Manila, Philippines - Republic of
RESCUED EVANGELIST REVEREND WILDE ALMEDA IS ESCORTED BY WIFE LINA IN MANILA.
Reverend Wilde Almeda, lying on a stretcher, is accompanied by his wife Lina (R) after meeting with Philippine President Joseph Estrada at the presidential palace in Manila October 3, 2000. Almeda, a born-again Christian spiritual warrior of the Jesus Miracle Crusade (JMC) and his eleven followers were rescued by the Philippines troops after being held by Muslim extremist Abu Sayyaf group in the outskirts of Jolo island in southern Philippines for more than three months.
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