Living proof that not all "pastors" are capabe of actually shepherding the flock. It sounds a like a bit of exploitation to me. And what if there is a bad outcome?!?! Then prayer doesn't work and God has no healing power. Risky business, insensitive and thoughtless. Thank God that many churches have trained lay Christian counselors or professional counseling ministries.

Sidenote: Out of all of the people the prayer chains were praying for in the megachurch that I attend, I am the only survivor...

Yes, you will found out who your true friends are. Some just can't deal with the realities of death or their own sense of mortality. Weirder yet, some radical Christians may even blame it some some sin component in your lives. Then again others you barely knew will all of a sudden be there.