Kenya: I went into debt, trying to get a miracle

Written by Super User 17 Mar 2023
Kenya: I went into debt, trying to get a miracle

Evarline is hundreds of pounds in debt, after paying a pastor to pray for her. She lives in a Nairobi slum and can no longer provide for her four children. Evarline lost her job so when she heard about a pastor whose prayers could make life better, she went to see him. He asked her for 15,000 Kenyan shillings (£96). This is called a ‘seed offering’: a financial contribution to a religious leader, with a specific outcome in mind. She borrowed the money from a friend, who took out a loan on her behalf. She had been told this pastor's prayers were so powerful that she would see a return on her money within a week. The miracle never came. The loan her friend took out ballooned due to unpaid interest. She has no idea how she'll pay it back. Her friend has stopped talking to her. She still has no job.

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  • Pray: for desperate Christians to recognise the lie of ‘Prosperity Gospel’ and wake up to the truth and light of the word of God while rejecting the schemes of man. (Proverbs 28:25)