J.A.

"This happened around 1982 when I was 13 years old. I remember going to bed at night without any problem. While sleeping, I suddenly found myself flying through space with someone in front of me like a guide. I could not see the person's face but the love that was oozing from the person was indescribable; it felt like natural love between mother and child multiplied by 1 million, I actually thought this guide was my �real� mother. 

"While traveling through space, we passed through stars and they were beautiful. Suddenly we got into a place that looked like a room or a church or a temple, the only thing was that it was shining brighter than the sun. I can't remember what happened after we entered the light, but when I came back I became a different person. 

"Firstly, I became very sensitive to peoples' and animals' feelings. I can't bear seeing people suffer. Sometimes I would be crying like a baby when I see a sick person. I started to love people unconditionally and I became very religious.

"Presently I pastor a Pentecostal church in the UK, and the only thing that gives me fulfillment is when I make people happy. I have also become very sensitive to the Holy Spirit and I always have God visiting me to give me instructions and guidance. I could not share this with anyone until I stumbled on the near-death website last year out of curiosity trying to find out what that experience was. Some people still look at me like a strange man whenever I share this experience, while some think I am going crackers. However, I know what I experienced because it was personal."