Dr David Edward Owour Biography
Dr David Edward Owour was born in Goma village, Usenge in Bondo District in 1966, Dr Owuor is the second born in a family of six girls and three boys. His father Helekia Owour was a civil servant who worked with East African Community Prison Service and rose within the ranks to be a Sergeant Major. His mother the late Margaret Achieng’ Owour was a house wife, a peasant farmer but a dedicated Christian.
Dr David Edward Owour who was brought up in a humble but spiritual background, went to Wambasa Primary School in Yimbo and to various other primary schools including Jusa, Luzira and Kitalya in Uganda, where his father had been transferred while working for the defunct East Africa Community. He joined Mbale Senior Secondary School while still in Uganda where he sat for his ‘O’ level exams, before proceeding to St. Peters Collage in Tororo for his ‘A’ levels.
He later joined Makerere University for a Bachelor of Science degree, but later moved to University of Nairobi where he was to complete his first degree in 1988. In 1992, he joined Ben Gurion University of the Negev in Israel for his masters programme.
“I came back to Kenya in 1993, and worked as a volunteer with Environmental Liaison Centre International (ELCI). The work at the centre was coordinated by United Nations Environmental Programme (UNEP) and Intergovernmental Committee on the Convention for Biological Diversity,” he says.
Dr David Edward Owour went back to Israel for his doctorate at the University of Haifa on Mt. Carmel. He was later to proceed to Germany to work on a virus that could not be imported in the laboratory in Israel because of international quarantine on pathogens.
Dr David Edward Owour acknowledges what God has done in his life that has seen him excel in his academic work. “God lifted me from a nobody to a somebody. Put him first before you do anything,” he advises.
Dr David Edward Owour Evangilism
Dr David Edward Owuor of the Ministry of Repentance and Holiness He is a scientist by profession, but now turned prophet and televangelist. Seated calmly in his office on any afternoon, he receives hundreds of visitors paying a courtesy call or seeking prayer and consultations. They include lawyers, doctors, politicians and other professionals.
Dr David Edward Owour is not a preacher from the streets. I can also talk about my profession and academic qualifications,” says the man who previously was professor of medicine at the University of Oklahoma, USA— his eyes gleaming with confidence.
As you talk to him, one easily notices his humble, social and down to earth manner. His deep and soft-spoken voice sounds harmless. He does not miss to laugh and cracks jokes whenever something amuses him.
Edward is an eloquent and a good public speaker. His mastery of English language, spiced with vocabulary and American accent, doe not escape you. Talking about his profession, he gets absorbed into it and descends into jargon which I request him to explain in layman’s language.
Dr Owuor has spent the better part of his life out of the country studying and doing research in scientific and medical fields. “I have been involved in running research, cancer chemotherapy and drug metabolism in the human body. We also introduced drug-induced signal transduction in drug design and discovery,” he says.
Dr David Edward Owour Calling
“In 2003, while he was staying in Chicago, he was in bed sleeping one night when the Lord presented himself in a vision, accompanied by Daniel, Elijah and Moses as witnesses. He touched me with his left hand and lifted me up. I did not understand what that meant and He told me ‘I want you to be my hand on Earth.’ He showed me a highway to drive, showed me a throne and inside there was the Ark of the new covenant,” he narrates.
On April 2, 2004 , he says God appeared to him accompanied by John the Baptist and told him to tell the four corners of the world to prepare for the coming of Jesus Christ. This was in a vision at 3.29am. “There was an earthquake, the Lord gave me the rod of Moses and asked me to warn all nations of the Earth to repent from sexual sin, lying, witchcraft and preaching of money, in order to restore the altar of the Lord,” he says.
“It was a very difficult moment. Experiencing seven months of argument with the Lord was not easy,” he says, while maintaining that his mission is strictly to preach repentance and holiness as instructed by God.
Like any other professional, he admits that it was a big challenge for him to quit his profession to serve the Lord. “ I started preaching in churches, crusades and many people did not believe me. My friends were shocked and thought I had become insane, but my family remained supportive, understanding and thought that was the best thing I could do,” he narrates.
Interestingly, he says God first sent him to serve in Latin America where he preached and many people there repented. He is grateful to the Kenya government, which he says, helped facilitate his trips. He remembers his message at Puerto Escondido in Mexico on August 6, 2003. “I warned them of severe earthquake if they did not repent, and the following day, there was an earthquake. The same was the case in Monterrey also in Mexico, which experienced an earthquake within 24 hours of my preaching,” he says.
Dr Owuor has been featured in the media worldwide for predicting disasters like earthquakes and floods which have come to pass. In June, October and November 2003, he predicated last December’s Asian Tsunami, America’s Hurricane Katrina and Pakistan’s earthquakes—all which have come to pass.
He warns that there are two more impending earthquakes of the magnitude experienced in Pakistan recently and that historic floods will hit Asia and European/western countries i.e. USA, France, Italy, Mexico, Brazil, Australia, Argentina, Greece and Germany.
He states that Kenya is not immune to catastrophes, and would face destruction and death unless the country repents.
Dr Owuor is said to possess extra ordinary powers and that whenever he stands on the pulpit to preach, some white doves are reported to fly past him, with the rainbow also appearing in the sky. Asked the reason behind the phenomenon, he says it shows God’s covenant with him. “I have made a covenant with God, to serve him forever. He has empowered me, and that is why he releases doves from heaven and displays the rainbow to show that my powers are real.”
