His 41-year-old father Tod said: 'When he told about us about his sister in heaven, it was another one of those holy cow moments, he can't make this up. What made this even more remarkable was his parents had never spoken to him about her.

However, Colton soon recovered and then told his astonished parents that he had met the sister his mother had miscarried a year before his own birth. While Colton was in the operating theatre having his appendix out, his parents Todd and Sonya prayed, believing they were going to lose their son. There are now plans to have it translated into 13 other languages. The Burpos have written a book about the experience and Colton, now aged 11, continues to share his stories of Heaven.įor weeks the book has topped the New York Times Best Sellers list, shifting 1.2 million copies so far. He even recalled being introduced to Christ’s cousin and Jesus told him that his cousin had baptised him.

'A beautifully written glimpse into heaven that will encourage those who doubt and thrill those who believe.The Burpos have written a book about their son's experience and Colton, now aged 11, continues to share his stories of his visit to HeavenĬolton also described meeting John the Baptist, though without understanding who he was, having not yet learned about him in Sunday school. Heaven Is for Real will forever change the way you think of eternity, offering the chance to see, and believe, like a child. Retold by his father, but using Colton's uniquely simple words, Heaven Is for Real offers a glimpse of the world that awaits us, where as Colton says, 'Nobody is old and nobody wears glasses.'

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With disarming innocence and the plainspoken boldness of a child, Colton recounts his visit to heaven, describing: Colton also astonished his parents with descriptions and obscure details about heaven that matched the Bible exactly, even though he had not yet learned to read. He talked of visiting heaven and described events that happened before he was born and how he spoke with family members he'd never met. 'That's where the angels sang to me.'Ĭolton told his parents he left his body during an emergency surgery-and proved that claim by describing exactly what his parents were doing in another part of the hospital during his operation. 'Do you remember the hospital, Colton?' Sonja said. Heaven is For Real details what Colton saw and his family's journey towards accepting their young son had visited the afterlife. #1 New York Times bestseller with more than 11 million copies sold! When 4-year-old Colton Burpo emerges from life-saving surgery with remarkable stories of his visit to heaven, his family doesn't know what to believe.

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