Our family went three times driving 3.5 hours each way. We had the exact opposite experience. Our one daughter received prayer well after the meeting by the staff and they were very kind. We know dozens of others that have gone and did get healed, many that were on the stage being prayed for by Todd, several from our church and several in other churches. When you say orchestrated and fraudulant what do you mean? Describe that please, I saw nothing of the sort, and neither did my friends that went. We saw people being prayed for in the crowds, we saw compassion. I did not see what you describe. I am giving you a first, second, and third, hand account from the three times we went.
Interesting and I’m glad (seriously) that your experience was different.
Their experience was that first the service went until very, very late (several hours of music, an hour or so of preaching) so that the praying didn’t begin until 11 or so. It was then very difficult to get close to the stage, as they were physically separated from the stage by handlers. They were then asked to write out what their specific ailment to be prayed for was. Then it was communicated to them that they could not be prayed for. They were left feeling that their particular issue was not spectacular enough. By this time it was about midnight, so they protested and then they were told that if they waited for an hour and a half or so, then they would see what they could do. The left and went out into the parking lot and talked to others (including people in wheel chairs) who were treated the same. Then, as it happened, though they had NOT intended to stay, after an hour and a half they went inside. Lo and behold, everyone was gone. No one there but crickes chirping. I guess the team had sort of slipped out the back.
That was their story and their experience and their interpretation of it was that it was all a big manipulative set up.
Again, I am glad that your experience was different. I don’t have an issue with charismatic gifts generally, so long as they are exercised in accordance with Scriptural guidelines. I also know at least one person who claims healing from a revival in Florida. And I can tell you this person does not suffer from what they previously suffered from. Psychological? Healing? I don’t know.
But the story that I heard was very unflattering for this particular minister.
I wonder if it is possible that earlier Todd was genuine and sincere and that only recently he has sort of backslidden?
But that doesn't mean that Todd Bentley wasn't in error...