Malawian prophet purchases third jet in two years
He says he’s exemplifying that God can do all things.
Prophet Shepherd Bushiri is the leader and founder of the Enlightened Christian Gathering (ECG) church and the Shepherd Bushiri Ministries International.
His new jet, a Gulfstream III ZS-VIP was unveiled in a ceremony presided over by Gulfstream CEO, Larry Flynn.
He also received a certificate at the ceremony for becoming the youngest buyer of a Gulfstream jet.
The jet is worth about $37 million.
The prophet, otherwise known as Major 1, is not hiding his excitement at the achievement as pictures of the jet litter his Facebook page.
“I am what God says I am. I was born a winner. This goes to all people who understand my vision. This is not for me, but for those who believe in better things. The Kingdom of God is the superpower. We are the dominance force,” he is quoted to have said at the ceremony.
The prophet, told local Malawi newspaper, Nyasa Times, that his purchase of the jet is in line with the vision he has.
“I’m a man of God. I believe I need to live by example. I teach the word that strengthens the faith of ‘I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me’ and that’s exactly what I am doing now. I am what God says I am and not how other people judge me.”
Nyasa Times also reports that the prophet plans to launch a bank and a mobile company in South Africa where he is presently based.
According to another local media, Malawi Zoom, new statistics show Bushiri is the richest person in Malawi with a series of investments across Africa including a university in Sudan and a chain of oil mines in Africa and Saudi Arabia.
Meanwhile, more than half of Malawi’s 16 million people live below the poverty line, BBC reports..
