Come the Morning (1993) - full transcript
In search of her estranged husband, a mother brings her 3 children to Los Angeles in the hope of finding him. With no prospects they wander the streets; becoming beggars before long. Things start to turn around for them when the mother meets a Christian missionary.
♪♪
FELICE,
WAKE UP!
WAKE UP.
WE'RE HERE.
WHERE'S THE OCEAN?
I DON'T SEE THE OCEAN.
IT'S DOWNTOWN, SILLY.
YOU SAID THERE WAS A BEACH.
SHHHHH.
YOU'LL WAKE UP JUBE.
WHAT DO YOU THINK, MILLIE?
MILLIE SAYS IT'S
A BIG, UGLY CITY.
MILLIE'S BLIND.
♪♪
(Intercom voice:)
Your attention, please.
We are now boarding at Gate 4
for Phoenix, Albuquerque and
Dallas.
That's Gate 4 for Phoenix,
Albuquerque and Dallas.
WHERE ARE YOU FROM?
TEXAS -- EL PASO.
FIRST TIME IN L.A.?
YES, SIR.
YES, IT IS.
WE'RE GOING TO
SEE OUR DADDY.
IT'S A SURPRISE.
YOU THINK HE'LL TAKE US
TO DISNEYLAND TOMORROW?
NOW YOU TWO
SETTLE DOWN.
IT'S NOT GOING TO
BE THAT MUCH LONGER.
OUR DADDY CAME OUT HERE
TO FIND A GOOD JOB.
THERE'S NO GOOD JOBS BACK HOME,
BUT IT'S BETTER OUT HERE.
HE SENT US MONEY...
BE QUIET!
IS THIS WHERE
DADDY LIVES?
DADDY MUST HAVE FOUND
A REALLY GOOD JOB.
YES?
CAN I HELP YOU?
I DON'T MEAN TO BOTHER YOU,
BUT I'M LOOKING FOR
MY HUSBAND...
CLYDE GIBSON.
I'M AFRAID YOU HAVE
THE WRONG ADDRESS.
PLEASE!
HOW DID YOU
GET THIS?
WELL, HE SENT IT
TO ME LAST WEEK.
IT HAD SOME MONEY IN IT.
HERE.
SORRY, I'VE NEVER
SEEN HIM.
IT'S POSSIBLE MY
GARDENER HIRED HIM TO
CLEAR THE BRUSH
IN THE BACK.
HE MIGHT HAVE PUT HIS
PAY IN THIS ENVELOPE.
DO YOU KNOW WHERE
I MIGHT FIND HIM?
WE PICK UP OUR HELP
IN ONE OF THOSE
DAY-LABOR AGENCIES
DOWNTOWN.
I'M AFRAID I DON'T EVEN
KNOW THE NAME OF IT.
WE'VE COME A LONG WAY
TO FIND HIM.
WAIT HERE.
HEY, LADY...
DO YOU WANT
THE BAGS?
JUST A MINUTE.
I THINK THIS IS THE
RIGHT PLACE.
I WISH I COULD HELP YOU MORE.
SORRY.
THANK YOU.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
COME ON, LET'S GO.
WHERE TO NOW?
IS THIS BACK DOWNTOWN?
YES.
I'M AFRAID WE CAN'T
AFFORD ANOTHER $25.
OH, I'LL DROP YOU AT
THE NEXT BUS STOP.
CAN I HELP YOU?
YES.
I'M CONSTANCE GIBSON.
I'M LOOKING FOR
MY HUSBAND, CLYDE.
I UNDERSTAND THAT HE
MIGHT HAVE WORKED FOR YOU.
G-I-B-S-O-N?
CLYDE.
YOU'RE RIGHT.
WE DID HIRE HIM OUT...
FOUR DAYS THIS MONTH.
DO YOU HAVE AN ADDRESS?
I'M AFRAID ALL HE LISTED
WAS GENERAL DELIVERY.
WHERE'S THAT?
WELL, IT'S NO
PLACE, REALLY,
JUST THE POST OFFICE.
IT'S WHAT THE MEN PUT
DOWN WHEN THEY'RE
SLEEPING IN THEIR CARS
OR ON THE STREETS.
DO YOU REMEMBER HIM?
LOOK, LADY,
WE GET 150 MEN IN
HERE EACH WEEK.
SHOW HIM THE PICTURE.
IT'S REALLY DIFFICULT TO
REMEMBER INDIVIDUAL
NAMES AND FACES AND...
