop her and her church members from
conducting their prayers, as it was to her best
interest," said the relative.
Efforts to get a comment from Pastor Glorious
were fruitless yesterday. When this reporter
visited the church offices along Main Street
yesterday morning, some of the church members
said Pastor Glorious was busy preparing for a
church service.
When this reporter visited the church offices later
in the day, he was also denied access to Pastor
Glorious, who was said to be busy giving
counselling sessions to other church members.
"Today is a busy day for Brother Glorious you can
leave your contact details. He will get in touch
with you, but not today," said a lady who was at
the front office.
Ms Machingauta refused to comment when
contacted.
"I will not comment any more over this. I have no
comment," she said
Meanwhile, a senior member of the Christ
Embassy Church who spoke to our news crew
described the move by three church members
who tried to pray for the resurrection of Tatenda
as being overzealous.
"These guys were just overzealous. It was a
matter of miscalculated faith. One of them was
supposed to receive an instruction from God
before they could go and conduct their prayers.
They were just clueless of whatever they were
doing. It was a trial and error," said the church
member.
Mourners were left speechless on Monday last
week when three pastors from Christ Embassy
Church went into a room where Tatenda's body
lay in state before they started conducting
"resurrection" prayers.
The prayers, which extended to Tuesday
morning, could, however, not yield any results, as
the boy was buried later in the afternoon. Only
close relatives attended the burial as the majority
of the mourners had dispersed because they
could not buy the "resurrection" story.
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