A pastor in Mozambique, identified as Francisco Barajah, has di£d after he fasted for 40 days.
Francisco Barajah, founder of the Santa Trindade Evangelical Church in Mozambique attempted to emulate what Jesus Christ is said to have done in the Bible. But after 25 days without food or water, the 39-year-old had lost weight to the point where he could not stand up.
He was taken to hospital in the city of Beira, at the insistence of relatives and followers and then was diagnosed with acute anaemia and failure of his digestive organs. He was rehydrated with serums and an attempt was made to introduce liquid foods, but it was too late and he di£d last Wednesday.
The pastor’s brother, Marques Manuel Barajah, said he had fasted, but he challenged the medical diagnosis about his de@th. “The truth is that my brother s¥ffered from low bl@@d pressure,” he said.
It would be recalled that it is reported in The Bible’s Gospel of Luke, that after his baptism, Jesus was led by the Spirit into the wilderness, where he fasted for 40 days. Also, in the Gospel of Matthew, in the New Testament of the Bible, it says: “At that time Jesus was led by the Spirit into the desert to be tempted by the devil. He fasted for forty days and forty nights and afterwards was hungry.” The story sees Jesus being tempted by the devil, but he perseveres and passes the test. ?: MirrorUK
