Anyone who isn’t sure that heaven exists just needs to read Heaven is for Real: A Little Boy’s Astounding Story of His Trip to Heaven and Back.
The book is the tale of little Colton Burpo, who came as close as possible to dying and startled his dad, Todd Burpo by his descriptions of heaven, as he had experienced it.
In the months that followed Colton’s emergency surgery, this little boy, not yet 4, began to reveal what happened to him in his brief visit to the after-life.
He had been deathly ill because he needed to have his appendix removed, but before the surgery could take place, the appendix ruptured.
He was only 3.
Amazingly, Colton never was pronounced dead, though he seemed but a breath away.
It was months later that he began to tell his story. They were driving past the hospital as the dad jokingly asked Colton if he remembered being at the hospital.
“Yes,” was his reply.
“That was where the angels sang to me.”
He elaborates that he was sitting on Jesus’ lap while the angels sang.
Apparently he had a heavenly encounter. He continues to tell his dad things that he would have no idea that had happened.
Such as when mom had a miscarriage and that he met his unborn sister in heaven as well as when he saw his dad in the closet praying furiously while they were in the hospital (the dad hadn’t told ANYONE about the closet).
Heaven is for Real: A Little Boy’s Astounding Story of His Trip to Heaven and Back is a great book. The book shares an inside look into the lives and extraordinary experiences of the Burpo family. For more information on Colton’s story and the Burpo Family visit www.heavenisforreal.net.
Heaven is for Real: A Little Boy’s Astounding Story of His Trip to Heaven and Back is a New York Times Best Seller.