Reinhard Bonnke

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Reinhard Bonnke (born 1940 in Königsberg, Germany) is a German charismatic Christian evangelist.

He was reportedly born-again at the age of 9. He studied at The Bible College of Wales in Swansea and pastored in Germany for seven years. He began his ministry in Africa, with which he is principally identified, preaching in Lesotho in 1967. He has subsequently held large evangelical meetings across the continent.

Bonnke claims that his crusades have resulted in the conversions of over 10 million people to Christianity between 1995 and 2000, with a further 38 million from 2001 to 2005.

One of the most noteworthy miracles alleged to have occurred during a Reinhard Bonnke crusade happened in December 2001 at the Grace of God Mission Church in Onitsha, Nigeria. Pastor Daniel Ekechukwu alleges that he was certified dead for at least forty-two hours before returning miraculously to life there.

Bonnke has written and given away many inspirational titles, and some even claim that he has done just that, with over 178 million publications in 158 different languages handed out and sold.