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

Length: 5 hrs and 6 mins

Publisher's summary

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)

Makes you think about the possibility being real.

Good story, good narration. I want to watch the movie. My only negative comment is related to the last couple of chapters. When the real story ends and they start talking about the production process of the movie I was desperate to finish it...

Thank you

Your book a movie was wonderful, it really helped me understand and feel that my dad is still with me. It’s a good feeling to know that I will see him again. And my grandparents and my aunts and uncles that have passed.

Amazed

Being able to hear this book is absolutely amazing and sent shivers down my spine.

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.

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.

Heart stirring truth!

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

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.