Two Prophets Emmanuel Makandiwa and Walter Magaya have been been busted for charging US$1500 per person for a one-on-one engagement for those seeking spiritual solutions to their problems, Sunday Mail reveals. According to the report by Sunday Mail of Zimbawe that exposed the dubious prophets, It was gathered that without making the requisite payments, it is almost impossible to have access to the prominent and charismatic men of the cloth outside normal church services. Some congregants can have access to the prophets during church services and in their offices, but if one wants exclusive face-to-face encounters, then money speaks. In order to prove if the rumour is true, The Sunday Mail Religion made inquiries from United Family International Church leader Prophet Makandiwa’s Life Haven facility and Prophet Magaya’s guest houses. Followers who want these personal engagements first have to stay for about three days at the guest houses. Three days at Life Haven in Mt Hampden cost US$300 in a dormitory facility that houses up to 27 people who use bunk beds. For executive lodgings, one forks out US$900 for the three-day stay that comes with room service. At another executive Life Haven facility in the leafy suburb of Glen Lorne, the minimum charge is US$1 200 and the maximum is US$1 500. The report further states that efforts to access into the facilities last Wednesday hit a brick wall as security manning the premises demanded payment receipts upfront. All payments are made at church offices while bookings can be done via the church’s website. “You cannot gain entry inside; but I can explain while you are outside the gate. Our houses range from US$1 200 and US$1 500 for three days and all payments must be made at the church office.” a security guard at the Glen Lorne site said. The Life Haven facility is built on the same model as that of Prophet Magaya’s guest houses for his Prophetic Healing and Deliverance Ministries. PHD charges a minimum of US$300, while executive board in Marlborough costs up to US$900. Comparatively, four and five-star hotels have minimum charges of around US$100 per night. “You have to make a booking first before visiting or being allowed into the guest houses. You are assured of a one-on-one encounter with the prophet if you pay the money,” said a lady who answered the phone at PHD Ministries. Repeated efforts to get comments from PHD’s Overseer Admire Mango were fruitless as his mobile phones went unanswered through the week, and he did not respond to SMS enquiries. Prophet Shame Hungwe said he charged US$100 for a two-day at one of his facilities. He defended the guest houses, saying, “The problem with you people is that you can hardly find anything good from us; many churches have their sacred places where they go on several occasion. "The guest house experience presents a prayerful environment and an opportunity for believers to stay with God calming their promises.” Goodness and Mercy Ministries founder Prophet Tapiwa Freddy, who also runs guest houses, said the facilities had no Biblical foundation. He said, “To be honest… it is us (church leaders) who introduced it after we saw its dire need. Some people might ask why we make people pay; the answer is simple, we use the money to maintain the place, buy food and many other things that people might what to use during their stay. This is not a business.”
Prophet Freddy said there was nothing wrong if church leaders benefitted financially in the process.
“The Bible also teaches that it is an abomination for anyone to come to the house of God empty-handed,” he added.
University of Zimbabwe lecturer and Revival United Christ International Bishop, Professor Marvelous Mhloyi, said Jesus never accepted money to help people.
“Jesus is our prime example as Christians and we ought to imitate him. He never accepted money during his ministry. He healed people for free and my bible says we will get reward in Heaven,” Mhloyi.
However, Prophet Prince Wonderful has criticized the gesture calling what the two other prophets are doing as evil.
“Merchandising is what the Apostle Peter predicted as one of the signs of a rising generation of false prophets and teachers claiming to be servants of Christ.
“It is clear the Apostle did not sell the epistles they sent to different congregation yet God funded their activities through generous givers in the ministry."
"Today we have a crop of man of God who even after collecting tithes, offerings, all kinds of seeds and pastors appreciations (money and goods) still go ahead to sell oil, wrist bands, water among many other things. This shows how covetous our generation has become.” he said.
Nigerian Synagogue Church of All Nations leader Prophet TB Joshua appears to have pioneered the guest houses phenomenon. But last year, tragedy struck when 81 people died when one of his facilities collapsed.
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Posted: at 23-05-2016 01:08 PM (8 years ago) | Addicted Hero
zezprincess at 23-05-2016 03:36 PM (8 years ago) (f)
Na today,almost all the churches and men of God hat says that they are doing miracles&deliverances.Be it apostolic,pentecostal,catholic,anglican,methodist,cherubim&sarraphire etc ones they do healing&deliverances.its every where now,For you o seethem sharp sharp,it has its own fee,for special miraclenhis own fee dey,specil card o book appointment with the man of god dey also.I just dey pity people wey dey patronize them,liars&fake men of god.
Posted: at 23-05-2016 03:36 PM (8 years ago) | Hero
benokafor at 24-05-2016 10:57 AM (8 years ago) (m)
END TIME PASTORS! MIRACLES FOR SALE AND HERE ARE THE PRICE LIST
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Posted: at 24-05-2016 10:57 AM (8 years ago) | Upcoming
Slimchery at 24-05-2016 11:20 AM (8 years ago) (m)
Subject: Europe Is Not The Only Solution.
