In a stunning confession that exposes the rot at the heart of Crackpot Bob's improperly named "Continuing" Church of God (CCOG), longtime deacon John Machemba has admitted the truth behind the latest round of photos and videos being paraded around to prop up Thiel’s image as a “prophet.” According to Machemba himself, evangelist Evans Ochieng and pastor Radson Mulozowa recently took pictures and videos of him — but only after paying him to claim he was still loyal to CCOG.
This isn’t ministry. This is a paid performance. Evans and Radson’s tactics are simple: stage scenes, hand over a few Kwacha, and make “Prophet Bob” feel warm and fuzzy about his supposed massive following in Africa. They know exactly what Thiel wants to hear — big numbers, loyal leaders, and “proof” that he’s the real deal — and they deliver it for cash.
Crackpot Bob is desperate. He’s so desperate to convince the world (and himself) that he knows what’s really going on in his African congregations that he swallows every staged photo, every scripted email, and every inflated report without question. It’s all delusional thinking on his part. The man can’t even get his own story straight.
Take the case of Louis Wahela. Bob publicly accepted a “repentant” Wahela back into CCOG in January 2023. Yet between then and now, Crackpot Bob has never once admitted publicly that Wahela had actually ended up with the rival Hope of Israel group — and only now, after more staged meetings and payments, is Wahela supposedly “wanting to come back” again. Radio silence from Bob on the flip-flopping. No explanation. No accountability. Just more fantasy presented as fact.
Crackpot Bob either doesn’t get it — or he’s been so thoroughly brainwashed by his own “loyal” men in Africa that he can no longer tell fantasy from reality. Evans, Radson, Machemba, Wahela, and the rest aren’t loyal ministers of God. They’re opportunists. Many have understood for years that these guys are only in it for the money. They’ll say anything, film anything, claim anything — as long as a little Kwacha ends up in their pockets.
This isn’t a church. It’s a con game. And Bob Thiel, in his desperation to be seen as the big-man prophet with thousands of African followers, is the one getting played — while the real victims are the sincere brethren being deceived and the donors whose tithes and offerings are being wasted on this African circus.
The confession from John Machemba is out. The photos and videos were bought and paid for. The numbers are fake. The loyalty is fake. And Bob’s entire African “success story” is one giant, expensive delusion.
Time for the truth to finally catch up with the so-called prophet of the improperly named "Continuing" Church of God.
