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Pastor from Uganda who is known for preaching the good news about Israel is now reaping from where he sow. Though no miracle healing is expected, Pastor Mulinde is at least glad that he is getting treating from one of the best hospitals for free. He is being treated for acid burns he attained on the eve of last Christmas.

Pastor Umar Mulinde, 38, arrived in Israel on Jan. 5 for emergency medical treatment at Tel Aviv’s Sheba Medical Center following the attack that severely burned his face and torso and damaged his right eye. He is expected to remain in the hospital for at least a month.

Umar Mulinde conatcted contacted Andrea Gottlieb of Merion Station for financial and logistical help.After determining that he needed more advanced treatment for his injuries than the hospital in Kampala could provide, Mulinde

“I had that moment of ‘Oh my gosh, what do I do?’ ” said Gottlieb, who was vacationing with family when she received an email from Mulinde, whom she’d been corresponding with for more than a year in her role as executive director of JerusalemOnlineU.com.

After a series of emails, she was able to get a promise from Sheba hospital to treat him for free and received help from Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s office to sort out Mulinde’s visa issues.