ENCOUNTER WITH JESUS ON THE MOON

Apollo 15 astronaut James Irwin had an encounter with God on the moon he would never forget. Irwin was the eighth man to walk on the moon.

At one point, Irwin had trouble with a planned experiment. “He was erecting an experiment that wouldn’t erect.” Mary, his wife recalls.

Frustrated in his attempts to get the experiment to work, Irwin decided he would pray - he was a nominal Christian at this stage of his life.

But he really needed wisdom due to this problem & he said, “God I need your help right now.”

Suddenly Irwin experienced the presence of Jesus Christ in a remarkable way, unlike anything he ever felt on earth. “The Lord showed him the solution to the problem,” Mary says.

“He was so overwhelmed at seeing & feeling God’s presence so close,” she says. “At one point he turned around & looked over his shoulder as if He was standing there.”

This unusual encounter with Jesus – changed Irwin’s life forever.

After his return from the moon, God dropped it in his heart that he had a responsibility to mankind to share Jesus with everyone.

Within a year of Irwin’s return from space, he resigned from NASA & formed High Flight Foundation - an interdenominational evangelical organization.

“As I travel around I tell people the answer is Jesus Christ; that Jesus walking on the earth is more important than man walking on the moon,” he said.

By Mark Ellis (Abridged) (blog.godreports.com)

Ps 50:15 (ERV): God says, “Call me when trouble comes. I will help you, and you will honor me.”