Charmain Speirs was 40 years old when she met prophet Eric Adusah.
For several years Charmain had been part of one of the fastest-growing Christian movements in the world, Pentecostalism.
Through her faith, she appeared to discover the happiness she'd been struggling to find but there was still something missing.
"She'd just had enough of normal men," her friend Anne-Marie says.
"She wanted that man of God. She wanted what was promised
Explosive Media At first glance they look like they could be scenes out of a Lego movie, although more vivid and fast-paced.
But these viral AI videos inspired by the instantly recognisable Lego aesthetic feature dying children, fighter jets and US President Donald Trump - and are in fact pro-Iran propaganda.
For our new BBC podcast, , we spoke to a representative of Explosive Media, one of the key accounts generating these clips. He wanted us to refer to him as Mr Explosive.
He's a savvy
AFP via Getty Images After floods devastated their village, Indrani Ravichandran and her family are back in their house, living in the only section that is still standing.
They are among the many victims of Cyclone Ditwah that ravaged the country last November.
The scale of the storm - and the destruction it wreaked - was unprecedented.
Over just three days, parts of Sri Lanka's central uplands saw up to 500mm of rain
Getty Images The Manhattan District Attorney's Office says it has launched an investigation into sexual misconduct allegations against US congressman Eric Swalwell.
Four women have accused him of misconduct ranging from sexual harassment to rape, including an alleged incident in New York. Swalwell, a leading contender in California's governor race, denies the claims, vowing to defend himself with "facts".
"We urge survivors and anyone with knowledge of these allegations to contact our Special Victims Division," said the New York City prosecutor
Reuters The far-right Alternative für Deutschland (AfD) party is riding high in the opinion polls in the eastern German state of Saxony-Anhalt and could win an outright majority in regional elections there in September.
It would be the first time a far-right party has held power in a German state since the Second World War.
This weekend the AfD officially adopted
Supplied/NYPD A machete-wielding suspect randomly attacked three people at New York City's Grand Central station before he was fatally shot by police, in a rampage that diverted trains at the nation's biggest rail hub.
The suspect slashed an 84-year-old man and a 65-year-old man about the head and face and left a 70-year-old woman with cuts to her shoulder in the
Getty Images The Coachella music festival has kicked off with surprise guest actor Susan Sarandon featuring in pop star Sabrina Carpenter's headlining performance on Friday.
The actor delivered a monologue as an older version of 26-year-old Carpenter in the middle of her set. Other stars who featured in the singer's classic Hollywood-themed gig were comedian Will Ferrell and actor Sam Elliott.
The massive festival in the California desert draws more than 100,000 people daily over two weekends
Anadolu via Getty Images Nearly 400 people have been sentenced in Nigeria for links with militant Islamic groups following mass trials.
The convicts were given sentences ranging from five years to life imprisonment after linked to Boko Haram or a rival splinter group, the Islamic State West Africa Province (Iswap).
The trials came at a time when the government is under intense pressure to curb rising insecurity in Africa's most
Reuters Protesters at an oil refinery in the Republic of Ireland have been pushed back by gardaí (police) using pepper spray, in an operation supported by the Irish Defence Forces.
The protesters have been blockading Whitegate Refinery in County Cork as part of demonstrations across the country against high fuel prices.
Gardaí moved in to gain entry to the oil refinery and said an operation was ongoing "to ensure critical supplies of fuel to maintain critical emergency public services, including ambulance