Early this year, Dr Owuor hit the headlines in the local dailies when he predicted that an earthquake would soon hit the country. This caused a mixed reaction within the country. Asked to comment about it he says: “I do not respond to my critics, God answers them. You have seen what has happened in the world, as a result of ignorance and pride.”
Back at home, he will be remembered for his predictions on the fire that gutted the Nairobi’s City Hall, a heavy downpour in Kakamega when he commanded the rains to pour in less than two minutes, and the recent eclipse of the moon.
Like any other person, he faces a number of challenges, and says the main one is failure by Kenya to genuinely repent. As for the future, the main goal is to bring repentance and piety to all nations of the earth.
Dr David Edward Owour says various nations among them the Comoros Islands, Rwanda, Burundi, have invited him to go and preach to them, which he pledges to honour.
Dr David Edward Owour Work
Dr David Edward Owour does most of his work hit the media in the US and remembers vividly how such exploits were covered by New Jersey Channel Radio and TV.While based at Chicago in the US, he worked as a faculty post-doctoral fellow at the Centre for Pharmaceutical Biotechnology at the College of Pharmacy at the University of Illinois.
He took another position at the Department of Pharmaceutics and Drug metabolism at the Earnest Mario School of Pharmacy at the State University of New Jersey-Rutgers at the same time honouring another appointment at the Environmental and Occupational Health Science Institute (EOHSI).
He has also served at the Cancer Institute of New Jersey (CINJ) in Division of Surgical Oncology and Department of Surgery of the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey, teaching as a research specialist. “I got appointed as a specialist consultant in forensic toxicology and aircraft (medicine). That is, to improve aerospace medicine in order to detect fatigue among pilots and develop a molecular signature for detecting performance impairment while flying a plane,” he explains.
Dr Owuor also published works in the Journal for Biological Chemistry, Molecular Pharmacology (JBC) and also worked with American Association of Pharmaceutical Scientists.
Ten Things You did not know about Dr David Edward Owour
1. Doesn’t Derive his Wealth from his Congregation
It is a common fact that religious leaders and evangelists derive part or even all of their wealth from the church. They will either ask the congregations to make offerings, donations or to buy church merchandise. Strangely, Prophet Owuor doesn’t accept donations or offerings from church members.
2. Always Dresses in White
Although many people might have seen the self-proclaimed prophet preach, few have ever taken notice of his dressing. A closer look reveals that he dresses only in white. This also includes the shoes. Probably, he does this so as to bring out the cleanliness or purity aspect. The Christian bible always depicts Jesus as wearing garments that are pure white.
3. Guest Speaker in Many Forums
Many people especially in Kenya came to know of prophet Owuor from his crusades. Some took notice of him when he presumably led the former Prime Minister of Kenya, Raila Odinga to Christ. Unknown to many people, he spends most of his time giving talks or participating in forums and not holding miracle crusades.
4. Prophesies Pegged on Scientific Predictions
His prophesies or forecasts of future happenings have always been a bone of contention. This has split people into two. Some may call him the Prophet of Doom; others nickname him the man of God, while others believe his miracles are stage-managed. One thing that stands out is that most of his predictions about nature (earthquakes, hurricanes, and torrential rains) had been forecast by scientists.
5. Doesn’t Ask or Mention Offerings
People who are versed with Christian teachings know the importance of offerings or sacrifices. According to the bible, every believer is supposed to make a contribution to the church. This can be an offering, a one-off donation, or a 10% tithe. Nonetheless, the prophet never talks or speaks of offerings. He also doesn’t encourage his church members to contribute to the church kitty.
6. Uses the Internet as a Main Platform
Many preachers and teachers of the bible use the traditional mass media as a way of reaching out to their congregation. These include use of television, radio, newspapers and much more. However, Dr. Owuor will more often than not use the internet. In fact, he is rarely seen on television or heard over the radio.
7. The Prophesies Have No Exact Time of Occurrence
He has gained popularity for predicting events that came to pass; for example, the Haiti catastrophe, Tsunami, unrest in Kenya and much more. Unfortunately, the time interval has always been so wide such that people are more convinced that he relies more on scientific knowledge and not power from a supreme being.
8. The Digital Prophet
Unlike other preachers, he doesn’t rely so much on television or radio for publicity. Dr. Owuor is always posting his works or seminars online. Once in a while he will release a YouTube video or podcast to give the world a view of a recent crusade or upcoming event. Rarely does he use the conventional mass media.
9. No books, Anointed handkerchiefs, or Medallions
Normally, preachers will have books and recordings on sale. They may be based on previous teachings or may be a way of encouraging the people to walk the Christian path. In his seminars, crusades or any other forum, Prophet Owuor doesn’t sell any books, anointed oil and handkerchiefs or medallions.
10. Speaks in Interdenominational Forums
Unlike many other evangelists, bible teachers, preachers or prophets, his ministry is interdenominational. He does not have an affiliation to a particular group. Also, he speaks in any forum especially those that centre on miraculous healing.
From the above facts, it’s clear that information about the self-proclaimed man-of-God is still quite limited. In fact, it seems as if the more people try to get more information about him the “more gray” the details become. All-in-all, he still commands a large following particularly in Kenya despite the many controversies or negative rumours that surround him.
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Dr David Edward Owour
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