With sad heart after I read the news of today and i decide to let people know that Europe is not the only place greener pasture can be found, I am in Europe and i know why i said this because people risk their life through the land and sea to get here while many die alone the way. Many guys here beg to feed, I mean as banbi ala just as we call them in Nigeria (Begger), They stay in traffic, supermarket, even streets they beg whoever is coming or going, There is no work here and many are regreting why they came here in the first place but it's already late as they cannot go back to Nigeria empty handed because many sold one thing or other things to come here, this europe is like secret cult, you don't know what you are getting into till you get in and it's when you get inside you get to know how the game goes then it's too late to get out,(As we do say in Naija) You done already enter and you nor fit come out.) My brothers and sisters stop taking this risk, Europe don't worth it.
Like what happen last time my younger bro girlfriend elder's brother that was doing well in Nigeria decide to take this same risk and he dead in the sea, (Now europe he nor reach he business for naija go to another person)someone like that guy that has something doing should have not take such risk but what should i say, maybe ungreatful or greed because i cannot call that greener pasture, leave that to you people reading this to answer?. Someone that has his own business and paying workers but decide to come to europe by land/sea and he dead on the sea, here begging is a lucrative business, people do fight for space to beg here in Italy.
Again maybe the way people in Europe dress make people in Nigeria believe everyone is living fine, It's not easy asd you think as many in Nigeria are better than many of us here and that is just the simple truth. When you see their pictures on facebook and you start to think and cry, my people all those things are nothing as we pick many from the durtbin,as you people wears used cloths in Nigeria the same way we wear them here here too, just it's more cheaper here than there,All those pictures that you see were the guys look fine all is camera and all those cloths may cost nothing more than 2k Naiara because they many also pick some from the trash, there is a place they call (Arabu) there you can see good stuff, quality shoe,shirt and jeans for just 5euro which is about 2k Naira and some time if you can wait till market close you can get all this things for free, You just go into the dustbin pick anyone you like because they trough them away so it is for you to bend down and pick, come see were we dey fight for this aloko wey una go see for facebook una head go dey burst say i must come europe, the tin they pain me na make me dey share all this thing for my people with my little time because many done die for that sea .
Posted: at 24-05-2016 11:20 AM (8 years ago) | Gistmaniac
Slimchery at 24-05-2016 11:21 AM (8 years ago) (m)
Subject: Europe Is Not The Only Solution.
With sad heart after I read the news of today and i decide to let people know that Europe is not the only place greener pasture can be found, I am in Europe and i know why i said this because people risk their life through the land and sea to get here while many die alone the way. Many guys here beg to feed, I mean as banbi ala just as we call them in Nigeria (Begger), They stay in traffic, supermarket, even streets they beg whoever is coming or going, There is no work here and many are regreting why they came here in the first place but it's already late as they cannot go back to Nigeria empty handed because many sold one thing or other things to come here, this europe is like secret cult, you don't know what you are getting into till you get in and it's when you get inside you get to know how the game goes then it's too late to get out,(As we do say in Naija) You done already enter and you nor fit come out.) My brothers and sisters stop taking this risk, Europe don't worth it.
Like what happen last time my younger bro girlfriend elder's brother that was doing well in Nigeria decide to take this same risk and he dead in the sea, (Now europe he nor reach he business for naija go to another person)someone like that guy that has something doing should have not take such risk but what should i say, maybe ungreatful or greed because i cannot call that greener pasture, leave that to you people reading this to answer?. Someone that has his own business and paying workers but decide to come to europe by land/sea and he dead on the sea, here begging is a lucrative business, people do fight for space to beg here in Italy.
Again maybe the way people in Europe dress make people in Nigeria believe everyone is living fine, It's not easy asd you think as many in Nigeria are better than many of us here and that is just the simple truth. When you see their pictures on facebook and you start to think and cry, my people all those things are nothing as we pick many from the durtbin,as you people wears used cloths in Nigeria the same way we wear them here here too, just it's more cheaper here than there,All those pictures that you see were the guys look fine all is camera and all those cloths may cost nothing more than 2k Naiara because they many also pick some from the trash, there is a place they call (Arabu) there you can see good stuff, quality shoe,shirt and jeans for just 5euro which is about 2k Naira and some time if you can wait till market close you can get all this things for free, You just go into the dustbin pick anyone you like because they trough them away so it is for you to bend down and pick, come see were we dey fight for this aloko wey una go see for facebook una head go dey burst say i must come europe, the tin they pain me na make me dey share all this thing for my people with my little time because many done die for that sea .
Posted: at 24-05-2016 11:21 AM (8 years ago) | Gistmaniac
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