▁set ▁in ▁p ine apple ▁and ▁ban ana ▁plant ations . ▁M embers ▁lived ▁commun ally ▁on ▁land ▁bought ▁by ▁pool ing ▁their ▁assets , ▁which ▁they ▁sold ▁when ▁they ▁joined ▁the ▁Mov ement . ▁M wer inde ▁claimed ▁to ▁receive ▁messages ▁from ▁the ▁Virgin ▁Mary ▁through ▁a ▁hidden ▁tele phone ▁system ▁that ▁communic ated ▁through ▁every day ▁objects . ▁In ▁western ▁U g anda ▁they ▁built ▁houses ▁for ▁rec ruit ment , ▁ind o ctr ination ▁and ▁worship , ▁and ▁a ▁primary ▁school . ▁The ▁year ▁ 2 0 0 0 ▁was ▁settled ▁on ▁as ▁the ▁final , ▁comp elling ▁date ▁for ▁the ▁sect ' s ▁predictions ▁of ▁the ▁ap ocal yp se . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 9 2 ▁the ▁group ▁was ▁ordered ▁out ▁of ▁R w ash ama ire ▁by ▁village ▁el ders , ▁and ▁moved ▁to ▁Kan ung u ▁District , ▁where ▁M wer inde ' s ▁father ▁offered ▁an ▁extensive ▁property ▁for ▁their ▁use . ▁In ▁ 1 9 9 4 , ▁Paul ▁I kaz ire ▁left ▁the ▁sect , ▁taking ▁with ▁him ▁approximately ▁sevent y ▁members . ▁By ▁ 1 9 9 7 , ▁according ▁to ▁a ▁fil ing ▁with ▁the ▁government , ▁the ▁Mov ement ' s ▁membership ▁was ▁listed ▁at ▁nearly ▁ 5 , 0 0 0 ▁people . ▁In ▁ 1 9 9 8 , ▁the ▁U g and an ▁press ▁reported ▁that ▁the ▁Mov ement ▁had ▁been ▁shut ▁down ▁for ▁uns an it ary ▁conditions , ▁use ▁of ▁child ▁labor , ▁and