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Women unite in prayer after gruesome killings in Zandspruit

The emotional prayer session had local women in tears while pleading with their higher power for some sort of a divine intervention.

On Tuesday, 25 May women and the youth of Zandspruit gathered at Percy Healing Word Ministry to pray for the souls of the young men who has lost their lives in a mob attack last week.

According to the organisers, their purpose was to remove the dark cloud of death that loomed over the troubled community, as well as to usher in the spirit of peace.

Bulelwa Madubela. Photo: Thabisile Mgwali.

The emotional prayer session had local women in tears while pleading with their higher power for some sort of a divine intervention.

“We are not here to blame anyone; we only want to seek the face of the Lord and plead with him to cleanse the community of Zandspruit, and mend the hearts of its people,” said one of the women present, Nomasonto Shabangu.

Margaret Miya led the prayer session. Photo: Thabisile Mgwali.

The women also took it upon themselves to pray for every child in Zandspruit, and mentioned the effects of drugs in their community.

The church is situated next to the soccer field where the violent attack by a vigilante group resulted in eight people losing their lives, while one remained critical in hospital.

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