Rebel cleric with healing powers »
Posted By ekklesiawarrior 9 months, 3 weeks ago in ReligionHaggard faces gaze at you as you walk through the expansive compound. All the men and women are chained, giving one the impression that they are prisoners. But they are not. They are people with mental illnesses who have been brought to this church in Kisumu for divine healing.
This is the Holy Ghost Coptic Church, in Kisumu. Founded by Father John Pesa 1, the church has gained a reputation for healing the sick.
Father Pesa says he has chosen to serve the poor while other churches scramble for the rich.
"I have dedicated a lot of my time to assisting poor people who may be suffering from various ailments," he says.
Mentally ill people form the bulk of those ailing.
Father Pesa talks to church faithful. He says only those with faith in God can be healed.
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