Francis MacNutt is cofounder, with his wife Judith, of Christian Healing Ministries in Jacksonville, Florida, and the author of several books on healing prayer, including the 1974 classic, Healing. Dedicated to reviving the practice of healing prayer in the church, over the years MacNutt has preached and prayed with people for healing in thirty-one countries on all five continents. Francis was an early leader in the Catholic Charismatic Renewal, and in 1976 he founded the Association of Christian Therapists in order to bring healing prayer into the medical profession. He and his wife have two grown children.