Most fascinating story, ever -from the Kenya Times
apu...@tripod.com
On 11 June 11 1988, a man suddenly appeared before a vast crowd in Nairobi,
Kenya, gathered to witness the miracle healings of Kenyan spiritual healer, Mary
Akatsa.
Instantly recognizing the tall, white-robed figure as "Jesus Christ", the crowds
fell down overcome with emotion.
The editor of the Swahili edition of the Kenya Times, Job Mutungi, witnessed the
event and wrote the article which is reproduced here:
© Kenya Times. First published in the Kenya Times, 22 June 1988. (Further
details appeared in the Kenya Sunday Times on 26 June, where Maitreya is
described as a "calm" and "tall, lean man ... wearing a flowing robe which was
spotlessly clean. He was also sporting a jet-black beard and a black fly
whisk.")
About 6,000 worshippers at Muslim Village, Kawangware, Nairobi, believe they saw
Jesus Christ , in broad daylight last week.
It may be hard to believe, but nothing will move them, because "Jesus" addressed
them and assured them of a come-back, very soon.
The scene was at the Church of Bethlehem, where Mary Sinaida Akatsa conducts
miracle prayers, praying for the sick, the blind, cripples, mad people, the
barren and others facing all sorts of personal problems. On Saturday 4 June 1988
a big, bright star was sighted above the skies by worshippers. It was unusually
brighter than ordinary stars. The time was 1 pm.
But on Saturday 11 June it was different. Worshippers were busy singing Mungu ni
Mwema, a popular Swahili hymn, when Mary Akatsa interjected. She announced that
God had spoken to her and told her to "await a miracle because a very important
guest would be coming to give her a very vital message." People 'braced
themselves for the unknown' while others stared blankly at her, their mouths
agape with awe and bewilderment.
Five minutes later, she asked those who were singing and dancing to stop as the
long-awaited message had arrived. "Jesus! Jesus! Jesus of Nazareth!" went the
loud whispers from the crowd as they raised up their hands in submission and
divine welcome.
The tall figure of a barefooted, white-robed and bearded man appeared from
nowhere and stood in the middle of the crowd. He was walking slowly towards the
new church building away from the tent. Mary walked with him, side by side.
She tried to explain that 20 cripples had managed to walk again a few minutes
ago because of the day's blessings. But nobody, except perhaps a few, heard
this. They were busy talking to "The Lord".
I looked at my watch. It was 4.15 pm. Her voice was drowned by cries and loud
moans of "Jesus! Jesu. Yeeesu! You have come. Welcome Jeesus! Wash our sins.
Help us Jeesus!" For many, it was the last prayer. It appeared to them the "Son
of Man" had at last fulfilled His promise of coming back to earth. They knelt
down in emotional prayers in a frantic effort to save their souls at the 11th
hour. A man lying near to me urinated in his trousers. But I stared back at the
stranger in the meeting without blinking. Strange, sporadic light wafted on top
of his turbaned head, his feet and his entire body.
The scene and mood of the worshippers reminded one of the Old Testament times of
the Tower of Babel when languages became "confused" (Genesis Chapter 11).
Everyone was murmuring something. Others were flat on the ground weeping
uncontrollably in praise and worship, in total submission to the occasion. Mama
Akatsa appealed for calm. But it was difficult. The "Holy Spirit" had descended.
Yes, the vice and crime-infested slums of Kawangware had been transformed into
'a holy ground'. The man whispered something to Akatsa for about two minutes.
She later informed the crowd that the strange man would address them.
In clear Swahili, which had no traces of accent, the strange man announced that
the people of Kenya were blessed, especially those who had gathered at the venue
that afternoon. He said Mary had an important mission to unify people of all
races and tribes under the umbrella of God through Jesus.
"I implore you kindly to steadfastly hold on to your faith as the world will be
no more. We are nearing the time for the reign of heaven. But before that I
shall come back and bring a bucketful of blessings for all of you. Please
respect Mary as she is a true representative of 'The Most High' ", the man said
and reminded the crowd to live to the teachings of the Bible.
