(film reel humming) (gentle music) (gentle music) (group laughing) - No ranch for sale no more! Can you believe we actually did
it? - I know! - Thank you girls for believing
in me. Ah, the air is so fresh
out here, it's so clean. There's so much of it. - That's for sure. - We're gonna be happy here. - I know we will. - Oh, hey! Let's take a picture. - All right.
- Okay. - Okay.
- Get the sign. - Get the sign.
- Yeah. - All right.
- Get the house, okay. One, two, three. Okay, let's do a goofy one
. - All right.
- Okay, okay. - Ready, timer. - [Grace] That's one
of my fondest memories. One of the happiest days of my
life. I couldn't believe it when
my parents sat me down and told me that they bought
this ranch and that we're moving to the
countryside, but I quickly fell in love with
it here and I can't see myself
living anywhere else. (door knocking) But then my dad deployed
and was killed in battle fighting for our country. - I'm Chaplain Gonzales. We are here to regretfully
inform you t
hat your. - That day, our whole
world turned upside down. (somber music) And everything quickly
went downhill after that. Pastor Williams always
preached hope and faith. My mom went to his church every
Sunday. She still had her hope. But when my dad died, I lost my
faith. Morning girl, did you miss me? (laughs) I'd be so lost without
you. I think that means you'd
be lost without me too. - You really like taking
care of her, don't you? - I love it, I love her. - Well, one day this will
all be you
rs to take care of. That's one of the reasons we
bought it was so we could pass it on to
you. - I wish he was still here
to teach me what to do. - I know, me too. But just remember, he believed
in you. And I do too. When the day comes, you'll know
exactly how to take care of it. I just know it. I remember when your dad
taught you how to ride her. - I remember too. I was so afraid that first time I thought I was gonna hurt her. - You weren't going to. - Well, I know that now. She was the last thi
ng Dad ever
gave me. - Go on, I know you want to. I'll see you inside for lunch. - Okay, good. (gentle music) - [Mike] You can open your eyes
now. - Do you like her? - She's breathtaking! (laughing) - Well go on, go on. Hey, here try this. Put your hand like this. - What are we doing? - What we're doing is called
a horseman's handshake. It is a very respectful
way to treat an animal and it's also a very polite
way to say good morning. Go ahead, try it. - Good morning. - See if she'll give you
pe
rmission to pet her. - Hi there. - Wow, looks like somebody's
got a new best friend. (gentle music) - Hey. - Hey Chris. - You don't ever hear
your phone ring, do you? - No, I've been riding. - My sister's only a
few years older than us and she's never off of that
thing. I mean, she has to check it
every minute. My dad's always yelling at her. - Yeah, I'd rather have
my hands on her reins than on my phone. - So, I just thought I'd come
visit you. Just because we're not in school doesn't mean we c
an't hang out. - Did you just come from
practice? - Yeah, someone forgot to tell
Coach Davis that we're on break. - I guess that's what
happens when you decide to play football for the school. - I still need the improvement
though, at least that's how I feel. - What, come on. No way, I've seen you play. I think you're really good. I bet you'll be the star
running back in no time. Hey!
- Hi. - You need help? - Sure. How's Chris? - He's fine, he's coming
around again tomorrow. - Really? - What? -
He's cute. - Mom! - I'm right, aren't I? - Stop! - Do you like him? - We are not talking about this. - Why not? - Seriously, sometimes it's
more like we're roommates. - Well, so that you think. Actually, there is something
I wanted to talk to you about. Pastor Williams is gonna
come over for lunch today. - He's only gonna talk about
church again. - You haven't been since
your father passed. - I don't want to go anymore. - Why not? - Mom, please don't pressure me. - All right. But you can't avoid
it forever. (gentle music) It looks beautiful, honey. - Yes, I love all the colors, and how they shine in light. - Right. - So what do you think, honey? - I think it's perfect. It's just perfect, that looks
great, Mike. - You think God would approve? - Well, Mike, God doesn't
micromanage. He leaves that up to me.
