Svein-Magne Pedersen
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Svein-Magne Pedersen is a Christian
Evangelist
and faith healer
from Norway
. His two organizations Jesus Heals Ministries (ref) and Norwegian MJL (ref) main activity is prayer for the sick on telephone to the office in Vennesla
, Norway, or during healing services in Norway or abroad, where Svein-Magne prays for the sick. On his website visitors can request free prayer-cloths which his he states is a "biblical practice, described in The Book of Acts in the Bible, where handkerchiefs and clothes belonging to the apostles were placed on the sick, and they were healed." The free prayer cloth is available to be sent to all countries from http://jesus-heals.org
In an article on his website the following statement is found (translated) : “From 1990 and until today I have prayed about one million prayers for the sick: at the office, at meetings, over emails and letters. I estimate about 50-60000 people have been healed. At least.” (ref) On 26 November 2007 he appeared on a documentary on Norwegian national broadcasting (NRK 2) where he was shown praying for persons, and a woman appeared to be healed for a leg disability among others. He has debated faith healings on TV 2 (Norway)
debate program called "Lønning Direct" and later on another debate program called "Holmgang" where he prayed for the sick and asked viewers to lay hands on the TV. After the program, TV2 was flooded with testimonies of peoples claiming to have been healed from sickness.(ref)
He has launched a project to build what he states will be an International healing center in Vennesla, Norway. (ref)
Christian
A Christian is a person who adheres to Christianity, an Abrahamic, monotheistic religion based on the life and teachings of Jesus of Nazareth as recorded in the Canonical gospels and the letters of the New Testament...
Evangelist
Evangelism
Evangelism refers to the practice of relaying information about a particular set of beliefs to others who do not hold those beliefs. The term is often used in reference to Christianity....
and faith healer
Faith Healer
Faith Healer is a play by Brian Friel about the life of faith healer Francis Hardy as monologued through the shifting memories of Hardy, his wife, Grace, and stage manager, Teddy.-Synopsis:...
from Norway
Norway
Norway , officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic unitary constitutional monarchy whose territory comprises the western portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula, Jan Mayen, and the Arctic archipelago of Svalbard and Bouvet Island. Norway has a total area of and a population of about 4.9 million...
. His two organizations Jesus Heals Ministries (ref) and Norwegian MJL (ref) main activity is prayer for the sick on telephone to the office in Vennesla
Vennesla
Vennesla is a municipality in Vest-Agder county, Norway. Vennesla was separated from Øvrebø in 1861. Øvrebø and Hægeland were merged with Vennesla again on 1 January 1964...
, Norway, or during healing services in Norway or abroad, where Svein-Magne prays for the sick. On his website visitors can request free prayer-cloths which his he states is a "biblical practice, described in The Book of Acts in the Bible, where handkerchiefs and clothes belonging to the apostles were placed on the sick, and they were healed." The free prayer cloth is available to be sent to all countries from http://jesus-heals.org
In an article on his website the following statement is found (translated) : “From 1990 and until today I have prayed about one million prayers for the sick: at the office, at meetings, over emails and letters. I estimate about 50-60000 people have been healed. At least.” (ref) On 26 November 2007 he appeared on a documentary on Norwegian national broadcasting (NRK 2) where he was shown praying for persons, and a woman appeared to be healed for a leg disability among others. He has debated faith healings on TV 2 (Norway)
TV 2 (Norway)
TV 2 is the largest commercial television station in Norway. Over 30% of the time Norwegians spend watching TV is spent watching TV 2. The station has 65% of the market for TV commercials in Norway....
debate program called "Lønning Direct" and later on another debate program called "Holmgang" where he prayed for the sick and asked viewers to lay hands on the TV. After the program, TV2 was flooded with testimonies of peoples claiming to have been healed from sickness.(ref)
He has launched a project to build what he states will be an International healing center in Vennesla, Norway. (ref)