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Fireman
comes out of coma after 10 years
New York,
May 26th, 2005 (ACPress.net).
A fireman has come out
of a coma after 10 years and asked after his wife and family.
When his wife arrived at the residential care home where her
husband had been for 7 years, they talked non-stop for 14 hours,
before the man fell asleep for a further 30 hours.
Donald Herbert was 34 when injured by a roof collapsing as he
tried to put out a house fire in Buffalo, USA. He was buried
under the rubble for several minutes and when pulled free, was
unconscious. After a couple of months, he passed into a comatose
state and remained so until the other day when, to the amazement
of doctors, he suddenly spoke and said he wanted to talk to
his family. No one is able to explain the phenomenon, but his
family are obviously delighted.
When his family arrived, including his four children, Herbert
asked how long he had been ‘away’. They told him 10 years, whereas
he thought he had only been in a coma for 3 months. His youngest
son was just 3 years old at the time of the accident; now his
father has to get to know a 13-year-old boy. Herbert now faces
a long recovery period; he has difficulty walking, is very thin,
and is struggling to come to terms with his new situation, but
doctors are positive that he will get better.
Doctors admit they have no explanation for such recoveries,
though there are a few precedents. A road accident victim, also
in the USA, came out of a semi-vegetative state in 2003 after
19 years, and now lives without any negative consequences.
Source: EL PAÍS. Editing:
ACPress.net Pentecostalism
defined as a religion for the poor
Athens, May 26th, 2005 (ACPress.net).
At a mission conference in Athens, the Korean theologian Wonsuk
Ma, defined Pentecostalism as a “religion of the poor” but not
a “religion for the poor”. He said the movement appealed to
people who were outcasts from society, and even from other churches.
The Holy Spirit brought power to people who otherwise had none.
However, Ma added that as the new group on the scene, Pentecostal
and charismatic churches had much to learn from the older, historic
churches, but were a powerful reminder from God of the importance
of carrying out the task of world mission.
Source: ALC. Editing: ACPress.net
Leading Latin singer
turns to Christ
San Juan, Puerto Rico. May 26th, 2005 (ACPress.net).
Elvis Crespo, one of the best-known ‘merengue’ singers in Latin
America who has sold more than 5 million records, has given
his life to Jesus Christ. His life to date has been an odyssey
of relationships and illegitimate children which has filled
the gossip magazines, but has now been converted. He is now
trying to put his life in order, and attends an Evangelical
Church with his wife, Ana Cerutto,
and takes advice from his pastor. He reads his Bible and says
that for some time he had been searching for a new, spiritual
life. One immediate change is that he no longer sings two of
his hits, ‘Beer’ and ‘Bandit’, because of their lyrics.
Source: A. ORBITA. Editing: ACPress.net
10,000 pray for end
to violence in Peru
Lima, May 26th, 2005 (ACPress.net).
More than 10,000 people met in the National Stadium in the Peruvian
capital to ask God for an end to violence and poverty, and for
family unity and understanding between different ethnic groups
in Peru. Celebrating the 16th anniversary of the founding of
the National Prayer Movement, the event was attended by the
Leader of Parliament, Antero Flores, and the 84-year-old evangelist
who inspired the Movement, Paul Finkenbinder, better known as
‘Brother Paul’. There was music, prayer and calls by a group
of children for an end to abuse and violence against children
in Peru. Brother Paul called for repentance and a commitment
to pray unceasingly for the nation of Peru.
Source: ALC. Editing: ACPress.net
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