(laughs) No, it looks great. Look, I just wanna thank you
for everything you've done. - Oh. - No really, you're the
one that convinced me to move out here, you found
this historical bu
ilding and you restored it
with your own two hands. Man, that's big time. Now, I know we've been
friends for a long time, Mike, but you went above and beyond,
man. - You would have done exactly
the same thing for me. - You know I would.
- Yeah. - You know I would.
- Come here you. - Well now we just need a
congregation. - [Mike] You know what they say, if you build it they will come. - [Pastor] Let's hope, let's
hope. - And if you paint it, they
will most assuredly come. - Absolutely. - Now you
see. Way up there where it comes
together. - [Pastor] For the paint? - No no no, bright lights,
I can't get up there. - Why are you avoiding Pastor
Williams? - Because every time I see him I can only picture Dad's
funeral. - Oh Grace. - I just don't believe any more,
Mom. - Don't say that. - What's the point in prayer if I don't believe in the words? (somber music) - You know, your dad is still
with us. He's always going to be here. - I still feel like I'm waiting
for him to walk through my door
. Like any second it's gonna
happen. But it just never does. - I know. And that's why we have to
stay strong for each other, so that we can get through this
together. - Rebecca, how you doing? How's Grace? - She's, she's okay. - Yeah?
- Considering everything. - You know I think about you
guys a lot. Haven't seen her since the
funeral. I feel like after everything
your family has done for me, I owe you guys. I mean, the fact is,
without his hard work, this town wouldn't even have a
church. - I w
ouldn't have this house. But the truth is, we're about to
lose it. - What? - Well, you know how I
sold all the cattle off? - [Pastor] Yeah. - Mike had become a really good
rancher. I tried my hardest to do all of
that stuff and I just couldn't keep up with
that and with taking care of
my daughter all on my own. - You shouldn't have to. That's too much for any one
person. - And Grace doesn't even know. (gentle music) So how was my husband when
you two served together? - Who, Mike? It was funny. -
Marginally. - Yeah, Mike was great. Well, wait a minute. I don't wanna blow his big old
head up any bigger than it already is. No Mike, Mike was awesome. Mike was awesome, he was a great
sergeant. Guys loved him. They'd run through a wall for
him, take a bullet for the guy. I think we all would. - That is not how you
used to talk about me when I was giving you orders, my
friend. No, no, not at all. You weren't talking about me
like that when I was telling you
to do 20 more pushups. - And I was
there. It almost made me quit. - Is that what made you
ditch a rifle for a Bible? - No, I was long gone when I
started to really work on my faith. I had left the Army. Then I came back. Just not as a soldier this
time, but as a pastor. - And he served his country
proud, in both ways. - Thanks, sweetie. - You always had a knack. My men revered you, they
would open up to you, tell you their dreams, their
hopes, they'd confess everything to
you. Not to me, just you, naturally. - Nah, they was just
sacred of the Lord, man. It was like confession a lot of
times. That being said, anything you wanna confess,
Mike? Now's a good a time as any. - Well, now that you mention it, I've been called and asked to go back and do another tour
of duty. - Really? - Really. - You okay with that? - Well, I can't tell him not to
go, but... - You're afraid, it's okay. I mean, if I were in your
position I'd be afraid too. - You know that I don't
wanna leave you and Grace for 10 minutes, let
alone months at a ti
me, but I just don't, I don't
see any way I could say no. I don't like my men, they need
me. My country needs me. (gentle music) - Hey Grace. (Grace laughing) That wasn't funny. - You're right, you're
right, you're right, it wasn't funny. It was hysterical. Best part was you scream
like a little girl. - Did not! - You totally did. - How's Faith doing? - She's great. - Well, I'm sure that's just
because she gets to spend all
of her time with you. - I still have some
work that I need to do, but do
you wanna help me? - I'd love to. - Great, I think you'll really
enjoy it. - How'd I let you to
convince me to do this again? - Well usually I'd get my mom to
