USA (ANS) -- In the mid-1940s James Wilburn Chauncey “died” of bacterial (Meningococcal) spinal meningitis. He was pronounced dead, covered with a white sheet to await the morgue and a Dept. of Health ordered cremation.

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“Several hours later, when two housekeepers entered the quarantined room, they were greeted by a most terrifying sight: a seven-year-old boy who was most certainly not dead—at least not anymore,” said a news release about Eyewitness to Heaven: A Glimpse into the Obscure.

“Though he suffered amnesia and couldn’t remember anything prior to getting sick, James vividly recalled his experience in paradise while dead. That experience which was aided by his inquisitive mind and boyish spontaneity included being introduced to his previously deceased siblings and forbears and being shown a vision of his future and the future of the earth.

“Though considered a Miracle Boy, few people believed he was actually an eyewitness to heaven. The more common response was that the disease has damaged his brain permanently and he was retarded. Ostracized by his brothers and his classmates, James had tremendous problems in school, with his friends, and with life in general. He soon developed anger at Jesus for not taking him back to paradise. Nevertheless, he eventually came face to face to himself-someone with great God given ability and an insight into timeless truths about the place God has prepared for us-if we are faithful to His Word and Will.

James Wilburn Chauncey today and as a child

“Over the next six decades, although James remained silent about his experience and acted like a seemingly normal man his life was both an unfolding response to his trip to heaven and at times a humorous adventure with men great and small crossing his path as he wrestled with the obligation to inform others about the other side.”

The release went on to say, “A bit like a reluctant Jonah, James finally decided to tell his story after being prompted by heart attacks and even two brushes with deadly cancer and through the persistence of his daughters, the book Eyewitness to Heaven finally became a reality. Eyewitness to Heaven-A Glimpse into the Obscure-is James’s story.”

To find out more about the book, please go to: http://www.tatepublishing.com/bookstore/book.php?w=978-1-61346-013-9

To set up and interview with James Wilburn Chauncey, please contact: Bill McIntosh of OCASOMEDIA at: 305-396-2806 or by e-mail at: ocasomedia@gmail. James can be contacted by e-mail at: jgchaunc@pngusa.net 

Dan Wooding, 71, who was born in Nigeria of British missionary parents, is an award winning British journalist now living in Southern California with his wife Norma, to whom he has been married for 49 years. They have two sons, Andrew and Peter, and six grandchildren who all live in the UK. He is the founder and international director of ASSIST (Aid to Special Saints in Strategic Times) and the ASSIST News Service (ANS) and he hosts the weekly “Front Page Radio” show on the KWVE Radio Network in Southern California and which is also carried throughout the United States and around the world. Besides this, Wooding is a host for His Channel Live, which is carried via the Internet to some 192 countries. Dan recently received two top media awards -- the “Passion for the Persecuted” award from Open Doors US, and as one of the top “Newsmakers of 2011” from Plain Truth magazine. He is the author of some 45 books, the latest of which is “Caped Crusader: Rick Wakeman in the 1970s.” To order a copy, go to: Caped Crusader - Amazon