Lead pastor Brian Dube was completely paralyzed and could only communicate with his eyes not so long ago, but with his resilience and faith he continues to overcome his limitations.
Dube, 51, a longtime Acushnet resident, has been in ministry for about 20 years and lead pastor at the Christian Fellowship Center at 822 Church St. in New Bedford, an Assemblies of God affiliate, for about five years.
A rare neurological disorder, Guillain-Barré syndrome , attacks the network of nerves that carries signals from the brain and spinal cord to the rest of the body and can be life-threatening.
Struck down without warning
Two weeks before going to the hospital, Dube had respiratory symptoms and developed sinusitis and bronchitis, and it just wouldn’t let up. He went to a walk-in clinic, where he received antibiotics and steroids. But he didn’t get better…