When it comes to the final breath, one doctor is shining a light on the moments that medicine alone can’t explain.

Dr. Pamela Prince Pyle, a seasoned internal medicine physician and chair of Africa New Life Ministries, has released a new book meant to equip those facing terminal illness with practical guidance and spiritual hope drawn from decades of experience, as CBN reports.

In Anticipating Heaven: Spiritual Comfort and Practical Wisdom for Life's Final Chapters, Dr. Pyle blends more than 30 years of medical practice with deep Christian conviction to walk patients and families through the unique blend of fear, faith, and finality that comes with a terminal diagnosis.

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Dr. Pyle has treated patients across both the United States and Rwanda, witnessing firsthand the physical and emotional toll of end-of-life care. And it's not just stethoscopes and scans—she's ministered to hundreds, sharing the gospel with those on the brink of eternity.

"The book enters the patient's life or their family's life when they first get a diagnosis," she explained, emphasizing the need for clarity and comfort during the most uncertain of times.

Rooted in scripture but informed by science, her book offers practical steps like how to get a second opinion, what to ask at the hospital, and how to deal with the fear that comes when a doctor delivers the unthinkable.

Faith Forged in a Personal Medical Crisis

Pyle’s insights aren’t just clinical—they’re personal. Her husband suffered a near-fatal accident and was unconscious, unconverted, and on death’s doorstep. Upon waking, he experienced a spiritual awakening triggered by memories of childhood religion that he had cast aside.

“He cried out, ‘Jesus, Jesus, save me. Please don’t let this be my last chance,” Pyle said. “Jesus did save him spiritually and also saved him physically.”

That pivotal moment not only transformed his life but led her into her own journey of faith two years later—an intersection of healing and salvation that she believes is possible even in a patient's final minutes.

Experiences That Baffle Modern Medicine

Over her decades of experience, Dr. Pyle has observed what many professionals call “Near Death Awareness.” These episodes, where unconscious patients respond with scripture or spiritual dialogue, defy conventional medical explanation.

In one case, an unconscious man unexpectedly sat up, clapped his hands, and repeated “Jesus” before lying back down with a final breath—a scene Dr. Pyle described as a “long goodbye sigh.”

In another, a young woman caring for her father in his final days whispered the name Jesus into his ear. Her father, previously unchurched, responded, "I see Him," just before passing, a tear rolling down his cheek.

Peace or Terror: The Contrast at Death’s Door

These examples are not always peaceful, and that’s part of Dr. Pyle’s point. She’s seen what she describes as "supernatural peace" when believers die, often observing a calm that fills the room, sometimes even noting a light in their eyes as they "are being escorted to Jesus."

The opposite is stark. Dr. Pyle recounts witnessing “terminal restlessness,” where the dying experience disturbing visions—“things as snakes and dark faces in the room”—a spiritual torment that seems to haunt the unprepared.

“We don’t know that Christ can’t reach them… in their space of dying,” she said. Medically, the hearing sense remains active, suggesting that even on the brink, souls may still respond to the gospel.

Evangelism in the Final Hour

For Dr. Pyle, these final moments are critical—not just for physical comfort but for eternal consequences. She often asks for permission to share the gospel with her patients, especially those without faith.

And for the families watching, she has a distinct message: don’t give up. “When it comes to believing, I'm not giving up and I don't want family members giving up... and that's my hope,” she said.

Her work is rooted in the belief that every life matters twice—once in health, and again in eternity. The hospital room becomes the battleground for both.

Medicine Guided by Moral Certainty

In a culture hurrying to erase faith from public discourse, Dr. Pyle’s voice is a reminder that spiritual truth still matters, especially at life’s finish line. Her conservative approach, informed by lived experience and biblical clarity, directly challenges a secular medical culture that too often writes off death as merely clinical.

Modernity may scoff at the soul, but the dying don’t. As Dr. Pyle’s stories show, even in an unconscious state, there’s often a spiritual dialogue taking place that many wouldn't believe—unless they’ve seen it themselves.

Medicine can tread water in the shallow end, but eventually, we’re all going off the deep end. Dr. Pyle is holding out a lifeline, offering peace where many find only panic. And maybe—just maybe—it’s time to listen.