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Megachurch Pastor Goes to ER After Firework Explosion Hits His Eye

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By Tré Goins-Phillips
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July 7, 2020

Levi Lusko, a megachurch pastor based in Montana, ended his Fourth of July weekend in the emergency room.

The Fresh Life Church pastor posted about the harrowing ordeal on Instagram Monday, writing, “The holiday ended in the ER after a malfunction sent a firework explosion straight into my eye. Scary.”

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The holiday ended in the ER after a malfunction sent a firework explosion straight into my eye. Scary. I couldn’t see out of it at all right away and then it was like looking through milk the next day and now it is just blurry. Bleeding inside of the eye was causing pressure that is subsiding slowly but the ophthalmologists think I will fully recover my sight. Grateful it wasn’t worse. It was really emotional being in the same ER where We were with Lenya that night back in 2012 and that PTSD was maybe the hardest part of it all. But God is faithful and He gave us strength again. Jennie took these videos that I only today watched for the first time. Even while I thought I might be blind in one eye for good I was still trying to make Jennie laugh and performing. shocker. Winky face. (Actually not winky face that is just my perma expression at the moment)

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“I couldn’t see out of it at all right away and then it was like looking through milk the next day and now it is just blurry,” Lusko continued. “Bleeding inside of the eye was causing pressure that is subsiding slowly.”

Ophthalmologists told him they believe he will fully recover.

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The hardest part for Lusko, he said, was being in the same hospital where he and his wife, Jennie, lost their daughter, Lenya Avery, their second-born daughter of five children. Writing about her death in 2012, Lusko’s wife said their daughter’s sudden passing seemed to be the result of “a severe asthma attack.”

“But God is faithful and He gave us strength again,” the pastor wrote.

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I’ve bumped into a few door frames but other than that I’m adapting to it…yo ho, yo ho

A post shared by Levi Lusko (@levilusko) on Jul 7, 2020 at 7:09am PDT

Lusko posted an update Tuesday, writing, “I’ve bumped into a few door frames, but other than that, I’m adapting to it.”

Popular Christian figures posted thoughtful messages to the pastor.

“Praying, mate,” wrote author and preacher Christine Caine.

Christian singer Tauren Wells commented, “Praying for a full and speedy recovery!”

Greg Laurie, a megachurch pastor based in California, wrote, “YIKES! Praying for you, Levi.” While Kari Jobe, a well-known worship leader, added, “My eyes started watering just watching this. Oh man, praying for complete recovery.”

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