Years ago, a South African Motswana called Lesego Daniel of Rabboni Centre Ministries visited Botswana and conducted a quite unusual church service in Gaborone North.
Back home in Garankuwa, he had stirred controversy by literally putting congregants to pasture on the church grounds. The resulting YouTube video is a sight to behold. Microphone in hand and urgency in his voice, Daniel is urging church members to clear off a patch of luxuriant green grass that they are also sprawled on.
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