Bishop T.D. Jakes has offered the following official apology.

"Statement from Bishop T.D. Jakes

An attempt in last Sunday's sermon to distinguish myself from an American television program portraying preachers in a manner that I found unseemly has caused some offense in Kenya. For that I apologize.

My intent was to show the extensive humanitarian efforts by TD Jakes Ministries through its MegaCARE arm as a means of further distinguishing this organization from the TV program's exclusive focus on the personal material wealth of the individual ministers over the works of the Gospel.

The attempt was to highlight one well and one hospital wing in Kenya as one example of this ministry's worldwide efforts. It was by no means meant to take responsibility for an entire nation or to minimize the contributions of its people.

My focus has always been about the mission of helping hurting people in every circumstance of life, anywhere in the world.

The extemporaneous comments when taken out of context convey a meaning far from the intent of my heart. I meant only to communicate to my constituents that my love is for people as demonstrated through years of practical ministry.

The fact that these heart-felt words have been taken to mean anything other than their original intent deeply saddens me.

I love Kenya and the entire continent of Africa. I am proud of its efforts and grateful to have had an opportunity to minister to its people on numerous occasions.

I trust that this explanation will end this apparent misunderstanding.


In His service,

Bishop Jakes"

Ref - http://thepottershouse.org/kenyastatement/

#KOT has done its job.

"The natives all over Kenya drink water because of this ministry. And the hospital in Nairobi survives because of this ministry.” CRINGE!!!

Which part was the misunderstanding according to him because the whole goddam sentence is a lie (insult aside)

Yes, ONE well

Remember that story of Moses striking the rock and water gushing out just for him to make his fellow Jewish peeps think ni yeye amewasaidia..

Promised land hakufika..and that was man Moses, sasa this nigga of ours sijui itakuwaje

The question is not how much money Jakes contributed to the well and the wing. The question is, whatever the amount of money, how much did he collect from international churchgoers in donations when he got the "juicy" bit of video footage and the "I helped the natives" statement that will rake in millions of dollars in donations?

I'm guessing that the well and the wing weren't even a good 10% of the take.

Americans love to write checks to assuage their superpower formal colonialist world-police guilt... especially when it comes to helping the "poor, poor helpless natives" get some water and a bandage.

He'll be airing the "footage" in a new commerical for months. *sigh*

For such reasons I don't watch television.

Best,

Hill