39 year old Frankline Ndifor, the pastor from
Cameroon, is better known as Prophet Frank. In the 2018 elections, he was a
presidential candidate. His popularity, though, is based on his miraculous
healing powers. He founded the Kingship International Ministries Church.
Cameroon’s Christian believers flock to the church to listen to him and seek
his blessings.
Since March he had been on his toes, protecting people
from Covid-19. Everyday a long line of followers queued up outside his home,
waiting for the great man to bless and protect them. He would shut his eyes and
place his hands on the person kneeling in front of him. His magical hand was the
vaccine and the drug. If flights were still operating, Donald Trump might have
invited him to the White House.
In the month of May, without any announcement, the
prophet stopped seeing people. The worshippers coming to his house were sent
back, disappointed.
Early morning on 16 May, Doctor Gaelle Nnanga was
asked to visit his house. He found God’s man gasping for breath. Prophet Frank
was in agony, displaying all the symptoms of Covid-19. In ten minutes he died.
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The family and the hundreds of followers dismissed the
doctor’s verdict. Prophet Frank was only 39, and known for administering divine
cure. He had gone on a spiritual retreat with God. The family told the doctor
the pastor would be resurrected in a day or two.
Crowds gathered outside his house and began praying and singing. The singing was broadcast on Douala’s radio stations. Douala is
Cameroon’s largest city and the commercial capital. Prophet Frank lived and
died here. The city’s governor called the family to offer his condolences. The
family asked him not to worry; the pastor would certainly get resurrected. Just
give us 48 hours, let him rest in bed for two days, they said, and he will be
back in action.
The governor, apparently, was not a spiritual man. He sent a large team of police in what are known as riot vehicles. When reason
failed, the police used tear gas to disperse the crowd. The Gendarmerie entered
the barricaded house by force, along with the disinfection and intervention
team from the Covid centre. When everyone ran away, medical staff wearing
protective gear took the body of the prophet and buried it in front of his
residence.
Prophet Frank leaves behind him a large number of
followers who may have become infected. The Governor of Doulala has urged all
of them to rush to the local hospital and get tested.
Ravi
A priest in Brixton, London had to be told to stop selling 'cures' for Covid-19. Such is faith.
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