A TEENAGE pastor who hit the headlines recently for having an affair with a married woman has been sucked into yet another messy sexual relationship with another woman who claims to be four months pregnant bearing the man of God’s child.
Last month, Pastor Frank Emmanuel (19) of Living Waters, was caught at the centre of a marriage break-up after he confirmed his relationship with the founder of Dangamvura-based Faith, Hope and Life Ministries, Bernadette Nyanga (26) who is married to Leslie Mparutsa (26).
He defended his affair with Nyanga saying her lover had since left her husband.
Before the dust could settle, another woman has emerged saying she was waiting for the youthful pastor to pay the bride price to her parents but got the surprise of her life when she read the story in the newspaper.
Hellen Mushuma (20) claimed she is four months pregnant with the young pastor’s baby but says Emmanuel is now refusing to marry her as he had promised.
A bitter Mushuma visited The Weekender on Monday and bared her soul.
She said she was forced into a relationship with Emmanuel after the pastor had healed her mother in August this year and demanded sexual favours in return.
Mushuma said when she fell pregnant, Emmanuel was quick to promise her marriage but asked her to keep the pregnancy a secret.
“I am really hurt by what Pastor Emmanuel did and this is why we have come here as a family. I first met him in August when I approached him to help my mother who had problems with her eyesight. He healed her after several prayer sessions at his house. However, he then started demanding sexual favours in return and even threatened that my mother would die or relapse if I did not agree to his demands,” she said.
Hellen said she however started smelling a rat in November when another woman, Takudzwa came out saying she was also carrying the pastor’s child.
“He was quick to say he loved us both and said he would take care of us if we kept things quiet.
“I got shocked to read in The Manica Post about prophetess Bernadette whom we thought was just a friend. I confronted him over the matter and he sweet-talked me and said he would still pay my bride price on 2 December,” said Hellen.
She said, on the promised December 2, Pastor Emmanuel and his brother Mike treated her and her family like dogs when they went to his house and were chased away. They were told by the pastor that he wanted the baby only not the mother.
Hellen’s sister Nyarai Chadambuka said she was shocked by the pastor’s behaviour.
“We will take care of our sister but we want to make sure that this man of cloth will never trick other young girls,” said Chadambuka.
Pastor Emmanuel expressed ignorance over the issue when contacted for a comment on Tuesday.
“I do not know any Hellen Mushuma. Does she use another name? But give me five minutes and I will get back to you,” he said.
Efforts to contact him later were fruitless as he did not answer his mobile phone.