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but so are there thousands of citizens of the city of Kinshasa, who witnessed it on that day, alive at this writing. January 4th is now a public holiday in Kinshasa and commemorates this event. Kinshasa was called Leopoldville. On that day, the "Cherubim and Seraphim" appeared and stood against the Belgian colonial army. The citizens of Leopoldville saw an army of about a thou- sand very small men, about the size of children or dwarfs, with very muscular, imposing bodies. Each of these diminutive human-looking creatures showed great strength; for example, a witness saw one of them flip a five- ton truck over with one arm! The Belgian soldiers fired at these little brown angels to no effect. Terrified, the colonial army was thrown into confusion. The little men disappeared as suddenly as they had appeared. One year after this amazing mass apparition, the Democratic Republic of Congo was a new and independent country. but so are there thousands of citizens of the city of Kinshasa, who their chance. They put a plan into action to murder Simeon Toko. witnessed it on that day, alive at this writing. January 4th is now During a stay in Angola in 1994, we collected the testimony of a public holiday in Kinshasa and commemorates this event. Pastor Adelino Canhandi, who was a cook at the Caconda agricul- Kinshasa was called Leopoldville. On that day, the "Cherubim tural compound. He saw what happened. and Seraphim" appeared and stood against the Belgian colonial Busy with cooking, he heard a voice calling him: "Canhandi, army. The citizens of Leopoldville saw an army of about a thou- Canhandi, come here." It was Simeon Toko. Once outside, sur- sand very small men, about the size of children or dwarfs, with prised and curious, Toko told him "to stand there and be watchful. very muscular, imposing bodies. Once again, the Son of Man will be tested." Strange words in par- Each of these diminutive human-looking creatures showed ticular for Canhandi, who was not then a Christian and didn't great strength; for example, a witness saw one of them flip a five- understand the term or what Simeon Toko wanted of him. ton truck over with one arm! The Belgian soldiers fired at these Curious, he watched. little brown angels to no effect. Terrified, the colonial army was One of the Portuguese foremen showed up and hailed Simeon thrown into confusion. The little men disappeared as suddenly as Toko: "Hey Simeon, you see that tractor over there? There are they had appeared. weeds clogging the sower. Go clean them out!" Submissively, One year after this amazing mass apparition, the Democratic the docile prisoner crawled under the engine to fix it. When he Republic of Congo was a new and independent country. was under the engine, the foreman, sitting in the driver's seat, started it up, which automatically activated the rotating blades of More Persecutions and Miracles the seed sower. Simeon Toko's body was instantly severed in sev- After being deported and arriving in eral pieces. Angola, the real tribulations of the "man of Terrified, Canhandi stood frozen to the sorrow acquainted with grief and sufferings" spot, watching. The foreman shifted into were to start. Never again would Simeon reverse to back up and check the damage. A Toko rest. His life would be a string of non- second foreman, who was in service that stop attempts to kill him to prevent his day, flashed a victory sign, indicating that Mission. they had succeeded. Let us follow what he experienced, from The moment the PIDE Then the unbelievable happened. Before Leola niy nc agents rose to subdue him | han anh vo Forages: acon, Angola, the Portuguese authorities deported and carry out their murder, itself! Simeon Toko stood up! Canhandi him: ; : Simeon Toko stood up and | could not believe his eyes. The Portuguese 1. to the Colonato of Vale do Loge, in ran away in terror. From that day on, the municipality of Bembe, northern ordered the plane to stop. Canhandi believed in the Lord, and his entire Angola; family converted to the church of Simeon 3 ‘from Cucends to Hogue 30 The aircraft stopped in seas also that day that Simeon kilometres off San da Bandeira; mid-air! It stood still, not Toko made it known who he was 4. from San da Bandeira to Waba advancing an inch nor behind that smallpox-marred face, pur- rising or falling backwards. Caconda again: posefully behaving in accord with the 5. from Caconda to Cassinga, Vila following scripture: Artur de Paiva; Therefore doth my Father love me, 6. from Cassinga to Jau, in because I lay down my life that I Chibia's canton; might take it again. No man taketh 7. from Chibia, back to San da it from me, but I lay it down of Bandeira; myself. I have power to lay it 8. from San da Bandeira to down, and I have power to take it Mocamedes, in the municipality of again. This commandment have I Porto Alexandre, or, more precisely, received of my Father. at Ponta Albina. (John 10:17-18) 9. from Ponta Albina to Luanda, the capital of Angola. During Simeon Toko's stay in Luanda, the capital of Angola, All of these deportations took place in a 12-year period. while he was in the process of being deported for the ninth time, Simeon Toko's captivity in these prisons and agricultural com- another event happened to show his hidden and true identity. pounds lasted from three months, as at San da Bandeira, to as long We should say that when he came on Earth in Palestine, Christ as five years, as at Ponta Albina. referred to Himself in the third person, using the term "the Son of The objectives of these deportations were to reduce Simeon Man". This time, Canhandi was one of the rare persons to hear Toko's influence and to dismantle his church. Contrarily, every- the Christ refer to Himself differently. Simeon most usually where he and his followers were sent, they indoctrinated even spoke of the Lord Jesus Christ, which meant to his followers that more and more members into the belief of (what the Portuguese he, too, was a servant of Christ, like everybody else. Despite the called) "Tokoism". In the end, the Portuguese authorities decided miracles happening around him, he was just like a shadow; no one to use their last measure: "Simeon Toko delenda [must be knew who he really was. destroyed]." Thus, when he was sent to slavery in an agricultural field in The Vatican and the Avatar Caconda in southern Angola, his head was offered for a price. His followers were once again bewildered when they found out Two Portuguese foremen, excited by the reward, decided to take that two top-level emissaries had been dispatched by Pope John The Vatican and the Avatar His followers were once again bewildered when they found out that two top-level emissaries had been dispatched by Pope John NEXUS = 65 AUGUST - SEPTEMBER 2001 www.nexusmagazine.com