If we are going to smack people upside the head, can I also join?
My family has had an uneasy two days since we got the news that my cousin brother, who is serving the Lord full-time, was electrocuted while fixing a spotlight. Ever since he joined the full-time ministry, which requires him to sever all personal ties and to maintain a life of celibacy, he has not been in contact with his family, not even with his parents and his siblings. So, the news about this accident was passed on to us from somebody we knew at church and that too, only after about 6-8 hours had passed.
We visited him today and his story has been nothing short of a miracle. He was told to adjust a spotlight when they had not even bothered to shut down the power supply. Perched on top of a mast that was about 20 feet in height, he was working on it with the assistance of another person, when he came in contact with a live wire carrying ~220V of supply. What followed was a struggle between life and death, between falling from that mast and landing into the hard ground below, because it took a few minutes for someone to run to the main supply and cut it off. It was only after the supply was cut off that he was able to recover from the shock and then climb down. Thankfully, he was able to walk, and he was brought in a car to his room to recover. As my church preaches that Divine Healing is the Ultimate Faith, they did not call a doctor or even administer basic first aid. All that he was given was a room to rest and a lot of fluids (fresh juice, Ensure, etc.)
Anyway... almost two days have passed and his right hand is still numb. His right leg is also numb. Nobody has even suggested that he gets himself checked, because that is an act of questioning God's ability to work miracles. What is even frustrating is that people blame it on the devil and call this a work of the devil, when this was clearly an irresponsible action by a human being, not to mention the consequent foolishness in not seeking medical attention.
My mom lost her brother at the age of 16, to a simple fever. My mom lost her mom to another fever. 13 years ago she lost her dad to diabetes and gangrene formation, leading to a cardiac arrest; I'll admit that it was best that God took him away, because there was little that medicine could have done, other than to amputate his leg. My mom has been an asthmatic ever since I was born, due to certain complications, for which she has never sought medical help. All suffering is justified in the name of Divine Healing and, being warriors of the faith, they are constantly encouraged to fight against the devil who, not only brings these sicknesses, but also sows seeds of doubts in their minds that drives them to seek medical attention.
So, you guys want to talk to me about Christians? I wouldn't touch Christians with a ten-foot pole. Thank you very much.
My family has had an uneasy two days since we got the news that my cousin brother, who is serving the Lord full-time, was electrocuted while fixing a spotlight. Ever since he joined the full-time ministry, which requires him to sever all personal ties and to maintain a life of celibacy, he has not been in contact with his family, not even with his parents and his siblings. So, the news about this accident was passed on to us from somebody we knew at church and that too, only after about 6-8 hours had passed.
We visited him today and his story has been nothing short of a miracle. He was told to adjust a spotlight when they had not even bothered to shut down the power supply. Perched on top of a mast that was about 20 feet in height, he was working on it with the assistance of another person, when he came in contact with a live wire carrying ~220V of supply. What followed was a struggle between life and death, between falling from that mast and landing into the hard ground below, because it took a few minutes for someone to run to the main supply and cut it off. It was only after the supply was cut off that he was able to recover from the shock and then climb down. Thankfully, he was able to walk, and he was brought in a car to his room to recover. As my church preaches that Divine Healing is the Ultimate Faith, they did not call a doctor or even administer basic first aid. All that he was given was a room to rest and a lot of fluids (fresh juice, Ensure, etc.)
Anyway... almost two days have passed and his right hand is still numb. His right leg is also numb. Nobody has even suggested that he gets himself checked, because that is an act of questioning God's ability to work miracles. What is even frustrating is that people blame it on the devil and call this a work of the devil, when this was clearly an irresponsible action by a human being, not to mention the consequent foolishness in not seeking medical attention.
My mom lost her brother at the age of 16, to a simple fever. My mom lost her mom to another fever. 13 years ago she lost her dad to diabetes and gangrene formation, leading to a cardiac arrest; I'll admit that it was best that God took him away, because there was little that medicine could have done, other than to amputate his leg. My mom has been an asthmatic ever since I was born, due to certain complications, for which she has never sought medical help. All suffering is justified in the name of Divine Healing and, being warriors of the faith, they are constantly encouraged to fight against the devil who, not only brings these sicknesses, but also sows seeds of doubts in their minds that drives them to seek medical attention.
So, you guys want to talk to me about Christians? I wouldn't touch Christians with a ten-foot pole. Thank you very much.
