My Journey to Heaven, Lorilee Craker
My Journey to Heaven, Lorilee Craker
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*My Journey to Heaven
What I Saw and How It Changed My Life

Author: Lorilee Craker, Marvin J. Besteman

Narrator: TBD

Unabridged: 4 hr 38 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 09/01/2012


Synopsis

On April 28, 2006, as he lay in his hospital bed in Ann Arbor, Michigan, visions of celestial beauty were the last thing on Marv Besteman's mind. He had just had surgery to remove a rare pancreatic tumor. It was after visiting hours and his family had left for the day. Alone and racked with pain, Marv tossed and turned, wanting more than anything else to simply sleep and escape the misery and discomfort for a while. The retired banker, father, and grandfather had no idea he was about to get a short reprieve in the form of an experience he never could have imagined.In My Journey to Heaven, Marv Besteman shares the story of his experience of heaven with astounding detail. Readers will hear of his encounters with angels who accompanied him to the gate, his conversation (argument, really) with St. Peter, and his recognition of friends and family members who touched his life. His story offers peace, comfort, and encouragement to those who have lost loved ones and gives security and solace to those who are grieving, dying, or wonder about the afterlife. Marv believed God sent him back to earth to fulfill this mission of comfort and reminds readers that God has work for each of us to do before he calls us to be with him in heaven. Secure in his belief that his book was the fulfillment of his own mission, Marv returned to heaven in January 2012.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Joey on June 20, 2020

3.5 stars — I have been in a rut reading thrillers for the past few months so I decided to return to one of my favorite types of books: NDEs. “My Journey to Heaven” by Marvin Besteman was a Kindle Unlimited book that had very good reviews, so I decided to give it a try. Like many of these books, the......more

Goodreads review by Adriane on November 25, 2017

Though I consider myself a woman of deep faith, even I was skeptical of Marvin Besteman’s celestial journey to heaven and back…before I read his memoir, that is. Having already read several memoirs within the last few years of people who had had a near-death heavenly experience, I probably would not......more

Goodreads review by Sandra on February 27, 2021

Can I admit how much I enjoyed this book? I did only give it 3 stars, but that's because the core of the book is only about half of it; the other half is evangelism, which is great, but not about What Besteman Saw and How It Changed His Life. Still, I'm sure there are those who would be appalled tha......more

Goodreads review by Ashlee Bree on August 02, 2019

2.5 stars. I’ve always had a morbid fascination with near death experiences. I love hearing about them, reading about them, thinking about them—what have you—which is why I picked this up in the first place. Stylistically, it’s not my favorite. It’s rather generic and cliché as far as description go......more

Goodreads review by Donna on December 05, 2021

I enjoyed reading this book, but I am a little bit skeptical. I am sure that the author had some kind of experience of heaven but whether it was an actual experience or a vivid dream, I really do not know. However, I am glad I read it and I would recommend it to others interested in this topic. I am......more