The testimony of a pastor from Northern Ireland who has miraculously recovered from Covid will now be adapted into a feature film for Netflix.
A video of Pastor Lee McClelland from Ark Church in Belfast, Northern Ireland, went viral after he fell ill from Covid-19 (en May 2020).
In the video, the pastor describes being in the hospital with the virus where he began to lose hope as his condition deteriorated. However, a hospital cleaner who was also a missionary began to minister to him from afar and he recovered.
Christian producer
The video was seen by millions including Hollywood producer DeVon Franklin. The popular Christian filmmaker then contacted the preacher about turning his story into a feature-length film. Franklin is known for his movie Breakthrough which made more than $50 million at the box office.
McClelland’s testimony could be available to stream on Netflix by Christmas 2021. According to reports, the feature film will focus on the pastor’s experience with Covid, his church, and the famous viral video where McClelland recalled his encounter with the hospital cleaner.
In this video, the minister recalled how no-one was able to visit, but a hospital cleaner came into his room. He had been a missionary in Nigeria and testified of all the miracles he saw God perform. He also encouraged the pastor that God could heal him as well, and prayed with McClelland from afar. Every day the cleaner would check in on the pastor and eventually McClelland would give him a thumbs-up as his health began to turn around.
Prayers answered
The cleaner’s prayers were being answered as McClelland regained his appetite and his breathing improved. He recalled craving prawn crisps and a Coke. The next day, pastor McClelland’s prayers were answered as that very same cleaner showed up with a bag of two oranges, a packet of prawn crisps and a Coke as a gift for the minister.
The cleaner told him it was a ‘gift from the Lord’.
In the video McClelland shared how the cleaner answered his prayers in personal ways, saying with tears in his eyes:‘God is a God that is personal.’ He continues: ‘I am crazy – crazy for Jesus. God knows what you have need of. He is an incredible Saviour!’
The video went on to encourage everyone to ‘never underestimate’ God.
