Divaldo
Franco: The Extraordinary Life of
a Paranormal Fairly unknown by the
American public, Divaldo Pereira
Franco is often regarded as the
greatest Spiritist speaker of all
times. Although a fair and
encompassing portrait of his
accomplishments would require us
to dispense much more time and
effort to the task at hand, we
need not more than a couple of
paragraphs about his life to
understand the magnitude of the
work Mr Franco has carried out
throughout his many years as a
writer, orator and educator.
We hope that this brief synopsis
may offer you a glimpse into the
life of one of today's greatest
mediums and awaken your interest
so as to find out more about the
man himself, his work and his
message of love, optimism and
enlightenment.
DIVALDO: THE
MAN
Born in Feira de Santana, a small
town in northeast Brazil, in the
sate of Bahia, Divaldo displayed
clairvoyance and clairaudience
before he was 5 years old.
Through his childhood, Divaldo
played with friends from another
dimension of life that others
could not see or hear.
In 1947 Divaldo, along with his
friend Nilson Pereira (who is also
present here today, founded
"Caminho da Redencao" Spiritist
Center - this was the beginning of
a labor of love to benefit the
sick and those in need.
Two years later, in 1949, Divaldo
saw through clairvoyance a very
large area with many children and,
through clairaudience, Divaldo
heard a voice stating that his
life would be dedicated to caring
for children in need.
In 1952, then, Mansão do Caminho
was established to provide housing
and care for orphaned children in
Salvador, Bahia, through a system
of foster homes.
All of this has been going for
over 50 years now, and still is
going strong -- and growing.
AS AN EDUCATOR
As an educator,
Divaldo's life is also one marked
by devotion.
Since 1952 more than 600 adoptive
sons and daughters have been
raised in the system of foster
homes at Mansao do Caminho.
As time went by elementary, middle,
high and professional schools were
created to cater to the ever
growing number of children. "Mansao
do Caminho" has become a very
large educational institution
complex with 22 activities which
provide guidance to more than
3,000 children and teenagers
everyday - all free of charge.
To this date, more than 30,000
boys and girls have received an
education and care at “Mansão do
Caminho's” many schools.
AS A SPEAKER
As a speaker, Divaldo has
ministered more than 10,000
lectures and conferences in more
than 300 cities worldwide. In the
25 states of Brazil alone Mr.
Franco has lectured at more than
600 cities.
Divaldo has held lectures and
seminars in 53 different countries:
21 in Europe, 21 in the Americas (North,
South and Central), 5 in Africa
and 6 in Asia Mr. Franco has also
spoken 7 times for the United
Nations - 4 times in the New York
headquarters, and 3 times in
Austria, at the Vienna
headquarters.
Divaldo has also lectured in more
than 40 universities throughout
the world, always addressing
issues of great importance for the
human being in its search for
enlightenment.
Mr. Franco is no stranger to media
either: Divaldo has done more than
215 interviews to various TV and
radio stations throughout the
world and, in Brazil, Divaldo's
home country, he has been
interviewed more than 800 times.
Divaldo's schedule, as you can see,
is always a busy one.
HONORS RECEIVED
Through his life of dedication to
others, Divaldo has received many
honors.
Mr. Franco has been recognized
with 572 honors from around the
world. Among these many honors,
some stand out. They are:
" The degree of Doctor of
Humanities Honoris Causa in
Spiritual and Psychic Sciences
from the International College of
Psychic and Spiritual Sciences and
from the government of Montreal,
Province of Quebec, Canada;" the "Medaille
de Reconnaisance" from the
Humaniste Institute of Paris; "
the "Medalha Camara Municipal de
Leiria", Portugal; " the "Medalha
da Cidade de Lobito", bestowed by
Government of Angola, Africa; "
the degree of Doctor of
Parapsychology Honoris Causa from
Cyberam University in Illinois; "
the degree of Dr Honoris Causa
from the University of Bahia,
which was the first time a title
of Doctor Honoris Causa was given
to a Spiritist medium; and " the
Diploma of the Order of Merit, a
distinction given by decree of the
President of Brazil to those who
stand out at national level for
their dedication and work in
helping fostering the welfare of
others.
AS A MEDIUM WRITER
As a medium, Divaldo has
co-authored more than 170 books
through pschography - also known
as automatic writing. Of those,
approximately 100 have been
translated into 15 different
languages.
More than 217 spiritual writers
have authored messages through his
channeling. Mr Franco has also
written messages in languages he
did not know, such as German,
French, Italian, Castilian,
Afrikaans and even backwards
English.
In fact, he published "Hacia Las
Estrellas", the first book to have
been ever written through
automatic writing in a language
other than the medium's own.
Perhaps the most impressive fact
of Mr. Franco's accomplishments as
a medium and writer is that his
works have sold an impressive
amount of 7 million copies, and
all of its proceeds go into
helping maintain Mansao do
Caminho.
We could certainly extend his
introduction to encompass many
more accomplishments. Instead,
here is Divaldo. |