the next on d w. we've got some hot tips for your package that manage the corners. boats affinities, check on some great cultural memorials to b. w, travel regarding the hello and welcome to another edition of the 77 percent. you already know this is the show dedicated to africa is youth who are the majority on the continent. i am your host, eddie micah, julia. you can all ready to go on your knees and say a prayer because we're going to talk about religion. religion can be a waiting for people to seek solutions. so find in that piece when life hits them with so many challenges,

but some preachers can exploit this. let's find out and new episode of our series dig into the re, investigates the phenomenon of faith past this will use, god agreed on the gospel to manipulate and exploit vulnerable people. now show by hands. if you've said a prayer today, i'm going to show most of you raise your hands, and that's not surprising because religion, please imagine a rule in many african societies. religion can be simply described as a system of faith and worship, where people communicate with the spiritual power or powers. but fig profits and beyond bronco churches continue to flourish by taking advantage of von ramble people in south africa. we expose some of the most heinous, sexual offenders in the countries of recent history, who commits crimes in the name of god. these go to come in time when

flushed process. we last talked, savings of prophetic statement is happening now. right in front of us. the bible seas said you positions and give to the poor. in recent to you as a was a self proclaimed prophets of come to see the flaws and cherish wadley positions. will continue to be on each one thing. it will be. multi millionaires will continue to be multi 1000000000 is and will continue to preach of jesus died on the cross for us fucking miracles and prophecies post as a lowering costs of believe us into the charges to save from the money and abused them all to leave a life of luxury the it has it has broken. right? this whole we came up every day. ok, i believe the church and i'm not in the name of

the church mafia is out to destroy you live the only one that was really perfect. oh yeah. not only is what they do, the false prophets are everywhere, but the victims also unite and ton against them. time to say shit is on the does not go into churches anymore. too painful of the memories. for this interview, however, she agrees to meet in one close to a home in johann's back of the gifted single vividly remembers all she and the young girls were lou it by gospel music to join the congregation close to the home called the jesus domino. international church

i think that's for me. that's what gripped me into the church, had always loved music. god wanted to be a singer for as long as i, you know, could read and just hearing them and how the saying they sounded like angel timothy, almost also the touch phone, the set up a single gospel choir god ones of the he met sunday on the left in this for quoting a need, seeing a she move to the touch of grounds together, we talk to the young women. they believe these to be this type of this thing. 3 is just to realize that most of really intentions fund dribbling away from the friends and findings. the pasta started to sexually abused them when he rips only for the 1st time. she is a mind unconvinced that the past couple months have been to the powers that can destroy the what he said to me was that,

you know, i was, i was 14. so if, if i told anyone, you know, the man of god, it could be facing jail time, which is something that cannot happen. he, he told me that this was to be covenants between himself, myself and god. and that if, if i were to tell anyone that would be breaking the covenant and the punishment for breaking a covenant was dis. and so it was a sudden finish on the recordings. from the time we see each other is only putting off a smile for the cameras. in reality though, she was caught in a web of fear and intimidation. we'd have to ment, underwood ever more, goes into his scheme zone. do finally must a distant to speak to her mother will help heart to flee the charge and go to the police in 2017 special forces of police, arrested him. what also of the airport before he could escape to use narrative

nigeria with ms gave a hearing testimony of her pause to timothy on the toaster. and they just b, 6 in the violated her. at the age of 14. he is elia, the biggest lie that he's ever told was that he's a man of god. he is an abuse. he is a pretty tough. he does not care about other people's feelings. he is not sophistic and the world revolves around him. it's not talked about and how like a survivor has to do so much work to literally close themselves out of this image, this survive oh, this victim image and all the expectations that come with it off the telling your story. who isn't as much as you supported? yes. you're also someone punished for telling a story by society. now all of

a sudden you countries, so certainly now all of a sudden you can't, you can't be a sexual person because how, how else can you be a sexual person? if you assist with the assaulted a brief testimony in cottage, many victims to speak out an almost all sort is cut and refreshing $63.00 times as a fripp human trafficking on record tearing. but soon, these troubles of, for, from over the police intelligence from a higher security, please on informed to that keep them in what's offered a bone to you on how head you know, this is a very sad story that evokes a lot of anger. now, while the case is still pending, the gabriel of hope is that past i don't want to, so has been behind boss for almost 6 years. he's being charged with rape, record sharing and human trafficking. we'll get back to that story soon. but fast,