OH, YEAH.
YEAH, I REMEMBER HIM...
BIG STRONG FELLOW FROM TEXAS,
CLEAN SHAVEN, POLITE.
I WAS SORRY WHEN
HE DIDN'T COME BACK.
MAYBE HE GOT A FULL-TIME JOB.
COULD BE.
IT HAPPENS SOMETIMES.
MAYBE SOMEBODY HERE KNOWS.
CLYDE GIBSON?
ANYBODY HERE KNOW HIM?
HERE.
SHOW THEM THE PICTURE.
THE BEST TIME TO COME IS
AROUND 6:00 IN THE MORNING.
THAT'S WHEN MOST OF
THE MEN ARE HERE.
CAN WE LEAVE NOW, MOMMA?
IF HE SHOULD COME BACK,
WOULD YOU TELL HIM, PLEASE,
THAT HIS FAMILY IS HERE
LOOKING FOR HIM?
I SURE WILL.
WHERE CAN HE FIND YOU?
WELL, WE JUST GOT HERE.
COULD YOU RECOMMEND
SOMEPLACE THAT WE
COULD STAY NEARBY?
WE CAN'T AFFORD MUCH.
I WOULDN'T RECOMMEND
ANYPLACE AROUND HERE.
YOU MIGHT TRY THE ATHENS
HOTEL RIGHT DOWN THE STREET.
CAN'T MISS IT.
♪♪
MAYBE WE SHOULD TRY
ANOTHER PLACE.
MOM, I NEED TO GO
POTTY...REAL BAD.
MAYBE IT'S BETTER INSIDE.
AHHHHH!!
WHAT WAS THAT?
I DIDN'T SEE NOTHING.
WOW, A MOUSE, A LITTLE MOUSE.
IT'S...
IT'S ONLY FOR A WEEK.
IF DADDY WANTED
US OUT HERE,
HE WOULD HAVE SAID SO.
HE WOULDN'T HAVE SENT
US MONEY IF HE STILL
DIDN'T CARE ABOUT US.
HE DIDN'T SAY HE
WANTED US BACK.
MAYBE HE DIDN'T WANT YOU BACK.
STOP IT!
JUST STOP IT NOW!
WE DID NOT COME ALL
THIS WAY TO BE DEFEATED
BY ONE LITTLE SETBACK.
WHAT WE NEED IS A LITTLE FAITH.
THE LORD WILL HELP US
FIND THE WAY.
WHAT THIS PLACE NEEDS...
IS A GOOD SCRUBBING.
♪♪
(Clanking noises)
NOBODY EVER TELL YOU
IT'S NOT POLITE TO GAPE?
HERE.
YOU WANT TO BUY THIS?
IT'S FOR YOU.
I DON'T TAKE NO MONEY
FROM NO KID.
WHAT MAKES YOU THINK
I NEED MONEY?
KEEP IT.
"MY SHEEP HEAR MY VOICE,
"AND I KNOW THEM,
"AND THEY FOLLOW ME."
(Television voice:)
BY THE CROSS AND THE
RESURRECTION,
GOD HAS PROVIDED A WAY FOR YOU
TO HAVE PEACE AND JOY AND
HAPPINESS IN YOUR HEART.
AND AS YOU'RE GROWING UP,
YOU NEED GUIDANCE
YOU NEED DIRECTION...
NOT TO JUST WANDER ABOUT,
BUT SOME DESTINATION,
SOMETHING TO GUIDE YOU.
GOD WILL GUIDE YOU.
BUT FIRST THERE MUST
BE A CHANGE.
YOU MUST TURN AROUND.
THAT'S CALLED REPENTANCE.
THE BIBLE SAYS
IN ROMANS 6:
"FOR THE WAGES OF SIN IS DEATH"
THE BIBLE SAYS SIN IS A
BREAKING OF THE LAW.
WHAT LAW?
THE LAW OF CONSCIENCE.
HAVE YOU EVER GONE
AGAINST YOUR CONSCIENCE?
THEN YOU HAVE COMMITTED A SIN,
AND SIN COMES BETWEEN
YOU AND GOD,
AND COMES BETWEEN YOU AND PEACE
BETWEEN YOU AND HAPPINESS.
SHUT THAT JUNK OFF!
DID YOU HEAR
WHAT I SAID?
SHUT THAT JUNK OFF!
