PART-3-----------------------In the hope of escaping poverty. Back to Kinshasa. Early in the morning, the bread vendors arrived from all parts of the city to buy from this merchant.
Many women earn their living doing so. Marie comes here every day at 6 a.m. Two Boxes. Marie became a widow six months ago. Now he has to support his family on his own.
Please, hold this for me. No, it is not too hard. I'm used to it, it's part of the job. Marie weighs more than fifteen pounds. Every day he puts his stand on the corner of a busy street.
How much is a cake? 300 franc. I'll take one. I will give you two. She is very thin. Oh, thank you! I usually come here and buy some bread from Marie. I like her posture, it's clean.
Marie gets a lot of customers, through her friendly nature. Good luck today! He usually earns about 60 euros a day selling bread. He dreams of opening many tables, and he is rich.
If you can manage a business, you can become a millionaire. You just have to be smart, plan well, and manage your own business well.
There is still a long way to go. His total profit at the end of the day is only 18 euros. Marie goes to church three times a week, to pray and thank God. God is very important to me. I owe it all to him.
Evangelical churches flourish in Congo. And some make their own money using the faith of other people. This Sunday morning in Kinshasa, the city streets are often bustling with activity.
Since morning, tens of thousands of people have flocked to the national stadium. They are not here for a football game or a concert. Some 80,000 people who attended the event came to see a man they believed to perform miracles.
We believe in the miracles of the prophet Khondeís. I was dying, but then I drank a glass of his amazing juice and my pain quickly disappeared. I am a living testimony. He is a prophet.
There are camera crews, photographers, singers, and many police officers. It is one of the biggest events of the year.
It is even broadcast live on television. Dominique Khonde is the man everyone is looking forward to. The self-proclaimed prophet now has a few million followers. When he enters the arena, a crowd erupts.
Before taking the stage, he greets former Prime Minister Bruno Tshibala. Former President Joseph Kabila's wife is also in the audience. After a few prayers and hymns, you begin to preach.
They do not want you to succeed or to live in abundance, prosperity, and wealth. But either poor or hungry or sick? you will have it all as long as you recognize the truth. Amen. Do not be afraid. Amen.
Dominique Khondeí's business model involves a so-called miracle that she sells nationwide. But not here, obviously.
Instead, he sells it secretly in small rural communities. The business has earned him a few million euros. A few days later, we accompanied Khonde to Matete, a city in Kinshasa.
Outside the church, more than hundreds of his followers are waiting. The prophet told me to stop spending money on doctors.
He told me to drink some juice and pray. At eleven o'clock, Dominique Khonde arrives in his magnificent car.
His followers have all come in search of his miraculous healing. But first, the prophet wants the offering. Kone welcomes patients as if they were wearing a conveyor belt.
The woman had a brain hemorrhage one year ago. I came to the prophet because I was very sick. When I heard of the prophet's miraculous healing, I asked to be brought to him.
I can no longer walk. It should be massaged with juice. I think that will help him. I have faith that he will heal me. Negotiations usually take only a few seconds.
You need to take the juice. Prescription drugs are always the same. Do you take juice? Yes. - Well, keep taking it. After speaking with the prophet, sick people were sent to a neighbor's pharmacy.
That's where they get the famous juice. No one here doubts its healing power. Treat AIDS, stomach pain, liver cancer, cirrhosis, all kinds of diseases ... I got AIDS and lost a lot of weight.
I now weigh 150 pounds 52 kg, thanks to the juice from the prophet Dominique Khone. He healed me. There is no science behind the juice, but most people hope for the unseen.
A half-liter costs about 14 euros, about a third of normal monthly income. The three of us put our money together and we will share a bottle.
There is a strong odor of gasoline in the room. There is lemon juice in it, petrol, and other ingredients. At the moment the juice is bottled on-site, but demand is so high that Khonde will soon start producing a new package here at factory Hereís.
According to the package, the juice cures epilepsy, cancer, and even AIDS. An active ingredient? Divine illumination.
This product cures diseases of various causes, such as epilepsy, cancer, and so on. He claims to cure AIDS, but he never learned that.
No, we haven't tried much with AIDS yet. More than half a million Congolese people are living with HIV. Another so-called benefit of miraculous healing it can bring children back to life.
Some people apply the juice to their unborn babies, and they are resurrected. The juice cures AIDS and brings the dead back to life.
Congolese authorities have not stopped him from selling tens of thousands of bottles of his own mixture of petrol and lemon juice.
While his assistants are calculating the daily wage, many Congolese people continue their daily struggle against poverty. The process of becoming a millionaire is long and arduous. That is why some take shortcuts.