help me, but you said you wanted to
spend more time with me, so. - Yeah, this isn't exactly
what I had in mind. (gentle music) So why'd you name her Faith? - I didn't, my Dad named her. - I like it. - Yeah, it's okay I guess. - Why just okay? - 'Cause to be honest, I just
don't know if I have it anymore. - What, faith? Hey, don't say that
, okay. You're gonna get through
these tough times. - [Ben] Mrs. Evans, this is
Ben Clark from the bank again. We urgently need to talk. As you are aware from
your foreclosure notice. (gentle music) - Rebecca, how you doing? - [Rebecca] Hi, am I bothering
you? - Oh no, it's no bother at all. Sandra's off running errands and I'm just up here working on
a sermon. - I sure could use a sneak peak
right now. - Oh no, you know I can't do
that. That'd just ruin the surprise. You know what, come on up h
ere. Let's have a chat. Tell me what's wrong. - The bank's about to foreclose
on us. - Okay but you can't give up. - I don't know if I have the
strength. - You're being tested right now. But it's gonna make you
stronger. You're gonna get through,
trust me when I tell you this, you're gonna come out stronger. You're gonna get through it. But you gotta believe that. Have you prayed about it? - Yes, yes I've prayed, but I
just, I feel like god's not even... - Rebecca, he's listening to
you. I know
you don't think he is, but he's listening to you. The thing is, are you listening
to him? 'Cause he hopes you are so
you'll be able to respond when he answers. Remember the two virtues
that I preach on a lot. Hope and faith. See when people get in tough
times, like you are right now, that seems impossible and you
wanna quit, when it's not easy, when it's
rough, that's when you need it the
most. Not the time to quit. It's time to fight. Through hope and faith you can
do that and you're gonna do i
t. You need to fight for your hope, I believe you wanna fight for
your hope and not just for yourself, but
for Grace. Y'all both gotta fight. 'Cause let me tell you right
now, Rebecca, if you're not willing
to fight, no one else will. (inspiring music) - I can see why your
parents wanted to move here. - I know, I love it here. What about your place? - Um, I grew up on my farm, it's all I've ever known really. - [Grace] Do you wanna be a
farmer? - Yeah. Yeah, I guess I do. Once my dad retires it'
ll all be
mine. - What about football? - I don't know, everyone's
always telling me how good I am at it, but I mean, I guess the farm has to come
first. - Maybe you can do both. - Yeah, I'd like that. - My mom wants me to
run this place one day. And I don't mind the hard work, but I don't know if I can do it
alone. The only thing I'm afraid
of is letting my dad down. - I think you'll do just fine. - Will you help me? - Do you want me to? - What do you think? - Hi. How are your parents? - [Chris]
They're good. - Grace keeping you busy,
putting you to work? - Yeah, she is but I'm having
fun. - That's good, are you hungry? - A little. - Okay, well I just made an
apple pie if you wanna go in and grab a
slice. - Awesome. - All right, we'll see you
inside, okay? - Thank you.
- You're welcome. - Hey sweetie. - Hi. - Can I talk to you for a
second? - Yeah, is it about that sign I
saw? - Yeah. So we're gonna have an
estate sale on Saturday. - Okay. - So anything that you don't
need, I'd like fo
r you to go
ahead and box it up today and I'll be doing the same
thing. - I don't get it to, why is it
so urgent? - We're broke, Grace. - What? - The ranch is in a lot of debt and if we don't come up
with some money soon. - Are you serious? - Well, we haven't had
any income coming in and we've still had to make
all the mortgage payments, pay all the expenses, cover
the cost of the cattle and... - But we already sold off all
the cattle. - Yeah, but I had to sell
them under market value. It stoppe
d the bleeding for a
bit, but. You like it here, don't you? Do you remember what it was
like before we came here? - Yeah. - Yeah, a two bedroom
apartment in the city. Your dad and I working all the
time. Didn't leave much time for us as
a family. - I remember, Mom. - Things got a lot better
for us when we got here. - I know. - I love it here, Grace. - I do too. - That's why I need your help, so that we don't lose it, okay. - Okay. Hey. You don't need to go home
any time soon, do you? - No, why?
