Mahikeng- The Church as the body of Christ should unite in prayer for families that are anguished by the loss of their loved ones following the collapse of a Nigerian church building in which 80 South Africans reportedly died, Mahikeng Ministers Fellowship (MMF) said in a statement issued on Tuesday.

“The dignity with which the South African authorities have as per the directive of President  Zuma responded to the worst tragedy that the country has ever experienced since the dawn of our freedom has shown its compassion for its citizens,” Chairperson of MMF(an interdenominational Pastors Fellowship), Apostle Zandisile Reginald Mpame said.   

Apostle Mpame added that the consular support provided to families of those who died including the evacuation of 22 injured survivors by the South African National Defence Force and forensic, pathological and disaster relief efforts coordinated by the Inter-Ministerial Committee has made South Africans proud of their government.

“Our prayers are with Prophet TB Joshua, the Synagogue Church of All Nations, Ministries and churches to which those who died belonged. This is not the time for opportunistic slander and ridicule to be directed at a fellow servant of God and those who visited his church,” Mpame emphasised.
 
“We should guard against xenophobia, envy and jealous over the signs, miracles and wonders experienced at the Synagogue and remember that when a part of the body of Christ is hurting, the Kingdom of God is hurting,” he stressed.

Arrangements regarding a local memorial service for those who died in the disaster would be announced in due course after the identification process of those who perished in the tragedy has been finalised, their remains brought back home and their names officially announced.-TDN
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