Message Cult Linked to the Diamond Mines

The seventeen widows of the late William Branham "Message" cult leader Robert Gumbura have made national news after causing a scene in the Master of the High Court's offices.  Gumbura, who died of Covid during his fifth year into a 40-year prison term for raping several female members of his congregation,[1] apparently left behind a vast financial empire[2] including his home, multiple cottages surrounding his home, the church, eleven additional houses, a farm, and a fleet of twenty vehicles, and a mine.[3]  Besides the seventeen widows, Gumbura left behind 52 children.[4]

The seventeen widows of the late William Branham "Message" cult leader Robert Gumbura have made national news after causing a scene in the Master of the High Court's offices. Gumbura, who died of Covid during his fifth year into a 40-year prison term for raping several female members of his congregation,[1] apparently left behind a vast financial empire[2] including his home, multiple cottages surrounding his home, the church, eleven additional houses, a farm, and a fleet of twenty vehicles, and a mine.[3] Besides the seventeen widows, Gumbura left behind 52 children.[4]

Gumbura's ownership of the mine is of interest, especially considering the recent arrest of other "Message" cult leaders involved with money laundering.[5] William Branham mentioned his interest in the mines, even during his revival meetings,[6] and was amazed at how much money was involved.[7]

Apparently, the cult's interest in that money has continued ...

Kimberley, South Africa. Once I was looking at diamonds, how they was brought up out of the ground. And I seen them laying there. As, well, the—the superintendent of the plant, or the mine, was one of my ushers in the prayer line. And I noticed the diamonds, valued at tens of thousands of dollars, piled together, but they didn’t sparkle even under the light.[8]

References

[1] Gumbura Wives Unite To Fight For Late Church Leader's Estate. Accessed. 2021, Dec, 14. Zimeye. Accessed 2021, Dec, 14 from https://www.zimeye.net/2021/12/14/gumbura-wives-unite-to-fight-for-late-church-leaders-estate. "2021/14/12 Gumbura Wives Unite To Fight For Late Church Leader's Estate. Accessed Tempers flared at the Master of the High Court offices yesterday as relatives of the late RGM End Time Message church founder Robert Martin Gumbura haggled over the appointment of an executor for his estate. Gumbura succumbed to COVID-19 in August this year after serving less than five years of his 40-year prison term for raping several female congregants Tempers flared at the Master of the High Court offices yesterday as relatives of the late RGM End Time Message church founder Robert Martin Gumbura haggled over the appointment of an executor for his estate. Gumbura succumbed to COVID-19 in August this year after serving less than five years of his 40-year prison term for raping several female congregants."

[2] Gumbura Wives Unite To Fight For Late Church Leader's Estate. "The late cleric was serving his jail sentence at Chikurubi Maximum Security Prison, where he died, leaving behind a vast empire.". "Gumbura Wives Unite To Fight For Late Church Leader's Estate. "The late cleric was serving his jail sentence at Chikurubi Maximum Security Prison, where he died, leaving behind a vast empire."

[3] Gumbura Wives Unite To Fight For Late Church Leader's Estate. "n estate comprising a compound that includes a central home, multiple surrounding cottages and a church building. Gumbura also had 11 houses, a farm, mine and a fleet of 20 vehicles.". "Gumbura Wives Unite To Fight For Late Church Leader's Estate. "n estate comprising a compound that includes a central home, multiple surrounding cottages and a church building. Gumbura also had 11 houses, a farm, mine and a fleet of 20 vehicles."

[4] Gumbura Wives Unite To Fight For Late Church Leader's Estate. "Apart from the 17 widows, Gumbura left behind 34 children, {...} He also left behind 18 minor children, with the youngest one aged seven.". "Gumbura Wives Unite To Fight For Late Church Leader's Estate. "Apart from the 17 widows, Gumbura left behind 34 children, {...} He also left behind 18 minor children, with the youngest one aged seven."

[5] Achong, Derek. $10 million bail as Pastor Dayal charged with money laundering. CNC3 News. 2021, Jul, 1. Cnc3. Accessed 2021, Jul, 2 from https://www.cnc3.co.tt/10-million-bail-as-pastor-dayal-charged-with-money-laundering. "2021/01/07 $10 million bail as Pastor Dayal charged with money laundering. CNC3 News Derek Achong $10 million bail as Pastor Dayal charged with money laundering. CNC3 News. Accessed 2021, Jul 2 from https://www.cnc3.co.tt/10-million-bail-as-pastor-dayal-charged-with-money-laundering"

[6] Branham, William. Hebrews, Chapter One. 1957, Aug, 21. Hebrews, Chapter One (57-0821). "1957/21/08 Hebrews, Chapter One I was in Kimberley. You, many of you, that's heard you can pick up diamonds on the street, that's correct. Billy and I, and Mr. Bosworth. The president of the Kimberley diamond mines, take…He was my usher in the meeting there. And they taken us over. And just out of…They mine them about, oh, about seventeen hundred feet under the earth. They come out, a blue stone, big blue, like this bluestone you get around here. And those natives, they put them seventeen hundred feet in the ground, to mine them, to keep the price up. You'd go on the river there, they got it guarded for hundreds of miles. Take two ten-gallon buckets, he said, and pick it up, full of—of sand, and if you could get home with it, you'd be a multimillionaire, there'd be so many diamonds in it. But they have to work and mine them, to keep the price up on them William Branham I was in Kimberley. You, many of you, that's heard you can pick up diamonds on the street, that's correct. Billy and I, and Mr. Bosworth. The president of the Kimberley diamond mines, take…He was my usher in the meeting there. And they taken us over. And just out of…They mine them about, oh, about seventeen hundred feet under the earth. They come out, a blue stone, big blue, like this bluestone you get around here. And those natives, they put them seventeen hundred feet in the ground, to mine them, to keep the price up. You'd go on the river there, they got it guarded for hundreds of miles. Take two ten-gallon buckets, he said, and pick it up, full of—of sand, and if you could get home with it, you'd be a multimillionaire, there'd be so many diamonds in it. But they have to work and mine them, to keep the price up on them."

[7] Branham, William. The Masterpiece. 1964, Jul, 5. The Masterpiece (64-0705). "1964/05/07 The Masterpiece William Branham Kimberley, South Africa. Once I was looking at diamonds, how they was brought up out of the ground. And I seen them laying there. As, well, the—the superintendent of the plant, or the mine, was one of my ushers in the prayer line. And I noticed the diamonds, valued at tens of thousands of dollars, piled together, but they didn't sparkle even under the light. And I said to the superintendent of the mines, I said, "Why don't they sparkle?"

[8] Branham, William. The Masterpiece. 1964, Jul, 5. The Masterpiece (64-0705). "1964/05/07 The Masterpiece The Masterpiece (64-0705) William Branham The Masterpiece (64-0705)."