Austin W NDE
For years, I was an obnoxiously militant atheist...
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For years, I was an obnoxiously militant atheist...
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I was surfing in Florida and the waves were around 8 feet high, which is bigger than I am used to surfing...
It was the spring before my 11th birthday...
I gave blood at my church's bloodmobile...
That evening, my mother-in-law and her mother were over at my house with my husband and new, baby son...
My mother, Rose G, was in the intensive care unit (ICU) after her spleen ruptured...
This is my best recollection of what I experienced at age 6 when I was drowning in a Wisconsin lake...
I was 48 years old in 2012...
I arrived at work not feeling well, but not bad enough to miss work...
I was six years old and was very ill with scarlet fever...
First and foremost, I believe that my experience was a confirmation from God that I had purpose in my life...
I had a near-death experience (NDE) when I was 3 years old...