Soul on Fire: The John O'Leary Story and the Faith Movement It Started

By Myrl Langston

What happens when a nine-year-old boy, burned over 100% of his body and given less than a 1% chance to survive, not only lives but transforms millions of lives worldwide? You're about to discover the most extraordinary story of faith, resilience, and divine intervention of our generation.

On January 17, 1987, John O'Leary's childhood curiosity created a massive explosion that should have ended his life. Instead, it became the spark that would ignite one of the most powerful faith movements in modern history.

While medical professionals focused on John's physical survival, something far more profound was taking place. In hospital rooms and family prayer circles, in the kindness of strangers and the persistence of a legendary baseball broadcaster named Jack Buck, a different kind of healing was occurring-one that would eventually reach far beyond a single burned boy in St. Louis.

You'll go behind the scenes of the most challenging moments that never made it into John's bestselling books. Discover the raw, unfiltered faith struggles that his family faced during those five agonizing months in the hospital. Learn about the prayer warriors who showed up when hope seemed lost, the small miracles that built into something unstoppable, and the exact moment when tragedy transformed into divine purpose.

This book reveals the untold stories of the faith community that rallied around the O'Leary family-from the hospital chaplains who never gave up, to the strangers who felt called to pray for a boy they'd never met. You'll see how their collective faith created a foundation that would eventually support millions of people seeking hope in their darkest hours.

What started in a St. Louis hospital room has now become a global phenomenon. John O'Leary's message of radical faith and purposeful living has reached over 75,000 people annually, but the real power lies in the faith movement that emerged from his story-a movement you can be part of.

Inside these pages, you'll discover the seven faith principles that sustained the O'Leary family through their darkest trial and continue to guide the millions who've been touched by John's message. These aren't theoretical concepts-they're battle-tested truths forged in the fire of real suffering and proven in the lives of countless believers who've applied them to their own impossible situations.

You'll learn how to recognize divine appointments in your everyday life, just as the O'Leary family did with everyone from Jack Buck to the hospital janitor who became an unexpected angel. You'll understand how to maintain faith when medical reports contradict your prayers, and how to see God's hand moving even in your most painful circumstances.

More importantly, you'll see how your own story-regardless of how broken or ordinary it may seem-has the potential to spark faith in others and contribute to this ever-expanding movement of hope and transformation.

This isn't just a book you read-it's a movement you join. Every page brings you deeper into a community of believers who understand that our greatest trials often become our most powerful testimonies. The faith that saved John O'Leary's life is the same faith that can revolutionize yours.

The movement that started with one burned boy in a St. Louis hospital is still growing, still touching lives, still proving that with God, nothing is impossible. Your chapter in this story is waiting to be written.

Order your copy today and discover how your faith story can ignite the lives of others. Join the movement that's proving faith isn't just about what we believe-it's about how we live when believing becomes the only option.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: B0FQ2TM9JX
• ISBN13: 9798264002519
• Release Date: September 2025
• Publisher: Independently Published
• Length: 88 Pages
• Weight: 0.28 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.2" x 6.0" x 9.0"