- I need your help. - Okay, I'm all yours. - Great, follow me. - Okay, coming. (inspirational music) You sure have a lot of books. - Yeah, I love to read. What about you? - If it's a good enough book
someone's gonna make a movie about it, so why bother to read
it? - 'Cause it's fun to. - I don't know. So you really have to
get rid of everything? - Yeah, I guess most of this
stuff is from when I was a kid anyway. What about you, I'm sure your
room is full of stuff you don't need anymore. - Not re
ally, actually. I mean, I grew up on a
farm so my parent's ideas of gifts were stuff that
the farm also needed. - Like what? - Tools, mostly. Although, one year I did get a
tractor. - That's pretty cool. - Yeah, I thought it was
the coolest gift ever too, until my dad said I couldn't
ride it until I was 15. - Well, at least it's
something you can use now and for years to come. Like you said, you're gonna
stay on the farm, right? - Yeah, yeah I'm definitely a
country kid. Wouldn't know what to do
with myself in the city. - Did you know I'm from the
city? - Yeah, I did. - Do you ever wanna go back
there? - No, no I love it here way too
much. - Good, I'm really glad you said
that. - Yeah, I'm not going anywhere. Besides, I wouldn't be able
to take Faith into the city. - You know, if Faith was my
horse, I wouldn't leave her either. (upbeat music) - Hopefully a bunch of people
see this and we'll take these,
hit the neighborhoods. Y'all just come on in,
everybody come on and grab one and I'l
l give everybody one of
these, we'll get it done, all right. Let's just kind of just
spread out all over and let's just floor the
neighborhood. Some of you go that way,
some of you come with me. And big smiles, big smiles,
let's go, all right. Let's get it done.
- All right. - How is it? - Um, can I talk to you? - What now? - Just come downstairs
with me for a sec, okay. - What are you doing? - I wanted to see if there was
anything you wanted to keep before... - Mom! - Look, you know we have
to
get rid of everything that we don't need. - But this is Dad's stuff. - And I realize that this
isn't gonna be easy for you. - No, it's not, why should it
be? - I'm only doing this because
I have no other choice here. - Not Dad's stuff, please. - I'm sorry. But we have to. - [Grace] I can't believe this. - Did you know that when
I first met your father he had nothing? I had just come back from
college to see my mom and there he was, outside
the train station. I had to wait for my ride to
turn up
and so I just sat there watching
this guy. Just tell bad jokes and doing his best to raise
money for a good cause. He was a little older than me, he had scruff on his
face and his sweatshirt and ripped jeans. But he was adorable. But just in need of a
woman's touch, you know? He smiled at me and I smiled back. And then we started
talking it was just like we had known each other forever, even though we had literally
just met. And that was the moment we knew. Your dad gave this to me
on our first
anniversary. - Together forever. - This is what's important to
keep, okay. That way all you have to do is look down to remember how
much we both loved each other and how much we love you. You know your dad would
have wanted us to do whatever it takes to keep this
ranch. - I know. - That's why we have to sell
things now before we're forced to sell
things that we don't wanna sell. - What do you mean? - It's the last thing
that I would want to do. - No, no you don't mean Faith. - I hope it never ha
s to come to
that. - It'll never come to that! Do you hear me, never! - Hey, what's wrong? Is everything okay? - Just come with me, okay? - [Ben] This is Ben Clark again, I can't stress enough how
urgent it is that we speak. As you are aware from
your foreclosure notice, you don't have much time until
the bank takes possession of your
property. So please call me back. You have both my office
and cell phone numbers. I feel like we say
goodbye a million times. - Right. - She's having a really
hard
time with this. - Yeah, I know. She'll be okay, our big girl. I wanna make you both proud of
me. - I know you will. - Hey, oh! Oh, you two, you two are
something else. While I'm gone, I know it's
not always going to be easy, but I know that you can handle
it. All I want you to do is do your
best, that's all anybody can ask. - Dad, I'm gonna miss you so
much. - I already miss you two more
than you can possibly imagine. But when you close your
eyes, I'll be there. - I'm never gonna let you go. No
one will ever take you from
me. I don't know what I'd do without
you. - So what's it like to ride her? - You've never ridden a horse
before? When I ride her I feel free. I just feel so happy and alive. Thank you.
