DISCLAIMER

DISCLAIMER. I would like to thank the newspapers that have covered the Walter Masocha story as they have helped raise awareness of abuse happening in some churches which has been going unreported. However, I have not given any national newspapers the right to waiver my anonymity as a victim of Walter Masocha. This is a personal blog and its within my legal rights to express myself here. According to the law my identity is protected in the media. At this stage, I do not wish to be named in any Scottish or English National Papers. Any newspapers that will name me/ or have already done so have done this without my permission or consent. Any newspapers which have published my picture have done so without my consent. I do not wish to have my pictures published in any Scottish or English newspapers. I ask the media , which I greatly respect for their support in this case in covering the story to respect my right to anonymity as a victim and not name me in any newspapers unless I sign a consent form and agree to do so. I am not ready to be named and I want to use the protection I am granted by law at this time. Thank you.

Friday 31 January 2014

Archbishop Dr Walter Masocha arrested!

Church Release first statement on website as Leader remains in custody

Dr Walter Masocha spends the night behind bars and is to appear at Stirling Court on Monday 3 February 2014 charged with multiple sexual offences  


Ahoy Team Jean! Ahoy Keyboard Warriors! 

I can now confirm with my close Team that Dr Walter Masocha the leader and founder of Agape For All Nations Ministries International was arrested last night at his Cosyneuk Mansion in Scotland charged with sexual offences and is due to appear in court on Monday the 3rd of February. God is a God of justice indeed! I can also confirm that there is great weeping at Cosyneuk Mansion as stepdaughters Sandra and Sharon are distraught over the arrest of their father. The Prophetess is also said to be inconsolable over the matter. I am lost for words myself but I am going to be travelling to Scotland Stirling over the weekend so that I can face Dr Walter Masocha in court and look him in the eye as he is the man who broke my marriage and took away my children's father. As you know my husband Shingai Musuka forsook us to follow Dr Walter Masocha and he has not seen his kids in over 6 months and refuses to look after them financially. He also refused to pay the mortgage so my three children have lost their beautiful home. But God has heard my cry and today I can confirm that the monster who ruined my life Dr Masocha is now behind bars as I write this. I also wanted to remind Patience Musuka and Emmauel what ever his surname is to start looking for another Archbishop to wed them on their Agape wedding on 3 May because unfortunately their Daddy Masocha will be behind bars as he is not likely to get bail. I can now finally write in my native language, mwari vakanaka shuwa! I have lived to see justice served on the man who cruelly abused me! Team Jean keyboard Warriors farai neni zuva ranhasi! I will be seeing Dr Masocha in court on Monday as he will be charged with sexual offences! 

Please see below the sorry statement they released on their website yesterday. 

Agape For All Nations Ministries International Response to my Blog! 

There have been recent postings on social media that have involved and affected many people in – and with links to – Agape For All Nations Ministries International.
What initially began as an attack on a small group of individuals quickly involved other leaders and saints throughout Agape, and in some cases affected people outwith Agape. It has since largely became a platform for cyber-bullying, gossip, harassment and slander with others doing so in spiteful attempts to settle old debts or old scores, some of which predate the inception of the ministry.

We acknowledge the impact that this has had on the personal, family, work and church lives of many saints in the ministry and empathise with the hurt that we together have experienced.
It is worthwhile noting that Agape FANMI uses the money it receives to help achieve its stated claims and objectives and specifically has never given money to support, buy or loan the purchase of nay property, house, or car for anyone. This has been independently verified by our external auditors. It is also worthwhile noting that the Archbishop is married to one wife, our mother the Prophetess. The accounts of the church, which are prepared by a reputable firm of accountants, are publicly disclosed and discussed every year at the AGM during the UK Family Conference.
Since many of the accusations and statements posted on the social platform could be libellous, the Archbishop, Prophetess and senior leadership are receiving legal advice on the whole matter and do not wish to comment on the details of this at the current time.

We want to thank and appreciate all the saints, stewards, attaches, envoys, commissioners and Board members who have supported each other, the vision, ministry and have continued to worship and serve God during this storm.

