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So what happened at TB Joshua's church?


First of all my condolences to all the families that lost family members in the building collapse.

But like the rest of the world, I would like to ask what happened there?


Just what happened there whilst people were praying?

Is there any truth in the claims of a plane crashing into the building? Or is the most likely explanation the collapse of the building due to unauthorized building alterations?

Image from http://www.sundayworld.co.za/

So let us look at what happened and what is the impact.

On a material level the building collapsed, it is a fact. Apparently it was the multi-story hostel that collapsed. This can be due to structural weakening (plane crash of unauthorized extensions to the building or inferior materials used by the builder)

On a spiritual level this is fuzzy/confusing. Why would God allow this? Why did at least 67 people die when they went to worship Him? (Worship God, not TB Joshua). This is something we will not know, not now... 

On a financial level TB Joshua stand to loose millions, if not his whole ministry if it is found that he was negligent. But then, whose ministry is this, Joshua's or God's?.

On a human level is is a tragedy, people hurt and killed! What about their families, their children, their spouses?

But we come back to the big question, why is TB Joshua not forthcoming with answers and allowing rescue services into the church complex? Does he have something to hide? Is he a great Man of God... or a man of a great God? Only time will tell, maybe not, but whatever it is, TB Joshua will one day have to account for this.

 Update 18/09/2014: And the saga continues, South Africa dispatched a rescue team to Nigeria to determine exactly what happened there and how many South Africans are involved as the total body count this morning is at 70.


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