- Mm-hmm. You two look great together. I mean, she's such a pretty
horse and... - And? - And you're such a pretty girl. I mean, there's a reason I
avoided even making eye contact with you the first few years of
school. - What's that? - I don't know, I can't explain
it. It's like I felt
sick just
looking at you. - Gee, thanks. - No, I don't mean it
like that, it's just, you know, you were the
prettiest girl in school. I was scared. I was afraid that if I
tried to talk to you, you'd just walk away. I mean, if you did that I
wouldn't be able to stay at school anymore. - Well it's good thing I spoke
to you that day you finally approached
me at the water fountain. - You remember that? - So you've really never ridden
a horse? - Actually, I have not, no. Everyone says riding is so m
uch
fun, but. - Well, how about I teach you? - I don't know, it took me long
enough to learn how to ride my bike. - Come on, trust me. Let me help you out with
something too. - Squeezing is like a gas
pedal, it means go fast. So the harder you squeeze,
not with your here, but with your heels, the
faster the horse will go. So a lot of times you'll be
thinking, I wanna slow down, I wanna slow
down, but you're telling the horse
yah. So here watch, we just go, I
know, right. So there's a lot to know
. But it's all very easy, see. Very easy. So what you practice are
figure eights, right. Here's a figure eight, now
look how little I have to do. Not scary, right? You look like you're scared. Touch her again. You have to believe in your
horse. You have to believe in yourself, and you have to trust me, all
right? - Okay. See, just like riding a bike. If the bike had a mind of its
own. - Come on. Come on. - Dad?
- Come on, come on, come on, come on, come here. Look it's okay, listen to me. Listen
to me. You trust me, right? - Yeah. - Okay, you trust me, you trust
Faith, you trust yourself, you got
this. You got this.
- Okay. - Okay. All right, here we go, come on
Faith, come on Faith. Let's go (tongue clicking). Come on. (uplifting music) - I'm doing it.
- Look at you! You're a natural born cowgirl. - Yeah, okay. - I'm worried about you. Did you ask for help? You know, for guidance? Pastor Williams asked me about
you. - He actually came by here the
other day. - Did you talk to him? - No
, I didn't wanna see him. - Why not? - Because the last time I saw
him he was burying my father. - He's worried about you
and your mom, you know. Do you wanna come to
church with me on Sunday? - Not really. - Even if I want you to? - I know you do, but why? - Because I like spending
time with you there. With everything going on
in your life right now, I think it could be really good
for you. (gentle music) - Here you go. Thank you. Hungry? Wait. - What? - Why don't we give thanks. - Really? - Su
re. I mean, we used to do it all the
time. - But we haven't since Dad
passed. - I know, but I think that we should start
again, especially now. - I really don't feel like it. - Come on, Grace. - I'm sorry Mom, but no. - You know that your dad
named your horse Faith for a reason? It's because he always
wanted you to have it. He never wanted you to quit
believing in him or in God. - Oh, look at you. - Hi!
- How you doing? Let me help you with that. - [Rebecca] Oh, it's all right. - No, it's not al
l right, let me
help you. Helping people is kind
of what I do, right? - I didn't realize how heavy it
was. - You gonna topple over here by
yourself, the wind's blowing. Yeah, it's kind of my job
to help people, Rebecca. - Well, I don't think
carrying heavy furniture was on your resume to be a
pastor. - Well, I don't think you
remember who I work for. I mean, God's my boss,
he's watching me 24/7. Did I ever tell you why I became
a pastor? - No, no, you actually never
did. - I don't talk about it
much. In fact, I've never even told
Mike what I'm about to tell you. Growing up, my childhood was
rough. I got into a lot of trouble. I can't tell you how many times
I got kicked out of school. But eventually I turned my life
around. You know, I found Christ and
one thing just led to another, I found my self in church more. And I don't even think
that was a mere accident because that's where I
meet Sandra, my wife, and here I am. And that's what I wanna
do with my life now. I wanna help other pe
ople
turn their lives around. - A widowed mom whose house
is about to be foreclosed, you sure know how to pick them. - God knows how to pick them. And he picked me. He picked me. God saved me. And that's what I believe. I believe he wants me
to save other people. And that's what I wanna spend
the rest of my life doing. So I'm telling you, not