As a ministry we draw the lesson learnt and accordingly we are reviewing our practise to minimise the risk of any similar situation arising in the future and to provide effective, timely support for those involved with such difficult situations. We reiterate that nothing we say or do in Agape is meant to direct our worship at any individual; only the Truine God (God the Father, God the Son (Jesus Christ) and God the Holy Spirit).
Although we support the right to free speech for everyone, we do not view social media in general as the appropriate platform for Christians in particular to air personal issues if there is a genuine desire to have them resolved.
There are clear instructions in the Word of God shared extensively in Agape that give direction on how to effectively address concerns that may arise between individuals. These include Mathew 6:12, 15 and Mathew 18:15-17. These Scriptures demonstrate a clear path of effective dealing with concerns through leadership if needed. We in Agape endorse the application of these. We believe that discussion of issues between individuals not directly involved is largely unhelpful and can be harmful.
As has already been communicated, we discourage all saints to respond to things posted on social media.
We suggest that saints spend time studying the Word of God and invest their spare time in more edifying activities and pursuits. We encourage all saints and leaders to keep on mission implementing the vision and to be united in prayer and mutual encouragement at this and all times.

Grace be unto you, and peace, FROM God our Father, and from the Lord Jesus Christ (1st Corinthians 1:3)


Dr Masocha now in custody

 Archbishop Dr Masocha signing the marriage certificate of his step daughter Sandra and Geoffrey Chihuri
Patience Musuka with my husband Shingai Musuka and brother Shepherd Musuka
 My once loving husband kissing me at the Agape Couples Conference 2012. 


Wednesday 22 January 2014

The Prophet offers Ruvimbo Siwela Matorera a lumpsum to silence me, as third Envoy comes clean...

I will foot the bill for lawyers... Dr Masocha tells mother of two

Ex Agape Member starts petition over financial abuse

Former Envoy Elijah Chikwezvero writes an open letter to clear his name

Dear readers, it has come to my attention through a very reliable source that my former best friend Ruvimbo Siwela Matorera has been offered money by Dr Walter Masocha to foot the bill to hire a lawyer to take me and my blog down. University drop out mother of two Ruvimbo recently made a trip to Cosyneuk mansion to see her spiritual father over the distress the blog has caused her and her family. For those who may be new to the blog Ruvimbo was my closest friend during my ttwo year membership in Agape. Things turned sour between us the day I reported Dr Masocha to the police for sexually abusing me. Ruvimbo was the first person I confided in about the sexual abuse after my husband.  In fact the day when I called the police I first told Ruvimbo on whatsaapp that's I was about to call the police. When I first opened up to Ruvimbo about the sexual abuse, Ruvimbo was the first to admit she had always suspected it and she had even seen me being touched inappropriately in the Cosynuek mansion as she had peeped through a glass door one day when I was alone with the Prophet.  After I reported Dr Walter Masocha to the police, I also told my former friend Daddy's Dancing Girl Kuziva Wooldridge, who told Muhengeti Hove who told Dr Masocha. Ruvimbo had always expressed her desire to be close to Dr Masocha and she used to tell me she lived to see the day Dr Masocha would give her a call just like he used to do to me. Ruvimbo then made a U-turn in her position to support me as a friend after her dream came true and Dr Masocha called her on her phone for the first time.  I recorded a telephone conversation on the phone when Rivimbo told me Dr Masocha had called her to talk about me, " I spoke to Daddy, " Ruvimbo told me in the conversation I recorded, " He just said he knows I am the only one still speaking to you and he said he heard that you reported him to the police. He said please tell Jean I have been trying to get hold of her since I came back from Spain, tell her that Daddy still loves her and the Magazine work is still waiting for her. He said that he never remembers molesting you or sexually abusing you and he still loves you, "  Ruvimbo told me. I told Ruvimbo that I was not interested and Dr Masocha was lying that he tried to call me.  I then started distancing myself from Ruvimbo and she started sending me threats not to touch the anointed of God and said I was now cursed. Ruvimbo's husband Odingo Matorera then called me before the family Conference in Augast 2012 saying Dr Masocha had called him asking him to call me and tell me that Daddy still loved me and wanted me to come back to church to launch the summer magazine. I told Odingo I was never going to come back to Agape again. Ruvimbo then went wild and started harassing me and abusing me, the rest is history.
So now she went to her father Dr Masocha for help over the blog and what had been published about her. Dr Masocha then told Ruvimbo that she can engage a lawyer, and he would settle the bill as long as I would be silenced. Ruvimbo then went home and shared the good news with her relatives, but was advised by concerned family members not to accept the offer. Ruvimbo lives with her husband Odingo Matorera, sister who also dropped out of University to pursue Agape duties, Nigel Matorera, and Odingo's young brother Mcwatts Matorera who has a lot of inside information on the Liverpool Youth Sex Scandal. The family live in poverty (assessment based on state of the living conditions) yet Dr Masocha lives in a mansion and he wants to offer Ruvimbo a lump sum to shut down the blog that is exposing his abuse. Typical of Dr Masocha, he doesn't even give a monkeys about the poverty of the Matorera family, he just wants to pay the bill for the solicitors for them. I actually felt sorry for Ruvimbo when the news broke to me, I really hope her family has seen the light and these lost souls can be pulled out the fire before its too late. I also want to remind you dear readers, that the money Dr Masocha wanted to give Ruvimbo is none other than your hard earned tithe monies and offerings. If he really cares about Ruvimbo and her family he should offer them money to renovate their run down council house and buy them new sofas at least. I am not trying to be mean here but I am talking reality. The Matorera family is suffering in poverty yet the Prophet offers money for a lawsuit over a blog! All this to cover his evil deeds. Hello! The man takes home over £200 000 with his second uneducated wife Dr Judith. If he loves Ruvimbo so much, he should do something to better the mother of two's life.
Taking about the Prophet and his abuse of power and money, a concerned ex Agape member has started a petition http://www.ipetitions.com/petition/stop-abuse-in-agape-for-all-nations-ministries. She is calling on action to be done against financial abuse in Agape and she needs 1000 signatures on the petition. Please join the petition and sign and share on Facebook and Twitter. Its time to aact and do something. With that said I leave you with an open letter to readers by former Envoy Elijah Chikwezvero, who was the first Envoy to resign over the Agape scandal due to allegations on blog and lack of support or answers from Dr Masocha. He has written on the blog to clear his name. I personally knew Envoy Elijah as a gifted musician/songwriter  and a God fearing man.

