THAMSANQA MPANZA, or lucky as he is fondly known, is 44 years old. Once a runaway and wanted by the police for serious crimes, he is finally at peace with himself and a free man. For the first time in his life, he feels loved and appreciated. He says he is no longer a criminal since he met Jesus, his Saviour. For the first time, he has a decent job as a security officer at Emseni Saverite in Kranskop, KwaZulu-Natal.
By age 16, Thamsanqa was already the leader of gangsters. From there on his story is marked by drugs, alcohol, witchcraft, ancestor worship, muti to enhance his criminal activities, graveyard visits, very evil spirits, and various crimes. He was eventually caught and went to prison for his crimes.
Thamsanqa said he had 57 criminal cases against him, but he is now cleared from them all and a free man for the first time since he started committing crimes as a youngster. So, how did he change his life around? “I have only the people of KwaSizabantu to thank for that, as well as the CYPSA program I committed to. In many of those cases I was charged with, the police accused me of doing the crime. I was not even there when the crime took place. I was already at KwaSizabantu seeking help for my addictions, but they blamed me for the crimes. KwaSizabantu helped me to set the record straight”.
Thamsanqa is not married, but he has12 children. He said he “was changing girls all the time and had children with them”. Two of his children have now passed away. He wants to build a house for his children. “This is how KwaSizabantu helps people”, he said. “They help them to become better people. Even my community is now proud of me. I now walk with God. The evil spirits no longer haunt me. I no longer believe in worshipping ancestors. Once, I was a drug addict, but I no longer crave those things. The one regret I have is that my mother has passed away, and she did not have the opportunity to see how I fixed my life.”
(Read the full story of how Thamsanqa changed his life around by following the link: https://devotedmag.co.za/rejected-from-society-welcomed-by-strangers/
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