I was incarceated, and a highly devout and firm believer in the odinist/asatru religion (nordic based pantheistic ancestor religion)
I was a teacher and high seat (essentially a leader/priest) of my kindred (faith community) and a huge critic and opponent of Christianity.
I had a friend/mentor who was christian but never tried to convert me just accepted me.
I was given the great news of making parole, and on that same night told I was being sent back to my previous unit. which was a very bad one with drugs and death a daily occurance.
upon arrival I let myself relapse thinking why not nobody here gets in trouble its everywhere. so I purchased some K2. which ended up being fentanyl. Two small inhales later I was dead. I ultimately spent 2 weeks in a coma, and wasn’t cognitvely “right” for a while.
during that death experience I was nothing, just blackness and an undescribable feeling of pain, utter despair, and the one thought " Oh no I am dead". I tried to scream and cry out to my gods and godesses but nothing would come out. I thought of Christ and felt a slight lessening of pain, so I kept crying out to Him, and God. I slowly relived my death in reverse, and gained my senses back one by one. touch, sight, hearing, I woke up and said without thought for I believe the words I spoke were not mine but a message from Him to me, “and thank you Lord for this second chance given to me, not for my sake but for those who have prayed to you and your father on my behalf, for their cries have been heard and your spirit redeemed” I knew friends and family prayed for me but I started to cry.
I was then shipped back to the unit with my mentor and told him my experience, he embraced me and invited me to church
when I stepped into church that sunday I was looked at in surprise as I was the leader of the pagan community, I told my experience to one of the field ministers who then broke down and cried saying he had dreamed about me and prayed for my safety.
the message that day happend to be “and only through death do we come to life” also on a rare occurance they happened to be baptizing that day. the look of shock on all the faces, and the love which i was recieved blew me away. The biggest opponent, accepted.
I have strived since then april of 2022, to be a better man.
thats my testimony 
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This is strange. I just heard of Odenic religion today for the first time on a podcast. Jesus has rescued you, may you bring his glory to your life.
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