were concerned, was a prophet of the Lord. But could it be that the faith healer is really a con man?

Benny Hinn Becomes A Healer

Benny Hinn was born Toufik Benedictus Hinn in Jaffa, Israel in 1952. He and his seven siblings moved to Toronto in 1968 where Hinn’s career in the divine began. Despite opposition from his family, Hinn fell into a religious crowd and converted to Born Again Christianity at 18.

Hinn claimed he was a social outcast for much of his early life, but journalists later debunked this self-made myth. It would be one among a million little lies Hinn delivered in order to craft his persona.

At 21, he went to see faith healer Kathyrn Kuhlman live on stage. There he assisted a crippled old woman tothe show and claimed to witness her “untwist” as she was healed by Kuhlman. Hinn was so inspired that modeled much of his later career off of Kuhlman’s methods.

From his home in Toronto Hinn began to televise his first healing sessions on local stations. When he traveled to Florida and met married his first wife, Suzanne, the daughter of a pastor, Hinn established his first evangelical congregation in 1983.

His reputation exploded. By 1990, Hinn’s program, “This Is Your Day,” aired daily on the Christian TV network.

Deadly Faith In Benny Hinn

Not everyone, though, shared Holyfield’s great experience with Hinn.

When one woman, Ella Peppard, went to Hinn for healing, he didn’t just fail to heal her. He caused her death.

While Peppard was waiting her turn, Benny Hinn struck another man