Looking Forward to Sunset
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Now unto Him who is able to do exceedingly, abundantly above all that we ask or think, according to the power that worketh in us.
—Ephesians 3:20 (KJV)
In 2017, I started having health issues. I was experiencing shortness of breath, dizziness, and fatigue, and I almost blacked out a few times. Tests were conducted. I received a diagnosis, and then I lost my job of over twenty years. All of a sudden, I had no way of continuing any treatments or follow up appointments. When the problems persisted, finding another job just was not going to happen. We decided that a change in lifestyle was necessary.
We moved to Belize and bought a café.
One Year Later
July 23, 2019. I remember bits and pieces of walking from one pillar to the next and leaning against each one. Blurred people walked by. I was very tired. My feet felt like they were made of concrete. I could not catch my breath. I remember seeing passport machines, then walking up to airport security. Next, I was being guided through a scanner and I could not lift my arms. Then I was led to a chair and a conversation took place, but I do not remember what was said. Then paramedics were saying I could go on to Oklahoma or go to the hospital. Next, I was on a gurney being wheeled through the airport. Paramedics surrounded me and I was put into an ambulance. I remember someone saying that I would get a headache and then a warm sensation started from my feet and moved up my body. Suddenly, it was like a light switch flipped and everything was just gone.
The next thing I remember was hearing my name. I was on a second story deck looking out at the water, leaning against a white railing. It was a beautiful view and I was thinking, Wow, we made it! Then I heard my name again, asking me to do something. I woke up wondering how much time had gone by. I was angry that I was no longer looking at the water, and wondered what happened to the house with the balcony. I felt like a failure here, but not there. I did not understand why I was back. Nothing made sense.
I heard two voices. One was my wife Jodi and the other was a woman I did not recognize. There was excitement in their voices.
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About the Book
Kirk and Jodi Bacon were finally living life and following their dreams after raising five kids. It was just the two of them again. The Bacons were living in paradise, Belize, and owned a small business that was theirs and very special to them. But their idyll soon came to a halt.
In Looking Forward to Sunset, Kirk and Jodi narrate a true story of a series of events they faced in July and August of 2019. Kirk experienced death and beyond, while his wife, Jodi, experienced her worst nightmare.
They share an open and raw look into the darkest and brightest days of their lives. A compelling testimony of God’s miraculous ways, it helps those who fear death or fear losing a loved one. It gives insight of what to expect when our time on this earth is complete.
About the Author
Kirk and Jodi Bacon are an ordinary Christian couple whom God has shown some extraordinary things. They are parents of five grown children and seven grandchildren and currently live in a small town in rural Oklahoma. They run Sunset Sunrise ministries from home and have shared their testimony with churches as well as on the radio and internet.