The energetic and powerful Bishop Abraham Mitchum, Sr. renders deliverance through the gift of “laying on the hands” at New Jerusalem Temple Bible Way Church, Washington, D. C., 2003

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A black-and-white photograph of Bishop Abraham Mitchum, Sr. with his hands on an unidentified man’s forehead. Bishop Mitchum is wearing a white robe. Two other men are standing around them with their hands raised. The man two the left is holding a water bottle. A woman is lying face down on the floor on the left side of the image. Another woman is kneeling with her head close to the floor behind Bishop Mitchum. Additional people are in the background. The point of view of the photograph is from above. No inscriptions on the front or back.

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