As the strange man was about to leave, two women left their seats and surged
forward to where the man and Mary stood. They advanced towards him on their
knees, tears streaming down their cheeks. "Shetani Rhihswaah!" the man told the
two, and down to the ground they went with a thud, as the ancient Hebrew curse
word sent echoes everywhere. The word was used 2,000 years ago to rebuke demons
and evil spirits.
It took the crowd nearly 20 minutes to recover after the man left the meeting in
a car belonging to a Mr Gurnam Singh, who offered to give him a lift. But it
will probably take Mr Singh his lifetime to recover from the shock he got two
minutes later. On reaching the bus terminus for KBS Route No 56, the man
informed Mr Singh to stop the car as he wanted to alight and head for heaven. On
getting out, he did not ascend. He walked a few paces beside the road and simply
vanished into thin air. Several people who witnessed this were astonished by his
mysterious disappearance.
A few minutes later, a worried Mr Singh came back panting like a cross-channel
swimmer accompanied by a group of people from the bus stage, and narrated the
strange development. Mary assured the meeting that "Jesus" had gone to heaven.
What baffled many was that Mary, while addressing the crowd in the presence of
the strange man, had said the light drizzle being experienced then was to
signify the presence of "Jesus". She had also announced that there would be a
heavy downpour later to signify that "Jesus" was back in his "Heavenly Throne".
And, as sure as hell, the rains came. There were floods all over town that
evening that caught people unawares. Later, many were reluctant to leave the
religious venue and had to be convinced to do so.
Back at Uhuru Park, Rev Bonnke was promising thousands of worshippers and
millions of listeners during a live TV and radio transmission that God had, on
Thursday, informed him that they would experience the presence of Jesus and
great miracles on Saturday. Jesus did indeed come to Nairobi but in a different
venue.
There is always a 'resident' photographer at Mary Akatsa's meetings. He takes
snapshots of various episodes and later sells them to worshippers at Shs 10
each. In the past, when bright stars appeared in broad daylight above
Kawangware, there were only clouds and the blue sky in the photos he had taken.
But this time, the photographer, known as Francis Kaburu, managed to take about
six snapshots of the strange man, successfully. It is alleged that this may have
been a hoax, after all. Already, reports have it that the person cited was a
"Jinn" or a mysterious spirit, hence his mysterious disappearance.
But Mary Akatsa discounts this contention: "This was Our Lord. He promised in
the Bible to come back in different forms ... In any event he was born of a
woman and lived on earth", she said later. And the thousands who witnessed the
episode concur with her entirely.
Mr Tofias Onyango, a Nairobi lawyer, is currently busy writing a book on Mary
Akatsa's miracles. He was within the church compound when "Jesus" came but
inside a room 100 yards away from where the action was, preparing his
manuscript. "So far, the only thing I have been able to witness is a bright star
during daylight", he says, and laments that he missed the "big miracle".
/end article/---------------------------------------------
Benjamin Creme's Teacher/Adept has confirmed that it was Maitreya who addressed
the crowds on that day, and who later vanished.
(Benjamin Creme comments: Maitreya's appearance was in keeping with the crowd's
expectations, as Jesus Christ, hence his bearded face and biblical robes. The
"bucketful of blessings" with which Maitreya promises to return is an allusion
to Himself as the "Water Carrier", the symbol of the Aquarian Age (see Messages
from Maitreya No. 42). The correct translation of the Swahili word used by
Maitreya is 'pitcher', not 'bucket'. The "strange sporadic light" emanating from
Maitreya's head and feet described by Job Mutungi are also habitually seen by
those around Maitreya now.
The Hebrew words recorded by Mr Mutungi were not in fact the ones Maitreya
uttered. Far from being a curse, the words used by Maitreya were a blessing.)
-- Mary Akatsa's Eyewitness Account <http://inetport.com/~one/akatsa.html>
alb...@concentricremovethis.net
"The work and the teaching of the Christ will be hard for the Christian world to
accept, though easier of assimilation in the East. Nevertheless, some hard blow
or some difficult presentation of the truth is badly needed if the Christian
world is to be awakened, and if Christian people are to recognise their place
within a worldwide divine revelation and see the Christ as representing all the
faiths and taking His rightful place as World Teacher. He is the World Teacher
and not a Christian teacher.
