The ManicaPost
Chipo Katsidzira,Post Correspondent
UNITED Family International Church (UFIC) founder Prophet Emmanuel Makandiwa has said the Lord had already told him about the death of Pastor Jacob Tembo, and his passing on last week was not a surprise.
Part of the large crowd that attended Pastor Jacob Tembo’s (inset) funeral church service in Murambi last Friday. — Picture by Tinai Nyadzayo.
Pastor Tembo was buried last Saturday in Harare.
Prohet Makandiwa said: “The Lord had shown me the death of Pastor Tembo. I visited him on November 10 after the Lord had shown me his death and I told him about it.
“The Lord told me that Pastor Tembo was going to die before the end of this year and his wife also knew about it”.
Prophet Makandiwa described the late Pastor Tembo as a man who feared the Lord during a memorial service held in Mutare’s Murambi Gardens low-density suburb.
“Pastor Tembo was a man who respected and feared the Lord. He was one of the men who I salute because of his great relationship with God and I am sure that he has gone to heaven,” he said.
“He was a man who listened to me, even if some pastors might not. He was always there for me. We have to stop mourning at this moment and celebrate the life of Pastor Tembo as he had lived a righteous life.
“To me, Pastor Tembo was a general, hence we have to celebrate the good things he has done during his life time and the departure of a general,” he said.
Prophet Makandiwa urged church members to take care and support the family left behind by Pastor Tembo.
“As church members we have to continue to support the family left by Pastor Tembo as a way of consoling them. We have to give Amai Tembo rest.”