IT MEANS THAT YOU
TURN FROM YOUR SINS.
YOU'RE WILLING TO LET GOD
HAVE HIS WAY IN YOUR LIFE,
AND YOU ARE READY TO
FOLLOW HIM AND SERVE HIM
FROM NOW ON.
THAT'S REPENTANCE.
YOU MAY HAVE A LOW
OPINION OF YOURSELF,
BUT JESUS HAS A HIGH
OPINION OF YOU.
FATHER, ALL THESE THINGS
WE PRAY IN JESUS' NAME,
AND ALL GOD'S
CHILDREN SAID...
AMEN.
AMEN.
AMEN.
HOP IN.
COVERS, COVERS, COVERS.
EVERY NIGHT YOU PRAY FOR
GOD TO BRING DAD BACK TO US.
WHY DOESN'T HE ANSWER?
I'M SURE ONE
DAY HE WILL.
I HOPE THE LORD
HEARS US SOON.
OH, HONEY, HEY.
DO YOU REMEMBER WHAT
KING DAVID SAID?
WELL, HE SAID:
"WEEPING MAY ENDURE FOR A NIGHT,
"BUT JOY COMETH IN
THE MORNING."
I LOVE YOU.
♪♪
I'LL GO WITH YOU.
NO, I NEED YOU TO STAY HERE
AND LOOK AFTER JUBE AND FELICE.
NOW...
I'M NOT GOING TO TAKE
ALL THIS MONEY.
I'LL TRY NOT TO BE LONG.
HEY, JUBE...
HOW YOU DOIN', BABY?
THIS HERE'S RANDALL.
HOWDY.
HE AND YOUR DAD DID
SOME YARD WORK TOGETHER.
SO, HOW WAS HE DOING?
OH, HE WAS DOING OKAY,
I GUESS.
DID HE MISS US?
WELL, ACTUALLY...
HE DIDN'T SAY ANYTHING
ABOUT HAVING KIDS.
YOUR DAD'S NOT AS FREE
WITH WORDS AS YOU ARE,
FELICE.
NO, HE DIDN'T SAY
MUCH ABOUT HIMSELF,
BUT IF HE'S STILL
AROUND HERE,
WE'RE GONNA FIND HIM.
DO YOU THINK DADDY
REALLY WANTS US BACK?
OF COURSE HE DOES.
HE ONLY LEFT BECAUSE
HE WAS FEELING SO BAD
ABOUT BEING OUT OF WORK.
HE DIDN'T WANT TO DRAG
US DOWN WITH HIM,
BUT AS SOON AS HE GETS
BACK ON HIS FEET...
IF HE'S LIVING DOWN HERE,
HE'S NOT BACK ON
HIS FEET AGAIN.
HE MIGHT NOT
BE DOWN HERE.
HE COULD BE ANYPLACE.
HE COULD BE ON THE BEACH
RIGHT NOW...FISHING.
MAYBE WE CAN GET MOMMA
TO LOOK THERE.
I THINK THE BEACH IS
PRETTY FAR FROM HERE.
I'M NOT EVEN SURE
HOW TO GET THERE.
MAYBE WE COULD TRY
TO FIND OUT.
BUT SHE SAID TO STAY
IN THE HOTEL.
IF WE FIND DADDY,
SHE'LL FORGIVE US.
HELLO, MISTER.
♪♪
YOU SPARE SOME CHANGE, KID?
I...
I DON'T HAVE ANY MONEY.
WHAT ELSE YOU GOT?
NOTHING.
WHAT ABOUT YOUR POCKETS?
WHAT DO YOU
GOT IN YOUR POCKETS, HUH?
NOTHING.
WHAT ELSE YOU GOT?
WHAT ABOUT YOUR POCKETS?
YOUR BACK POCKETS,
WHAT DO YOU GOT
IN YOUR BACK POCKETS?
HUH, WHAT ABOUT
YOUR BACK
POCKETS?
LET HIM ALONE!
HE AIN'T GOT NOTHING
IN THEM POCKETS BUT LINT.
YOU KNOW THESE KIDS, NICK?
YEAH.
THIS HERE'S MY RICH UNCLE.
I NEVER SEEN THEM AROUND HERE.
THAT'S BECAUSE THEY'RE
NEW DOWN HERE,
I EXPECT.
THAT RIGHT, BOY?
YES, SIR.
YES, SIR...
YES, SIR...
HE AIN'T FROM AROUND HERE.
