The atmosphere crackled with anticipation. Faith was so high you almost needed an oxygen mask to breathe! More than 10,000 people had turned up at a building that only seated 3,000. There were overflow tents for the overflow tents! I had arrived early and managed to get a seat in the main auditorium.
The venue was a church called Christian City near Johannesburg in the mid-1980s and the event was to be a demonstration of the healing power of God. Founded by Pastor Theo Wolmarans in 1979, Christian City church had rapidly grown to a congregation of over 3,000. He preached a message of uncompromising faith and divine healing. Soon testimonies of healing miracles were being spoken of and before long the usual nay-sayers and heresy-hunters began airing their cynicism in the national media. It led to a showdown! Pastor Wolmarans issued an invitation to all the doubters and “disbelievers” to attend a service and see for themselves the power of God to heal. The “invitation” quickly grew into a “challenge” with TV camera crews in attendance and a panel of “experts” also invited to attend and debate the topic of divine healing.
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