McIngvale put on the spot:Minister wants businessman to donate $200,000 fo

[Judi Lynn]

Jan. 18, 2005, 12:55AM

McIngvale put on the spot
Minister wants businessman to donate $200,000 for relief mission
By RON NISSIMOV
Copyright 2005 Houston Chronicle


K.A. Paul, a Houston-based evangelical minister, assembled 60 volunteers from around the country who planned to take off Monday to tsunami-ravaged southern Asia.

Minutes before the flight was scheduled to leave from Ellington Field, however, Paul announced it would be temporarily grounded because he had not raised enough money for the trip. Paul said he had only $215,000 of the $400,000 he needs but nevertheless promised volunteers that the plane will depart today because it is "God's will." In a subsequent interview, Paul said the plane is "100 percent to go (today) — unless there is a technical problem."

Paul, whose Gospel to the Unreached Millions ministry on 24210 E. Lake Houston Parkway attempts to spread Christianity throughout the Third World, said there were three reasons the flight did not leave Monday. The first was the Martin Luther King Day holiday, which caused a delay in getting travel documents. The second, Paul said, was a pending announcement by the Sri Lankan government. He did not elaborate.The third reason proved far more contentious.

"The third reason is that a businessman in this city said he will pray and see whether he should give the remaining $200,000 or not," Paul said. He later identified the businessman to the volunteers and reporters as Jim "Mattress Mack" McIngvale.
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[Demeter]

1. It Might Be Worth It to Get These Idiots Out of the Country

provided it's a one-way trip!

[w4rma]

2. They aren't bringing supplies and food? They are just going over there

to minister? Ugh. Opportunists.

[Justitia]

3. Oh that's rich!! McIngvale is all over Houston TV w/Poppy Bush

as a "do gooder", and now a real do gooder has called him on the carpet.

HAHAHAHA, I love it!

For the other posters above, a little addt'l info - McIngvale is a big biz fish here in Houston who is certainly on the "friends of Poppy" list. In fact, ABC News was just here last week and he was interviewed as a "Bush man" by Peter Jennings.

If you read the whole article, you see that this preacher, Paul, has a history of missions to Asia, returning just last week in fact from a major one where he is significantly funded by deep pockets who have confidence in him, obviously. He was bound to pick up $ 50 million in medical supplies and has several docs along for the ride.

In other words, the msg I get from this story is that the preacher Paul has made "Mattress Mack" look like a spotlight hogging, ex-president gladhanding hypocrite.

HA HA HA

Thanks for the gem, Judi Lynn - I had started to feel pretty "oily" about ole Mattress Mack's mug all over the TV lately.