"He Himself told us that He had other folds and to them He has meant as much as
He has meant to the orthodox Christian. They may not call Him Christ, but they
have their own name for Him and follow Him as truly and faithfully as their
Western bretheren...
"He has been for two thousand years the supreme Head of the Church Invisible,
the Spiritual Hierarchy, composed of disciples of all faiths. He recognizes and
loves those who are not Christian but who retain their allegiance to Their
Founders--the Buddha, Mohammed and others. He cares not what the faith is if the
objective is love of God and of humanity. If men look for the Christ Who left
His disciples centuries ago, they will fail to recognize the Christ Who is in
process of returning. The Christ has no religious barriers in His consciousness.
It matters not to Him of what faith a man may call himself.
"He will not come as the restorer of any of the ancient religions including
Christianity, but He will come to restore man's faith in the Father's love, in
the fact of the livinginess of the Christ and in the close, subjective and
unbreakable relationship of all men everywhere...
"His reappearance will knit and bind together all men and women of goodwill
throughout the world, irrespective of religion or nationality."
Excerpt is from the work of the Tibetan Master:
<http://inetport.com/~one/dkrap.html>
The time is known only to two or three, but "in such an hour as ye think not, He
will come." (Matt.XXIV 44)
joh...@starmail.net
On 25 May 1998 17:27:21 EDT, apu...@tripod.com wrote:
<snip>
>The editor of the Swahili edition of the Kenya Times, Job Mutungi, witnessed the
>event and wrote the article which is reproduced here:
>
>© Kenya Times. First published in the Kenya Times, 22 June 1988. (Further
>details appeared in the Kenya Sunday Times on 26 June, where Maitreya is
>described as a "calm" and "tall, lean man ... wearing a flowing robe which was
>spotlessly clean. He was also sporting a jet-black beard and a black fly
>whisk.")
>
>About 6,000 worshippers at Muslim Village, Kawangware, Nairobi, believe they saw
>Jesus Christ , in broad daylight last week. It may be hard to believe, but nothing will
>move them, because "Jesus" addressed them and assured them of a come-back, very soon.
>
>The scene was at the Church of Bethlehem, where Mary Sinaida Akatsa conducts
-miracle prayers, praying for the sick, the blind, cripples, mad people, the
-barren and others facing all sorts of personal problems. On Saturday 4 June
-1988 a big, bright star was sighted above the skies by worshippers. It was
-unusually brighter than ordinary stars. The time was 1 pm.
>
>But on Saturday 11 June it was different. Worshippers were busy singing Mungu ni
-Mwema, a popular Swahili hymn, when Mary Akatsa interjected. She announced that
-God had spoken to her and told her to "await a miracle because a very important
-guest would be coming to give her a very vital message." People 'braced
-themselves for the unknown' while others stared blankly at her, their mouths
-agape with awe and bewilderment.
>Five minutes later, she asked those who were singing and dancing to stop as the
-long-awaited message had arrived. "Jesus! Jesus! Jesus of Nazareth!" went the
-loud whispers from the crowd as they raised up their hands in submission and
divine welcome.
>The tall figure of a barefooted, white-robed and bearded man appeared from
-nowhere and stood in the middle of the crowd. He was walking slowly towards the
-new church building away from the tent. Mary walked with him, side by side.
>She tried to explain that 20 cripples had managed to walk again a few minutes
-ago because of the day's blessings. But nobody, except perhaps a few, heard
-this. They were busy talking to "The Lord".
>I looked at my watch. It was 4.15 pm. Her voice was drowned by cries and loud
-moans of "Jesus! Jesu. Yeeesu! You have come. Welcome Jeesus! Wash our sins.
-Help us Jeesus!" For many, it was the last prayer. It appeared to them the "Son
-of Man" had at last fulfilled His promise of coming back to earth. They knelt
-down in emotional prayers in a frantic effort to save their souls at the 11th
-hour. A man lying near to me urinated in his trousers. But I stared back at the
-stranger in the meeting without blinking. Strange, sporadic light wafted on top
-of his turbaned head, his feet and his entire body.
