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Faith Healer

By Wright Thompson

Wednesday, December 17, 2008

The tallest man in the room is serving a higher power. On a blue-skied, chilly December morning, Wayne Simien stands at the door of the Morning Star Church in Lawrence, Kan., greeting each group of worshipers with a smile, a handshake and a program. "I'm Wayne," he says, in case they've been comatose the past four years. "Nice to meet you." When the music starts, Simien makes his way to the front row of the spacious church. He raises his hands to the ceiling, his 6'9", 255-pound frame dwarfi ...

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