NOBODY EVER TELL YOU THAT
THIS AIN'T A GOOD
NEIGHBORHOOD FOR KIDS?
NO, SIR.
LET ME EXPLAIN
SOMETHING TO YOU.
YOU DON'T TRUST ME,
DO YOU?
WE DON'T KNOW YOU.
THAT'S RIGHT, GIRL,
YOU DON'T.
AND EVEN IF YOU DID,
I STILL WOULDN'T TRUST ME.
YOU KIDS GONNA MAKE IT
ON THE ROW,
YOU BETTER FOLLOW NICK'S
GOLDEN RULES FOR SURVIVAL.
DON'T TRUST NOBODY,
AND ALWAYS KEEP YOUR
RUNNIN' SHOES ON.
YOU TELL 'EM, BRO.
'CAUSE YOU NEVER KNOW WHO'S
GOING TO TURN ON YOU.
AHHHHH!!
SEE WHAT I'M SAYING?
MAYBE I JUST BE ACTING NOW,
BUT TOMORROW I COULD MEAN IT.
WHAT ARE YOU WASTING
YOUR TIME ON THESE KIDS, MAN?
IF THEY WANT TO PLAY
AROUND HERE, LET 'EM.
THIS BOY DID ME A
FAVOR YESTERDAY.
I'D JUST BE PAYING
HIM BACK.
ALL RIGHT.
NOW YOU'RE EVEN...FINE.
AHHHHHH!
UH-OH, MOMMA'S BACK.
THE MONEY!
MOMMA HID SOME MONEY IN A SOCK.
HELP ME FIND IT.
DON'T JUST STAND THERE!
GET DOWN HERE AND
HELP ME FIND IT.
YOU LEFT THE ROOM?
OH, BEN,
YOU KNEW THAT THIS
HOTEL WASN'T SAFE.
I TOLD YOU TO STAY HERE.
I WAS COUNTING ON YOU.
WHAT IN THE WORLD
WERE YOU THINKING?
WE WERE JUST TRYING
TO HELP.
YOU HAVEN'T FOUND
DADDY YET.
YOU MIGHT NOT EVEN
BE LOOKING IN
THE RIGHT PLACE.
I MEAN, FOLLOWING
SOME MAN AROUND
THAT ONLY KNEW DADDY
FOR ONE DAY.
AND YOU KNOW
BETTER, RIGHT?
THAT'S WHY ALL YOUR
MONEY'S GONE.
YEAH...
WELL, WE'RE SURE NOT
GOING TO FIND HIM
SITTING AROUND
HERE PRAYING.
CAN WE GO HOME NOW, MOMMA?
NOT NOW.
THAT MONEY THAT I
PUT IN THE SOCK,
IT WAS FOR
BUS FARE,
IN CASE WE DIDN'T
FIND YOUR DADDY.
I'LL GET THEM.
YOU KNOW, LIKE I
SAID BEFORE,
YOU'RE WELCOME TO
STAY AT MY PLACE.
THANKS, BUT YOU'VE DONE
A LOT ALREADY.
WE WON'T PUT YOU OUT ANYMORE.
WELL, I JUST WOULD DO IT
AS A FAVOR.
I'D LIKE YOU TO COME.
I'M SURE WE CAN FIND
A SHELTER TO TAKE US IN.
HOW CAN GOD LET PEOPLE
LIVE LIKE THIS?
MOST OF THESE PEOPLE
ARE ALCOHOLICS OR
NO-ACCOUNTS WHO BROUGHT
THIS ON THEMSELVES.
GOD PROBABLY DOESN'T KNOW
WHAT TO DO WITH THEM EITHER.
FULL UP.
MEN ONLY.
WHAT WAS WRONG
WITH THAT ONE?
THEY DON'T TAKE CHILDREN.
LOOK, MY PLACE AIN'T MUCH,
BUT I GOT SOME ROOM.
MOM, I DON'T FEEL
SO GOOD.
A SHELTER AIN'T NO
PLACE FOR A SICK KID.
YOU'RE RIGHT.
IF YOU'RE STILL OFFERING,
WE'D BE PLEASED TO
ACCEPT YOUR HOSPITALITY.
I'D BE HAPPY TO HAVE YOU.
COME IN.
LET ME JUST GET THIS HERE.
COME ON IN.
MAKE YOURSELF AT HOME.
PUT THOSE RIGHT THERE.
