Beyond praying for Washer, some of his supporters have also tried to establish funding campaigns to help with his recovery, but his team explained on social media that they were not seeking to raise any money.

"Please note: We are not raising funds for Paul through any medium," noted one statement on Facebook.

Hite explained that he posted the message because, "There have been many cases where unscrupulous people use Paul's name to try to make money for themselves. And Paul very clearly has never ever solicited funds from anyone for himself or for HeartCry." ...