A YEAR after leaving Highlanders to concentrate on his
pastoral duties, former Bosso secretary-general Emmett Ndlovu held a ground
breaking ceremony for his new church in the Northend suburb of Bulawayo last
Saturday.
Ndlovu, who served the club for 21 years in various
capacities, starting as team physiotherapist before being appointed manager, is
the founding pastor of the Centre of Miracles Church of Christ (CMCC).
He told Chronicle Sport that he doesn’t harbour prospects
of returning to ‘sports administration’ as he was enjoying his new clergy
role.Ndlovu said he had to leave Highlanders to give “undivided” attention to
his “new calling”, which he first pursued in 2013, two years before being voted
Highlanders’ secretary-general, taking over from Andrew Tapela.“In pursuit of
my calling in 2013, I went on a prayer fasting programme for three days and
three nights. On the third day, from about 3PM to 6PM, I had an encounter with
the Holy Spirit and I was given a commission; I was launched into the ministry
fulltime. That is the reason I had to take a break from the sporting world to
pursue this new calling.
However, more importantly is the mere fact that I didn’t
sit down to think or plan it and say now I want to do this, it was a calling
and I could not resist. Like Jonah who was sent to Nineveh and he went to
Tarshish, so many times I tried to resist, but there came a point where I just
couldn’t resist and had to do it,” Ndlovu said.
He is excited about his new found love.“When I was given
this vision, I was also given the name of the ministry, Centre of Miracles
Church of Christ (CMCC). Somebody may ask, is it about miracles or gospel of
prosperity since we are seeing an upsurge of these new ministries that are preaching
and teaching the gospel of prosperity. We’re not teaching the gospel of
prosperity, so to speak, but we are talking about the gospel of purity.
“Prosperity may come it is well, because our God is a God
who supplies according to his riches and glory in Christ Jesus. First and
foremost, we must receive salvation and all else will follow, that’s the
concept and the vision that I had. On the 5th of December 2015, this ministry
was launched. We’ve celebrated our third year and have already acquired a piece
of land and launched a ground breaking ceremony attended by Bulawayo mayor
Solomon Mguni in North End,” said Ndlovu.
He said they had a membership of over 600 people and they
have also opened their church branch in South Africa.
“The ministry is growing. It means the work in my hands is
just too much. It won’t be fair to give half-heartedly to the sporting world,
half-heartedly to the ministry. I believe that I can’t serve two masters. But
at God’s appointed time I cannot rule anything out. But for now, I want to say
for the unforeseeable future, I will concentrate on this calling because I have
a passion for it. I’m doing it because God has spoken to me and things are
happening according to his power, his will and authority and I’m happily involved
in ministerial work.” Chronicle
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