>The scene and mood of the worshippers reminded one of the Old Testament times of
-the Tower of Babel when languages became "confused" (Genesis Chapter 11).
-Everyone was murmuring something. Others were flat on the ground weeping
-uncontrollably in praise and worship, in total submission to the occasion. Mama
-Akatsa appealed for calm. But it was difficult. The "Holy Spirit" had
-descended. Yes, the vice and crime-infested slums of Kawangware had been
-transformed into 'a holy ground'. The man whispered something to Akatsa for
-about two minutes. She later informed the crowd that the strange man would
-address them.
>In clear Swahili, which had no traces of accent, the strange man announced that
-the people of Kenya were blessed, especially those who had gathered at the
-venue that afternoon. He said Mary had an important mission to unify people of
-all races and tribes under the umbrella of God through Jesus.
>"I implore you kindly to steadfastly hold on to your faith as the world will be
-no more. We are nearing the time for the reign of heaven. But before that I
-shall come back and bring a bucketful of blessings for all of you. Please
-respect Mary as she is a true representative of 'The Most High' ", the man said
-and reminded the crowd to live to the teachings of the Bible.
>As the strange man was about to leave, two women left their seats and surged
-forward to where the man and Mary stood. They advanced towards him on their
-knees, tears streaming down their cheeks. "Shetani Rhihswaah!" the man told the
-two, and down to the ground they went with a thud, as the ancient Hebrew curse
-word sent echoes everywhere. The word was used 2,000 years ago to rebuke demons
-and evil spirits.
>
>It took the crowd nearly 20 minutes to recover after the man left the meeting in
-a car belonging to a Mr Gurnam Singh, who offered to give him a lift. But it
-will probably take Mr Singh his lifetime to recover from the shock he got two
-minutes later. On reaching the bus terminus for KBS Route No 56, the man
-informed Mr Singh to stop the car as he wanted to alight and head for heaven.
-On getting out, he did not ascend. He walked a few paces beside the road and
-simply vanished into thin air. Several people who witnessed this were
-astonished by his mysterious disappearance.
>A few minutes later, a worried Mr Singh came back panting like a cross-channel
-swimmer accompanied by a group of people from the bus stage, and narrated the
-strange development. Mary assured the meeting that "Jesus" had gone to heaven.
>What baffled many was that Mary, while addressing the crowd in the presence of
-the strange man, had said the light drizzle being experienced then was to
-signify the presence of "Jesus". She had also announced that there would be a
-heavy downpour later to signify that "Jesus" was back in his "Heavenly Throne".
-And, as sure as hell, the rains came. There were floods all over town that
-evening that caught people unawares. Later, many were reluctant to leave the
-religious venue and had to be convinced to do so.
>Back at Uhuru Park, Rev Bonnke was promising thousands of worshippers and
-millions of listeners during a live TV and radio transmission that God had, on
-Thursday, informed him that they would experience the presence of Jesus and
-great miracles on Saturday. Jesus did indeed come to Nairobi but in a different
-venue.
>There is always a 'resident' photographer at Mary Akatsa's meetings. He takes
-snapshots of various episodes and later sells them to worshippers at Shs 10
-each. In the past, when bright stars appeared in broad daylight above
-Kawangware, there were only clouds and the blue sky in the photos he had taken.
>But this time, the photographer, known as Francis Kaburu, managed to take about
-six snapshots of the strange man, successfully. It is alleged that this may
-have been a hoax, after all. Already, reports have it that the person cited was
-a "Jinn" or a mysterious spirit, hence his mysterious disappearance.
>But Mary Akatsa discounts this contention: "This was Our Lord. He promised in
-the Bible to come back in different forms ... In any event he was born of a
-woman and lived on earth", she said later. And the thousands who witnessed the
-episode concur with her entirely.
>Mr Tofias Onyango, a Nairobi lawyer, is currently busy writing a book on Mary
-Akatsa's miracles. He was within the church compound when "Jesus" came but
-inside a room 100 yards away from where the action was, preparing his
-manuscript. "So far, the only thing I have been able to witness is a bright
-star during daylight", he says, and laments that he missed the "big miracle".
