Heaven Is for Real

A Little Boy's Astounding Story of His Trip to Heaven and Back

By: Todd Burpo, Lynn Vincent

Narrated by: Stu Gray

Number one New York Times best seller with more than 11 million copies sold! When four-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. Heaven Is for Real details what Colton saw and his family’s journey towards accepting their young son had visited the afterlife.

“Do you remember the hospital, Colton?” Sonja said. “Yes, mommy, I remember,” he said. “That’s where the angels sang to me.”

Colton 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. 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. 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.

With disarming innocence and the plainspoken boldness of a child, Colton recounts his visit to heaven, describing:

• Meeting long-departed family members
• Jesus, the angels, how “really, really big” God is, and how much God loves us
• How Jesus called Todd, Colton’s father, to be a pastor
• The Battle of Armageddon

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.”

Heaven Is for Real will forever change the way you think of eternity, offering the chance to see, and believe, like a child.

This audiobook recording of Heaven Is For Real includes:

• Additional bonus content including Updates from father, Todd, and son, Colton, on recent events including the making-of-the-movie experience
• “From the Set” Q&A’s with the movie’s filmmakers and actors

Praise for Heaven Is for Real:

“A beautifully written glimpse into heaven that will encourage those who doubt and thrill those who believe.” (Ron Hall, coauthor of Same Kind of Different as Me)

©2014 HIFR Ministries, Inc. (P)2017 Thomas Nelson Publishers

Critic reviews

"A beautifully written glimpse into heaven that will encourage those who doubt and thrill those who believe." (Ron Hall, coauthor of Same Kind of Different as Me)

very uplifting

This is a story that will make you happier and more inspired after having heard it.

Enjoyed listening to this wonderful story.

Enjoyed listening to this wonderful story about a family's experience with their son & Jesus.

Highly Inspirational!

Storyline told it like it was. Young child says he went to Heaven and saw God and Jesus and came back to talk about it. Highly recommend if you have not heard this child’s story through his father’s perspective.

Needed to Hear This

Heaven from a child’s view and from the mouths of babes. I believe in heaven, God, Jesus and the Holy Spirit, but after losing a close friend, I was reassured that we will meet again. Can’t wait to watch the movie next.

Movie

The book had more information than the movie. I enjoyed it but the book ? Well let’s just say I couldn’t put it down 🩷🩷

If you are not a believer now.....!

The only reason that I didn't give a solid 5 is because the narrator was not the correct one for this inspiring, spiritual true story!
I believe Colton's journey to Heaven 💯 percent! While I was listening to this audible, I also stopped occasionally to read more about Colton & his family.
Colton DID go to Heaven! I truly believe that he did!
I highly recommend this book!
May God bless you & your loved ones now & forever Colton!✝️✝️✝️

I am Speechless

This book, this story is absolutely amazing.
I finished it in one setting. Wow!

Stories about encountering God always have my full attention, Heaven is For Real is no exception.

It is interesting how Colton's encounter unfolds and the patience from the parents in asking him questions.

Heart stirring truth!

So amazing! Everybody should read this book! It far exceeds the movie! …and a little child shall lead them…

This was a very good book that I recommend.

This book really makes you think. Is very well written and well read. it truly is a remarkable story.

Giving believers more inspiration

I think often times we as believers don't give the words of Christ enough thought. Or perhaps we over think what we read in the Bible. Colton kept everything simple and easy to understand. It's heartwarming to hear how this child's testimony touched others across the globe. Most importantly how his story exposed others to Jesus Christ. Sometimes we feel that "our" story isn't that big of a deal, or lacks significance. But as the Bible states, we can do all things through Christ Jesus. And since God brings us through our trials and tribulations which helps brings us closer to God Almighty, it also shows how important God thinks we all are. After all, He created all of us. Glad this child was shown Heaven and got to spend a special time with God and Jesus. This child along with his family have great things ahead of them :). Keep the faith, and fight the good fight!!