So I turned the car around, went up to about 60 miles an hour and aimed straight off the edge of the road.

Now, as the car was going off, I shut my eyes expecting death and pain.

And then as my eyes were shut, suddenly this intense white light filled the car.

It was so bright that I could see through my closed eyelids, the outline of the car.

And then this amazing piece came over me. And then I blacked out. When I came to the lap, the car had crashed, nose dived onto the floor below and then landed on its roof. And I was completely unhurt. No whiplash, nothing. There wasn't a single scratch on me. Wow. And I got out of the car. Again, I heard the audible voice of God saying,

you're not dying, so I've got work for you to do. Welcome everybody. This is Simon Gilbo with

inspired. It's great to you back with you for another week. We've got a fantastic guest. And

if you're new to inspired, it's all about bringing in people that've got dynamic stories of faith of God at work in

their lives, and it's basically to counteract all the grim stuff we're being bombarded with

relentlessly. So it's to stir your faith and to leave you encouraged when we finished in about

50-odd minutes' time. So this week, I'm thrilled to have Chris Wickland with us. Welcome, Chris. Thank you very much. Nice to be here, Simon.

Great to have you, bro. So Chris is senior pastor of Living Word Church in Fair Room. And I only came across

Chris recently, and I was sent a prophetic word that he came out with. I think it was the end of July.

And Lizzie and I, my wife, were driving up the M5 back from a preaching engagement. And we were listening to it and it just so deeply chimed with our spirit. And then Joanna Watson, who did a podcast a few weeks ago, she contacted me and said, you've got to get Chris on. He's got an amazing story. So I've already heard your story, Chris, by looking at YouTube and doing my research, and it is mind-blowing. And guys, just put your seatbelts on and

get ready for something that's really going to challenge your whole paradigm, your view of

reality. So that's teeing you up, Chris. Let's go for it. So story, your context, your childhood, kick us off. Okay, so I was born in

1972. I lived in Scotland at the time. My dad was in the Navy. He was a submariner. And that was

kind of the backdrop that I was born into. My parents lived in marriage quarters. And that was

kind of like where my life started

in Scotland in a place called, well, we moved around a bit, but ultimately we stayed in a place

called Balach, which is near Locke-Loman's beautiful place. And do you just want me to get straight into

the story? Yeah, go for it. Okay, sure. So I guess my childhood was relatively normal as far as I can remember until about the age of four.

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