These children need help from society

Correspondent | Monday May 12, 2014 16:52

The story dubbed “I will destroy TB Joshua” in The Monitor (May 5) is nothing but a joke. The young man seems more like an attention seeker than a threat.  He even stated that he is not a Satanist and has three members locally while most are in the USA, making one to wonder why he is viewed as a newsmaker.  Are we giving this acclaimed revolutionist a platform to be known? When he went to the Synagogue Church of All Nations (SCOAN) to challenge the Man of God did he tell us? Why are we running with such baseless stories? He is claiming about his powers, what does it mean to us? Are our lives threatened or what? What evidence do we have that the young man is a threat to us, any records of his evil deeds? 

While the headline is so bold I was shocked to get just a line concerning the young man’s visit to the SCOAN. He claims he has powers greater than Prophet TB Joshua, so why did he go to him to exorcise demons from him? Can the strong go to the weak? Some of us go to SCOAN for we believe that there is God who can deliver us from our problems, so what did the revolutionist want from the Man of God? He wanted to be delivered from what? If he is content with his so-called religion why travel miles away and come back without making a grand entry at the SCOAN. 

How does he expect us to believe his powers when he did not make a mark to show that a greater earthly power was in the church? 

He should not mislead people, Prophet TB Joshua is an instrument but God is the deliverer. He should leave the servant of God and face God for He is the one in charge. 

The revolution leader should wait for God’s time concerning his own deliverance than utter things that cannot be proved. Mind you God has stated that touch not my anointed. This is just a bunch of youth who are in need, and they are calling for our help to find them something beneficial to do. If they were in school or working they would not have so much idling time to loiter around the cave. 

Instead of trying to put people under unnecessary fear from the frustrated and unemployed youth, lets join hands and find something to engage them. As a parent I feel that the media is not putting on their hat as educators, concerning these lost souls but want to create news out of them. These are our kids, and they need us!

 

Lucretia Chima

Gaborone