22 January 2014  (Elijah Chikwezvero)


My personal response to clarify portions of the blog and certain comments that have seen my name being repeatedly mentioned, based on rumours and false allegations.

My Apologies:

Forthwith, may I inform the readers of this blog that I make no intention to transform myself into an angelic being, one that is supposedly far from offending other children of God in this walk of Christian faith, known and unknown. Undeniably, I could have verily stepped on many toes as some have already alluded to in the public domain in some quotas, for this reason and any that anyone maybe aware of, I apologise unreservedly. It is also my biblical belief that If ‘I’ as your brother sins, Anyone I wrong should come and point out my fault, just between the two of us. If I listen to you, you have won me over……... Brothers and sisters, I do not consider myself yet to have taken hold of it. But one thing I do: Forgetting what is behind and straining toward what is ahead, I press on toward the goal to win the prize for which God has called me heavenward in Christ Jesus.

Why I have written on this blog:

My other reason for writing on this blog (which evidently has become a rendezvous for the children of Agape and those that have moved on, besides onlookers too, is to also communicate categorically my refutation of a bandwagon of falsehood proclamations by other supposedly siblings of the Kingdom of God. For without facts and truth, some have ignorantly but joyfully ridden thereon in an effort to peddle such lies against me. As for others, I cannot vouch for anyone, I speak for myself.

I have reason to believe that as my children are growing up, they will one day, in this generation of internet, if the Lord tarries, ask me why my name is appearing a lot on the world wide web and more so having been associated with ‘allegations’. So I rather chose today and the very same platform that they will read such, to provide them with an answer from none other than myself wherever my name has been called to check.

You may want to know that I now have the liberty to respond on this platform because I am no longer restricted to do so. I may have even read a restrictive statement to this effect in a church service during announcements, I can tell you this, that then, I was a sent one and doing my duties faithfully as a loyal follower and disciple. It is in this same perspective, that having understood that whatever I had to do, and whatever I had to say, I had to do all to the glory of God the Father in heaven, and in faithfully executing my pastoral responsibilities, that I may have then made others unhappy. For that, I have apologised even though mutumwa asina mbonje. I must say that I have never preconceived hurtful intentions whatsoever towards whosoever.

Where my name has been called to check:

Blog of 1 November 2013 – “Most Pastors and leaders 95% of them are recent divorcees. Envoy Elijah,……………” MY RESPONSE: Jean, you were wrongly informed. I am not a divorcee. Lewisham Borough Council has our marriage registered on 22 March 2003 and intact.

Blog of 8 November 2013 – “………. Envoy Elijah Chekwezvero a man i respect so much his only guilty is one wonders kuti how did he allow his image to be tarnished by acting as a Munyai or go between Daddy to getting a third wife (Marrying VIOLA) is this Godly definitely no. But this Envoy is a very good man.”

Other utter lies of comments of similar nature that were made by ‘Christians’ on different days:
. Whoever enlisted me in the ‘Roora Delegation’, if ever there was one started a viral lie, unfortunately, some bought it and continue to ride on it until this moment. I was never part of any such arrangement and I do not know of such arrangements. My relationship with Dr. Masocha only went as far as a being a son who joined ‘the vision’ in January 2008 and an envoy then. I do not know anything about supposed marriages, and I was not paid any monies to keep quiet.

