Reverend Daniel Cooper has come to Hope Island to reopen the Community Church, hoping the assignment will help him through the grief of a terrible loss. Distrusted by the local inhabitants and with the church in a terrible state of disrepair and neglect, Daniel feels alone and rejected. He is befriended by a lonely boy named Dylan who will help him do repairs to the church. Daniel makes him an acolyte, much to the disapproval of Dylan's mom, Alex Stone, a single mother who runs the local inn 'The Widow's Walk'. Alex is the town's cynic who has long ago turned her back on the church. In time Daniel earns the trust and respect of Alex and many of Hope Island's colorful and eccentric characters. In turn the beauty and tranquility of Hope Island and the warmth of it's community will help Daniel heal, renewing and strengthening his faith. He finds love again as he comes to care deeply for Alex Stone.
Written by
Emmanuel Valerio {evalerio@shaw.ca}
Despite being a spiritual adviser himself, Reverend Daniel Cooper is trying to find his proper place in the world. In his quest, he accepts a job as the minister of the Hope Island Community Church despite not knowing before his arrival anything about the job, the island - located in the Pacific Northwest - or its residents and potential congregation. The church itself was closed for thirty years prior to his arrival. In addition to finding where he wants to go, he is also running away from his past, with which he will eventually have to deal before he can truly understand what he wants in life. Part of what he wants may include the friendship and love of even the staunchest of atheists.
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