Meet the Characters
Meet Colton:
Colton begins the story as a four year-old boy and ends as a seven year-old. If one had to choose a 'main character,' it would be Colton. He provides valuable insight to what Heaven really is. Basically, Colton is just like any other boy. He enjoys action figures, idolizes super heroes, and loves his family. What separates him from others is his near death experience during his appendectomy. Claiming to have visited Heaven for three minutes, he tells unbelievably TRUE stories for the next three years.
Meet Todd:
Todd Burpo is a very busy, well-rounded man. His daily duties consist of being a father, pastor, volunteer firefighter, wrestling coach, and garage-door repairman. Marveled by Colton's unbelievable religious intelligence after his appendectomy, Todd asks his son open-ended questions to learn more about Heaven. In the beginning, Todd didn't have much faith (so he says), because it was hard for him to believe his son's descriptions of Heaven when he didn't truly believe all of it himself.
Colton begins the story as a four year-old boy and ends as a seven year-old. If one had to choose a 'main character,' it would be Colton. He provides valuable insight to what Heaven really is. Basically, Colton is just like any other boy. He enjoys action figures, idolizes super heroes, and loves his family. What separates him from others is his near death experience during his appendectomy. Claiming to have visited Heaven for three minutes, he tells unbelievably TRUE stories for the next three years.
Meet Todd:
Todd Burpo is a very busy, well-rounded man. His daily duties consist of being a father, pastor, volunteer firefighter, wrestling coach, and garage-door repairman. Marveled by Colton's unbelievable religious intelligence after his appendectomy, Todd asks his son open-ended questions to learn more about Heaven. In the beginning, Todd didn't have much faith (so he says), because it was hard for him to believe his son's descriptions of Heaven when he didn't truly believe all of it himself.