A MOZAMBICAN pastor has died after fasting for 40 days, in an attempt to copy what Jesus Christ is said to have done in the Bible.
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The death of Francisco Barajah, the pastor and founder of the Santa Trindade Evangelical Church in the central province of Manica, was confirmed on Wednesday.
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He died while being treated at hospital in Beira where he was evacuated in critical condition.
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After 25 days of fasting, he had lost a lot of weight to a point where he could not stand up, bathe or walk.
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Days later, at the insistence of relatives and believers, he was taken to a hospital but attempts to get him back to health were unsuccessful.
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Believers at his church and his neighbours have been unsurprised at the turn of events, due to his extreme weight loss and disfigured body frame in recent days.
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Credit: BBC
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