DO YOU HAVE SOMEPLACE THAT
I COULD PUT JUBE TO SLEEP?
OH, SURE.
YOU AND THE KIDS,
YOU TAKE THE BEDROOM,
AND I'LL JUST USE THE
COUCH OUT HERE.
OVER THIS WAY.
LET ME SHOW YOU HERE.
COFFEE ANYONE?
CAN WE WATCH TV?
YEAH, JUST KEEP IT LOW.
WHERE'S THE COLOR?
YOU GOT TO ADD IT.
IT'S IN YOUR HEAD.
IT'S BETTER THAT WAY.
THAT WAY, YOU CAN MAKE THINGS
BE ANY COLOR YOU WANT.
BE CAREFUL YOU DON'T BREAK IT.
WHEN YOU AND MY DADDY
WERE WORKING TOGETHER,
WHAT DID HE TALK ABOUT?
WELL, HE DIDN'T SAY MUCH,
AS I REMEMBER.
HE EVER SAY ANYTHING
ABOUT FISHING?
NO, NOT THAT I RECALL.
(Felice:)
DADDY ALWAYS TALKS
ABOUT FISHING.
WELL, HE DIDN'T TO ME.
WHY DON'T YOU KIDS GO
OUTSIDE AND PLAY?
THE FRESH AIR WILL
DO YOU GOOD.
(Felice:)
IT SURE WILL.
HE DOESN'T KNOW DADDY.
THEN WHY DID HE TELL
MOMMA THAT HE DID?
MAYBE IF WE
PRAYED HARDER.
WHAT GOOD IS PRAYING?
IF THERE IS A GOD,
HE DOESN'T CARE ABOUT
KIDS LIKE US.
BEN!
♪♪
YOU KNOW WHAT I THINK?
I THINK HE'S MILES
AWAY FROM HERE.
AND WHEREVER HE IS,
HE DON'T WANT YOU THERE.
WE BOTH HAD ROTTEN BREAKS.
YOU HAD A BUM HUSBAND.
I GOT A BUM LEG.
WE COULD JOIN UP.
WE COULD JOIN WELFARE.
IT ONLY TAKES A
COUPLE OF WEEKS.
WE COULD POOL OUR CHECKS.
LOOK, CONNIE...
I KNOW HOW MUCH THESE
KIDS MEAN TO YOU,
BUT, YOU KNOW, THEY COULD
BE A PROBLEM RIGHT NOW.
I MEAN, IT'S HARD ENOUGH
GETTING BACK ON YOUR FEET
WITHOUT HAVING TO...
ARE YOU SAYING THAT I SHOULD
GIVE MY KIDS UP?
NO, NO, NO.
DON'T TAKE THIS THE
WRONG WAY, CONSTANCE.
MAYBE YOU COULD JUST
PUT THEM IN A FOSTER
HOME FOR A WHILE.
I COULD NEVER DO THAT...
NEVER.
OKAY. IT WOULD JUST
BE FOR A LITTLE WHILE.
JUST 'TIL WE GET YOU
BACK ON YOUR FEET AGAIN.
THERE HAS TO BE ANOTHER WAY.
CONSTANCE, I KNOW YOU
WANT WHAT'S BEST FOR
THESE KIDS,
BUT THEY AIN'T
GONNA GET IT LIVING
IN THIS HOUSE.
MAYBE IT'S GOD'S
WILL, BUT...
STOP!
JUST DON'T SAY ANYTHING ELSE.
JUST THINK ABOUT IT.
I'LL RUN AWAY BEFORE
THEY SPLIT US UP.
I'LL RUN AWAY AND
FIND DADDY MYSELF.
THEN I'LL COME BACK
FOR YOU AND JUBE.
GOOD LUCK, BEN!
♪♪
YOU GET AROUND,
DON'T YOU, BOY?
I DIDN'T KNOW
YOU LIVED HERE.
HOME SWEET HOME.
I'M JUST WAITING FOR THE
CABLEMAN TO COME AND
HOOK UP MY TV.
HA, HA, HA.
MY MOM WANTS TO PUT
US IN A FOSTER HOME.
AH, THERE BE WORSE PLACES.
LIKE WHAT?
MISSIONS.
WE DON'T NEED NOBODY COMING
AROUND HERE LOOKING DOWN
THEIR SNOOTY NOSES AT US
MAKING US FEEL LIKE SCUM.
THEY CAN'T ALL BE LIKE THAT.
