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Street preacher mysteriously shot in the brain reflects on 'miracle' recovery: 'I should be dead'

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Hans Schmidt is interviewed by ABC15 Arizona in September 2024 about his Nov. 15, 2023, shooting and recovery.
Hans Schmidt is interviewed by ABC15 Arizona in September 2024 about his Nov. 15, 2023, shooting and recovery. | YouTube/ABC15 Arizona

A preacher who was shot in the head last November is nearing a return to his ministry after doctors previously believed he would not be able to survive the mysterious gunshot wound.

Hans Schmidt, the 26-year-old outreach director of Victory Chapel First Phoenix in Arizona, discussed the progress he made since being shot on the corner of 51st Avenue and Peoria Avenue while preaching before a Wednesday night service in an interview with Phoenix ABC15.

"It's a miracle, absolutely a miracle," the father of two said, referring to his progress. "I should not be alive. Realistically, I should be dead, and because [of] His grace and His love, I'm still here."

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Yes, he had TONS of people praying for him. I was one of them.

And this reminds me of a recent conversation I was having with @RileyG where we were talking about violence and such. I do believe that within the next 20-30 years physical persecution, like what happened to this street-preaching man, will be more common against Christians and Christian leaders.
 
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