I tried to save my marriage'

MBABANE – Bishop Musa Mbingo, leader of Evangelic Crusaders (EC) Ministries International says getting divorced from his former wife Pastor Khetsiwe Fakudze was a blow to him.

He says life is hard after the separation from his wife of 14 years.

He is finding it difficult to live without her.

Speaking to the Times SUNDAY on Friday, he said he and his wife had become a family unit.

Pastor Khetsiwe declined to comment on anything pertaining to the failed relationship.

She instituted divorce proceedings against the bishop after he had deserted his family.

He left home a few weeks after the birth of their third child in October 2009.

The couple had been married under community of property.

Three children were born from of the relationship.

In her divorce papers, Fakudze, known as Pastor Khetsi, said Mbingo deserted his family which resided in Manzini in October 2009.

Their fanfair marriage took place at the University of Swaziland’s Multi Purpose Hall, Kwaluseni Campus on November 16, 1996.

Mbingo says he worked hard to try and save his marriage from collapsing but at the end all his efforts did not work.

The two are founding pastors of the EC Ministries.

Mbingo says before the divorce, he involved other pastors, his family and prayer to try and find peace between them but all failed.

He says the marriage began experiencing problems only recently and they continued until his wife decided to file for divorce.

"God knows I tried everything to save the marriage. He knows my efforts and the truth in the whole issue," he said.

The unity in his church has also been disturbed by the break-up as there are some members who support his former wife who was also a preacher in the same church.

This, he said, was caused by the fact that she was a pastor in the same church and naturally there are some people who would be on her side.

He said he is praying that the church should fully support him as a founder of the church. "I believe the church members would be loyal to their pastor and by the time this passes, we will still have a church," he said.

He said loyalty was important during such times.

The bishop declined to talk about issues that caused or led to the relationship not working out.

He is not yet ready to speak about it.

Mbingo says people should not read too much into this issue because divorce is common these days and theirs was not unique because they were human beings after all.

He assured members of his church that he would continue to be their pastor and leader.

He hopes they will support him in this hour.

He also revealed that he was not sure whether his former wife would continue to be a pastor in his church.

"We have not discussed her position in the church. A decision has not been taken," he said.

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