Right here in the small town in Oregon (outside of Portland) where I live, a 16 month old child died due to a lack of basic medical care. Her parents belong to a local church that practices faith healing to the point of refusing medical treatment. This church had a story done about abuses which led to the deaths of other children in 1999 by 20/20. Here is link to the article from the Portland newspaper, The Oregonian about the current death.
Last night the local Fox TV affiliate reported that the young parents have now been arrested and are being charged with second degree manslaughter and second degree criminal mistreatment (article). The saddest part of this story is that the state medical examiner says the child's condition was treatable with antibiotics.
Please pray that these parents find the true gospel and healing from this tragedy.
GT
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