▁possibly ▁kid n apping ▁children , ▁but ▁the ▁sect ▁was ▁allowed ▁to ▁re open ▁by ▁the ▁government . ▁ ▁As ▁the ▁new ▁mill en ni um ▁approached ▁prepar ations ▁for ▁the ▁end ▁mounted . ▁In ▁ 1 9 9 9 , ▁the ▁state - owned ▁New ▁V ision ▁newspaper ▁ran ▁an ▁interview ▁with ▁a ▁te en age ▁member . ▁He ▁said , ▁" The ▁world ▁ends ▁next ▁year . ▁There ▁is ▁no ▁time ▁to ▁waste . ▁Some ▁of ▁our ▁leaders ▁talk ▁directly ▁to ▁God . ▁Any ▁minute ▁from ▁now , ▁when ▁the ▁end ▁comes , ▁every ▁bel ie ver ▁who ▁will ▁be ▁at ▁an ▁as ▁yet ▁und is closed ▁spot ▁will ▁be ▁saved ." ▁ ▁Ap ocal yp se ▁claims ▁With ▁the ▁new ▁year ▁lo oming , ▁activity ▁by ▁Mov ement ▁members ▁became ▁f ren z ied , ▁their ▁leaders ▁ur ged ▁them ▁to ▁conf ess ▁their ▁s ins ▁in ▁prepar ation ▁for ▁the ▁end . ▁Cl oth es ▁and ▁cattle ▁were ▁sold ▁cheap ly , ▁past ▁members ▁were ▁re - rec ru ited , ▁and ▁all ▁work ▁in ▁the ▁fields ▁ceased . ▁January ▁ 1 , ▁ 2 0 0 0 , ▁passed ▁without ▁the ▁advent ▁of ▁the ▁ap ocal yp se , ▁and ▁the ▁Mov ement ▁began ▁to ▁un ra vel . ▁Question s ▁were ▁asked ▁of ▁M wer inde ▁and ▁K ib w ete ere , ▁and ▁pay ments ▁to ▁the ▁Church ▁decre ased ▁dram atically . ▁U g and an ▁police ▁believe ▁that ▁some ▁members , ▁who ▁had ▁been