\nMonday, May 21 2007<\/i><\/p>\n
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PRIME Minister Patrick Manning got advice at least five times from a woman who has been described as his \u201cprophetess.\u201d<\/p>\n
Newsday visited the woman, who sees herself as a spiritual guide rather than a prophetess, at her West Trinidad home yesterday. She had a few conditions for the interview. <\/p>\n
Her identity and address must not be made public. The woman, who is mixed with Chinese and Spanish, spoke for a few minutes outside the gates of her home before inviting me upstairs, into her \u201ccounselling room.\u201d
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\nThe woman said she invited this reporter in because she thought of me as \u201ca daughter\u201d and decided to have a \u201clittle casual chat\u201d with me. <\/p>\n
When I asked her about her relationship with Prime Minister Patrick Manning, the woman would only say she met with him on five occasions. <\/p>\n
She spoke with the PM on the telephone when he contacted her and also met with him in person. She did not want to say anymore about the Prime Minister, or the visit to American tele-evangelist Benny Hinn at Crowne Plaza Hotel in Port-of-Spain last May. <\/p>\n
Instead she spoke about her conversion from Roman Catholicism to the Full Gospel (Christian) religion in 1982. It happened when her daughter fell ill, becoming paralysed on the left side of her body. <\/p>\n
The doctors gave up on her daughter ever recovering. But someone introduced the woman to the Full Gospel faith. She prayed for a miracle, and her daughter was healed, gaining full use of her body once more. <\/p>\n
Afterward, the woman resigned from her job as a bank employee to venture into full time missionary work. <\/p>\n
\u201cThis is my calling, missionary work, and because of that most of the times I am out of the country. I even travelled all over the world, even to Palestine just before the Persian Gulf War broke out,\u201d the woman said. <\/p>\n
\u201cGod told me to leave my job and work full-time for Him. He is the only One I follow, I am led by the Spirit. I heed his voice and He shows me things through dreams and visions, even the people that He wants me to visit,\u201d the woman said. <\/p>\n
Pressed again about Benny Hinn\u2019s visit, and what she thought of him, the woman only said, \u201cTouch not the Lord\u2019s anointed. Neither do His prophets no harm…\u201d <\/p>\n
Asked again if she had given Manning any spiritual guidance, the woman replied, \u201cI met with him on five occasions, I told him certain things but he was not obedient, that is why things are the way it is now in the country.\u201d <\/p>\n
At this point she cut short the interview, and said to this reporter, \u201cI understand that you have your work to do but if you write any report for the papers the judgement of God shall fall upon you.\u201d On Wednesday, Oropouche MP Roodal Moonilal revealed in the House of Representatives that Hinn, in one of his This is Your Day broadcasts on TBN, called Manning \u201cfoolish.\u201d Moonilal also said Hinn was visited by the PM and a woman. Moonilal reported to the House that Hinn said as the woman put out her hand to touch him he told her, \u201cDon\u2019t touch me. Who lay hands on me, it will lead to damage, not blessing. I don\u2019t know what spirit you are bringing.\u201d <\/p>\n
Shortly after Moonilal\u2019s statement, Pastor Rev Levi Duncan issued a statement saying a delegation of three, which included the Prime Minister and himself went to the Crowne Plaza to see Hinn. Duncan did not name the third member but said that \u201cthe woman of God, on God\u2019s direction attempted to pray for Hinn by laying on of hands. Hinn objected but the meeting continued amicably and ended amicably.\u201d <\/p>\n
Attempts were made to contact Duncan yesterday. A woman, who answered the Calvary Revival Centre church office line, identified herself as Mrs Duncan. She said, \u201cRev Duncan gave specific instructions that he would not be talking to anyone about the PM, Hinn issue.\u201d <\/p>\n
However, Pastor Winston Cuffie of Miracle Ministries, who was a member of the planning committee for Hinn\u2019s visit, sought to clear the air saying the disclosure in Parliament was \u201cjust political propaganda.\u201d <\/p>\n
Cuffie also said Hinn\u2019s description of Manning as \u201cfoolish\u201d was taken out of context, adding it was not an attack on him. <\/p>\n
\u201cThe whole issue was completely taken out of context, Hinn meant \u2018foolish\u2019 in a joking manner because first of all his tone did not come across with anger or vengeance. <\/p>\n
\u201cHinn I know has a high respect for Prime Minister Patrick Manning as the head of the country and I know that he meant no disrespect or offence and if Manning should take offence I know that Hinn would humbly apologise,\u201d Cuffie said. He said Hinn was using the example of the woman to explain the seriousness of the act of the \u201claying of hands.\u201d <\/p>\n
Cuffie also said there was nothing wrong with the Prime Minister seeking spiritual guidance from anyone.<\/p>\n
www.newsday.co.tt\/news\/0,57468.html<\/a><\/p>\n Benny Hinn scorns PM’s ‘prophetess’<\/b><\/big><\/p>\n By Ria Taitt, newsday.co.tt<\/a> Benny Hinn, the evangelist pastor who prophesied Patrick Manning’s “exaltation” as Prime Minister in 1999, lashed out at him on Monday on his This is Your Day broadcast describing the Prime Minister “as the most foolish man he had ever met.”<\/p>\n Hinn’s “fascinating and mind-boggling” comments about the PM were revealed in the House of Representatives yesterday by UNC Oropouche MP, Roodal Moonilal during the debate on police regulations. UPDATE: May 25, 2007<\/i><\/p>\n Going where even angels fear to tread<\/b><\/big><\/p>\n While subsequently Mr Manning, was at pains to distance himself from the sponsorship of Mr Hinn’s second visit he remained numbered among his congregation not only publicly but, as we now know, privately. This was the case although Mr Hinn’s bona fides continued to be questioned even in his native America with questions being asked about the religious integrity of certain church-based organisations that played on widespread credulity even as their leaders enjoyed sumptuous lifestyles from the revenue gained by their dealings. <\/p>\n Now that Mr Hinn has openly disparaged not only at Mr Manning but, by inference, the people who elected him Prime Minister, dare we hope that a chastened Prime Minister, made wiser by Mr Hinn’s insulting words, will be more circumspect about going where even angels fear to tread. UPDATE: May 27 2007<\/i><\/p>\n Pentecostal push<\/a><\/b> \u2018Prophetess\u2019: I spoke to PM 5 times By Rhondor Dowlat, newsday.co.tt Monday, May 21 2007 PRIME Minister Patrick Manning got advice at least five times from a woman who has been described as his \u201cprophetess.\u201d Newsday visited the woman, who sees herself as a spiritual guide rather than a prophetess, at her West Trinidad home … Continue reading Benny Hinn scorns PM’s ‘prophetess’<\/span>
\nThursday, May 17 2007<\/i><\/p>\n
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\nPrime Minister Patrick Manning’s born again morality is becoming a problem for some members of his Cabinet, and his cavorting with a “prophetess” and spiritual gurus is causing division within his Government. Reports state that prayers are now being said before the start and at the end of Cabinet meetings.
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