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Bishop Thomas Muthee is a Kenyan preacher. He holds a Master's degree in Practical Ministry and founded the Word of Faith Church in February 1989 in the town of Kiambu, Kenya (near Nairobi) before going on to found approximately 400 churches in the nearby regions of Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania, Sudan, and Gisenyi in Rwanda. The original church is also known as the "Prayer Cave" because meetings were originally held in a grocery basement. Muthee's late wife, Margaret Muthee, was a teacher, and they had two children: Joshua and Ann.

Mama Jane

Muthee and his wife returned home to Kenya from Scotland, where he had finished his graduate studies, in 1988. They soon felt that they were "called by God to Kiambu" and after six months of prayer, research, and "spiritual mapping," they came to believe that a witch known as "Mama Jane" was the cause of crime and spiritual oppression in the area. Muthee alleged that "top government and business leaders afraid to do anything without her approval," that at least one person per month would die in a car accident in front of her "divination house" (otherwise known as Emmanuel Clinic), and that she harassed his congregation. Muthee made a public demand that either Mama Jane convert to Christianity or leave town, declaring, “Mama Jane either gets saved and serve the Lord, or she leaves town! There is no longer room in Kiambu for both of us!" Soon after his followers began to pray that God would either save or oust Mama Jane, three young people died in another apparent accident in front of Mama Jane's clinic, according to Muthee's account. The angry townsfolk wanted to stone her in retaliation, and when the police entered Mama Jane's home to intervene, they were apparently startled by what they believed to be a demon and shot her pet python to death. Mama Jane was then questioned by police, after which she left town. Since then, Muthee has frequently referred to this event as an example of successful spiritual warfare.

The event was depicted in two videos by George Otis, Jr., in which Muthee claimed that the crime rate in Kiambu dropped drastically after Mama Jane left. However, Workgroup "Back to the Bible," headed by Pastor Rien van de Kraats of Kamperland, Netherlands, found no police reports or any other sources that backed up this claim.

Wasilla Assembly of God

Muthee has visited the United States repeatedly, delivering ten sermons at the Wasilla Assembly of God during the week of October 11-16, 2005, during which he prayed over Sarah Palin, a candidate for governor of Alaska. The content of prayers led by Muthee at the Wasilla Assembly of God have been the subject of internationally reported news stories about his beliefs as expressed in the prayers. The Boston Herald described this as "all smoke and no fire" pointing out that "The video of a Kenyan bishop asking Jesus to protect Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin from “witchcraft” has turned into a political witch hunt, says one Harvard expert who found “nothing unusual” about the blessing."

Humanitarian work

Muthee was a speaker at the first Exchange Africa-Australia Summit, held in Nairobi, Kenya from April 28 - May 1, 2008, at which "pastors, leaders, missionaries and business people joined together to strategically plan for significant impact on the nations of Africa."

Muthee is also currently involved with Restoration Alliance in providing potable water to Kenya.

References

1. ^ "Word of Faith Church". 2007. Retrieved 2008-09-22.
2. ^ Lampman, Jane (1999-09-23). "Targeting cities with 'spiritual mapping,' prayer". The Christian Science Monitor. Retrieved 2008-09-22.
3. ^ Wagner, C. Peter (2008). Praying with Power. Destiny Image Publishers. pp. pp. 15-34. ISBN 0768426537. {{cite book}}: |pages= has extra text (help) Cite error: The named reference "Wagner" was defined multiple times with different content (see the help page).
4. ^ Otis, Jr., George (1997). Twilight Labyrinth, The: Why Does Spiritual Darkness Linger Where It Does?. Chosen. pp. pp. 295-298. ISBN 0800792556. {{cite book}}: |pages= has extra text (help)
5. ^ Guthrie, Stan (2002). Missions in the Third Millennium: 21 Key Trends for the 21st Century. Paternoster. pp. p. 92. ISBN 1842270427. {{cite book}}: |pages= has extra text (help)
6. ^ Thompson, Paul (2008-09-18). "Palin under fire over African pastor friend who waged witch-hunt against woman he believed caused car crashes". TheDailyMail.co.uk. Retrieved 2008-09-22.
7. ^ Rutz, Jim (2005-06-28). "From basket case to boomtown without a dime of aid". WorldNetDaily.com. Retrieved 2008-09-22.
8. ^ Strange, Hannah (2008-09-16). "Palin linked electoral success to prayer of Kenyan witchhunter". US Elections - Times Online. TimesOnline.co.uk. Retrieved 2008-09-22.
9. George Otis, Jr. (Host). Transformations: A Documentary (DVD). The Sentinel Group. ISBN 1-930612-08-7. Retrieved 2008-09-24. {{cite AV media}}: Unknown parameter |date2= ignored (help)
10. George Otis, Jr. (Host). The Quickening: Entering into the Firestorm of God's Grace (DVD). The Sentinel Group. ISBN 1-930612-16-8. Retrieved 2008-09-24. {{cite AV media}}: Unknown parameter |date2= ignored (help)
11. Gaines, Adrienne S. (2001). "Praying Down God's Power". Charisma Magazine. Strang Communications. Retrieved 2008-09-22. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |month= ignored (help)
12. ^ "Translation Dutch letter nr. 24" (PDF). Workgroup "Back to the Bible". April 8, 2002. Retrieved 2008-09-22.
13. "Bishop Thomas Muthee from Kenya". Wasilla Assembly of God: Audio and Video Archive. Wasilla Assembly of God. 2008. Retrieved 2008-09-24.
14. http://news.bostonherald.com/news/2008/view.bg?articleid=1121557&srvc=2008campaign&position=8
15. "Speakers". Exchange Africa-Australia Summit. Exchange. 2008. Retrieved 2008-09-22.
16. "What is Exchange?". Exchange Africa-Australia Summit. Exchange. 2008. Retrieved 2008-09-22.
17. Dan Flory (2007-05-15). "Another Drop in the Bucket". African Water Projects. Restoration Alliance. Retrieved 2008-09-22.

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