we have to say such a big past is not only in south africa, the most perfect and prophecies fucking points and gotten up. yeah. very prevalent story elections where preachers claim to know outcomes valuable for the west. also comes promptly, get groups with some preachers location, all they prosecute say, when the victims reports to the please with freedom of worship and train and guidance goes through the same. these are remain a sensitive one list if same as colombian, both are religious, right? the 1st preference, no god, abuse people as respect for religion about 20 yards. it go it how to read. convinced is follow us that he was taking them to heaven. and one evening he reported to get them in a church. a bunch of him about 700 people died. did they come to my 2nd today was to have this sort court meant of god's claiming supernatural powers from

predicting footboard and election results to claiming to cure diseases like cons. there's tell evangelists, allegedly paying people to pretend that they've been healed. this past was asking people to send the money at every opportunity and or recent tragedy sparks and outcry as follows. of the pastor at 10 years, coast stock themselves to this in the hope of redemption, kenya has in the past taking steps to regulate some of the churches. but nobody really wants to meddle with were that just freedom. but when tragedy strikes, it's a wake up call and most churches don't want this happening and the bad ones. clearly, it's really happening all across the continent. have you heard about such fake prospect incidents in your area? say, let's start with us. and we're not going to talk the name about channel is dw underscore the 77 percent. so hey, feel free and connect with us on that platform. let's get back to the issue of fate

past this comments and crimes. a case in kenya, i sent chills down the spines of many. let's find out more. on the flip side, when you are at the low points in your life, any form of head can be very enticed. kenya wayne stands a gospel for each of your thoughts in it too. it is pull us to fast onto the meat. jesus is victim stuff to death. and that search to quote for $32.00 preachers come on cost africa and then lucky claims i live in catastrophic consequences behind. so is it time to stop there? welcome to the flip side, because in kenya, it's not an isolated one. this preacher truth is going to be gods around us, cause people to eat grass racks. and before you totally show us, the liquid we met, at least is just endless. but what's all for just having

come on is that the place have an was in the appreciate some people capitalize one text or screenshot it. they use each to money too late, people and they used to explain to people's emotions into exploits people's needs. some of these creatures shy away from displaying the extreme with why the condition of language in abject poverty. in some cases they would use the elite is in an extreme, is in so that the need of a seem to have direct contact god. and therefore, whatever the safeguards and therefore whatever they say courthouses and then people just do whatever these toner funded 6 figures. you need to know the differences between the gospel according to jesus christ and this new so called very to goes to can you help people say because of all of you need come to jesus, give me on your money and then you'll get health and work ethics training as it gets a 2nd hold on because of all the because all the partners that kind of be sold,

well best of ourselves to death. so it's clear that prospect to pigeon is quoted. but the main question is, a soul plus birds pretend to be stopped and the original gospel of christ to be enforced. the best to come in addition to the charge of 40 understands don't treat another way to prevent this from happening is to not clear to speak so not to possibly independent religious but is could stuck to them in the range of under less government. i'm really just bodies. oh, it's the washer to protect them from this prospect to purchase. and that has been the flip side. thanks blue out for that. one thing is for sure. that should be a way to protect vulnerable people. for sports and preachers are quite coming across the continent back inside africa. we look at how some past is a finding sneaky ways of an origin themselves. on

the sunday morning in the old coast of pretoria members of jesus nation together to prepare for their weekly sockets. many of them praying to one prophet shifflett was sheree weeds, affectionately referred to as mid to one. what's your claims? he come to a hitch, a v. i even make people wealthy. however, such miracles come with a cost concrete guns bring them cash. cellphones and other valuables hoping for the profit to provincial into their lives. the that'd be good because the books,

the properties normally have to be phone except smiling from a pulse to machine is on the run. wanted full fraud and money laundering. the people give the cause, patients and education funds and lost everything in 2019, the profit was arrested out on pain. however, he money to feed the country. meanwhile, these touched remains active in south africa, written by trusted left nuns. as here in pretoria, the the congregation moved inside, well bond is warming up, the believe us. there are also allegations that will she to use discharge to groom young women for sexual relationships and fretting those who dare to speak out today

. best of my boot and one of which is beautiful sounds. mix of prophecy for a young woman desperately trying to find a job. the after the profit through the church members to come to envelopes with money which they handled over to the pasta. we are not allowed to feeling that

despite the allegations of food on sexual assault.