Heaven Is for Real Page #2

All right, Jay!

Hold up.

- Let's go, baby.

- Come on, Sonja!

- Come on, Mama!

- All right! Let's go, Sonja!

Two more!

- Come on, Mama.

- Go!

Go! Go, go, go!

- No!

"Out!

- No, he knocked it loose. He's safe! Safe.

- There you go.

- You can't do that, man. That's dirty.

- Or what? Is there a problem?

Is there a problem?

I'm all right.

You just got me warmed up, baby.

You got me warmed up now.

Come on, baby.

Yeah, let's go. Easy out.

Yeah, Todd!

- Go, Sonja!

- Yes!

- Come on, Todd!

- Safe. Safe.

Michael, Michael! It's bad, it's bad!

Hold on, let me look. Don't move.

Get my bag.

- Yeah, yeah.

- Are you okay?

Todd, just stay still, buddy.

- We have to cut your pants, Todd.

- Don't touch it!

- It's a spiral fracture.

- Is it going to heal?

It'll heal, but he won't be climbing

any ladders soon.

Todd, just stay still, buddy.

I'm going to put some pressure on it,

Todd, okay?

Todd, we gotta lift it up, buddy.

We gotta lift it up.

As many of you already know,

I was hurt sliding into third.

- I was safe.

- No, he was out.

Okay, I was out.

I had a great teacher early in the ministry

who told me that

we'd have good days and bad days

and we'd seldom know at the time

which is which.

But a few Sundays ago, as I was sliding

into third and I heard the crack of my leg,

I had a pretty good idea which was which.

So, the Bible talks about adversity.

The Bible talks about

all things working together for the good.

Todd! What...

Okay, I'm all right.

- It's my back.

- Are you all right?

Don't move.

- Lie down.

- I'm on it.

- It's Pastor Todd. He's fallen.

- Nancy, sing Amazing Grace.

- Don't move, don't move.

- It's just a spasm.

It's my back. It's my back.

Amazing Grace

How sweet the sound

That saved a wretch

Like me

- it's kidney stones again.

- Yeah.

All we can do is give you painkillers

and lots of water and let you pass them.

Okay. Thank you. Thank you, Doctor.

You're going to be all right.

- Jay!

- Hey.

Todd's passing another stone,

so Colton and I, we're going to the park.

All right.

- Giddyup, horsey!

- Horseys bite. Did I tell you that?

How's he doing?

Todd?

Todd?

I'm passing another one!

Todd, it's Jay!

How are you doing, buddy?

Can I do anything for you?

- What, do you want to try and catch it?

- No. That's not what I had in mind.

- How many have you passed?

- I've passed seven, Jay! Seven!

That's a bunch.

I think they usually say you gotta pass

about 14, 15 to make sure they're gone.

What do you want?

Well, you know, we're sort of wondering

when you think

you might be able to preach again.

Okay, thank you.

- From the prison ministry.

- Giving is a good...

He's used to captive audiences.

- Holy Spirit. Holy Spirit.

- She's from the seminary.

If Todd isn't back soon,

I'm going to kill somebody.

And I'm going to start with you.

- Holy Spirit.

- Use an anvil.

We need to get out of town.

A family getaway.

I know a great place. Denver.

Denver?

We can bring the kids, go for a weekend.

- When?

- I don't know. Soon.

No, honey. I have to focus on work.

- We need it.

- We've got to get some bills paid.

You need it.

- All right, well...

- There's no way, I'm telling you.

Okay. I'm just saying, if you did,

I would...

Now?

Okay.

Not now. If you say we can go.

Kids, we're going to Denver!

This little light of mine

I'm gonna let it shine

This little light of mine

I'm gonna let it shine

Let it shine, let it shine, let it shine

Could we sing We Will Rock You?

Buddy you're a boy

Make a big noise

Playing in the street

Gonna be a big man some day

You got mud on your face

You big disgrace

Kicking your can all over the place

Singing "We will, we will rock you"

I wouldn't want to eat a monarch.

They taste so bad.

- You wouldn't want to eat it?

- Yeah, for sure.

- He's coming home with us.

- Do you see his eyes?

- He wants to...

- No, he wants...

There he goes.

Dad, speed up.

Look!

- Here's a butterfly.

- Yeah, look at that one.

Oh, my gosh.

Look! They've got a place where

you can hold a tarantula.

There's one.

- A butterfly.

- Pretty good, right?

Let's follow that guy.

- What do you think? Is she soft?

- Yeah.

- I did it, I did it!

- You sure did.

I want a sticker.

If you want a sticker,

you have to get in there and hold Rosie.

- Colton, why don't you try?

- No.

Hello, Doctor, it's Sonja Burpo.

Colton started throwing up

on the way home in the car.

Cassie!

No, I don't. Cassie. Cassie. Honey.

Yeah.

- Todd!

- I'm coming, I'm coming.

- His temperature is 103.

- Keep it in there.

- And Cassie is throwing up now also.

- Don't get any in your hair.

Don't get any in your hair.

- Honey. Thank you. Thank you.

- Those are chunks.

You've got to chew your food.

The doctor says that

the flu's been going around and... Todd!

Hey, this is Todd Burpo,

Overhead Garage Door, Imperial, Nebraska.

That's right. Right.

I got that big order for

the 591 series doors.

B- U-R-P-O. Okay, I'm

sending in that deposit.

I'm going to pay that in full

with the job completion, all right?

Okay, thank you very much.

His fever's up.

- I thought it was holding steady.

- It was.

It's now 104. It's been four days.

Cassie is fine.

I mean, could it be appendicitis?

You had it in college. I've had it.

Maybe this is the beginning of it.

- I'm going to try to call...

- No, I already tried.

We've got to take him

to the medical center. Now.

All right.

Cassie!

Todd, we need to hurry.

Faster, Todd.

He has a ruptured appendix.

We need to get him to surgery right away.

Call the OR.

- Daddy, don't let them take me.

- I'm right here, buddy.

- Ruptured when?

- It looks like days ago. He's very sick.

Dawn, run ahead, get everybody ready.

- But how can that happen?

- The blotches on the X-ray are infected.

It exploded all through

his abdominal cavity.

But he's going to be okay, right?

We're going to get in there and clean

him out. You'll have to wait here.

Stay right there, please.

Are they ready for us in OR?

I need his status ASAP.

- I'll come with you.

- No, no, I just need a minute.

You've made me suffer. And I took that.

You made my family suffer and I took that.

You're going to take my boy?

Don't you take my son.

Don't you take my son!

His blood pressure is falling.

We're losing him.

Sonja.

How's Colton?

We're in trouble here.

He's...

He's not... He's not doing well.

He's worse. He's much worse. And I...

No. No.

Will you call some friends

and ask them to pray for him?

Of course, I will, honey. Right now.

I'll pray for you, too.

Thank you.

Jay, we've got a problem.

Please help us watch over this little boy.

He's very precious.

I've heard him say so many times

what a fine young man you are.

I have a favor I'd like to ask.

For our brother, for his

family, for his boy.

Rosa, it's Nancy from the church.

Colton Burpo is in the hospital

and he may not live.

Our Father who art in heaven...

Mr. and Mrs. Burpo.

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