 Blog of 8 November 2013 – “I'm from Coventry Satellite and ………, Envoy Elijah decided to go to dad and told him LIES and Dad blamed all the saints we were even accused of bullying Envoy Elijah. Envoy Elijah how can you tell Dad we saints bully you, ……………” MY RESPONSE: Writer from Coventry, I never reported you, and Dr. Masocha was never referring to Area11 as a whole. To those that were involved, in Dudley that is, I personally apologised to them individually way before. As a loyal envoy at the time I had the mandate to report the goings-on of the Area Satellites, which was a loyal duty. No one bullied me, neither did I (at least out of my honest knowledge) bully anyone. What antidote Dr. Masocha then employed to correct a situation was not my prescription. That was no longer in my hands. I only acted in obedience at the time, and still if it would suffice, I humbly apologise.

 Blog of 19 November 2013 – “….she had an affair with Envoy Elijah before he divorced his wife from Zimbabwe. I’ts very sad ask what happened when OXFORD SATELITE was launched…….. and Envoy Elijah wanted to sleep in daddys used sheets and they booked an axtra night in the apartment ya Apostle and what do u know ….. and Envoy Elijah slept in the sheets together hanzi tiwane anointing imiwe zvakasadharara zvemuAgape, ……………” MY RESPONSE: Writer whoever you were referring to is definitely not me. You had your information wrong. I was never involved in the Oxford Launch. I was not in Agape then. I was never married before 22 March 2003. You got the wrong person, unfortunately you just joy rode the bandwagon of lies. What has happened to Christians?

Blog of 22 November 2013 – “….ln Area 11(Birmingham, Coventry, Dudley) yesterday we received a text from Envoy Elijah Chikwezvero it read,
'No doubt we are in the midst of a raging storm, in the utmost trial of our faith. ……….
…..By his own admission that we are in the midst of an 'inferno' shows that things are not normal. People have questions and want answers Envoy Elijah Chikwezvero. Wishing this away will not wash- Rome is burning and the fire needs to be extinguished ……………” MY RESPONSE: Writer in Area11, yes you needed answers, but answers I never had them save for where my name is mentioned. You have been a follower of the blog abi? I guess you now know that no one had the “answers that you expected” the rest you know. However, I can tell you now that it does not mean that everyone who verbalise their quest for answers are the only ones looking for them. Some did and do so in the background. A body has external and internal parts. I for one could have been a kidney, but as is evident, my move does not mean a dysfunctional body….life goes on here and elsewhere.

As I reveal it to you this day, below was my final written plea for things to be sorted. Since the inception of sister Jean Gasho’s blog on 7 October 2013, it has always been my heart desire to see a totally different turn of events than the now obvious resultant. :-

11.12.13

Dear Envoy Muchengeti Hove
Cc: UK Commissioners & ……

Greetings to u & family.
I pray that this text finds u well.

1st of all, let me acknowledge seeing ur missed call & rcvng ur subsequent communication frm …….I must hv bn busy & not available on the phone.

2ndly,& my main reason for this comm, I would like to convey, as a concerned leader in Agape FANMI, my uneasiness with regards to the prevailing whirlwind of divers accusations that is rocking this Ship.

I must say this openly to u my brother as the 1st port of call that I am failing each passing day, to stand firm & defend the Baby & the Mother, the Vision of Agape & our dear father the Archbishop anymore simply becoz of lack of ammunition. I feel now like a soldier & defender of the Vision who is on the battlefield in our kind of Afghanistan but with no weaponry even to defend myself & my family, hence my name has bn dragged unnecessarily into the mud for things that I do not know about.

As I was preparing this text, I noticed that u hv put 2gether an Envoys Board for the 21st. In my candid opinion, we hv an urgent crisis b4 us that not only needs prayer but action too. As much as I had sold myself to the Vision my Envoy, I need real answers on real issues of real concern & encouragement later. I faithfully led souls that hv broken down & worse some hv gotten lost. It's become that difficult even to encourage them.As an Envoy, I am blank, no idea even answers,yet the saints still look to me & keep thinking we r all harbouring & covering things. Now I refer u to pg78 of the new TF book, but it starts on pg76(the  Whirlwind),para4,the man of God started by saying, Now, don't get me wrong; I am not advocating silence over matters that need to be validly dealt with in the church. ..... he wrote on & on. Now, SILENCE Envoy Muchie has bn predominant. It's not helping.

