A Prophet identified as Sham Hungwe, in Harare, the capital of Zimbabwe, has attrated considerable attention after he began selling hundreds of special, ‘anointed’ pens to local students.

 

He told members of the House of Grace International Church, during a sermon that the miracle pens will help students pass exams without even studying. According to him, "It is anointed and I declare passes when your children sit for exams; when you sit for exams," he said

 

The pastor has sold a lot of the pens for different prices ranging from  $1 to $2 especially as the ‘O’ and ‘A’ level exams coming up. According to him, the more you pay, the higher the chances to pass the exams.

The pastor (left)

According to Oddity Central, several believers scrambled to secure the pens for themselves or their children, especially after one of the congregants testified that he scored 14 points on his ‘A’ level last year with Prophet Sham’s special pen. The testimony boosted sales, with one woman paying over $10 for a single pen.

"They are said to work for anyone who is sitting for any test. My son is not very bright and I think this will help him. With the knowledge he has acquired and this pen from the man of God, I think it is going to work," a woman said.

Pastor Sham’s stunt was severely criticized by local politicians and the media. Some of them even called for his arrest, accusing him of ruining the standard of education in the city and mocking people’s religious sentiments.

 

A journalist identified as Stanley Mushava wrote; "Anointing cannot be commodified because you can only set a price on it and put the Holy Spirit up for sale by making God cheap and finite. This should not be allowed to go on."