Post by kristine on Aug 14, 2009 2:15:22 GMT -5
Who ever did this article seems to come down on the side of "miricles are now part of science and are repeatable"-which always makes me wonder why everyone isn't flocking to this place...anyone know anymore about this place? They obviously don't want anyone to stop regular medical treatment (which is in their favor in my eyes) but the author of the article makes it seem like they have a huge success rate...
www.stuff.co.nz/the-press/news/christchurch/2746441/Faith-healers-attack-cancer-with-prayer
Faith healers attack cancer with prayer
www.stuff.co.nz/the-press/news/christchurch/2746441/Faith-healers-attack-cancer-with-prayer
Faith healers attack cancer with prayer
A Christian faith-healing clinic has opened in Christchurch offering to cure cancer, broken bones and mental illness through prayer.
The New Zealand Healing Rooms clinic in Worcester St, Linwood, is set up like a doctor's surgery, with a waiting room leading to treatment rooms, where two pastors and divine-healing technicians pray for patients.
Pastor Marie Rea said they used "aggressive" prayer techniques based on the teachings of Canadian evangelist John Lake.
"It's a place where Jesus is the healer," she said.
Patients were not charged and were counselled to not stop regular medical treatment.
Rea said patients with problems as diverse as stroke paralysis, cancer or dyslexia were cured, usually within one 20-minute session.
Shirleene Turnbull, a member of the group, said she had a stroke on Boxing Day last year and was paralysed. With treatment by prayer, she was able to walk out of hospital 16 days later, she said. "The doctors called it a miracle," she said.
Adele Marsh, another member of the group, said her daughter suffered from dyslexia and her handwriting was illegible. After a prayer session, her writing became legible.
Pastor Dee Rea said the group did not want to give false hope to patients but it got "very high results" in the treatment of cancer.
The patient did not have to convert to Christianity and did not even have to be a believer, he said....
The New Zealand Healing Rooms clinic in Worcester St, Linwood, is set up like a doctor's surgery, with a waiting room leading to treatment rooms, where two pastors and divine-healing technicians pray for patients.
Pastor Marie Rea said they used "aggressive" prayer techniques based on the teachings of Canadian evangelist John Lake.
"It's a place where Jesus is the healer," she said.
Patients were not charged and were counselled to not stop regular medical treatment.
Rea said patients with problems as diverse as stroke paralysis, cancer or dyslexia were cured, usually within one 20-minute session.
Shirleene Turnbull, a member of the group, said she had a stroke on Boxing Day last year and was paralysed. With treatment by prayer, she was able to walk out of hospital 16 days later, she said. "The doctors called it a miracle," she said.
Adele Marsh, another member of the group, said her daughter suffered from dyslexia and her handwriting was illegible. After a prayer session, her writing became legible.
Pastor Dee Rea said the group did not want to give false hope to patients but it got "very high results" in the treatment of cancer.
The patient did not have to convert to Christianity and did not even have to be a believer, he said....
