book review: heaven is for real

after a long, long time i finally got hold of a non-fiction book and i never thought that this one will entertain me as much as my fiction books do. after 2 hours of reading the book, more than entertained, i was humbled and became more trusting. this book is: 

Heaven is for Real
(a little boy's astounding story of His trip to heaven and back)
By: Todd Burpo with Lynn Vincent

the story is about a 3 year old boy, colton who was sick of ruptured appendix. we are all a little familiar with appendicitis and we all know that this is common and can be easily treated with appendectomy. almost always, the patient recovers fast without further complications. in colton's case though, his appendicitis was incorrectly diagnosed as stomach flu until it ruptured and was not discovered until 5 days.

5 days is very dangerous since a ruptured appendix can lethally poison the body. aside from that, after the appendectomy, an abscess formed in the boy's stomach which made the doctor reopened his stomach to have the abscess drained. 

so what makes this story interesting?

1. after the discovery of the abscess, the doctor's prognosis was bad. so bad that colton's dad was angry with God and his mother called everyone she knew on her phone just to pray for her dying kid

2. during the recovery stage, colton's laboratory result for WBC went up which prompted to let his surgeon decide for a transfer in a specialty children's hospital

3. after 2 days of delaying the transfer and also hoping for a miracle, A MIRACLE DID HAPPEN! colton's recovery was fast and he was discharged right after.

4. and the most interesting i should say is the fact that colton went to heaven and back. (now this part, i won't spill)

unbelievable right? the more reason you need to read it for yourself. that was also my reaction when i first read through the title. but trust me, coming from a 3 year old child, you will surprise yourself believing it too.

sometimes, in my unbelief i question the existence of heaven or God. however, He never fails to send me little reminders of how mysteriously powerful He can work and manifest His works to his doubtful and mistrusting people (like myself). 

P.S. this ebook is shared to me by my uncle amil along with other bestsellers ((:

✗ O ✗ O,

♡jas