Woman Dies 14 Minutes, Jesus Corrects Her Fasting

I died for 14 minutes during surgery. Jesus showed me the truth about fasting.

My name is Dalva Christina and I am 57 years old. I died for 14 minutes during surgery and Jesus showed me that the fasting I had begun after discovering I had cancer could have led me to hell. I know that sounds shocking. It might even seem absurd to someone who has spent their entire life hearing that fasting is one of the most powerful weapons a Christian possesses.

I believe that too. In fact, I still believe fasting has power. But what I learned during those 14 minutes completely changed the way I understood this spiritual practice. That is why I need to tell you my story.

I was born in Goiânia, Brazil, but I moved to Anápolis when I was in my early 20s. I trained as a nursing technician and spent my entire working life in hospitals and clinics throughout the region. I know the smell of a hospital, the sound of medical equipment, and the weight of receiving difficult news. I had always been on the side of those providing care. I never imagined that one day I would find myself on the other side, lying on a stretcher with my chest open and my heart stopped.

But my faith has always been my oxygen. I cannot remember a time in my life when God was not present. I converted to Christianity when I was just 17 years old at a small church in the neighborhood where I lived with my parents. That was where I learned to pray, read the Bible, and seek the presence of God. It was also where I learned about fasting.

The pastor at the time taught us that fasting was a way of humbling ourselves before God and demonstrating that we were serious about what we were asking him for. He often quoted the book of Joel, which calls us to return to the Lord with fasting, weeping, and mourning. I took that teaching to heart.