A country star who suffered a heart attack last month says he died two times and was brought back to life, despite doctors reportedly believing he had just a 0.1% chance of survival.

Colt Ford, whose real name is Jason Farris Brown, told the “Big D & Bubba” show about his traumatic, near-death experience after an April 4 performance in Phoenix, Arizona.

Commenting on his survival, Ford said he believes God still has plans for his life, Fox News reported.

“The Lord had more for me to do, more music for me to make, hopefully more differences to make in some people’s lives,” Ford told the show, detailing how the experience changed him. “It’s been life-changing. It’s been spiritually changing. Obviously, it’s been physically changing.”

The “Slow Ride” singer said he’s still not totally out of the woods and needs to take care of himself as he journeys through recovery.

Ford also shared some shocking details about the night of the incident. Although he explained he has no recollection of even performing, he did recount later walking back to his bus and texting his fiancée.

“I walked back to the bus, texted my fiancée, ‘Hi baby,’ and fell over dead,” he said. “I died two times. Luckily, my band came out to check on me.”

In the end, Ford was rescued and doctors were able to save his life. He told the “Big D & Bubba” show he believes the Lord had him in the right place at the right time, considering the much-needed medical care he was able to receive.

“God could not have had me in a better place,” he said.

It’s not entirely surprising the singer is bringing up God during his recovery. His official bio references his love for the Lord and America.

“Colt Ford is about God, family, friends, and America,” the performer proclaims.” I’m just a guy who loves life. I love people.”

In recent years, Ford has also battled eye cancer, which he overcame, and Myasthenia gravis, an autoimmune disorder. Continue to pray for Ford as he navigates healing from this latest health ordeal.
Sources:faithwire

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Middle Tennessee authorities are on the lookout for a large four-door truck possibly linked to a fire earlier this year that resulted in a significant number of Bibles being burned inside a utility trailer near Pastor Greg Locke’s church.

Surveillance footage provided by the Wilson County Sheriff’s Office shows a truck, believed to be white or of a similar light color, fleeing the area around the time of the fire, The Tennessean reported.

The incident occurred in front of the Global Vision Bible Church on Easter Sunday, according to the Wilson County Sheriff’s Office. Police responded to the scene at about 6:30 a.m., prior to the day’s church service. No arrests have been made in connection with the case.

Pastor Locke addressed the congregation regarding the incident during Global Vision’s Easter service, estimating that about 200 Bibles were destroyed. No injuries were reported and the Easter service proceeded as planned.

Authorities are treating the fire as an intentional act and are continuing their investigation.

Global Vision Bible Church has previously organized burning events involving materials deemed connected to witchcraft and the occult, the Tennessean said. Locke, however, asserted his belief that the fire targeting the Bibles was directed specifically at the church.

Cash rewards are being considered for any information leading to the apprehension of those responsible for the incident, according to officials.

During the Easter Sunday service, Locke condemned the burning of the Bibles as evidence of Christianity being “under attack” in the United States.

“If you think Christianity is not under attack more than ever before in the United States of America, you’ve not been paying attention. You need to get your head out of the sand. Quit being lukewarm,” Locke declared. “I’m telling you they are attacking churches in America. Can I remind you, for Evangelical believers and for Catholics, for that matter, this is the most important day historically and biblically that you can imagine? And now Joe Biden makes it Trans Visibility Awareness Day.”

In a statement posted on Facebook at the time, Locke said a witness saw a man dropping off the trailer of Bibles near his church and setting it ablaze.

“Happy Resurrection Sunday. This morning at 6:00AM our security cameras caught a man dropping off a trailer in the middle of the intersection and blocking the road into our church. He then got out and set fire to an entire trailer full of Bibles right in front of our church,” Locke wrote. “There was a lady that had driven through the night to get to our church, and she was in the parking lot and was able to get the police officers here quickly, but it was quite the scene to wake up to on my first morning back from Israel. Had to block traffic in all directions but they are almost finished cleaning it up. It’s going to be a great day in the Lord.”

Authorities are urging anyone with pertinent information to come forward, as the investigation into this event continues.
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China — In April 2021, Chinese authorities arrested 10 Christians for selling and distributing Bibles in Hohhot, the capital city of Inner Mongolia — an autonomous region in northern China. Just last month, a judge sentenced one of these believers to prison.

Ban Yanhong was sentenced on April 15, 2024, to five years in prison for “illegal business operations,” or illegally selling and distributing Bibles to Christians in Inner Mongolia.

Ban Yanhong’s husband, Ji Heying, claimed that authorities charged his wife because they considered her to be a key figure in the group. Five of the original 10 Christians have been released on bail but could still face prosecution for their role in the Bible distributions. The other four Christians are awaiting their trial.

Originally, the 10 Hohhot Christians purchased the Bibles legally from a church in Nanjing associated with the Three-Self Patriotic Movement (TSPM). TSPM churches are the only legal churches in China and are controlled by the Communist government.

In Ban’s case, prosecutors argued that even though the Bibles were initially purchased legally in Nanjing, selling and distributing them in Inner Mongolia by unregistered house church members was illegal.
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