A THIRTEEN-YEAR-OLD Visitation Makumbe High schoolboy cut short his studies in February after he was afflicted by a strange condition that causes him to physically fight an invisible “monster”.
Confirming the boy’s condition, Visitation Makumbe High School resident priest Father Barnabas Mukumba last week said the boy initially complained of stomach pains that were followed by bouts of unconsciousness.
The Form One student was described as intelligent and scored four units in last year’s Grade Seven national examinations.
The school authorities believe that the invisible “monster” could be a “goblin”.
Although the school authorities could not confirm it, the boy’s parents say their child experienced a “transfiguration” on February 10, the night before a major fight with the invisible opponent caused his body to glow.
“The boy would complain of stomach pains that would end in him being unconsciousness. At times he would be taunted by the invisible monster which would force him to scream and use his hands to fight it.
“One could actually see the boy simulating a fight with something or someone we could not see. “On the first occasion, the boy claimed to have seen a short-bearded man wearing a black cloak.
During his initial contact with the invisible creature, he would scream and try to ward off the invisible attacker and we later taught him to pray as a way to fight it off,” said Fr Mukumba.
He said the school authorities initially tried to assist him through psychological counselling until they eventually handed over the matter to the priests for spiritual guidance.
“Together with other priests we took him through spiritual counselling and discernment. I initially suspected the boy was playing tricks so that he could go home and be with his family.
“After further probing we realised the problems were greater than what we had anticipated. We later invited the parents and they then asked us to assist him through prayer and use of holy water,” said Fr Mukumba.
The boy would experience relief after prayers and on realising this, the school authorities arranged for him to stay with the priests.
“On one occasion he screamed during lesson time and said a short old man was trying to forcefully take his pen away. He struggled with his invisible tormentor for some time until he became unconscious.
“He is an intelligent young boy who achieved four units at Grade Seven,” said the deputy school head.The boy’s father (name withheld to protect the minor’s identity) told the press from his Chitungwiza home that he believed his son had spiritual powers that enabled him to fight goblins.
“The boy is gifted spiritually and that enables him to fight evil spirits. There were numerous reports from his school and we asked the priests to assist him.
“They have been praying for him until February when we decided to withdraw him from school because he was attracting unnecessary attention from the other pupils,” said the boy’s father
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God is everywhere, he will be with u under what circumstances. the child shld thank God 4 being saved. so has the boy got sacked.
Comment by kudakwashe anesu — April 21, 2010 @ 1:39 pm
We are living in a cruel world,i think the lord will fight and win,for his power is amazing.
Comment by Tawanda Mutemererwa — April 23, 2010 @ 11:50 am
I'm not trying to be smart or to be naive but most mysterious inflictions and afflictions attributed to the paranormal in our homeland have perfectly logical medico psychological and psychiatric explanations and hence can be dealt with in respective ways. If a similar incident were to happen in the western world and that is not uncommon, it definitely would not be attributed to goblins but treated in a more scientism manner. It seems we cling on to the powers of the unknown because of lack of understanding. The same thing used to be common in Europe. If I am not mistaken, the last person on record to be accused and executed for witchcraft was a woman burnt alive at the stake in France in the 16th Century before the practice was abolished as nonsense. Even people with epilepsy used to be killed as witches because when they went into a major seizure, they were perceived to be communicating with evil spirits. There is nothing new about witchcraft and certainly nothing new under the sun. GET THE BOY TO A HOSPITAL, and shall we hope that the right medical personnel would be at hand. MY 2 P.
Comment by Tarirai — April 23, 2010 @ 4:19 pm
Ha ma one chaiwo
Comment by Tawanda — April 23, 2010 @ 3:47 pm
I'm not trying to be smart or to be naive but most mysterious inflictions and afflications attributed to the paranormal in our homeland have perfectly logical medicopsychological and pyschiatric explanations and hence can be dealt with in respective ways. If a similar incident were to happen in the western world and that is not uncommon, it definaitely would not be attributed to goblins but treated in a more scientic manner. It seems we cling on to the powers of the uknown because of lack of understanding. The same thing used to be common in Europe. If I am not mistaken, the last person on record to be accused and executed for witchcraft was a woman burnt alive at the stake in France in the 16th Century before the practice was abolished as nonsense. Even people with epilepsy used to be killed as witches because when they went into a major seizure, they were perceived to be communicating with evil spirits. There is nothing new about witchcraft and certainly nothing new under the sun. GET THE BOY TO A HOSPITAL, and shall we hope that the right medical personnel would be at hand. MY 2 P.
Comment by Tarirai — April 23, 2010 @ 4:17 pm
we get you did some research Tarirai but believe it or not this stuff exist science does not explain everything even, infact science can only got far that is why it cant even explain how the earth and the sky was formed but only what makes its components….
come back to real life your too naive ad possibly westernised that your living a lie and ignoring some of the stuff that is real… they way you belive in science i doubt u even believe in God
Comment by Jay — April 23, 2010 @ 6:54 pm
iwe Tarirai don’t be too Western , taking the kid to the hospital will be wasting time and his life ,i will encourage the boy’s parents to take him to prayer warriors so that that sprit will depart him immediately. If they believe every evil sprit will be uprooted in jesus’s name.
Comment by waani — April 26, 2010 @ 11:01 am
i think Tarirai is right.Whilst vachitsvaka spiritual help ngavaedze medical help futi zvinogona kubatsira mwana
Comment by Muzongoza — April 26, 2010 @ 3:49 pm
PLEASE TAKE THE CHILD, TO PASTOR CHIPUNZA OF AMAZING GRACE, AFM CHURCH OR SCHOOL OF DELIVERENCE, THE MAN HAS GOT POWERFULL ANNOINTING WHEN IT COMES TO THINGS LIKE THESE.
Comment by NYASHADZASHE — April 27, 2010 @ 2:22 pm
good idea nyashadzashe i totally agree with you
Comment by waani — May 3, 2010 @ 11:35 am