Paul Cain (minister)

Paul Cain (June 16, 1929 – February 12, 2019) was a

Paul Cain was born on June 16, 1929, in Garland, Texas. His mother Anna had been seriously ill with cancer, tuberculosis, and other difficulties, and was not expected to live.^{[5][failed verification]} Her case was so severe that she was the subject of special medical attention. To the astonishment of doctors both Cain and his mother survived the birth; his mother was subsequently healed. Cain attributes this to an angelic visitation his mother had at that time, and to the fervent prayers of his family. It was during this visitation that Cain was given the name "Paul" and his mother became sure of his calling to preach.^{[5][failed verification]}

Early ministry

Cain drew crowds of 30,000 in Switzerland and Germany with his meetings.^[6] Cain's ministry at this time used a very large tent, like most other ministers' of the time, such as Billy Graham, Oral Roberts and Jack Coe. Cain, however, eventually became disgusted with what he saw as the corruption of a once-pure movement into a circus of hype and greed. In the late 1950s, he claimed that he was "challenged by the Lord" concerning such excesses of various leaders in that movement, and suddenly disappeared from public view.^{[5][failed verification]}

Later ministry

He began to travel around the world, proclaiming the gospel and calling the church back to purity and holiness. He served as a consultant to

In response to this confession, David Andrade of Reclaiming The Valley International Ministries formed a restoration team. Some of those providing collaboration during the restoration and emergence process included: Steve Dittmar, John Sanford, Cal Pierce, Rick Taylor, Kari Browning, Jerry Bowers, David and Donna Diaz, Randy Demain, David Andrade & Olivia Cook TP.[10]

In April 2007, Paul Cain re-emerged into the public eye and resumed speaking at meetings throughout the U.S and abroad. His rehabilitation was questioned by Rick Joyner, Jack Deere, and Mike Bickle. They stated that they lacked confidence in his rehabilitation, did not consider him restored, and therefore his return to ministry was premature.^[11] By September 2007 Andrade was able to claim that Cain was restored and able to minister again freely.^[12]

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