The meeting should be held sooner & AS A MATTER OF URGENCY B4 THE NEXT GATHERING. Let's fix the leaking roof b4 we invite the rest of the saints into the house.

It has not bn easy for a Timothy like me to jot this down, it simply means a lot is playing in my mind Envoy & my feet r no longer on the ground.
FROM NOW ON,I WILL ONLY be reachable by Text-No phone calls pliz. 

Thank u

 As a follow up to the above, I employed austerity measures as taught in the vision. I understand I made a personal choice and I pray that such a powerful teaching as above comes in handy for me at a time such as this. I also understand that SALVATION IS PERSONAL, and so this was my own decision which should not affect any other. People do not follow me, people follow the visionary. My leaving should not in any way cause anyone to follow suit. I am not the visionary and I have no intentions of starting or running a counter ministry. I am serving God where I am now since 15 December 2013.

 I then left Agape on this note (extract only from the communication I sent to Dr Masocha):-

14 December 2013

Good evening ………………………………………………, I write to inform you that due to personal reasons beyond my control, I have decided, as an individual, to relinquish my responsibilities as an Envoy with immediate effect and seek the face of the Lord away from the day to day activities of the Vision of Agape FANMI.
It is my prayer that God will direct my steps as He continues to build His church the world over.

For the sake of sanity, I take this communication to be my second and last, after the one I sent to Envoy Muchengeti Hove. Again, for personal reasons, I therefore will not be available for further communications.

Mr. Elijah C Chikwezvero. 


Tuesday 21 January 2014

Former Envoy Cindy Martin speaks out about Agape Abuse

Agape Ambassadorial Structure crumbles down as second Envoy speaks out...

Once upon a time in 2012 October I found myself  at Gartmore in Scotland at an Agape Women's Conference after my ex husband had arranged for me to be driven there by Yvonne Gayakaya though I had no money to pay for the Conference. I found myself at the conference, crying like a lost little girl in the toilet  because I had no money on me, not even for food, yet I had been forced to attend Conference by my husband. I knew they wouldn't let me get into the conference. I texted my husband and told him I shouldn't have come without money, within a few minutes of texting my ex husband, lo and behold I received a call, it was Dr Masocha, "The Holy Spirit told me to call you, don't worry my baby girl, go to Cousyneuk with Sandra, you don't have to pay to hear the word of God", he reassured me. So the first night of the conference I slept in Sandra Masocha Chihuri's luxury bedroom, were she told me that she and Sharon Masocha were not going to pay the £100 charge for the conference. Sandra told me to stick with her the next day, and I would be okay. However on the entrance desk Sandra explained herself to Board Member Noriya Chokuda, saying she didn't have the money, I was standing next to her thinking she was going to speak for me as she had promised me, but alas,  I was suddenly abandoned at the desk by Sandra and Board Member Noriya  Chokuda looked at me with bulldog eyes, in fear I started stammering as I dint know what to say, the next minute I was being ripped into by Board Member Noriya  demanding the £100 or I was not entering the Conference. I  was reduced to tears as Sandra and Sharon looked on,walking past me entering the Conference.  I was told by Board Member Noriya I was not going to eat any food at the conference or go in the dining area because I had not paid, yet Sandra and Sharon Masocha were allowed to eat food without paying.
 
However an envoy by the name Cindy Martin took pity on me as she witnessed my ordeal at the desk, and she brought me food to eat when the leaders were saying I was not allowed to eat. That night Sandra was going for a night shift at Holliday Inn so I had nowhere to sleep. Envoy Cindy then sneaked me at night into the Envoy's Luxury Quarters. I was truly touched by her true Agape love, because she fed me when I was hungry, she gave have me a place to sleep when I was destitute at an Agape Women's Conference. When Board Member Noriya was chasing me away and denying me food, Envoy Cindy showed she was a true leader who did not tolerate any form of power abuse and she put the needs of a sheep first. I had never seen this kind of love in Agape.  Dear readers, below is an email addressed to all Envoys by former Envoy Cindy Martin before the Envoy Board Meeting on December 22 last year. Early this year  former Envoy Cindy Martin contacted me to let me know that she had resigned from her office as an envoy as she had been castigated and targeted by the rest of the envoys for seeking the truth over serious allegations that had been raised on this blog. The ex Envoy becomes the second person in the leadership and ambassadorial structure of Agape to come out openly in pursuit of justice  regarding the sexual, financial, physical and spiritual abuse happening in Agape. I will not say much on this post I will let Cindy's email do the talking. The word of God says, "Come out of her, my people, that ye be not partakers of her sins, and that ye receive not of her plagues, Rev 18:4", I am truly humbled by former Envoy Cindy, as she has listened to the warning of the Lord and has chose to come out of Agape and not be defiled in the name of power and leadership. Below is the email from former Envoy Cindy.
 
