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Valerie Paters

Valerie Paters shares her testimony nationally and internationally, on television, at conferences, and churches of her experience of the wonders of heaven with Jesus. Some of the venues include GodTV, 700Club, DR OZ Show and Project Afterlife (Season 1 Episode 6-A Sisters Premonition) 

Valerie is an encourager to the body of Christ.  Her passion is to share the love, presence, and intimate relationship that Jesus desires us to live in! 

Valerie has served in a "hidden" ministry as an intercessor for several years. 

Valerie’s journey too heaven and back, changed her life forever. For the next several years, she passionately shared about the love, presence, and intimate relationship that Jesus desires us to live in. Valerie fought the good fight, finished her race and returned to her heavenly home on December 15, 2020. Although she is absent from this life her testimony and legacy continue to impact the lives of many.


Cheryl Schuelke

Cheryl has served the body of Christ for over 30 years in various ministries. In serving she discovered her burning desire was to raise up a prayer army and gather intercessors. Her passion is to awaken hearts in pursuing the presence of God through prayer, intimacy and relationship with the Father. She says, “Jesus is the greatest example of a life that lived from the secret place and released the glory of the Lord in the earth to advance his kingdom. 

As a watchman on the wall and intercessor Cheryl is a prophetic voice to the Church in preparing the way of the Lord. She is the director of Awaken Prayer Global Network. Its mission is to build a community of prayer warriors by mobilizing, uniting, teaching, training, equipping and activating the body of Christ.

Cheryl has co-authored with her sister Valerie, “Heaven Is A Breath Away.” Declared “ventilator dependent,” Valerie was kept alive to harvest her organs. While Valerie was with Jesus in heaven for three days, Cheryl was on earth praying that “Valerie would live and not die and declare the works of the LORD!” Their book is about the joys and wonders of that journey. Their story has been featured on various television programs such as, the DR OZ Show, the 700 Club, Throne Room Prayer on God TV, and Project Afterlife a documentary.