An Argentine evangelical pastor was born again after a book of psalms he was holding deflected a bullet fired at close range in the province of Mendoza. Mauricio Zanes Condori, 38, was trying to talk two thieves out of stealing from the church, in the town of Rodeo del Medio.
One of the thieves aimed his hand gun at Zanes Condori's chest and fired at a distance of two meters (about seven feet).
The criminals immediately fled, and churchgoers who were watching in horror as the event unfolded, called for an ambulance.
But the bullet hit the book of Psalms that Zanes Condori was holding to his chest. A medic who arrived at the scene said the book slowed down the bullet and deflected its trajectory, so in the end it only scratched Zanes Condori's chest. The official report said that a Bible had stopped the bullet, but Zanes Condori later clarified that it was a book of Psalms. "That leads me to believe in a God that takes care of me" Zanes Condor told the online publication, Los Andes.
One of the thieves aimed his hand gun at Zanes Condori's chest and fired at a distance of two meters (about seven feet).
The criminals immediately fled, and churchgoers who were watching in horror as the event unfolded, called for an ambulance.
But the bullet hit the book of Psalms that Zanes Condori was holding to his chest. A medic who arrived at the scene said the book slowed down the bullet and deflected its trajectory, so in the end it only scratched Zanes Condori's chest. The official report said that a Bible had stopped the bullet, but Zanes Condori later clarified that it was a book of Psalms. "That leads me to believe in a God that takes care of me" Zanes Condor told the online publication, Los Andes.
It appears Psalm people have all the luck!