just as your pastor, but as your friend, let me help
you. - You don't owe me anything. - Yes, I do. Rebecca listen, we don't have
a church without you and
Mike. Mike helped me build God a home. At least let me help
you try and save yours. Well good morning everybody,
thanks for coming! All right, beautiful day, I'm
excited and I hope that you, well you know what, I know,
I know you all are excited just as much as I am for the
grand opening of our new church. (group cheering) Yeah. Now, while I've always believed
that God has been here, always been here, let's
just say that he's got another place, another home
to call his own, right? Before I do th
e ceremonial
ribbon cut, there is just one person
we all have to thank. Besides the Lord, of course,
don't wanna forget him. But this someone, he
made this all possible and made my dream a reality. Big Mike, come on up. Now, he doesn't know
this, but he's the one that's gonna make this
ceremonial ribbon cut. Mike, you're gonna do it, come
on man. Yeah. - Hey, thank you, thank you,
I appreciate the applause, but really truly, you should
be applauding yourself because while it's true
I did help co
nvince Pastor Williams to come
here in the first place, I really wasn't sure
whether or not this town even wanted a church. But we restored this beautiful
building, it is a picturesque
little church, beautiful. And guess what, we have you,
you are here, yes, yeah. Now, it's true, this building,
it's a great building. But without you, it would just
be a great empty building. So truly I mean it, from the
bottom of my heart, thank you. Thank you for being here,
and thank you of course, to Pastor fo
r being here. He's become a wonderful,
integral part of our family and I know that he's going
to become a wonderful, integral part of your families
as well. So without further ado, shall
we? (group cheering) - [Rebecca] This is beautiful. - How much for that? - Uh, 20 bucks, yeah. I think somebody might
be coming back for it, but there's records in here too. Dollar a record, so yeah. - Do you wanna buy this one? - All right, I guess I
can take off another 600, but that's as low as I can go. - [M
an] I'll take it. - All right, I'll go get the
paperwork. - [Man] Great, thanks. - Hey, what's up, what's wrong? - I don't think we're making
enough. - It's still early, you
just have to have some hope. I'm just saying you can't
do it alone, you know. - So what, you want me to go to
church and ask God for help, no. (somber music) (kids laughing) - So how'd we do? I know it looks bad,
but look, don't give up. - Hey. - Hey. - How you doing? - Fine. Today was a disaster. The worst part is my mom's
gonna wanna sell Faith next. - Seems like your mom's gonna
wanna sell everything she can before losing Faith. - I'm not gonna let her. I lost my dad, I can't lose her
too. - So what are you gonna do? - I don't know. But if I lose her I'll have
nothing left. - Yeah, but I mean, what's
worse, losing your horse or losing your
home? - She's not just any horse. - No, I know that, but... - Faith is everything to
me, she's my best friend. - Where are you gonna go, Grace? Where are you gonna live? - I c
an't believe you're saying
this. So what, you just think
I should get rid of her? - No, that's not what I'm
saying. - Look, this isn't Faith's
fault that things got this bad, why should she be punished? - She shouldn't. But if she's the only chance
that the ranch has left than maybe your mom's right. Maybe you don't have a
choice but to sell her. - Just go home, Chris. - What? - Go home. - I'm just trying to help. Grace, please. - Did you hear me? I said I want you to leave! I'm not gonna let th
em take you
from me. If I lose the ranch then fine,
but I'm not gonna lose you. - [Mike] I'm really very
proud of you, you know that? - [Grace] Why? - You've been feeding her,
exercising her, grooming her, taking great care
of her. - Well, I enjoy it. Makes her so happy. Listen sweetheart, when I'm
gone, I want you to know I'm
counting on you, okay? Keep taking care of her, protect
her, make sure she's safe. Keep her groomed, keep her fed,
exercised. Whoa, hey hey hey, it's okay, it's all right,
it's all right. Come on Faith, down, there you
go. Got her? - Yeah, I got her. Thanks, Dad. Stay. Okay, good girl. (gentle music) - Hello? - [Ben] I've been trying to
reach you urgently, Mrs. Evans. - Please, I need more time. - [Ben] We keep giving you more
time, we filed extension after
extension after you missed one mortgage payment after
another. - I realize that, but... - [Ben] And I am sorry,
Mrs. Evans, I really am, but as you are aware,
your ranch is scheduled for foreclosure on Monday.
