South Africa – On Saturday‚ in photos posted on Grace Living Hope Ministries’ Facebook page‚ a pastor “demonstrates power of faith by causing congregants to drink Rattex”.
This‚ the post added‚ would allow the churchgoers to use the “deadly poison to show forth their faith”.
“The man of God, Prophet Light Monyeki demonstrates power of faith by causing congregants to drink (sic) Rattax; deadly poison to show forth their faith. As he was doing that he said, ‘we do not need to proclaim faith because we are believers. If (sic) nyope boys can smoke Rattax for more than eight years, who are we? Death has no power over us,'” the church stressed in a Facebook post along with pictures of the pastor presenting the poison.
“Then he declared life from above upon the water mixed with Rattax; and spoke nourishment unto bodies and healing unto the sick. A multitude of congregants voluntarily ran to the front to have a drink of the deadly poison. After declaring nourishment and healing, Prophet Light was the first one to drink,” the church added.
According to the Sowetan, Nyaope is a highly addictive drug made from a range of ingredients from low-grade heroin’ dagga’ rat poison and detergents containing chlorine and ammonia.
Many critics of the pastor, however, were not amused with Monyeki’s public antics and challenged him to demonstrate the power of God more constructively.
It is unclear if this move by Monyeki is a publicity stunt but there is a history of pastors in the predominantly Christian country making unconventional requests of their congregations.
Additional Reporting By the Christian Post.
