Healing Priest, Fr. Suarez, in Largest Healing Event Saturday
Photographs and text by Rene Villaroman — PHOTO-REPORTERS
LOS ANGELES — The approximately 14,000 faithful that attended the Heal L.A. event at the Los Angeles Sports Arena on Saturday, May 17, included 56-year-old FilAm Teresita de la Cruz of Norwalk, California, and Dana Beier and her 6-year-old daughter, Brooke, of Belleville, Ohio. The Heal L.A. healing event was the largest ever organized in the United States by “healing priest” Fr. Fernando Suarez and some 700 volunteers. The funding, reportedly was put upfront by businesswoman Rosie Chua.
One of the volunteers was Bing De la Vega, a coordinator. De la Vega monitored over 15 committees that were involved in the event whose planning began in March. He revealed that Saturday’s Heal L.A. activities were reconfigured after the organizers determined that Fr. Fernando would not be able to touch and pray over all the sick congregants.
The acclaimed healing priest had been to more than 40 countries with Fr. Jeff Shannon of the Mary, Mother of the Poor Foundation in Los Angeles, according to coordinator Frances Atienza. Fr. Suarez was in his element on Saturday at the multi-ethnic Mass, and during the healing session that followed. He trode to the front of the purpose-built stage that served as altar and addressed the cheering faithful.
“It is Trinity Sunday, and you are here because God loves you,” he began his homily. “God is the one who called you here today one by one. God gave us Jesus and this Jesus is the healer,” he said. “I’m not the healer. I am only God’s instrument. He is going to manifest his healing power and he is going to touch each and every one of you.”
Some of the FilAm community’s who’s who attended the event, including Consul General Mary Jo Bernardo Aragon, civic leader Zeny Sabocor, couture fashion designer David Tupaz, volunteer Alez Cuadra, Vics Magsaysay and his mother, Doris, Ted Benito and his mother, Johnny Pecayo of FAMEGATE Magazine, Dan Baltazar of Press Photographers of the Philippines, Irwin Jazmines of PPP, and photographers Nic Arriola, Andy Tecson, Benjie Uy, Noel Guinto, Art Ramos and Willie Cheng.
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June 6th, 2008 at 6:08 am
Thanks for the story. Is is very inspiring and hope-drawing from sick people like us. I believe in Miracle and the power of Jesus the sweetest name.
June 6th, 2008 at 5:49 pm
Hi, Rony,
How did you find out about this site? Thank you for your comment and I hope you continue visiting this web site regularly. Rene Villaroman
June 10th, 2008 at 1:08 am
hi my name rachel i was atend in the event hiling la idident have not tikateit was a miracle a nice lady call me and ask me if i went to be valanter and i say i love to she tal;l me to come and i was ther power of jesus tanke you rachel
June 10th, 2008 at 5:38 am
Hi, Rachel,
Thanks very much for your comment, and welcome to http://www.photo-reporters.org. visit this site again. Rene Villaroman
July 11th, 2008 at 7:45 pm
If anyone knows where I could see father suarez
I need healing. I know it’s through the lord jesus
christ that I would receive it.for some reason I have not been able to be heeled through my prayers
and I am not one to doubt god . there must be a reason. Mabe it’s to meet the father suarez. It’s no mistake I found this artical. may god bless everyone. kevin
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