Dear Pastor Harrington Akombwa,
Greetings to you in the wonderful name of our lord and savior Jesus Christ.
I am a baptized and fully committed member of Seventh – day Adventist church who happens to have a full knowledge of our beliefs and convictions as a church.
I have decided to write you this mail following the story that appeared in Zambian online and print media regarding Brother Hakainde Hichilema who is aspiring to be the executive leader of our country – Zambia. In that story it was reported that “Seventh-Day Adventist are offended by the remarks that HH is a Satanist”.
Personally as a fellow servant of God, I feel that we have more important issues to address as a church instead of getting involved into political battles that has no biblical or spiritual support of any kind.
The SDA church just like any other church in the world can and is a hub of sinners who are looking for reformation by being in touch with the lord through its undiluted messages of repentance. The fact that br HH is part of our church does not guarantee that he can’t be involved into any sinful acts that comes with life or love of money.
I, therefore, found it gross that the whole church management spent its precious time to leave the busy spiritual work in order to get involved into issues of politics. As a Christian church, even any other church in Zambia, we SDAs have no mandate to defend any of our members accused of things we are not sure off. Our job is leading them to Christ as much as we can. But should they decide to get involved into double life and be engaged into Satanism, adultery, stealing or mason-ism, etc, our church will not take sides with them. The church must always take a neutral stance and defend no one.
As a CEO of SDA’s in Zambia, you can never know exactly what all your members do after sun set on Sabbath to the next Sabbath sunrise. The truth is there are Satanist and adulterers in SDA church just as they are in all other churches.
The church has no legal right to prove that HH is not a Satanist or Masonic and that we can never prove even if we decided to because we have never been part of that society. So we are better of leaving that to Bishop Chomba who accused HH of being involved in such to prove it to the courts of law since this issue is now in court. We will never be a witness in such speculative and non factual quarrels.
What would the church do if Bishop Chomba proved beyond doubt that HH was really once a Manson member as such facts can easily be proved especially by those who joined with him? It’s well speculated that once a Masonic always a Masonic because strong covenants are entered into before someone is initiated into such cults.
While it is well understood that the church can be a shelter of criminals, it can’t be the protector or defender of such. Even you pastor Akombwa, this church shall never protect or defend you should the society accuse you of being an adulterer because we are not sure of what you do behind the darkness of Lusaka city after leaving the church buildings.
Finally, please Br Akombwa, spear our church a bad name, next time don’t involve the body of Christ into petty issues of politics. Leave HH and his men to explain that accusation to Zambian people and not our church. It would have been more prudent for you to speak in your personal capacity as a Zambian citizen. It is very possible that any SDA member with evil mind can be a Manson and still work as elder or deacon in the church.
Yours in service,
Elder Brown Bwalya Chofwe – US
he was simply being the brothers keeper. maybe you are the people that suggest Christians must be out of politics yet complain all the time. and consider talking to you church leadership in private. and sure should we that you are Chomba’s brother with a fake name
@the statistician, you’re right. This letter was actually written by probably Chomba himself. Or most likely by another PF sympathiser/cadre masquerading as an SDA church elder. Ni HH chabe.
BREAKING NEWS!
The information circulating on the social media of Malawi and Zimbabwe suggests that Edgar Lungu and the top leadership of the PF are in discussion to consider backing the UPND Leader HH for the coming elections (so that he governs from January 2015 to October 2016) on condition that he agrees and signs to back Edgar Lungu also or any PF Presidential Candidate in 2016 (from 2016 to 2021).
The PF’s discussion to allow HH to pass through almost unopposed come in the wake of deteriorating health status of its Presidential Candidate Edgar Lungu who has a Liver Problem which is pushing his sugar levels high. Look out for more updates.
On behalf of PF and indeed Zambians, i urge all peace loving country men and women to continue praying for the quick recovery of Edgar…
Stop, stop, stop! Let’s get the FACTS right about this tribalism, this is a world of numbers:
How many Tongas are in PF Cabinet? How many Tongas are Directors of State-owned Companies? how many Tongas are in Zambia’s foreign service Missions? How many Tongas are Directors in government? Etc.. Now compare that number with Bembas. So for Sata and PF to have most of these roles occupied by Bembas and mostly Sata’s FAMILY it’s not tribalism and nepotism? Come on Zambians we are too smart for this. The only way to separate the two front runners HH and Lungu is to get them to debate their election agendas on live TV. Bring it one!!
