So here's what I've got on 'Faith Healing'...
One of the most famous faith healers over the past one hundred years is "Sister" Aimee McPherson. After she gave birth to her second child, a son named Rolf, she suffered from postpartum depression. While on her deathbed, she recommitted herself to a life of service to God, then she reportedly got all better. This miracle healing due to her faith in God confirmed her call to service.
She left her home and began "evangelizing and holding tent revivals". Evidently people were pretty convinced that this lady had it right. According to Wikipedia, there was often standing room only at her revivals.
She also rode around the country in an old Packard with religious slogans painted on it, and would give sermons through a megaphone out the back. (Above)
She reportedly was kidnapped and taken somewhere into the desert of Mexico after disappearing after a day at the beach. However, she came back fully dressed, with no signs of her 13-hour walk through the desert, wearing a watch her mother had previously given to her. While at the beach all she had was a bathing suit, and she didn't have said watch. Amazingly, though she continued her career, she fell out of favor with the press. Probably because she's a fraud...
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