Let me share my terrifying, but fascinating and (to me) hilarious close encounter with KK. I went to see her a 2nd time with my seminary friend "Aussie Sam." Sam insisted that we sit on the platform for an up-close look as part of the 65 local pastors who sat there. I protested that we were just first-year young seminarians and didn't qualify to sit there, but Sam insisted and he was my ride! KK typically began her meetings in a light-hearted way, asking questions like "How many are here in LA from British Columbia?" Many hands shot up. (
@Waterfall: I mention that because of what your Mom wanted.). Then she turned and laughingly glared at us 65 alleged ministers and shouted, "Have you ever seen a deader bunch of pastors in your life?" 9,000 people laughed and roared their approval: "Nooo!" I gulped, "Uh oh!" sensing what might be about to happen. Then my fears came true as she shouted, "I think they need a fresh touch from the Lord, don't you?" The crowd again roared their approval.
My fear was based on testimonies of the dramatic effect of KK's laying on hands to bless the recipient. A huge stoic Presbyterian fellow seminarian had gone up to talk to KK after a prior service and an innocuous gentle touch from KK had floored him! Sam and I were seated at the far right of the platform and she began on the far left side, gently touching each pastor on the forehead. When she did, it was as if she had electricuted them! Without exception, each one did an explosive face-plant to the floor! It seemed like they might have broken their noses, but they were just fine, enjoying a blessing from the Lord. I was in terror because, yes, I wanted a blessing too, but I didn't want to lose control and fall violently forward like the others! After 61 of the 65 of us lay on the platform floor, "slain in the Spirit" (to use Pentecostal jargon), KK suddenly stopped, her eyes closed listening for divine guidance. She never "zapped" the last 4 of us. I was impressed because she never looked in my direction and I was sitting there, stone-faced. The Holy Spirit apparently alerted her to the fact that at least one of us (me!) was not ready for the power of her gentle touch and I was very impressed by her discernment.
The main healing service began with healing testimonies of some who had been healed in the prior service and had brought their medical records with them to prove it. This was followed by a forgettable sermon that KK never finished. In the midst of her preaching, she would pause, listen, and declare, "The power of God has just fallen in the wheelchair section. 2 cripples have just been healed. Come forward and tell us about it!" There were shrieks and screams from that section, and then a steady stream of grateful supplicants moved to the platform, as KK announced other healings in other parts of the building. It seemed like her sermon was just a stalling device while she waited for the Spirit to fall with healing power on the crowd.
As already noted, I don't believe KK was correct in many of her healing announcements, but she was correct about some miracles and those testimonies electrified the audience.