There's nothing more that we can
do. - What time do I have until
exactly? - [Ben] Monday morning, nine
a.m. I suggest you remove all your
personal belongings by then when the ranch will officially
become the bank's property. - What about me, what about my
daughter? - [Ben] Anyone found on sight
will be forcefully removed by the sheriff, but I trust
it won't come to that. (somber music) (door banging) - Hi. Sorry, didn't mean to startle
you. My name is Luke Stark. I own a cattle ranch just
acros
s the state line. - Nice to meet you, how can I
help you? - Well, I was driving through
town and I saw your sign for an
estate sale. Although, from the looks of it,
it seems that I got here a little too
late. I was checking out some of
your ranching equipment. But, unfortunately,
you don't have anything I don't already have. I did notice, though, that white
horse. Is she for sale? Yeah, well my daughters. Oh yeah, that's a good girl,
there you go. - No, wait, what are you doing! No, get off of m
e! You can't take my horse! - I'm afraid I already bought
her. - No sir, please, you can't
take her away from me! - I'm sorry, I really am,
but I already bought her. - Mom, Mom, you can't do this! - It's the last thing I want to
do, but... - Is that even enough
money to pay off the bank? - No, it's not, but this
with the other money it can pay back some of it and
maybe I can call the bank and
negotiate. - Maybe, maybe! - Listen, your horse will be in
good hands with me and my daughter. I promise
you, we'll
take great care of her, we'll treat her like family. - She already has a family! No. - Good luck. - No, no Mom, it's not too late, you don't have to do this. You can give him the money back. - No I can't, I have no choice. - Faith, Faith! Faith, Faith! No! (Grace sobbing)
(somber music) - I feel like I just ripped her
heart out. Shes' been through so much
and... Instead of making it easier on
her, I just made it a whole lot
worse. It's better that we lose our
home? I'm doing my best
here. Without my husband. You know how hard this has been
on me. And now we sold everything that
we own, if you can hear me I need you now more than ever. I could use some miracle. - God, I know that it's been a
while. It's just hard for me after my
dad passed. When you first took my dad from
me. And then Faith. And it looks like you're
going to take my home from me now too. What did I do to deserve this? I'm sorry that sometimes I lost
hope and even my faith. I'm not as strong as I
wanna be, as
I should be. I'm asking that you bless
us and watch over us. I trust you. And I believe that you have a
plan and that you know what's best. I know that you're protecting me and watching over me. And I know that my dad is too. (uplifting music) (door knocking) - Can I come in? - Sure. - Are we homeless yet, Mom? - That's not funny. I just wanted to let you know that I'm going out to church. - Can you wait a few
minutes before you go? - Yeah. I'm really glad you decided
to come with me today. - M
e too. Hey Mom, I'm really sorry
for the way I acted. I, I was scared. - I know, sweetie. - I realize now that
everything's gonna work out. - How do you know that? - Hope and faith, remember? I'll be right back. Hey, Chris. - Hey. - [Grace] Can I talk to you for
a sec? - Yeah. I'm surprised you came to church
today. - I know, I know, but I needed
to tell you that I'm sorry. You were just trying to help
me and I pushed you away. Can you forgive me? - Of course. Although, I don't think I have a
ch
oice given that we're at church. - Maybe we can talk some
more after the service? - Yeah, I'd like that. - Okay. - [Chris] Should we head in? - Yeah. - You know I've been talking
a lot about hope and faith. But today I wanna add a
third virtue to the list. And that's the virtue of
charity. First Corinthians chapter
13, and now by hope, faith, and charity. And then Paul goes on to say
that, of these three, charity is the
greatest. And it got me to thinking, raise your hand if you've ever given so
mebody something before. Now, we all give. Money, clothing, any kind of
aid. And this should be the
way we all aspire to live. Each and every one of
you sitting here today, you should feel a
obligation to give charity. And you know why? Because giving charity
is also giving love. Love, when we love, that same
love increases hope and faith in those that receive it. There's a personal reason
why I chose to add charity to my sermon today. Inspiration, and not just from
God, but also from each and
e
very one of you here today. The proud members of this
community and members of this church,
that I love so much. You guys inspire me. You saw a need from a
family and you came together and you unified and you met that
need. But this just wasn't any old
family that you took care of. See, without this family,
we wouldn't have a church. Without this family we
would not be sitting where we are right now. Here's a family. You prayed for a miracle. Go on, open it. That's from everybody here. (crowd ap
plauding) - How did you? - I opened up a charity. I wanted to see you save
your home, we all did. - Thank you. Thank you, thank all of you,
thank you. I never asked for any charity. - We know. - And I didn't want any
handouts. - We know that too, Rebecca. - How could I take this, it's
too much. - Rebecca, listen, everybody
here, they all know what you and your
family has done for both the
church and the country that they love so much. They were pleased, pleased
to open their hearts and their wal
lets to you and
Grace. They love you, we all do. (crowd applauding) (gentle music) - I'm glad I was able
to reach you, Mr. Clark. - [Ben] Of course, I realize
your deadline is tomorrow morning. - I know, that's why I called. I wanna let you know that
I have everything I need to pay what I owe. - [Ben] You have it all, really? - I sure do. - [Ben] Well, you certainly
left it right down to the wire. - I did, but what's important
is that I have it now. This ranch is gonna stay
ours, not the bank's.
