John Burke

It's like a baseball at 140 miles an hour. Boom. He's dead. Like, he's out. And he suddenly finds himself outside the helicopter, like, just floating there. And he sees his body in there, slumped over, his partner, you know, flying. And it's a cold night. It's 20 degrees outside, and yet he feels warm. Anyways, pretty consistent near-death experience.

It's like a baseball at 140 miles an hour. Boom. He's dead. Like, he's out. And he suddenly finds himself outside the helicopter, like, just floating there. And he sees his body in there, slumped over, his partner, you know, flying. And it's a cold night. It's 20 degrees outside, and yet he feels warm. Anyways, pretty consistent near-death experience.

It's like a baseball at 140 miles an hour. Boom. He's dead. Like, he's out. And he suddenly finds himself outside the helicopter, like, just floating there. And he sees his body in there, slumped over, his partner, you know, flying. And it's a cold night. It's 20 degrees outside, and yet he feels warm. Anyways, pretty consistent near-death experience.

He then finds himself moving toward the light of God. He sees the outline of what he thought was Jesus. He is a follower of Jesus. And the Lord said to him, welcome, faithful servant. And here's just this ordinary guy, very ordinary, medic, just doing his job and all that, and he was ready to die. And here's the fascinating thing.

He then finds himself moving toward the light of God. He sees the outline of what he thought was Jesus. He is a follower of Jesus. And the Lord said to him, welcome, faithful servant. And here's just this ordinary guy, very ordinary, medic, just doing his job and all that, and he was ready to die. And here's the fascinating thing.

He then finds himself moving toward the light of God. He sees the outline of what he thought was Jesus. He is a follower of Jesus. And the Lord said to him, welcome, faithful servant. And here's just this ordinary guy, very ordinary, medic, just doing his job and all that, and he was ready to die. And here's the fascinating thing.

The Lord showed him in his life review several times, and he said, that was me testing you. So this one time he was talking about was it was a guy who was walking down the street in the rain and he drove by him and he had the thought, go pick him up. And he's like, I'm not going to pick him up. It's raining. And then another one, same thing, thought, feeling, go pick him up.

The Lord showed him in his life review several times, and he said, that was me testing you. So this one time he was talking about was it was a guy who was walking down the street in the rain and he drove by him and he had the thought, go pick him up. And he's like, I'm not going to pick him up. It's raining. And then another one, same thing, thought, feeling, go pick him up.

The Lord showed him in his life review several times, and he said, that was me testing you. So this one time he was talking about was it was a guy who was walking down the street in the rain and he drove by him and he had the thought, go pick him up. And he's like, I'm not going to pick him up. It's raining. And then another one, same thing, thought, feeling, go pick him up.

Third time, louder, go pick him up. And so Jeff was like, all right. All right, I'll do it. And he goes back and he picks him up and takes him to his... Where do you want to go? I don't know. Drop me off at the... It's just like a normal... I wouldn't think anything. But Jesus said, that was me. Testing. Wow. So I've had those, I've had those.

Third time, louder, go pick him up. And so Jeff was like, all right. All right, I'll do it. And he goes back and he picks him up and takes him to his... Where do you want to go? I don't know. Drop me off at the... It's just like a normal... I wouldn't think anything. But Jesus said, that was me. Testing. Wow. So I've had those, I've had those.

Third time, louder, go pick him up. And so Jeff was like, all right. All right, I'll do it. And he goes back and he picks him up and takes him to his... Where do you want to go? I don't know. Drop me off at the... It's just like a normal... I wouldn't think anything. But Jesus said, that was me. Testing. Wow. So I've had those, I've had those.

I remember one time I'm doing a leadership meeting at our church and I'm late and I'm driving down the street and I see these two teenage girls in a broken down car on the side of the street and they're walking around. I could tell they're trying to fix a tire and I drive by because I'm late, right? And I hear again, you should go back and get them. And I'm like, That's a dumb thought.

I remember one time I'm doing a leadership meeting at our church and I'm late and I'm driving down the street and I see these two teenage girls in a broken down car on the side of the street and they're walking around. I could tell they're trying to fix a tire and I drive by because I'm late, right? And I hear again, you should go back and get them. And I'm like, That's a dumb thought.

I remember one time I'm doing a leadership meeting at our church and I'm late and I'm driving down the street and I see these two teenage girls in a broken down car on the side of the street and they're walking around. I could tell they're trying to fix a tire and I drive by because I'm late, right? And I hear again, you should go back and get them. And I'm like, That's a dumb thought.

I don't have time. I'm going to be late. I got 100 people waiting for me. Second, turn around. Go back. I'm like, so now I'm like, Lord, is this you? Because I've done this before. And it's usually three. It's usually three. And I'm like, I can't. I'm going to be late. And the third, it was like, what do you think you're trying to teach these people to do? Go back. And I obeyed. I went back.

I don't have time. I'm going to be late. I got 100 people waiting for me. Second, turn around. Go back. I'm like, so now I'm like, Lord, is this you? Because I've done this before. And it's usually three. It's usually three. And I'm like, I can't. I'm going to be late. And the third, it was like, what do you think you're trying to teach these people to do? Go back. And I obeyed. I went back.

I don't have time. I'm going to be late. I got 100 people waiting for me. Second, turn around. Go back. I'm like, so now I'm like, Lord, is this you? Because I've done this before. And it's usually three. It's usually three. And I'm like, I can't. I'm going to be late. And the third, it was like, what do you think you're trying to teach these people to do? Go back. And I obeyed. I went back.

I turn around. I go back. I help them. Okay, fast forward. So I'm late to my meeting. I just apologized and explained. Two years later, maybe it was three, I meet this African-American woman in our church who's now a leader of our sexual abuse healing ministry. And she tells me, Yeah, you know how I got here? My daughters came home one day. I'm a single mom.

I turn around. I go back. I help them. Okay, fast forward. So I'm late to my meeting. I just apologized and explained. Two years later, maybe it was three, I meet this African-American woman in our church who's now a leader of our sexual abuse healing ministry. And she tells me, Yeah, you know how I got here? My daughters came home one day. I'm a single mom.