I live; yet not I, but Christ liveth in me;....Galatians 2:20
Greetings in the Most Holy Name of Jesus.
On Tuesday November 6th, 2007, my wife took me to the emergency room at Health Park Medical Center, Fort Myers Florida due to an abnormal heart rate. The diagnosis was Atrial Fibrillation ( When one chamber of the heart beats faster than the other) and I was admitted.
The Cardiologist after explaining my condition informed me that the IV drip that was put in place in the ER was not helping. The rhythm of the heart was still above 150 beats. He discussed with my wife and myself a number of options and their side effects and results. At the rate my heart was beating out of control, he decided to put me in a medical coma, stop the heart for three minutes and restart it, to regulate the heart beat. I agreed, because it meant less needles.
While they were preping me for the procedure, I heard a song from a distance "Born, born, born again, thank God I am born again..." The song kept getting closer and I started humming it. I heard a voice saying "You will not recover from this, I get you where I want you now"but I heard a more comforting voice said, " Are you forgetting that you are born again". The doctor told me they will start administering the anetthesia, and I felt myself drifting away. The next thing I knew I was standing in this place with a bright light shinning down on me from the sky. I was afraid. An Angel came and stood on my right and pointed towards the light, and I saw a pillar of cloud decending. I stood at attention, trembling because I knew at that time that I was dead, and this must be the judgement. Out of the cloud, I heard the sweet, calm, wonderfull, loving, cheerfull, most comforting voice saying " Fear not, I am your God and your Father. The devil sought occassion to destroy and move you out of the way. I gave the ok, because I wanted the time to talk to you". Bless the Lord. My friends, God has a lot to say; if we would only listen. God is very amusing, He listens, He answers questions, and He loves to REASON. God is not a dictator!
When I opened my eyes, the only person in the room was the Anesthesiologist, packing his stuff. He asked me how long I have been speaking in tounges. I did not understand. The Cardiologist and two nurses entered the room asked me how I was doing, and I started preaching about the goodness of the Lord. My wife entered the room while they were getting ready to leave, and told me that a nurse asked her at the nurses station, if I spoke another language. She told her no. The nurse said " I believe your husband saw Jesus, because he was speaking in tounges during the procedure". I was discharged 11/07/2007, did some test 11/12/2007and followed up with the Cardiologist 11/16/2007. He said that my test results are all good, and that he can not tell me what caused the Atrial Fibrillation. ( How can he, God alone knew). The last thing the doctor said to us before leaving was, "Thank you for that sermon, I felt like I was in Church."
I cannot reveal things that the Lord said to me at this time, but I can tell you, THAT IT WILL NOT BE CHURCH AS USUAL, BUT CHURCH UNSUAL, IT IS TIME TO BACK TO THE OLD PATH WAY, WHERE THE SPIRIT OF GOD IS PRESENT. I do not take my experience to mean that I am more holy than anyone or more righteous than anyone, but that I have no excuse for not OBEYING the leading of the Lord through His Holy Spirit. I am pressing my way.
Please continue to pray for the Ministry and remember my family in your prayers. Any questions or concerns that you may have will be addressed.
Pastor Aston G. Heron