This experience describes a significant moment in the life of an eight-year-old who underwent an emergency appendectomy. Initially, the child's stomach pain was dismissed, but after developing a fever and hallucinations, they were rushed to the hospital for surgery. The story details a vivid out-of-body experience and an encounter with an angel and a bright, loving Light—presumed to be Jesus.
During the experience, the child felt immense love and safety in the presence of this being, who asked them to return to life with a mission to love and forgive, even those who would hurt them. The profound sense of peace and divine love contrasted with the difficult home life they experienced, where they often felt unloved, particularly by their mother. Despite their attempts to share the experience with adults, their accounts were mostly dismissed as imagination or the effects of anesthesia.
This near-death experience left a lasting impression, giving the child strength and comfort for years to come, with the memory of being called "little one" by the divine figure and being tasked with a lifelong mission of love and forgiveness.