My daughter and I aren't going
anywhere. - I think we're really gonna
like it here. - I think so too. - Perfect spot for us to plant
our roots. I want this to be our
home, and Grace's, forever. - It will be. - I can't believe what
everyone at the church did for us. - I know, me neither. - And you're sure it's enough? - With this and the rest
of the money, it is. I already talked to the bank. You okay? - I'm so happy that we didn't
lose the house, it's just... What's he doing here? - Afternoon,
Mrs. Evans, and
Grace. - How's Faith doing? - Not so great, actually. - What do you mean, what
happened? - Well, to tell you the truth, seems like she's homesick. - What? - I think she missed you a lot. But you know what, I think
you should ask her yourself. Faith. (uplifting music) - Thank you again, so much. - My pleasure. - I don't understand, is she
ours again? - I called Mr. Stark from
church. - But before she could even say
anything I already told her I wanted
you to have your horse back.
I couldn't sleep at all knowing I'd torn her away from you. Broke my heart. - I offered to buy her back, but he told me just to go
ahead and tear up the check. That she'd be yours again. - Hey Faith, hey Faith. (horse whinnying) (Grace laughing) - Glad you got to keep the
ranch. Would have been a travesty
to lose this place. - We have enough money
to repay the bank now. - Have you thought about
what you're gonna do next? - We haven't had time to
come up with a game plan yet, but the ranch isn't
generating
any revenue for us anymore. - Well, you should change that. - Why'd you want Faith to begin
with? - Well, I have a little girl and
I thought she'd love your horse. But don't worry, lots of
other horses out there. You know how kids love horses. - Mom, mom, that's it! That's how we can get the
ranch making money again. - What do you mean? - We can start a business. Horse trail rides, horse riding
lessons. We have so many acres on our
property that we can use. - I don't know. - Mom, we h
ave to give
ourselves a fighting chance to hold on to this place
forever. - Well, it's a good idea,
but where are we gonna come up with the money to buy
more horses? - You could always bring on a
partner. - Really? - Well, I'd least give
it some serious thought. My daughter is much younger than
you but she absolutely adores
horses, as do I. And there aren't any other
businesses in the area like it. Think you can come up with a
good name? - [Grace] Hope Ranch has
now become a reality. With Luke's
help we went out and bought some beautiful
horses. But while all of our new
horses are beautiful, Faith is, of course, still my
favorite. I watched your game yesterday. - [Chris] Really? Why didn't you tell me? - I thought if you knew I was
watching you it would throw you off. - It probably would have, yeah. - But, that catch you made
was pretty incredible. I was so proud of you. - I'm really proud of you too,
you know? - For what? - For everything you've done
here. And for not giving up. - Tha
nk you. (gentle music) - Whoa. Ready?
- Yeah. Mom and I have already signed
up all the local schools for class field trips
and adults of all ages are coming too for
horseback riding lessons. It's going to take a lot of hard
work but we're excited and we all
know that Hope Ranch will be a
success. (uplifting music) (gentle music)
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