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Boy Hears Back From Heaven After Writing Letter

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31 May 2009 35 views
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Boy Hears Back From Heaven After Writing Letter
Bailey, 11, tied a letter to God to a helium balloon and sent it flying into the sky, asking what it was like in heaven and whether miracles actually happened. There may or may not be a God, but there certainly are good people in the world, like the Brampton criminal lawyer who wrote back.

There may or may not be a God, but there certainly are good people in the world.

Bailey, 11, tied a letter to God to a helium balloon and sent it flying into the sky, asking what it was like in heaven and whether miracles actually happened.

While God never replied, a Brampton criminal lawyer did, and their unlikely paths have created an experience neither will forget. (Continue reading in the Toronto Star)

Photo courtesy of incurable hippie on flickr 

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