Journey songwriter Jonathan Cain, the man behind the hit song \u201cDon\u2019t Stop Believin,\u2019\u201d recently discussed how two near-death experiences influenced his Christian faith.<\/p>\n
In a\u00a0video<\/a>\u00a0posted to YouTube last week by the Christian nonprofit I Am Second, the 72-year-old artist discussed his faith story, including how his father was a devout Christian.<\/p>\n \u201cI would go to church with him and watch him pray. And he would pray so fervently, and the tears would come down his cheeks. And I wanted that so badly, and I said, \u2018Can I go with you to Jesus?\u2019 And he said, \u2018You have to get your own walk with Jesus. Get your own relationship, Jon,\u2019\u201d Cain described.<\/p>\n As he moved forward in the early stages of his relationship with Jesus, Cain talked about two near-death experiences he had as a child. The first was when Cain nearly drowned on a family trip in Arkansas after he stepped into a large hole in the bottom of a lake.<\/p>\n While struggling to survive, the songwriter recalled a hand pulling him out of the water, and someone gave him mouth-to-mouth resuscitation. Cain said, \u201cI said to my parents, \u2018I nearly died, and it was only because of God, I\u2019m here. It was also a wake-up call that God was preparing me to face life. You know, like this is not going to be easy.\u201d<\/p>\n The second near-death experience came in 1958 when the Catholic school he was attending\u00a0burned to the ground<\/a>, killing over 90 kids and three nuns.\u00a0Cain recounted, \u201cThere was a terrible fire that broke out. I was in third grade. And I watched 92 children die right next to the house of God and three nuns. And I felt just so lost.\u201d<\/p>\n Despite being grateful for leaving untouched by the flames, Cain said that following the incident, for the first time in his life, he experienced a glimpse of doubt, saying, \u201cI wondered what happened that day. [There] was a big question [in my mind], \u2018Did Jesus abandon us that day? What happened?\u201d<\/p>\n