Todd Burpo is a pastor, volunteer fire fighter, and has his own business. With all of his work he is a family man with his wife Sonja and his three kids Cassie, Colton, and Colby Burpo. His family especially his son went through a very scary situation. His four year old son, at the time, had an ruptured appendix. His son went to heaven and back. He lived to be able to talk to his parents and eventually millions of other people about his experience. After everything his family went through their family is back to somewhat normal. Later on, after some time had passed, someone told Burpo that he should write a book about his son's experience. So he did and that’s how we have Heaven is for Real.
He won 2012 Christians Retailers Choice Award. His book "Heaven is for Real" is a #1 New York Bestseller book and has over two million copies in print and sold.
Todd Burpo is a pastor, volunteer fire fighter, and has his own business. With all of his work he is a family man with his wife Sonja and his three kids Cassie, Colton, and Colby Burpo. His family especially his son went through a very scary situation. His four year old son, at the time, had an ruptured appendix. His son went to heaven and back. He lived to be able to talk to his parents and eventually millions of other people about his experience. After everything his family went through their family is back to somewhat normal. Later on, after some time had passed, someone told Burpo that he should write a book about his son's experience. So he did and that’s how we have Heaven is for Real.
He won 2012 Christians Retailers Choice Award. His book "Heaven is for Real" is a #1 New York Bestseller book and has over two million copies in print and sold.
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•“...when I was angry at God because I couldn't go to my son, hold him, and comfort him, God's son was holding my son in his lap.”
― Todd Burpo