-/end article/---------------------------------------------
>
-Benjamin Creme's Teacher/Adept has confirmed that it was Maitreya who addressed
-the crowds on that day, and who later vanished.
-(Benjamin Creme comments: Maitreya's appearance was in keeping with the crowd's
-expectations, as Jesus Christ, hence his bearded face and biblical robes. The
-"bucketful of blessings" with which Maitreya promises to return is an allusion
-to Himself as the "Water Carrier", the symbol of the Aquarian Age (see Messages
-from Maitreya No. 42). The correct translation of the Swahili word used by
-Maitreya is 'pitcher', not 'bucket'. The "strange sporadic light" emanating
-from Maitreya's head and feet described by Job Mutungi are also habitually seen
-by those around Maitreya now.
--------------------
-The Hebrew words recorded by Mr Mutungi were not in fact the ones Maitreya
-uttered. Far from being a curse, the words used by Maitreya were a blessing.)
>-- Mary Akatsa's Eyewitness Account <http://inetport.com/~one/akatsa.html>
>From: <http://www.shareintl.org/job.html>
>
"He has been for two thousand years the supreme Head of the Church Invisible,
the Spiritual Hierarchy, composed of disciples of all faiths. He recognizes and
loves those who are not Christian but who retain their allegiance to Their
Founders--the Buddha, Mohammed and others. He cares not what the faith is if the
objective is love of God and of humanity. If men look for the Christ Who left
His disciples centuries ago, they will fail to recognize the Christ Who is in
process of returning. The Christ has no religious barriers in His consciousness.
It matters not to Him of what faith a man may call himself...
He will not come as the restorer of any of the ancient religions including
Christianity, but He will come to restore man's faith in the Father's love, in
the fact of the livinginess of the Christ and in the close, subjective and
unbreakable relationship of all men everywhere...
His reappearance will knit and bind together all men and women of goodwill
throughout the world, irrespective of religion or nationality.
It is to the whole world that Christ comes and not just to the Christian world.
He comes to the East and to the West."
------------> The Tibetan <http://inetport.com/~one/dkrap.html>
ul4ryhvhyq34 ul4ryhvhyq34
joh...@starmail.net wrote:
>
> On 25 May 1998 17:27:21 EDT, apu...@tripod.com wrote:
>
> <snip>
> >The editor of the Swahili edition of the Kenya Times, Job Mutungi, witnessed the
> >event and wrote the article which is reproduced here:
> >
> >© Kenya Times. First published in the Kenya Times, 22 June 1988.
The same woman made 15000 people to pray to a shinning angel in the
skies of Nairobi's eastern slums. It turned out that the angel was
nothing more than a weather balloon.
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most boring story ever.
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accept, though easier of assimilation in the East. Nevertheless, some hard blow
or some difficult presentation of the truth is badly needed if the Christian
world is to be awakened, and if Christian people are to recognise their place
within a worldwide divine revelation and see the Christ as representing all the
faiths and taking His rightful place as World Teacher. He is the World Teacher
and not a Christian teacher.
"He Himself told us that He had other folds and to them He has meant as much as
He has meant to the orthodox Christian. They may not call Him Christ, but they
have their own name for Him and follow Him as truly and faithfully as their
Western bretheren...
"He has been for two thousand years the supreme Head of the Church Invisible,
the Spiritual Hierarchy, composed of disciples of all faiths. He recognizes and
loves those who are not Christian but who retain their allegiance to Their
Founders--the Buddha, Mohammed and others. He cares not what the faith is if the
objective is love of God and of humanity. If men look for the Christ Who left
His disciples centuries ago, they will fail to recognize the Christ Who is in
process of returning. The Christ has no religious barriers in His consciousness.
It matters not to Him of what faith a man may call himself.
"He will not come as the restorer of any of the ancient religions including
Christianity, but He will come to restore man's faith in the Father's love, in
the fact of the livinginess of the Christ and in the close, subjective and
unbreakable relationship of all men everywhere...
"His reappearance will knit and bind together all men and women of goodwill
throughout the world, irrespective of religion or nationality."
Excerpt is from the work of the Tibetan Master: