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Date: Sun, 05 Nov 1995 05:53:14 GMT

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::: Did Jesus Christ come to Nairobi? :::

Subtitle: "Oh mother don't you care?  Oh daddy don't you dare! It's
the blimp!  The blimp!  The mothership!  The mothership!" -from
Captain Beefheart's "Trout Mask Replica."


On 11 June, 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 we reproduce here.

Benjamin Creme's Master has confirmed that it was Maitreya who
addressed the crowds on that day, and who later vanished.

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, brght star was sighted above the skies
by worshippers.  It was unusually brighter than ordinary stars.  The
time was 1 pm.  [Fatima, anyone? -d4]

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 days 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).  Everyne 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
vaished 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 Akatsas 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 episoe concur with her entirely.

Mr Tofias Onyango, a Nairobi lawyer, is currently busy writing a book
on Mary Akatsas 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.

(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.

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