Physicians Gather in Chennai, India, for 2nd International Christian Medical Conference - "God has given Christian physicians an ability to treat patients . . . we ought to unite medical science and God's power"

Aimee Herd : Jun 20, 2005
ASSIST News Service

Over 500 physicians, medical students and experts from 11 countries gathered in Chennai, India, for "Medicine Meets Faith," the 2nd International Christian Medical Conference.

Ground for the conference was plowed back in 2002, when founder and president of the World Christian Doctors Network (WCDN) and Senior Pastor of Manmin Joong-ang Church in Seoul, Korea, Rev. Dr. Jaerock Lee, held a 4-day "Miracle Healing Prayer Festival" in the same city, where more than 3 million people gathered and healings were documented over the airwaves of India's 4 TV stations.

This year's event included a recorded address by Rev. Lee which talked about the "power of God that can overcome the limits of medical science." Director of Christian Medical College, Vellore of India, Dr. George M. Chandy, said in his inaugural address, "God has given Christian physicians an ability to treat patients, and we ought to unite medical science and God's power."

During the conference, cases of divine healing were presented, each case backed by medical data. Among the instances were a Korean boy with severely injured vertebrae, a Pakistani girl dying from Celiac Disease and colon obstruction; and a man with stomach cancer, who were all completely healed after prayer.

According to ASSIST News, Dr. David Prentice, who also attended the conference, observed, "Among the data I presented was a case of injecting adult stem cells into a patient who had injured his spinal cord and whose condition made a favorable turn. Yet, when comparing that case with the case of Yoonsup Kim who had been of the first-degree disability, I can see that healing by prayer is far more effective and successful. Many physicians in the U.S. today are praying for their patients and learning about God's healing. I am confident that the data presented at this conference will enable many people to come to possess faith. I thank the WCDN for hosting this conference and it was a marvelous experience to meet and share the truth with physicians from all over the world."