FOR several people, the first thing that comes to mind when
coming face to face with strange objects, in one’s yard, is that it can be
related to witchcraft.
This is exactly what happened to one family from Bulawayo’s
Mpopoma suburb who got the shock of their lives when they found strange objects
suspected to be witchcraft paraphernalia dumped inside their yard.
The incident which sent shockwaves throughout the suburb
and left the family confused happened on Tuesday morning.
The suspected underworld things comprising a new blanket
covering a live guinea fowl with beads around its neck and whose legs were tied
together with a red piece of red cloth and a dry stick smeared with blood were
dumped at the corner of their yard.
When the B-Metro news crew arrived hordes of stunned
residents had thronged the house to catch a glimpse of the strange items.
Narrating the ordeal, the owner of the house Philda Sibanda
(72), said the strange items had given them the shock of their lives.
“We have no idea where the strange items came from. My
grandchildren who wake up early while preparing to go to school were the ones
who discovered the strange items dumped at the corner of the yard. We suspected
that the items were left by someone who wanted to put a spell on our family,” a
shocked Sibanda said.
She, however, allayed fears of being bewitched saying she
was putting everything in the hands of God.
“As a family we are not scared as we have only one shelter
to run to: God. With God everything is possible, and He can stop evil people
from achieving their goals,” she said, adding that she failed to understand why
some people would want to see her family suffer.
Sibanda said before the incident, the family had been
experiencing strange things in their house with one of the family members
having dreamt being bitten by snakes.
“A day before the incident we experienced some strange
things in the house with some members complaining that they had a dream in
which they were being bitten by snakes.
“We phoned our pastor who came and prayed for us and
assured us that anything that is going to visit us as a family will be
overpowered. I have heard of these evil things but never thought I would
experience them myself,” explained Sibanda.
But the family left nothing to chance as they phoned one of
their church, Transformation Centre International Ministries’ senior pastors,
Jerry Mutongwizo who immediately came together with some church members and
conducted prayers before he took the strange items to a nearby bush and burnt
them.
Pastor Mutongwizo echoed Sibanda’s words saying before the
incident the family complained of weird things happening in their house.
“After those complaints I visited their house and conducted
prayers and was surprised when the family called me early in the morning saying
they had discovered some strange items dumped in their yard,” said Pastor
Mutongwizo.
Mutongwizo said within minutes, he came to the house
together with some church members and conducted prayers before he took the
items to a nearby bush and burnt them, much to the shock of residents who had
gathered to witness the strange objects.
“I have never seen anything like this in my life. I just
heard of incidents like this from the media and never thought it would one day
come face to face with me,” said one resident who identified herself as Mrs
Moyo.
An elderly resident Mthulisi Ncube said a person could have
tried to put a spell on the family, only to find that they had strong muthi or
prayers. B Metro
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