▁the ▁water ▁for ▁one ▁night ▁before ▁drink ing ▁it , ▁then ▁pray ▁over ▁the ▁empty ▁packet ▁and ▁send ▁it ▁back ▁to ▁Pop off — with ▁a ▁don ation . ▁Multiple ▁solic itation ▁letters ▁follow , ▁request ing ▁more ▁don ations ▁in ▁exchange ▁for ▁m ira cles . ▁ ▁Pop off ▁also ▁started ▁referring ▁to ▁himself ▁as ▁a ▁proph et . ▁ ▁Pop off ' s ▁operation ▁had ▁function ed ▁as ▁a ▁religious ▁non pro fit ▁until ▁ 2 0 0 6 , ▁when ▁it ▁merged ▁with ▁a ▁small ▁church ▁in ▁Farm ers ▁Branch , ▁Texas ▁called ▁Word ▁for ▁the ▁World , ▁which ▁operated ▁out ▁of ▁a ▁store front . ▁ ▁By ▁being ▁class ified ▁as ▁a ▁church , ▁the ▁operation ▁no ▁longer ▁had ▁to ▁report ▁annual ▁income ▁or ▁sal ary ▁to ▁the ▁I RS . ▁ ▁When ▁a ▁rep orter ▁from ▁G Q ▁attempted ▁to ▁visit ▁this ▁church ▁on ▁a ▁Sunday ▁morning ▁in ▁late ▁ 2 0 1 6 , ▁he ▁found ▁a ▁desert ed ▁par king ▁lot ▁in ▁an ▁industrial ▁park ▁with ▁no ▁church ▁sign ▁visible ▁on ▁the ▁outside . ▁ ▁Because ▁of ▁Pop off ' s ▁history ▁of ▁fra ud ▁and ▁financial ▁irregular ities , ▁his ▁" Pe ople ▁United ▁For ▁Christ " ▁organization ▁earned ▁a ▁" Did ▁Not ▁Dis close " ▁rating ▁with ▁the ▁Better ▁Business ▁Bureau , ▁indicating ▁its ▁ref us al ▁to ▁provide ▁information ▁that ▁would ▁enable ▁B BB ▁to ▁determine ▁whether ▁the ▁group ▁ad her es ▁to ▁its ▁Stand ards ▁for ▁Char ity ▁Account ability . ▁