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A Nigerian pastor, Zander Emenogo, 48, has been preaching the word of God on the streets of South Africa for 10 years. But he never thought his faith would cause him so much pain.
The pastor from The Evangelical Christian Assembly of South Africa said he spent Saturday preaching in the streets and parks of Joburg.
“I go where the Lord leads me. On Saturday I was standing on the corner of Delvers and Claim streets in the CBD,” he told Daily Sun. He added the message the Lord had given him was about drugs, crime and violence.
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“While I was preaching, there were rough guys looking at me. I was scared but I had no choice. I passed on the word of God,” he said.
“I didn’t know I was pushing the wrong buttons as I preached. I only realised that when I was done and preparing to go home.”
He said two young men stopped him and told him that he had a big mouth.
“Before I could respond I felt a heavy blow on my head and I fell down. I only woke up four hours later in a hospital bed,” he said.
The pastor said he now fears for his life.
“When I went back to preach on Monday on other streets I was threatened.”
“A man told me what the guys did on Saturday was nothing compared to what was to come if I didn’t stop what I’m doing.”
The pastor, a father of two, is originally from Lagos in Nigeria and now lives in Berea. He said he has to pass on the message whether it offended someone or not.
“I preach what the Lord tells me,” he said.
The People’s Paper went with the pastor to Joubert Park.
Many people came closer as he started preaching.
Sam Nkomo, who was listening to the pastor, said: “I condemn what those guys did to the pastor.
“He is a good man indeed. He doesn’t deserve to be treated like that for helping us change our wrongdoings.”
Police spokesman Warrant Officer De Bruyn Jerbes confirmed that a case of assault with intent to cause grievous bodily harm was opened at the Joburg Central Police Station.
“No arrests have been made and the police are investigating,” he said.
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