She was known well beyond the Congolese borders. Blanche Odia Kandolo, wife of Pastor Marcello Tunasi, founder of the Charismatic Revival Church La Compassion, died on June 12 following a cardiac arrest. The precise circumstances of his death remain unknown. His body was repatriated from Türkiye to Kinshasa-Ndjili international airport. She leaves to mourn her husband and her four children Oracle, Shukrany, Saphira and the last Tabiri, born in 2022. Thousands of Christians in Africa, but also around the world, shared their pain upon hearing the news.
On social networks, the preacher followed by nearly seven million subscribers shared his sadness on June 13. “Lord, I feel amputated, I feel torn and devastated,” he wrote in a poignant message. He continued his goodbye message: “I am counting on you (God) to strengthen me and give me the strength to continue without her, because you know better than me how much she meant to me, to the children and to all of us. community.” To conclude, the Congolese pastor left a message of hope: “I say thank you for lending her to me for 18 years and I believe that she is with you, in your glory, and that on the day of kidnapping I will see her again.”
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