Family


  • Todd Burpo: Father. Preacher of Crossroads Wesleyan Church in Imperial, Nebraska. Wrestling coach at Chase County Public Schools. Member of the school board. Works with the Imperial Volunteer Fire Department. Opperates a company called Overhead Door Specialists. Graduated from Oklahoma Wesleyan University with a BA in Theology.

  • Sonja Burpo: Mother. Works at Moreland Realty as an Office Manager. she has a BS in Elementary Education from Oklahoma Wesleyan University and a Masters in Library and Information Science. Certified teacher in the state of Nebraska. Passionate about chidlerns ministry. Works with Todd as an administrator for his garage door company. 
  • Colby Burpo: Youngest son.
  • Cassie Burpo: Daughter.
  • Colton Burpo: Oldest son.
-"Dad, Jesus used Dr. O'Holleran to help fix me"-" you need to pay him" pg. 54
-"Jesus told me I had to be nice" pg. 56
-"Jesus has a cousin" pg. 63
-"Jesus told me his cousin Baptized him" pg. 63
-"John the Baptist was really nice" pg. 63
-"Jesus has a rainbow horse" pg. 63
-"I was in Heaven" pg. 64
-"Jesus has markers" pg. 65
-"brown hair and hair on his face" pg. 65
-"His eyes are so pretty" pg. 65
-"He had purple on" pg. 65
-"His clothes were white" pg. 65
-"Jesus is the only one in Heaven who had purple on" pg. 65
-"gold thing on his head" pg. 65
-"Jesus had read makers on him" pg. 67
-"In Heaven we have Homework" pg. 71
-"lots of kids" pg. 72
-"everbodys got wings" pg. 72
-"everyone looks like angels" pg. 73
-"yellow from here to here" pg. 75
-"people in Heaven wore different colors there than the angels did" pg. 75
-"three minutes" pg. 77
-"Jesus was answering your prayer" pg. 81
-"dad, you had a Grandpa named "Pop" didn't you?" pg. 86
-"Pops really nice" pg. 86
-"Pop has really big wings" pg. 87
-"My wings were really little" pg. 87
-"Pop told me" pg. 88
-"Jesus said he wanted daddy to become a pastor." pg. 91
-"Jesus was really happy." pg. 91
-"no the hair isn't right." pg. 93
-"mommy i have two sisters." pg. 94
-"God adopted her." pg. 95
-"our baby was a girl." pg. 95
-"she can't wait for you and daddy to get to heaven" pg. 96
-"Gods throne" pg. 100
-"God really really loves us" pg. 100
-"Jesus is right next to God" pg. 100
-"thats where the angel Gabriel is." pg. 101
-"I sat by God the Holy Spirit." pg. 102
-"God is three persons." pg. 102
-"The Holy Spirit is blue." pg. 103
-"Jesus really really loves the children." pg. 106
-"Jesus died on the cross so we could go see his dad." pg. 111
-"I get to go back to heaven." pg. 113
-"First person you see if Jesus." pg. 119
-"noones old in Heaven." pg. 121
-"nooone wears glasses." pg. 121
-"I've see power shot down to daddy." pg. 125
-"The Holy Spirit showed me." pg. 127
-"I saw satin" pg. 134
-"If you don't go to Heaven you don't get a new body." pg. 136
-"theirs going to be a war." pg. 136
-"dad I watched you, you have to fight to." pg.136
-"You either get a sward or bow and arrow." pg. 138
-"I know dad He said you will" pg. 139