I beg to differ with this so called brother. It even says US. If he was a genuine SDA should he use the media to attack the church leadership. It is an SDA like as they are correct channels he could have used like writing to the Southern African Conference office under which the Zambian Conference belongs.
Listen to the name bwalya. What can you expect from a bemba man. HH is an elder. Does your bible not teach you not to rebuke your elders in public?
Br Chofwe is correct to use the same media the politician Akombwa used. The counsel of Chofwe to pretender Akombwa has come at the right time when Akombwa is about to turn the SDA-church into UPND. Please true SDAs chase Akombwa before he makes the SDA-church a UPND party.
This Brown Bwalya Chofwe is a fake, actually a fraud. He should not masquerade as an SDA. He is lying.
Is it true PF will cut and remove civil servants salaries after winning election as purported by ZWD news?
What was pastor Chilinda a catholic doing with Lungu.Leave Akombwa alone.Ama vote eya kalanda.HH is wining.
Imwe bantu why vima negative votes on Accurate source’s post? Don’t you have a sense of humour? The guy is obviously joking ala!
IMMEDIATE RELEASE
27TH DECEMBER 2014
LUNGU’S CAMPAIGN PROGRAM RESCHEDULED TO MONDAY
We wish to announce that the campaign program has been rescheduled to Monday 29TH December 2014.
PF President Edgar Lungu was due to continue his presidential campaign on Saturday 27TH December 2014.
The entire program has been rescheduled to Monday and will go on as planned.
The delay has been caused by unavailability of the Planes and Helicopters hired in this campaign trail.
The logistical delay has been caused by the current holidays.
2015 VOTE PF( EDGAR)
I THANK YOU,,,,,,,,,,,
Elder Brown Bwalya Chofwe – US, you’re fake. You don’t even exist. This letter as usual was written by a PF lunatic masquerading as an Elder in the SDA church. We won’t buy into that lie. Next!!!
Meanwhile Viva HH.
The so called Br Bwalya is a fake SDA .He is not an elder like HH.It’s a duty of the Church to des fellowship sinners and to defend man of God who are wrongly accused. The holy spirit always brings sin to light and when we know as elders we have to drop such a sinner.HH is in good standing as an elder of SDA church.So Bwalya don’t fight with the holly spirit.
It’s really funny how ka hh really wants to prove he is Christian,he even went to bread of life for Christmas celebrations forgetting that sda pipo do not celebrate Christmas ,pishamo pen muntu swandi !!!
Mr Chofwe your article has no substance. What church would like to be said it presides over satanists whatever. You are an Elder of satanists, how about that…
Been in denial is dangerous. HH is nothing but a conjured fictitious presidential character flirting in the minds of his mabisi drunk supporters while in the real world Edgar Chagwa Lungu ascends to power.Viva EL classico!
Wina amwalima watch this space.
@Jayjay you are so mad with Mastabasion get your self a woman.Mabisi is very health than Ebola infested Baboon milk from the congo forest.
Aah! Nxa! Another bemba clergy man in politics.the only people who can leave the pulpit to join politics.eg Pule,father walya,nevers mumba,chomba,etc this is another clerge in politics.if you can’t tell whether someone in your church is a satanist or not,then as a pastor or church then you should stop and close the church.I can tell this is another bogus pastor related to chomba and a pf cadre.
I will very much go with the last paragraph. Has it ever been in the interest, doctrine or practice of Adventists to engange in political battles ?Seventh Day adventists do not allow members to engange in politics because most of the things conflict with what is written in the bible .The statement to defend HH is shameful to SDA Zambian management and it further shows how desperate people can abuse institutions to go against the beliefs just in trying to gather support for their friends ,allies and tribesmen. Watchtower distanced themselves from Mwanawasa even when he became president, Dr.Matandiko never entertained politics during his gracious time as SDA Zambian President. To me this desperate support was all in the name of tribe and should be condemened by all Adventists.
