By Lot Dzozi
I am a bonafide member of the Church of Central Africa Presbyterian (CCAP)-Nkhoma Synod and proud to be. I look forward to your leadership on things earthly and things eternal. Last week you provided leadership on a thing earthly, Covid-19.
As one of the vulnerable member of your Church, 61 years-old and diabetic and therefore immune compromised I was delighted about the decision.
You then reversed the decision based on the fact that Human Rights Defenders Coalition (HRDC) obtained an injunction.
The Government lockdown is based on health considerations and the HRDC injunction is based on human rights considerations.
Nkhoma Synod is one of the forerunners of the provision of health services in this country by abandoning the Lockdown you have abdicated your leadership responsibilities in the health sector.
Worse still your change of position is based on internal politics, threats to remove one another from positions and unsubstantiated accusation of your leaders having received khaki envelopes. It is a decision not based on the health interest of your church membership.
The reason I have been diabetic for 20 years now might be because of my lack of or little faith. I represent a good number of your Christians of such little faith. You have to take us into consideration.
The stronger brothers, which you are as you are all male, must take care of the weak brothers and sisters. (I should mention though, that I am one of the few of your Church lay preachers that have prayed for the sick in your churches and they got healed, some from diabetes. Why God healed them and not me praying for them only God can explain.)
Prudence demands that we take preventive measures rather than expose over a million church members to Covid-19.
As leaders are you not confident that you have ministered to us sufficiently that we can stand alone as household churches in our homes without you? If you are afraid that we will not, isn’t evidence that your ministries have not succeeded to bred a Christian cadre that can withstand hardship such as this away from your presence?
Take a leadership stand protect members of your church. As to the bickering for synod positions do it after this otherwise you will have no synod to lead, all dead because you were not courageous to protect us.
If indeed you’re the real Dzonzi we know why cant you talk to khoma synod leadership directly. Why using this platform. Whom do you want to please people or God. Things of I hope you can do in secret not publicise then. You can publicise the preaching not this. We always respect you Mr Dzonzi. Your faith is always admired by many of us. Keep it up