A 15-year-old girl has testified to her deliverance from what she described as years of spiritual oppression, claiming that the relative responsible for her suffering died after her picture was recovered from the spiritual realm. Her testimony was delivered on November 1, 2026, at City of Refuge Church in Kinshasa.
The testimony moved many members of the congregation, who responded with emotional applause, thanking God for what they considered another manifestation of His power through the Pentecostal Church Light of the World, widely known as City of Refuge Church.
The young girl, who celebrated her 15th birthday on the same day, recounted a painful childhood marked by the loss of both parents. According to her testimony, her mother died when she was just 10 years old, followed by her father a year later. She subsequently experienced what she described as persistent mistreatment from her maternal aunt, her mother’s younger sister.
Beyond the loss of her parents, the young girl said she had been suffering from a condition associated with painful urination. She described experiencing intense pain whenever she needed to relieve herself, to the point that she could not urinate without crying.
The alleged spiritual origin of her suffering
According to her testimony, it was during a deliverance session at City of Refuge Church that she discovered the alleged spiritual source of her suffering. She identified her aunt as the person responsible for her oppression in the spiritual realm.
“My aunt took my picture to the priest, and the priest offered my life to the spiritual mermaid. That’s how they put a 500-meter serpent inside my body. From that day, urinating required me to cry. I couldn’t pee without crying first,” she testified.
During the deliverance session, the church’s apostles reportedly commanded the spiritual forces involved to remove the serpent they claimed had been placed inside her body and to return the photograph allegedly offered to the spiritual mermaid. They also commanded the demons to leave her.
According to the account presented during the session, the young woman subsequently experienced relief from the condition.
An alleged plot to end her life before her 15th birthday
The testimony took another dramatic turn when the young woman recounted what allegedly happened during the deliverance.
She claimed that, in the process, her aunt’s spirit revealed that she and her associates in the spiritual realm had been determined to kill her before she turned 15. According to the account, their alleged motive was the young girl’s special destiny and the bright future they believed she could have.
The young woman further testified that after her photograph was recovered, her aunt went into the bathroom while apparently in good health but died inside.
“I was born on November 1. Their plan was to kill me before I turned 15, but thanks to Mulindwa’s God, today is my birthday, and I am 15,” she said, celebrating her survival.
The young woman’s testimony is among the many accounts of deliverance shared by worshippers at City of Refuge Church.
She recounted losing her father, mother and younger sibling, leaving her as the remaining child in the family. She alleged that her aunt wanted to eliminate her as well, bringing an end to their family lineage.
For the young woman, however, November 1 marked more than just another birthday. It represented survival, deliverance and what she considers a new beginning.
Her testimony once again drew the attention of the congregation to the church’s ministry of deliverance, as worshippers celebrated what they regarded as a victory over spiritual oppression.
