
White is a walking testimony that what the devil meant for bad, God turned it in to good. When White’s long, emotional testimony was over support and applause from thousands of pastors in filled the place. “They’re going to lie on you but God’s going to tell you to keep your mouth shut.” White flatly denied that she ever had an affair on Thursday and said, “They’re going to talk about you and write … because it sells ragtag magazines,” she said. They were accused of having an affair and being engaged. Last summer, White and televangelist Benny Hinn were pictured in The National Enquirer leaving a hotel in Rome holding hands. The split was amicable.Įven after her divorce, the trials continued.

It was “that kind of pressure” and “in a really weak moment” that she and her husband made the decision to divorce in 2007. In addition to all of this, White was still expected to preach, prophesized and fulfill her role in the church. Also, White had to deal with the pain of her daughter, Kristen, battling brain cancer in which she died at age 30 in 2008. She continued with family problems that started when she found out that her son had a drug addiction and was sexually abused by another male at a staff member’s house. White kept it real and addressed all the tests that God had allowed her to go through such as a divorce, alleged affair with televangelist Benny Hinn, a stroke, an addiction to the prescription medication she was given following her stroke and how her church staff split in the middle with some turning on the Whites and going to the media. “How do I praise Him under that continual pressure? That kind of pressure wears you out.” But how do I praise Him when my days turn into weeks and my weeks turn into months and my months turn into years and my years turn into decades?” she said. “ You can handle something if it’s for a short season. The following years brought White face to face, challenge after challenge to the point where she wanted to quit. White says she became a Christian in 1984 at the age of 18. White took off her mask and shared about all the scandals dating back to 2004 when a nine-year investigation was launched by the IRS in into the personal and organizational finances of White and her then husband, Randy. Here are nine things you should know about Paula White, her influence, and her ministries. White, who calls herself the “former messed up Mississippi girl,” let the audience know that she would be “very vulnerable and very open” that night.