 
 
Dear Envoys
 Revelations 6:9  And when he had opened the fifth seal, I saw under the altar the souls of them that were slain for the word of God, and for the testimony which they held:10 And they cried with a loud voice, saying, How long, O Lord, holy and true, dost thou not judge and avenge our blood on them that dwell on the earth?
Proverbs 17: 15 He that justifieth the wicked, and he that condemneth the just, even they both are abomination to the Lord.
 
My apologies if I come across as patronising or arrogant, that is not at all my intention. Its taken me a lot of courage, self searching and divine guidance to pen this.
I do not believe it’s a healthy situation when pastors start operating in anonymity fearing victimisation/persecution from fellow pastors within the house of God, in a church supposedly full of the love of God. Its high time we reconnected with our Lord and saviour and stand for the truth as ambassadors of Christ. We need to retreat and study the word of God and seek guidance and understanding from the Holy Spirit.
 
I was certainly affected by the allegations that the Glasgow meeting was a scam and the fact that our commissioner and envoy Muchie were supposedly conniving in the gents taking us for fools.Its very disheartening. I had certainly left Glasgow in a positive state of mind and optimistic that change was coming. However what came to light post Glasgow led me into my own retreat and reflection on the entire goings on and has led me to openly share my concerns.
 
Before anyone throws the ‘touch not my anointed’ cliché which religious leaders have grossly taken out of context and misled, manipulated, abused, intimidated and dominated many in the modern day body of Christ (I didn’t say in AGAPE) I will share my understanding of the scripture. Loyalty is a good thing if it is for the right purpose and for the truth. One, I can only assume, would not want to be loyal and find they have pledged their allegiance to something that is false. Let God’s word count on this one, so please let no one certainly use it as a threat against me, I am standing for the truth in the fear of the Lord.
The word ‘touch’ actually meant physical harm, not criticising/correcting/saying something about a spiritual/religious leader being publicly criticised or spoken against for ungodly activities/conduct. That’s exactly what David did to Saul, he said he would not harm Saul (physically) but he spoke publicly about/against him and his ungodly acts. Not only David but Samuel also ‘touched God’s anointed’ as he spoke out against the king’s disobedience (1 Sam 15:3-24) when anointed Saul lied and only told half the truth.
 
JUST SO WE ARE CLEAR, I AM NOT HOLDING ANY SWORD AND ATTACKING THE MAN OF GOD.
 
I love him just like the next person and have stood and sweated and defended the vision and visionary with passion but its high time we stood on the word of God on behalf of the flock that we have been encouraging in this stormy atmosphere. I have certainly laboured, sacrificed my holidays and left the church in Chinhoyi full up and growing. I encouraged and brought fellow saints and leaders who had fainted in the vision in Zimbabwe therefore I have a few of souls depending on me who are following
my lead so I want to make sure I am in the right path.
I will base my point on the teachings of the Apostle, he clearly stated ‘follow me as I follow Christ’ and also advised us to QUESTION him if he did or said anything contrary to the word of God..
Also on page 76-78 of ‘Threshing Floor D.I.Y Style’ the Apostle wrote
‘…now don’t get me wrong; I am not advocating silence over matters that need to be validly dealt with in the church…..’ p77 ‘A terrible thing that was actually said or done.True or untrue, it is still a whirlwind.’
 
I my humble opnion, such is  the set up of AFNAMI where the structure starts and ends with the Apostle who is unfortunately in the middle of this whirlwind. I feel we as the appointed shepherds need some clarity so we can be sure we are leading God’s people in the right path and certainly to support the Apostle as necessary.
 
I certainly do not believe its acceptable and advisable to have an envoys meeting two days into the conference. There is bound to be much threshing floor weeping and wailing and lots of talk about forgiveness and my guess is by the time we come to the meeting, everything will be dismissed under the guise of the threshing floor. The church is facing very serious allegations and its definitely time to act whether in or out of the T.F season. It appears as if its not feasible to meet prior to the conference, then maybe beloved envoys we need to start our conference from the meeting on Saturday. We seriously need to put our house in order prior to crossing over into 2014. Gone are the days of keeping schtum when we know things are not right. I do believe a meeting is of high importance prior to any national gathering and we need time for everyone to openly share their concerns. We have fasted and prayed and now its time to  treat this cancer from inside instead of temporary plaster treatment which has led us to where we are today as a church.
 
