A seven-year-old boy who sent a birthday card to his dad “in heaven” received a touching letter from the Royal Mail to say it had been delivered safely. 
 
 Jase Hyndman, from West Lothian, received the letter assuring him that his message to his father James had made it through the “difficult” journey. 
 
 Posting the heartwarming letter to Facebook, mother Teri Copland said: “I actually cannot state how emotional he is knowing his dad got his card… Royal Mail you’ve just restored my faith in humanity.” 
 
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 In response to Jase’s envelope requesting to be sent to “heaven”, Royal Mail’s Sean Milligan said: “I just wanted to take this opportunity to contact you about how we succeeded in the delivery of your letter, to your dad in heaven. 
 
 “This was a difficult challenge avoiding stars and other galactic objects on route to heaven,” the note added. 
 
 It concluded: “I will continue to do all I can to ensure delivery to heaven safely.” 
 
 The Facebook post with Royal Mail’s response to Jase was shared more than 200,000 times. 
 
 Jase and his 10-year-old sister Neive mark the occasion of their father’s birthday every year since he died in May 2014. 
 
 Ms Copland said: “He was overwhelmed and kept saying ‘my dad really got my letter mum' 
 
 "I’ve always told Neive and Jase even if you can’t get anyone a present it’s always nice to make sure you send a card at Christmas and birthdays. 
 
 “I want people to realise that a small gesture of kindness can have such a fantastic impact on someone’s life. 
 
 "Royal Mail actually took part and that gives me so much comfort.” ||||| Image copyright Teri Copland/PA Wire Image caption Jase Hyndman with his dad when he was a toddler 
 
 A boy who sent a birthday card to his dad "in heaven" received a touching letter from the Royal Mail to say it had been delivered safely. 
 
 Jase Hyndman, seven, from West Lothian, received the letter assuring him his message to his father James had made it through the "difficult" journey. 
 
 His mother Teri Copland said: "I actually cannot state how emotional he is knowing his dad got his card. 
 
 "Royal Mail you've just restored my faith in humanity." 
 
 In response to Jase's envelope requesting to be sent to "heaven", Royal Mail's Sean Milligan said: "I just wanted to take this opportunity to contact you about how we succeeded in the delivery of your letter, to your dad in heaven. 
 
 "This was a difficult challenge avoiding stars and other galactic objects on route to heaven," the note added. 
 
 It concluded: "I will continue to do all I can to ensure delivery to heaven safely." 
 
 Image copyright Teri Copland/PA Wire 
 
 The Facebook post with Royal Mail's response to Jase was shared more than 200,000 times. 
 
 Jase and his 10-year-old sister Neive mark the occasion of their father's birthday every year since he died in May 2014. 
 
 Ms Copland said: "He was overwhelmed and kept saying 'my dad really got my letter mum'... I've always told Neive and Jase even if you can't get anyone a present it's always nice to make sure you send a card at Christmas and birthdays. 
 
 "I want people to realise that a small gesture of kindness can have such a fantastic impact on someone's life... Royal Mail actually took part and that gives me so much comfort."
– This is a busy time of year for Britain's Royal Mail, but they were still able to deliver a heartwarming reply when they received an envelope with this request: "Mr. Postman, can you take this to Heaven for my dad's Birthday." It was from Jase Hyndman, a Scottish 7-year-old whose father died in 2014, the BBC reports. Assistant delivery office manager Sean Milligan replied: "I just wanted to take this opportunity to contact you about how we succeeded in the delivery of your letter, to your dad in heaven. This was a difficult challenge avoiding stars and other galactic objects on route to heaven." Milligan added: "I will continue to do all I can to ensure delivery to heaven safely." Jase's mother, Teri Copland, says the boy "was overwhelmed and kept saying 'my dad really got my letter mum,'" the Independent reports. She says Jase and his 10-year-old sister Neive have marked the occasion of their father's birthday every year since his death. "I want people to realize that a small gesture of kindness can have such a fantastic impact on someone's life," she says. In a Facebook post which has been shared more than 250,000 times, she wrote: "Royal Mail you’ve just restored my faith in humanity and thank you it honestly means the world to him." (This New York City man found century-old letters to Santa when he reopened a fireplace.)