The Rev. Reinhard Bonnke, a German-born Pentecostal faith-healer whose open-air revivals in Africa attracted so many followers that in one case people were trampled to death hoping to be cured of their afflictions, died at his home in Florida on Dec. 7. He was 79.
"Heavenly Father, remember this man, a great general of the faith," wrote one follower, Nugari Mugi-Irenge, from Kikuyu, Kenya. "I am interested in bringing Africa to the foot of the Cross," Bonnke said in an interview with The New York Times in 1984. "I believe that the preaching of the living word of God is something that Africa hungers for."
From the earliest days, technology was part of his preaching. His sermons, held in the 1980s in a giant tent that seated 35,000 and stood seven stories high, incorporated flashing lights and videos shot by camera teams that would accompany his journeys throughout Africa. As many as 1.7 million Africans at a time would flock to one of his revivals, requiring them to be held in open-air locations. Many of those attending were ailing with AIDS, cancer and other maladies, drawn by promises of being healed.
"The raising of Daniel from the dead is a story that will offend some people," Bonnke wrote in his book "Raised From the Dead" . "I can guarantee it."
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