Stop, stop, stop! Let’s get the FACTS right about this tribalism, this is a world of numbers:
How many Tongas are in PF Cabinet? How many Tongas are Directors of State-owned Companies? how many Tongas are in Zambia’s foreign service Missions? How many Tongas are Directors in government? Etc.. Now compare that number with Bembas. So for Sata and PF to have most of these roles occupied by Bembas and mostly Sata’s FAMILY it’s not tribalism and nepotism? Come on Zambians we are too smart for this. The only way to separate the two front runners HH and Lungu is to get them to debate their election agendas on live TV. Bring it one!!
David became king over Israel. He is wrote psalms in the bible. He used to go to the temple on sabbath. Joshua,moses,solomon,samuel the list is endless. What is the difference to day.
Man tell them . These SDAs are just a Batch of liars and pretenders. How can a church fight for its fake member like HH. Very shameful really for the SDA church.
@Luapula Fish_ I am in total agreement with you coz I don’t think well-meaning SDA members will would support Mr Akombwa’s views in his misplaced article, and tendering an apology is his only way out.
Kwena Luapula fish wasosa. Ba Chitawala are the ones who stick to their principles Ba SDA? They want to use a religion to support those who they personally prefer. How base!
So far, you are the only true SDA to post on this story. The rest are fake!
BREAKING NEWS!
The information circulating on the social media of Malawi and Zimbabwe suggests that Edgar Lungu and the top leadership of the PF are in discussion to consider backing the UPND Leader HH for the coming elections (so that he governs from January 2015 to October 2016) on condition that he agrees and signs to back Edgar Lungu also or any PF Presidential Candidate in 2016 (from 2016 to 2021).
The PF’s discussion to allow HH to pass through almost unopposed come in the wake of deteriorating health status of its Presidential Candidate Edgar Lungu who has a Liver Problem which is pushing his sugar levels high. Look out for more updates.
On behalf of PF and indeed Zambians, i urge all peace loving country men and women to continue praying for the quick recovery of Edgar…
Top secret. HH is going to declare Saturday holy Sabath day no shops opening, banks, malls all will be closing on Saturdays according to the meeting took place in chilanga December 16th between hh and Dr Akombwa of seventh day Adventist.
Here we go again with this Bemba tribal hegemony!! This Bwalya Chofwe, a proud Bemba man defending Chomba, another Bemba man.
Surprisingly Bwalya is saying that the SDA ahould not defend anyone of its own when they are being targeted and persecuted. Is it because it’s a Tonga man or non Bemba person under attack? This IDI.OT is sick like all Bembas.
And did we need to know that Bwalya Chofwe lives in US? What relevance has it got to do in this case? This is how proud and childish Bembas are and always will be! This kolwe guy thinks he is more intelligent than other SDAs in Zambia just because he lives in USA where he works as a Toilet cleaner!
Bembas are a curse of our Nation – politics alone wont solve our problems with them. Let us divide up this country and take these Bembas head…
Dont insult people for no good reason ,if you feel challenged you are free to hit back or counter with views and facts supporting your discourse .You are not making your candidate popular or attracting more voters by spreading insults . Its also human respect others and show some diginity even when you are seemingly losing ground
The UPND leader became a brethren and mason brother in April of 1999 and was initiated from the Eagle Lodge No. 7232 EC, which is the District Grand Lodge of Zambia and has been a congregant of the Masons Temple located on Chachacha Road in the city of Lusaka which is more like an equivalent of a church branch in the case of Christians.
Please you ma be right with noticing that the man is Bemba however very wrong to generalise across the whole ethnic group. A few bad people should not be allowed to tarnish the majority good. This is One Zambia One Nation
Hey, when you say such things as”all bembas”you unfortunately manage to alienate many of the enlightened bembas who would otherwise support HH.
@Chilyata,,,,how many times must I say, do not generalize? NOT ALL BEMBAS. I am Nsenga, but I know many decent Bembas just like I know many decent Luvales, Namwangas, Chokwes, Tongas, Lozi, Lambas, etc. It should not surprise you if I said I also know whackos from just about any tribe in Zambia. But I will not generalize based on the conduct of a few elements. My brother EL is not a saint either, but you would not say all easterners are this or that based on his conduct or mine. No!
Let’s play it clean.
When HH, my candidate goes to Plot One, there will not be a grocery store that will be selling sugar at lower price to Tongas only, nor will there be petrol stations selling at lower price per litter to Tongas only. Such things don’t happen.
