Police and pastors pray for nation at mall in Diepsloot

Diepsloot Police Station spokesperson Captain Tinyiko Mathebula. (PHOTO: File/Midrand Reporter)

Diepsloot Pastors Forum and South African Police Service hosted a prayer session at a mall in Diepsloot, Johannesburg on July 18 as part of a National Day of Prayer, according to a report published in Midrand Reporter today.

A senior pastor at Almighty Christian Church in Diepsloot, Eliot Chiworeka, said the prayer event was part of the National Day of Prayer announced, following a recent episode of unrest and looting of shops in some parts of Gauteng and in KwaZulu-Natal.

“The president of the country, Cyril Ramaphosa, has urged members of all faith-based organisations to pray for the country, following the recent unrest and looting of shops while the country was battling with Covid-19 third wave. We hosted this prayer as a response to the president’s plea for prayers.”

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SAPS and Diepsloot Pastors Forum host a prayer session at a local mall (PHOTO: supplied/Midrand Reporter)

Chiworeka continued: “Because of Covid-19 Level 4 lockdown restrictions, we invited only pastors and church leaders in order to comply and adhere to safety protocols as required by the Disaster Management Act.

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“We strongly believe that God will intervene in calming our people and heal our land.”

Diepsloot Police Station spokesperson Captain Tinyiko Mathebula added: “Our station has a good partnership with Diepsloot Pastors Forum and work closely with them.”

Mathebula concluded: “We were part of the prayer to pray for the country.”

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