Eloyi douses mysterious fires tormenting Willie family

Koketso Kgoboge | Monday April 27, 2015 17:39

The fire has reduced most of the family’s belongings in the past two months to ashes.

Bishop Sekai Jacoba of Selebi-Phikwe-based ECC, who utilised spiritual intervention to extinguish the fires, attributed the problem to mischievous supernatural powers that some Batswana usually acquire from foreign cultures. “There are some Batswana who learn how to use supernatural powers from different cultures outside the country, either for personal gain or may be to destroy other people.  “But usually the problems emerge when these people are done with these things and they do not know how to get rid of them.

“When they start neglecting them these powers retaliate by fighting and as a result cause this kind of mayhem,” Jacoba said about the fires tormenting the family.Jacoba confirmed that they were summoned to Palapye by the village Kgosi, Masego Olebile to help the Willie family. He explained that when praying for the family, they managed to remove some previously invisible live animals and other mystical things that they believed have been the causing the fires.

He also said they do not expect the fires to come back following the prayers. Recently Olebile said that he would approach churches to help the Willie family. Amongst animals removed from the homestead was a live snake, a big live owl with a cow horn, which had flames. “We also found a tortoise and next to one house we dug a trunk that was padlocked and immediately after we have unearthed it, it went into flames.”

He added that the church left an instruction that one family member needs more prayers and should come to the church for further cleansing.

Meanwhile, Dikeledi Thapelo, the family member, confirmed that since the ECC intervention last weekend the tormenting fires have stopped.

“In the last week before Eloyi came to help us with prayers, the fire had increased and was burning about four times every day. “But since last week Saturday after prayers, there has never been a fire outbreak. Now our lives are getting back to normal,” she explained.  She continued, “ Our tent, which was pitched outside the yard because of fear that it will be burnt has also been moved back into the yard.”

Thapelo further added that Eloyi has assured them that the fires have gone forever and they should have   peace of minds. She said although the adults are coping, the two children in the family were still traumatised by the fire experience.

“They (kids) find it difficult to sleep at night. They are still scared and they still cry at night. I think they need counseling,” she said, while noting that the family was considering taking the kids for counselling.