What a useless church is SDA. I thought the guys follow the word of GOd alas they are pretenders. How can a church say it is protecting its own from a sin he has committed. Do you know what each person does in secrete? How dull the SDA can be. When one member stands for the truth the all clan of pretenders stands up against the truth. What a church is SDA. may God show you the truth and you will be set free.
I as true Bemba I have disowned the so called Br Bwalya.Ba Bwalya leave Bishop chomba to defend himself in courts of Law.If is innocent let him be free.As for SDA church they have the right to point that such and such is there member or not.So please mwila tu sebanya ba Bwalya,Limbi muli baku luapula.
Don’t be foolish folowers imwe! Be real and relate wat bwalya chofwe has written to the bible (if u do read). It is not biblical to defend anyone in a situation lyk this. No one is able to know wat another is doing in the dark.
Its amazing how journalism can be used to feed into narrative of hate. The entire LT editorial found it fit to publish Bwalya Chofwe’s article because LT want the public to believe that LT is impartial, objective with a moral journalistic profession of free and fair reportage. NO LT, Zambians long suspected your media as a peddler of lies and half truths with uncredible source of news. This rates your media next to the gutter. To prove my point, follow the response of bloggers to your publication of this article. Its shaming you to write articles of non existent gullible persons masquerading(hiding cowardly) as your source of news to feed lies to the general public.
Gutter journalism can not hoodwink Zambians for truth clearly seen in the mood of the nation.
Liar, LT is the only best online paper. It is impartial and fair to every body. Compare it to your ZWD which only allows news in praise of HH and those against other parties.
LT please keep it up and do not listen to this guy who wants to hear only what the politician Akombwa the SDA-president has to say on behalf of HH. Shame on them.
Brown Bwalya is a Manson and he must come out in open 2 tell the nation how he met his bishop of doom. This how you accused Late Anderson Mazoka. Brown Bwalya is a distroyer. You started well but sounds to support damage words of your so called Chomba because he is your tribe’s mate.
this letter was written by chomba .usless
@Nathan and Iris, yes we don’t celebrate Christmas coz we believe that its not biblical. However, that in itself does not forbid us to share the love to our brothers and sisters across the world. Just like we are mandated to worship our Lord on the Sabbath day, there is nothing wrong to also worship him on monday or tuesday as christian can worship their Lord on any day in good faith but are commanded to observe Sabbath keeping as an authoritative biblical holy day of worship.
If I go to church on Sabbath and a friend invites me to accompany him to church on sunday,wud it b a sin to go with him? I don’t think so. So, we cn show love to people on any day.
If God mandates that Br Hakainde rule this nation, there is little we cn do about for he would be chosen despite accusations…
People should not worry much about Brown Bwalya.I know him as a teacher in Zambia and Swaziland and i met this young man shortly before he left for the U.S.He used the church to get to the United States and is now married to a white lady there.Word has it that he organised the marriage to get US papers.From what i know his age cant qualify him as a church elder at all.He is clearly a PF agent or simpathiser for during his Swazi stay he was PF(I spoke to him in Manzini).He is just a fluke and taking advantage of the situation. Advantage HH.GOD BLESS ZAMBIA.
aquilla, you need to read HH zambia watchdog before you point a crooked finger at LT. Maybe zwd infor and insults are music to you, remove the log thats in your eye before you remove the speck thats in another person.
Brother Brown Bwalya Chofwe your letter to pastor Akombwa is not in Good faith. i know you have a morbid dread for Hakainde Hichilema for him being Tonga. because even when you claim you are an Elder have you taken time to investigate about the same allegations? you are basing your writing on speculations hearsay as quoted from you test;”It’s well speculated that once a Masonic always a Masonic because strong covenants are entered into before someone is initiated into such cults.”its unfortunate for you brown to come out as though you mean well. but to tell you something , you are not a genuine member cause your character is that of an opportunist. i remember very well your days at COSETCO IN kitwe, how you swindled people in Swaziland just for you to get to the USA. bro stop the…
What about the Politician Akombwa the SDA-president , is he not a protecting HH on tribal lines. Just admit that the counsel from Bwalya is in good faith.
Akombwa is not Tonga. He is lozi
Here goes the bembas and the tongas. What wrong with the two tribes. We shall leave zambia to you two, then when you finish slaughtering yourselve…we shall come back.
