IBU Panjaitan looked gloomy. A year ago, she possessed some money, gold bracelets, necklaces and rings. Now, she has nothing, not even a cent. She has sold off all her belongings and handed the proceeds over to the board of the Doomsday Church led by Pastor Mangapin Sibuea, 59, whose action caused a stir some two weeks ago. Ibu Panjaitan fully believed in Sibueas prediction: that Doomsday would take place on November 10, 2003.

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