About the Book
Book: Routed to Heaven: How Near-Death Experiences, Afterlife Testimonies And Heavenly Insights Can Help You Live With Intention
Author: Julie Bonn Blank
Genre: NF (Memoir, Devo, Christian Living)
Release Date: February 21, 2026
What happens when Heaven doesn’t just reveal itself—but sends you back with a mission?
In Routed to Heaven, Julie Bonn Blank shares the moments that changed everything: a sudden medical crisis, clinical death, and a breathtaking encounter with Jesus Himself. Standing in Heaven, overwhelmed by love and beauty beyond words, Julie received a message that would redirect the course of her life: “There is still so much work to be done.”
But this book is far more than one extraordinary near-death or afterlife experience.
Routed to Heaven weaves together over twenty additional powerful testimonies from people who briefly crossed into eternity—children healed after death, abuse survivors guided by the Holy Spirit, one person sent back to earth for a do-over, and believers who stood at Heaven’s gates and returned forever changed. These stories affirm what so many long for in uncertain times: Heaven is real. God is near. And our lives matter more than we realize.
What sets this book apart is its purpose.
Each testimony is paired with Julie’s honest, compassionate reflections that address the real-life obstacles keeping believers from living with eternal focus—fear, grief, trauma, unforgiveness, mental health struggles, waiting on God, spiritual warfare, and more. With wisdom shaped by personal suffering and years of ministry, Julie doesn’t just inspire—she equips.
At the heart of the book is what she calls the Heaven-Minded Mission Manifesto—a practical framework designed to help readers stop sleepwalking through life and begin living with bold Kingdom intention. Through prayer, worship, gratitude, belief, and the empowering presence of the Holy Spirit, readers are invited to move from survival to activated faith.
With thoughtful Pause & Ponder sections at the end of each chapter, Routed to Heaven becomes more than a book—it becomes a journey of awakening. For those who want to go deeper, the Companion Study Guide expands on these reflections with guided questions, scripture exploration, and practical exercises—making it ideal for personal growth, small groups, or church studies.
If you’ve ever wondered whether Heaven is real…
If you’ve questioned whether your life has greater purpose…
If you’re longing for hope, healing, or renewed fire for God…
This book—and its companion guide—are your invitation.
Heaven is watching. The time is short. And your mission matters.
Excerpt from the Book:
I Sat On His Lap And He Healed Me
Jason Cotter as told to B.B. Brighton
When I was three and a half years old, I visited Jesus.
My baby sister had just been born, and Mommy was truly exhausted, so my grandparents, Cathleen and Richard Rutt, took me to visit my cousin in Camp Verde to give her a rest. I visited for three nights—and had a good time.
I yawned as we headed home around sunset in Grandpa’s new white Chevy 1985 truck. In the middle of the bench seat, I loosened my seat belt all the way and placed my feet on Grandpa’s lap, who drove. My head rested on Grandma’s lap. She stroked my hair.
The highway descended through the mountains from the high desert to Verde Valley. This stretch on I-17, I learned later, is one of the deadliest highways in the state.
Grandpa suddenly shouted, ‘Jesus!’—a plea. The truck shifted, and I felt a jolt.
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About the Author
Julie Bonn Blank is the Bestselling Amazon author of Routed to Heaven: How Near-Death Experiences, Afterlife Testimonies And Heavenly Insights Can Help You Live With Intention
and a fiction suspense series which highlights healing from human trafficking. She is a sought-after speaker, certified domestic violence advocate, near-death experience survivor, and founder of the advanced, faith-based interactive trauma recovery program Broken Souls Restored—a résumé she never planned on assembling, but the plot kept thickening and life hit “publish” anyway.