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Megachurch Pastor Eddie Long of New Birth Missionary Baptist Church in Lithonia, Georgia says his shocking weight loss is due to a new vegan diet.
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Despite being on what he calls a "sabbatical" recovering from an unspecified "health challenge," controversial megachurch pastor Bishop Eddie Long joined his followers on a prayer call this week in which he revealed he has lost more weight and assured them he will be back in the pulpit next month.
"My wife was telling me that I need to rest and I said I can't till I do this, I know my folk need to hear me. I want them to hear me and I have things in my spirit…I've been away too long," said the 63-year-old Long who leads New Birth Missionary Baptist Church in Lithonia, Georgia in explaining why he decided to join the prayer call.
The controversial televangelist turned heads in August when he revealed an emaciated figure he claimed was the result of a new vegan diet.
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reports surfaced two weeks ago that he was hospitalized with a grave illness some speculated was cancer, Long admitted in a statement to The Christian Post that he was sidelined from his church by the unspecified "health challenge" from which he is trusting God to deliver him from.
"I am recovering from a health challenge that I trust God to deliver me from. It is unrelated to the eating for life diet consisting of mostly raw vegetables that I am continuing, as part of a holistic approach to good health," he said in the statement.
In a recording of the prayer call acquired by The Christian Post that took place on Wednesday morning, Long told his followers that this is the longest period he has ever been away from his congregation and assured them of his return in October.
"This is the longest kind of sabbatical I have taken from New Birth in almost 30 years. It was one much needed. Should have been doing it but I also know how much I miss my congregation and how much they miss me. And just sometimes I get a text saying Bishop I need to hear your voice," Long told his followers.
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Megachurch Pastor Eddie Long of New Birth Missionary Baptist Church in Lithonia, Georgia says his shocking weight loss is due to a new vegan diet.
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"I'll be back the 1st of October. Back in that pulpit looking forward to being with you and sharing again. A little lighter but much stronger in the name of Jesus," he added.
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Despite being on what he calls a "sabbatical" recovering from an unspecified "health challenge," controversial megachurch pastor Bishop Eddie Long joined his followers on a prayer call this week in which he revealed he has lost more weight and assured them he will be back in the pulpit next month.
"My wife was telling me that I need to rest and I said I can't till I do this, I know my folk need to hear me. I want them to hear me and I have things in my spirit…I've been away too long," said the 63-year-old Long who leads New Birth Missionary Baptist Church in Lithonia, Georgia in explaining why he decided to join the prayer call.
The controversial televangelist turned heads in August when he revealed an emaciated figure he claimed was the result of a new vegan diet.
Read more at http://www.christianpost.com/news/exclusive-bishop-eddie-long-weight-loss-health-problems-prayer-169645/#cSdxh56sGEZKVdRp.99
Despite being on what he calls a "sabbatical" recovering from an unspecified "health challenge," controversial megachurch pastor Bishop Eddie Long joined his followers on a prayer call this week in which he revealed he has lost more weight and assured them he will be back in the pulpit next month.
Read more at http://www.christianpost.com/news/exclusive-bishop-eddie-long-weight-loss-health-problems-prayer-169645/#cSdxh56sGEZKVdRp
Bishop Eddie Long has assured the members of the New Birth Missionary Baptist Church in Lithonia, Georgia that he will be back in the pulpit by next month despite his period of sabbatical and an unspecified "health challenge.
During a recent prayer call with his members, Bishop Long revealed that he has lost even more weight. However, he said he has been away from the congregation for too long and vowed to be back by Oct. 1 despite his wife's protest,
The Christian Post reported.
"This is the longest kind of sabbatical I have taken from New Birth in almost 30 years. It was one much needed," Bishop Long told the congregation. "Should have been doing it but I also know how much I miss my congregation and how much they miss me. And just sometimes I get a text saying Bishop I need to hear your voice."
In addition, Bishop Long said he is looking forward to coming back to the pulpit and being with his church members once again. He admitted that he may be a bit lighter but he is much stronger.
Last month, Bishop Long drew a lot of attention when he took to social media and revealed a new emaciated look. Back then, the minister explained that he has started a new vegan diet and claimed that he has become healthier since.
Bishop Long said his new diet consists of "total raw vegetable," which he says has given him a lot of energy and caused him to lose a lot of weight. He also revealed that he has stopped taking medicine and that his blood pressure is now 120/80.
However, Bishop Long also revealed that he went on a sabbatical to recover from an unspecified health issue. He denied his illness' connection to his new vegan diet and said he trusts God to deliver him from this problem. Lastly, he asked people to pray for him and his family and to respect their privacy.
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