Pastor says 'you never know the day or hour', dies at funeral

24 February 2015 - 12:22 By Times LIVE
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A Texas pastor cried "God, I need your help" while giving a eulogy, only to collapse and die.

Rev. Darryl Edwards was eulogising the passing of Sally Bland in front of 200 people, giving a talk about how at anyone at any time can be called to heaven according to the Victoria Advocate.

"He was talking about how you need to be ready for death because you never know the day or hour," Sheila Edwards said, discussing her brother's sermon. "And about then, it happened."

The 55-year-old pastor reached up to the sky, said "God, I need your help," and then collapsed.

An ambulance was called out, but his sister knew that he had died when the drivers switched off their siren on the way to the hospital.

He was declared dead on arrival.

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