Seeds of doubt at miracle crusades

Fire: Loyal congregants await the prophet's arrival
Fire: Loyal congregants await the prophet's arrival

As the era of the charismatic pastor reaches its zenith, with all-night healing crusades, anointing oil and miracle water, Mmegi Staffer, SHARON MATHALA reports on a recent incident that left her with niggling doubt

Recently, Zimbabwean mega-church founder and leader, Pastor Magaya, took over Gaborone for a weekend with hundreds of believers thronging the three-day healing crusade.

Starting in Tlokweng and later moving to Block 7, thousands of faithful followers jammed into packed facilities to hear one of Zimbabwe’s most celebrated self-proclaimed prophets.

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