What a useless letter lacking both spiritual and theological grounding written by a charlatan.
AKOMBWA is Bemba and a true servant of God.
This letter was done in bad faith why didn’t this so called arranged for a meeting with Akombwa than this thing he written to the media. It clearly shows the objective of the latter violating the very principles he claims to understand because as a church we believe to call the bro in the wrong secretly and iron the issue out if he refuses call more witness that is not helping then treat such a one like anfidel. which process did this elder follow in these articulated here. The elder lives much to be desired.
Kulibe bwalya is right to use the same media Politician Akombwa used. To you its good for politician Akombwa to use LT but Bwalya should go in secrete and discuss winth Akombwa , why didn’t politician Akombwa also go in secrete and discuss the matter of HH with his fellow SDA -elders?
Brown Bwalya, you too spent quality time criticizing the Pastor and the church leadership of the SDA in Zambia in writing inrtead of saving souls. One of the major differences between christians and moslems is that christians are not a united group like the moslems. Attack a moslem, you attack all moslems. I am not saying HH is rightous because we are all sinners and in need of God’s grace. Attacking the church leadership makes you Mr. Bwalya no different from politicians.
The letter was written by a womaniser and fake Church Elder.
Church Elder Pole Pole (HH), the truth is slowly emerging. I’m sure someone will soon step forward to uncover their Masonic practices with (HH) at night.
What this man saying is true as a church you don’t have to protect someone’s sin in the the name of church member.
This is because no one can proof this it is a personal issue as a church you where suppose to call HH you ask him than protect him.
When you protect someone’s sin then you are part of it.
Zambia and technology, welcome to the club. Busy shooting each other no proper message being exchanged. At the end you will put another rat in state house.
The media and the bloggers both talking crap with Election Day around the corner- shame. Debate senceable issues guys. Pls pls
Pastor Bwalya chofwe. What do satanist do since you are a holy man?
The problem we have in Zambia, if a black fellow zambian become too Rich, ati he is a satanist or achayisa yakumbuyo ( homosexual/ gay).
Even mikalile ati, the boy is accused of being a satanist!
Even Fred Membe ati Satanist.
Even Chisha calabasis ati satanist.
Etc etc list goes on…
What of if a whiteman Zambian become too rich, ati nimunzungu, nibadalama.
Let’s not think backwards plse, think smart so that you become Rich like the same munzungus or The rest Plse .
In this issue I’ve noted that both sides are not quoting the Bible to prove their case. What seems to be defended is not Christ but men. I am not seeing how this debate is glorifying God. I wonder if the main actors in this issue are really Christian brethren.
To the author of this article,
How hypocritical!!! What’s wrong with the SDA man supporting HH? Why didn’t you guys write open letters to the Catholic priests who openly sided with EL when he had a fallout with Scott? Why should it be a bother when a brethren defends another? Is he hurting anyone by supporting HH?
This is what happened when Jesus (forgive my reference to GOD) was before Pilate and his disciple denied him. You are actually insinuating the SDA CEO should not stand up for his members! What does that make him look like? If he keeps quiet,then his church is full of people who are not believers in Jesus. He who is clean,let him throw first the stone. In Zambia,due to ignorance,everyone who is rich is a satanist. You 4get some are blessed with intelligence and riches by…
man what are you taking about? The church has no power to protect its member when he or she is found with sin. What the church does is to call such a person and counsel him in the righteous way. Not the church stand on its mountain and proclaim Truth Hates not a sinner? I am I with them in all what I do? Be mature imwe ala.
Where is your evidence of that you Tonga factionalist? Look, face facts, your chance was Anderson Mazoka and he failed. Edgar Lungu will be president!
Instead of being petty,why not ask the presidential candidates what they are going to do about education,the deplorable health care system and lack of humane services when our country is rich! Rather than supporting HH or EL why not make these politicians stand on their words and inform the nation how they intend to implement their promises? Have a LIVE TV debate between all the candidates and the audience ask them question. Religion,religion,what has it got to do with politics? I wish you had written a reasonable open letter to the presidential candidates. I’m sure you as an author of this article,you’ve food,access to good healthcare and your children go to good schools which alot of zambians can’t have access to.Let’s not support blindly,lets put all the candidates to task. Vote…
Yes , this Man has said it all. Though I do not know him he sounds like a man of God. Can he come and take over from this politician Akombwa pretending as the SDA -president. Really Akombwa must be disciplined by the SDA church, he has brought the SDA body in disrepute. How can a church protect a sinner that he is not? We doubt if Akombwa is saved may be he is also a Satanist. SDAs please chase this man ASAP.