After the way we have toiled in this storm, and penning our concerns in Glasgow, are we to hear of changes if any at the conference? Do we not deserve the respect of another meeting to discuss the changes if any as spiritual leaders. We have only met as envoys board on two occasions this year ie January and in June. However when there was a crisis we rose up and kept going, and despite the short notice we turned up for the crisis meeting. How faithful is that despite the pain that most envoys have/are going though in our respective satellites with minimum or no support for some. Other envoys have suffered at the hands of bullying saints who claim to be close to the Apostle. Despite of all this we turned up. Do we not deserve a little more recognition at least. The steering board however enjoy monthly meetings. Could this be financially motivated? After all they are the ones who allegedly own most of these alleged hush hush companies and allegedly vote for these hefty salaries as per blog. We are shepherding God’s people surely we need a lot more support, supervision and guidance. This storm if anything has shown the importance of long forgotten, longsuffering skint envoys (kinda full time really all them calls at work and texts/emails to deal with, I rest my case) who most Sundays travel faithfully form satellite to satellite on empty fuel tanks mostly. Who get slated for enjoying envoys upkeep(surprised I can spell that) which most of us have never had and are apparently the most gossiped about individuals in surgeries,(I never made it a secret I read the blog) and the butt of most jokes when it comes to tithing. We have muddled through encouraging the flock even when we were at our lowest ebb. I thank God for the few envoys who have been teaming up with me in prayer and encouraging me daily, it can only be the grace of God that some of us are still standing.
 
I for one am also struggling with the threshing floor this season bearing in mind that a  lot of saints have been defamed and left ‘naked’ as collateral damage but not even a single apology has sufficed from the church. Not even a sympathetic phone call to the victims acknowledging the pain and turmoil that people are going through. A lot of innocent souls have left church some headed back into the world and we have continued as normal. I was really amazed when I found out there was a retreat for the tambourine ladies (most of them waiting ladies)with the Apostle without the Prophetess despite serious allegations of a sexual nature. The church is full of anointed leaders who could have taken over such commitments if need be.
I just found out this week via calls from a couple of worried mothers that the youth outwith the age of consent, hold surgeries with the Apostle and are sworn to secrecy. This if true is misguided confidentiality seeing as some of the allegations now are meant to involve these young persons. I am sure these parents may have been agreeable or even sent their young children to cosy/surgery on their own through ignorance, I don’t know (which is why we need an audience) but there is now a lot of suscipicions and discomfort within many households. A few mothers especially are in turmoil. If this is true, why would teenagers be taught to keep secrets from their parents? What happened to the Lord’s commandment (Exodus 20:12) to honour thy parents? These are some of the issues that need urgent attention if true, and considering the laws of this country this should have never happened. Is this not where we need to make changes and be allowed to be more active as envoys and let the structure of the church be in operation for once instead of all roads leading to the Apostle? Irrespective of who to blame, back to the teachings, I find this contradictory and conflicting to the teaching (Stirling 2 June 2013, honour thy father and mother) and is it a wonder most of our young people have become wild and disobedient to their parents and the commandments of God? This is serious stuff that we cannot afford to sweep under the carpet both as envoys and parents. Is it not high time we had an audience with the Apostle.
People’s jobs are at stake, marriages in quandary, families left torn apart and we are claiming to be on the threshing floor? The blog is still running and reputations still being tarnished and we just thresh and run with vision as normal? Our Lord Jesus had love and compassion, I am sure struggling to find it in this debris.
 
As envoys we have been standing and encouraging the church since the start of the storm which is showing no signs of calming down. We have all in some way taken part in the deterioration of the state of the church and our interactions with the Apostle. We departed from the word of God and forgot that He is a jealous God who shares His glory with no one. Certainly the heavens are speaking and we need to take heed if the church of God is to move forward.
Last but not least, unless I am wrongly in formed, there indeed was a an incident where some young people had sexual encounters at the conference. My understanding is one young girl slept throughout this ordeal but another girl who apparently narrowly missed being ‘raped’ (the mother’s words) watched these activities all night. As an envoy with a daughter who narrowly missed attending the conference, it took the blog to bring such serious issues to my attention. What is going on fellow envoys, we lock up TV channels to protect our children but they become exposed to such depravity at a church gathering? I understand from one of the mothers that the parents were not formally informed of this and no apologies were issued by the church to date. My question is are these young people going through counselling or was any offered? Was there ever any follow up? I am really struggling with the way things have been going in the church on the spiritual side while there is much shouting and screaming and record keeping and follow ups when it comes to the financial side. Once again is it any wonder that we are where we are today. Who is at work here? What kind of spirits have been/are operating in the church?
 
