Mattheus en Ik plot
The star of Mattheus van der Steen (37) is rising quickly. He is the charismatic pastor of the rapidly growing church 'House of Heroes' in Harderwijk and director of TRIN (Touch Reach and Impact The Nations). That organization provides faith healings in Pakistan, India and Myanmar, gatherings that attract thousands of people. Van der Steen is convinced that God is still on earth and through the Holy Spirit can heal people from cancer, make the blind see again and raise the dead. Not everyone is enthusiastic about Mattheus and his way of working. Christian organizations and the media have also criticized his claims: he claims that gold flowed from his bible, that he saw people in Mozambique rise from the dead and that blind children in Myanmar could see again.