In a letter to ministry partners, evangelist Benny Hinn said he is praying God will heal his family.
Hinn’s wife, Suzanne, filed for divorce from the high-profile minister Feb. 1. The filing says the couple had been separated since Jan. 26, according to the Associated Press.
Hinn said his wife had been under great stress, but he and his children “never expected this to happen.”
“Divorce was the last thing on my mind and theirs,” Hinn wrote in the letter posted on his ministry Web site. He said it was a “total shock” when his wife’s attorney called Feb. 17 to inform him that she had filed for divorce.
“Suzanne never gave the family even a hint that this was on her mind,” Hinn wrote, adding that his wife’s parents did not know she had filed for divorce until he told them Feb. 17. “Even to this moment, the children and I don’t know why she did it. … I love my wife, and I am praying that the Lord Himself will take care of this and bring healing to my precious family.”
Hinn said his wife does not have biblical grounds for divorce because neither of them engaged in immorality throughout their 30-year marriage.
“We both have kept our covenant with God and stayed pure before Him, and I am praying with all my heart that our precious Lord Jesus will heal my family and protect His work for His glory,” Hinn wrote.
Hinn said he does not plan to take a break from preaching and leading healing crusades worldwide.
“I am going to continue preaching the Gospel and praying for the sick as I have for 36 years,” he wrote. “I will not allow anything to slow me down or stop me. My commitment to my precious Jesus is forever, and nothing will ever change that.”
Source: Charisma Online
February 25, 2010
Benny Hinn, as the divorce documents stated (associated press), separated from his wife, Suzanne, on January 26, 2010 and has been living in Dana Point, a wealthy coastal community in southern Orange County. In the following video, Benny Hinn enjoys “anointed” funny moments with Steve Brock during his “miracles crusade” at Fire Conference Nashville Tennessee, February 5, 2010.
It amazes me that Benny Hinn is not willing to suspend “the show” to try at a reconciliation with his wife. Or at the very least take some time to find out what God is trying to tell him in all of this.
This is a spiritual wake up call!