Yours in Christ
 
Cindy Martin
 
 

Thursday 2 January 2014

Looking forward to International Women's Day

 

I really hope to see you there....



 
 
 
Happy New Year Dear Readers! Its 2014. A new year. A new beginning. Its time for me to move on. 2013 was a painful year for me. It was a valley of the shadow of death. Like Job said, what I dreaded the most happened to me. My marriage was broken by a man I trusted. I lost my husband to Walter Masocha. My children lost their father to Agape. My children's father has not bothered to see them in 6 months. 2013 was a year of pain. I was tortured and bullied by Patience Musuka, Gertrude Musuka Mburayi, Julius Gayakaya, Joy Maxwebo and a number of Agape leaders. I was used by Sandra Masocha Chihuri to do her university work and I was humiliated in front of the entire church when an ambulance was called in a bid to section me. I was stripped off my dignity as a  mother and as a woman. In Agape For All Nations Ministries international I was denied basic human rights under the Human Rights Act. I was labelled insane when I wasn't. My in-laws wanted my children put in foster care. I became homeless and ended up living in a women's refuge. 2013 was one of the worst years of my life.
 
 
When I was in prayer on 1 January 2014, the Lord revealed to me this scripture, Remember ye not the former things, neither consider the things of old. Behold, I will do a new thing; now it shall spring forth; shall ye not know it? I will even make a way in the wilderness, and rivers in the desert, Isaiah 43:18-19. This year, I am moving forward and I will never look back again. I am now focusing on my three children. I want to give them the best future especially in education, and I believe  my children will eat the fat of this land. I have already seen the goodness of the Lord upon  my children, they now eat until they are full. My barns now run over. My oil is overflowing. They now wear the best of the best. I dress them with the finest clothes (silk and purple if it were biblical times) and bathe them in the  most luxuries of creams.  I am sure if Shingi bumps into his children today, he would not recognise them. My boys are turning into fine young princes, and my beautiful daughter is the fairest of them all. My children suffered in 2013, they will not be victims of Domestic and Spiritual Abuse. I will prove Getrude Musuka wrong, she called me an unfit mother, wanted my kids in care, but one day when my children are all grown up, and they are somebodies, Getrude will live to regret how she treated my children.
 
Ok so I'm really excited about 1st of March. Its International Women's Day. I thank God for my mentor Muzvare Betty Makoni, as a woman of substance, when she makes a promise, she keeps her word. I hope you are all ready to come and support me on International women's Day in a lovely village in Essex. I have a feeling that its going to be a special event, and I cant wait to meet the director of ceremony a beautiful Nigerian woman of substance Princess 'Deun of BEN TV and the other women of virtue who will be guest speakers. Please book your tickets in advance, seats are limited! Orange and brown are my favourite colours, though not a must, I really hope you can dress in those colours   as they mean a lot to me. Elegant black is also appreciated. God bless you and see you there.
 
I am looking forward to working together with Muzvare Betty Makoni. I believe in life we have to work together at times for a greater cause. You don't have to be a one man gig all the time. Great people work as a team. As for me starting up my own charity to help abused women, I am already working on that and in the fullness of time God will establish it. There is a time for everything. Right now I am working on my books and other things like rebuilding my life and trying to settle my children in an new non abusive environment. When things settle down and I am more established, I will set up a charity for a great cause of helping victims of domestic and spiritual abuse, I think I already wrote about this months back when I started this blog.  In the mean time I want to  work with great women of God like Muzvare Betty Makoni and Nigerain TV host Princess 'Deun Adedoyin-Solarin.
 
That said I am delighted to hear that two savants of God I really admired, Envoy Elijah and  Evangelist Caroline  have decided to leave the Agape Cult. I wish you all the best Caroline and Elijah. Stay strong in the Lord and know that there is life after Agape, God will see you through.
 
Oh I just wanted to say, I have totally healed from the breakdown of my marriage to Shingi. My heart was broken, I cried and God healed me. He restored my peace and happiness, and I can say weeping may endure for a night, but joy sure comes in the morning. I have moved on. Like Adele sang never mind I will find someone like you. Well I will change Adele's lyrics and say Never mind, I will find someone better than you, if I haven't  already....hint hint. I honestly wish you all the best in future Shingi, with whomever Dr Masocha chooses for you, be it one of his step daughters  or spiritual offsprings, I still wish you the best.

Its a new year, and its a new me! My six year old son took these photographs and I think he did a pretty good job for his age!






 
Oh and I was truly honoured by Muzvare Betty Makoni to be counted among her most inspirational women of colour.