Diego Méndez Prayer Request

Pray for Diego Méndez

Online prayer requests are circulating on behalf of 5-year-old Diego Méndez, who is said to be in intensive care after being critically injured when a TV set fell on his head.

Description: Prayer chain letter
Circulating since: May 2011
Status: Unconfirmed / Outdated


Example #1:
As posted on Facebook, Aug. 26, 2011:

ATTENTION ALL MY FRIENDS. TODAY I NEED YOU. I NEED TO SEE THIS MESSAGE ON YOUR WALLS!!! URGENT!!! MY FRIEND IS ASKING FOR A PRAYER FOR DIEGO MENDEZ (5 YEARS OLD), A TV FELL ON HIS LITTLE HEAD AND HE'S IN INTENSIVE CARE. PLEASE POST THIS ON YOUR WALL FOR AT LEAST AN HOUR; I WOULD DO IT FOR YOUR SON. LET'S GO FOR A MIRACLE!!!


Example #2:
As posted on Facebook, Aug. 26, 2011:

ATENCION MIS AMIGOS HOY LOS NECESITO... NECESITO VER ESTO EN TODOS LOS MUROS DE TODOS USTEDES!!!! URGENTE!!!! ES UN PEDIDO DE ORACIÓN PARA *DIEGO MENDEZ* DE 5 AñOS, LE CAYO UN TELEVISOR EN SU CABECITA, Y ESTA EN TERAPIA INTENSIVA, POR FAVOR PONLO EN TU MURO, AUNQUE SEA POR 1 HORA. YO LO HARIA POR TU HIJO.... VAMOS POR UN MILAGRO!!! ES UNA ORACION QUE PUEDES PERDER


Example #3:
As posted on Facebook, Aug. 27, 2011:

ATTENZIONE AMICI MIEI, OGGI HO BISOGNO DI VOI.... HO BISOGNO DI VEDERE QUESTO MESSAGGIO IN TUTTE LE VOSTRE BACCHECHE!!! E' URGENTE!! CHIEDO UNA PREGHIERA PER *DIEGO MENDEZ*, UN BAMBINO DI 5 ANNI A CUI E' CADUTO UN TELEVISORE NELLA SUA TESTOLINA ED E' IN TERAPIA INTENSIVA, PER FAVORE INCOLLA QUESTO MESSAGGIO NELLA TUA BACCHECA, ANKE SOLO PER UN'ORA. IO LO FAREI PER TUO FIGLIO.... CHIEDIAMO UN MIRACOLO. E' SOLO QUALCHE SECONDO CHE PUOI PERDERE......

Analysis: Versions of this message have been circulating online since mid-May 2011. I've been unable to document whether such an incident actually took place.

The earliest variant I've found was posted in Spanish on May 20, 2011 and claimed the injured boy lives in Puerto Rico:

Diego Méndez, niño de 5 años le callo un televisor encima y esta muy grave en Puerto Rico.

Unfortunately, this posting was followed by another a few days later stating that Diego Méndez had died ("went to the house of the Father") and asking readers to pray for his parents:

ME AVISARON QUE PARTIO A LA CASA DEL PADRE. AHORA SOLO DEBEM0S ORAR POR ESOS PADRES QUE SEGURO ESTAN DESVASTADO POR EL DOLOR PARA QUE NUESTRO SEÑOR JEUSUS LES RECONFORTE Y LES SANE ESAS HERIDAS DE PERDIDA. GRACIAS.

Again, all of this information comes from secondhand sources and remains unconfirmed.