Peace and Prosperity to Mother Zambia.
@ABANA BAMFUMU
Give us the statistics , figure so that we see it by ourselves the bembas who are CEO’S and in foreign mission and not just those bla bla bla bla without any facts. On AKOMBWA’S letter, the pastor knows too well how he has trespassed and abused God’s name and authority entrusted in him. GOD will deal with him. No one knows the exact secret life of HH except CHRIST and so it is strange indeed to defend someone on the basis of just being an Adventist. If DR. AKOMBWA was honest, is it not HH who breaks the sabbath by willfully campaigning on Sabbath? Akombwa swallow your pride and repent for causing GOD’S name to be insulted.
Which Umwaume are You?Dont abuse as bembas twali kwata umunchinshi.Katubulu kwa ku luapula ati Umwaume.Stop this hate speech against other people.Visit other parts of Zambia and learn efyo baikala abanenu.Zambia is big.We want development also in Northern just like in southern.Lakeni HH ateke,mwina Zambia nankwe.
Do not defend your church member sir; HH will not be president because his party only gains support from one region of the country. Be guaranteed, Edgar Lungu will be president come January 20, the results will be announced early because the landslides pending from Northern, Luapula, Eastern, Copperbelt, Lusaka will be so overwhelming!
Once a masonist always a maonist. You only come out when you blesphem the vult publically. Failure to do that means you are are part of the cult. Therefore, HH is still a member.
Dr. Akombwa please should not involve the Church into politics. How many church members that have been accused that you have defended? The acusation was directed at an individual and not the church. Do not bring divisions in the church. The pen of insiperation is very clear about politics. Preach salvation and not politics
Thats what money can do to bribed reverand.
Masonry is not a religion! People who are free masons are encouraged to believe in whatever God they follow be it Yahweh or Allah or whatever but they believe that there is one God but not one religion is practised and being a mason is different from being a Christian, Muslim or Hindu totally different, those are religions.
You tagged mazoka as a mason and now HH. Satanism is there and Satanists are a proud people and Masonry is not a Satanist cult. This name calling is bs and needs to stop and it reminds me of American politics in which Obama has been called who is not. Respect others for who they say they are and not for who you think they are. HH says he is Christian now respect that!
Ba Elder Chofwe, I forgive you because you are out there in US hence out of reality with what is happening on the ground. Next time don’t yap please.
I tend to wonder why the issue of tribe always come to play when someone expresses his opinion.Don’t make bemba`s stronger by referring to them all the time though they are No. 1 pa Zed.
Bishop Joshua Banda of Northmead assembly of God presided over the “reconciliation” of purely an internal PF party matter and that is ok right? “Bishop” Chomba was allowed to used a PF party platform to denounce and accuse HH as a satanist and a masonist, and that is fine, right?
When an SDA clergy man defends a fellow member and elder of the church and a prominent son of Zambia against outrageous accusations you go viral, crying ga.. ga.. ga… ga…! You are a fraud.
Zambians, why do you hate and despise each other like this? We all come from the same God and live in the same country. Don’t let politics or a few pieces of silver turn you into devils. Promote peace, love, tolerance and respect for each other and not the repugnant comments we see everyday!
I read the entire rumbling letter but still missed the beef of this Chofwe numskull. I can’t figure what he’s whining about.
You are dumb that’s why you can’t figure it out when it’s clear that Akombwa has been told to shut up and only speak for himself
Kafupi my dear, you are wrong to say I’m dumb because I now really think I must be dumb². I can’t figure what you are whining about or what your boy Chofwe is whining about.
U see what u have done 2 our church Akombwe, we all know that SDA is a TONKA church,therefore we re not surprised tht this church is supporting this TONGA man
SDA members and Pastor answer these quesions 1. Are these who worshp on Sunday Christian or not. 2. Can a true elder or Pastor from SDA get invove in protices. 3. Can the elder or the Pastor breke the Sabath at will. If the answers are not what are the punishments on such people.