What? A toxic pesticide ominously called Doom can heal people?

Yes it can, claims South African Pastor Lethebo Rabalago who has been spraying the chemical on members of his Mount Zion General Assembly in Zebediela, South Africa, The Christian Post reported.

Far from complaining, the church congregants are even thanking their pastor for what he's been doing and coming to his defence after he has been accused of abusing and endangering the health of his flock.

They claim that they have been healed of various ailments resulting from the spray, The Southern Times reported.

One woman, Surprise Mathe, claimed that she had been feeling pains in her stomach and waist, and that she had a rash on her face. But after Rabalago sprayed Doom on her, they all vanished, she said.

"Give God the glory," she exclaimed.

Eva Molokomme also claimed in a Facebook post that she had been having headache bouts for six months now. She also had painful legs. But after the pastor sprayed Doom on her, "I became healed immediately. God is alive."

Rabalago has received warnings from several government organisations, including the South African Council of Churches, and the manufacturer of the toxic pesticide.

In a statement, the Freedom of Religion South Africa said, "Spraying a known toxic liquid over another person, and thereby causing them physical harm, is both unlawful and illegal. We therefore call upon the government to exercise its powers to ensure that this action is reported to the appropriate law enforcement authorities, to ensure that its perpetrator is prosecuted to the full extent of the law."

Rabalago has rejected the warnings, saying God can use anything to heal people. He said he is using Doom just like other preachers who use holy water or oil to heal people.

"In the book of Genesis the spirit of God was hovering over the water. [Therefore] everything here on Earth belongs to God. Petrol belongs to God. Doom belongs to God," the pastor said.