My experience with Guta Ra Mwari

When I left last Thursday to pay my last respects to my uncle, I did not know what to expect. This was so because I had never attended a funeral of a member of Guta Ra Mwari church.  When I got there, the first thing that greeted me was a considerable number of top-of-the-range cars, including Mercedes Benzes and BMWs. 

From childhood, I have heard many horrific stories about Guta Ra Mwari. For a long time, I have not known whether those stories were myth or truth. But I came to know a bit about the church over the holidays. There were a lot of things that I found interesting in the way the church conducted the funeral. Throughout the whole funeral services (merapelo) that were held during the week, I heard only two hymns sung.