Gateway Church founder recovering after surgery complications

There’s been an outreach of support for a North Texas megachurch pastor who suffered a medical emergency over the weekend.

It started with a routine surgery earlier this month for Gateway Church Founder Robert Morris.  Then, came the complications before he was rushed back to the hospital on Sunday.

The young adult service at Gateway Church in Southlake on Tuesday night focused on prayer for Robert, their senior pastor.

"God has done a huge miracle in the life of our pastor,” said church member Stacy Burnett. “So we're just going to come in here tonight and praise him."

Robert was flown to a hospital on Sunday. He suffered what the family described as complications from a surgery he had last week.

Eventually, a CT scan showed about the size of a cantaloupe of a blood clot,” explained Josh Morris, Robert’s son. “And so we knew that he was bleeding internally."

Robert’s wife, Debbie, shot a video as a helicopter took him to the hospital. She simply asked the more than 30,000 church members to pray.

"I think that's what really kicked it off,” Josh said. “Because right from there, we started to hear from people. And I think the severity of realizing that he was being flown caused people to say we really need to pray."

Video posted to Instagram shows people lining the hallway at the hospital as Robert was wheeled into surgery Monday night. Thousands watched a Facebook Live video of an all-night prayer service while similar services were held at Gateway Church's six different DFW campuses.

“Everybody was praying for one thing, and that was a breakthrough in Pastor Robert’s body,” said church member Ben Pirtle. “And it was amazing to see it happen."

Church leaders say messages of prayer and encouragement poured in from people in 45 different countries as well as other local churches, city council members and non-members who also reached out to encourage Pastor Robert

"When you're part of a church and a church body, you have a group of people that is there to pray for you and walk through these things with you,” Josh said. “And it was the people of God being people of God joining together to pray."

The pastor's son says his dad is doing very well and is still in the hospital, but his vital signs look great.

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[jeffharder]

We live up in Canada and watch his program ever Sunday morning, then we go to our service. Thank You Pastor Robert

[rachelelse]

I am so thankful for Pastor Robert's Testimony and Love for the Lord .... I have been cast aside by church after church and have remained thankful for his Faith that teaches me that not all Christians Shoot their wounded. Am so glad the Lord has seen fit for Pastor to remain with us so that I can be fed the Living Word of the Living God of the Universe. Thank you Pastor Robert!

[godisgoodfaithful.]

PRAYERS FOR PASTOR ROBERT MORRIS. GOD KEEP HIM WHEREVER HE IS NOW AND HEAL HIM SO HE HAS A SPEEDY RECOVERY AND KEEP MINISTERING US WITH THE WORD OF GOD. PRAYERS AND HUGS FROM NICARAGUA.

[venaz]

Thank U Father God for placing ur loving hand upon Pastor Robert. U have given Us ur children a great great teacher. Without him I would be clueless of Ur beauty, Love, n Grace. He has taught me n I have shared him w others who r Hungry n on Fire for U. Thank U, MAHALO PLENTY for sending him back to Us. In Jesus name surround this Teacher w i.e. constant love, keep him n protect him always fr the enemy who bites at him. Allow Pastor to know when the enemy is near so he can combat, be aggressive, n win the battle that he faces daily. In Jesus name there is no one like U ever. UR love reaches down upon all who U. Blessed today, n everyday. Amen

[belindawashington]

Pastor Morris May has the Grace of God cover you in Jesus name

[Mattnova_]

It is very good that he has come out alive. Prayers do work people as he said. (Meaning Mr. Morris)

[dollyschwall]

I Watch him on God TV and U tube from Germany ..Lord Jesus heal our pastor let him live for 120 years and preach the Gospel to the lost generation. ...May our Lord have mercy upon the church and heal our pastor

[jeanewhiteside]

Six years ago? Bad timing to try to gather compassion??

[David-uprv]

IM JUST LEARNING THIS. DAVID, SAV. GA. I WATCH TCT ON TV.

[ricdavid]

I think that hand up was trying to stop the photographer showing that this chap may be bald as a coot.

[JESUSCHRISTISLORD]

He needs to repent, give away all the money he has fooled others to giving him and truly follow Jesus.

[boerqwhaas]

Some just shake my head. For people who supposedly go to heaven they sure love this life a lot! Praying as if instructing God. Do people even understand how insignificant they are? Look at this screwed up world, wake-up to reality - God left this place a long time ago. But He's coming back to separate the good and evil.