OKAY, BOY,
PEOPLE DON'T GIVE YOU FOOD AND
A BED 'CAUSE THEY TRYIN'
TO HELP YOU OUT.
THEY DO IT TO MAKE
THEMSELVES FEEL BETTER.
BESIDES, I HAD A COUPLE OF
FRIENDS WENT TO A MISSION...
NEVER CAME BACK.
I NEVER SAW 'EM AGAIN.
I DON'T WANT TO GO
TO A FOSTER HOME.
I'M TRYING TO
FIND MY FATHER.
LOOK, MAYBE YOU'VE SEEN HIM.
CLYDE GIBSON,
FROM EL PASO.
OH, THAT CLYDE GIBSON!
HA, HA, HA.
HEY, LOOK HERE, KID,
THIS IS A BIG CITY.
THERE'S LOTS OF
PEOPLE IN IT.
CAN'T YOU HELP ME?
THAT'S WHAT I'M TRYING
TO DO, BOY,
BUT YOU AIN'T LISTENING
TOO GOOD.
MAYBE YOUR MOMMA...
MAYBE SHE KNOWS BETTER.
MAYBE SHE WANTS BETTER FOR YOU.
HOW DO YOU KNOW
WHAT SHE WANTS?
BECAUSE DON'T NOBODY WANT THEIR
KIDS LIVIN' LIKE THIS.
YOU SEE MY KIDS DOWN HERE?
YOU'VE GOT KIDS?
YEAH.
I GOT TWO BOYS,
ONE OF 'EM IS ABOUT YOUR AGE.
WHERE ARE THEY?
WITH THEIR MOMMA.
STILL BACK IN CLEVELAND,
I EXPECT.
YOU DON'T KNOW
WHERE THEY ARE?
WELL, THEY AIN'T DOWN HERE
MESSING 'ROUND WITH
DRUNKS AND LOWLIFES,
THAT'S FOR SURE.
LOOK HERE,
I CAN'T HELP YOU.
GO ON, BEAT IT.
GET OUT OF MY FACE.
♪♪
STOP THE BUS!
STOP THE BUS!
OPEN THE DOORS!
(Horns honk)
BOY, YOU GOT A DEATH
WISH OR SOMETHING?
WATCH WHERE YOU'RE GOIN'.
♪♪
THE MAN WHO WAS JUST IN HERE,
WHERE DID HE GO?
DO YOU KNOW WHO HE IS?
OPEN UP!
IT'S ME!
YOU'VE GOT TO DO SOMETHING.
JUBE BROKE THE TV SET.
BEN, IT WAS AN ACCIDENT.
RANDALL'S GOING TO KILL US.
CAN YOU FIX IT?
IT WON'T HOLD.
UH-OH, RANDALL'S BACK.
THEY'RE COMING DOWN THE WALK.
HE LOOKS MAD ALREADY.
FIX IT, BEN, PLEASE!
WHAT'S GOING ON HERE?
NOTHING.
MOVE AWAY FROM THERE.
IT CAME OFF BY ACCIDENT.
GIVE IT TO ME!
GIVE IT TO ME!
IT'S BROKEN.
WE DIDN'T MEAN TO DO IT.
IT WAS A CRAPPY OLD SET ANYWAY.
JUST LIKE EVERYTHING ELSE
YOU HAVE AROUND HERE.
YOU WATCH YOUR MOUTH!
RANDALL!
WHAT ARE YOU DOING?
DON'T GIVE ME THAT
PREACHER'S STARE.
YOUR KIDS SO PERFECT YOU
NEVER HIT THEM BEFORE, RIGHT?
GO GET OUR THINGS.
WE'RE GETTING OUT
OF HERE RIGHT NOW.
NOW!
YEAH, GO ON, TAKE 'EM
OUT OF HERE.
YOU'RE SUCH A GOOD MOTHER,
YOU FEED 'EM...
YOU FIND A PLACE FOR
THEM TO LIVE.
I AIN'T GOING TO DO
IT FOR YOU ANYMORE.
YOU WANT TO KNOW THE TRUTH?
I BET YOUR HUSBAND COULDN'T
WAIT TO GET AWAY FROM YOU...
YOU AND YOUR RELIGION.
YOU'RE A LIAR!
STOP IT!
THAT'S ENOUGH!
COME HERE.
YOU'RE NOT GOING TO
PUT US IN FOSTER
HOMES NOW, ARE YOU?
WHERE DID YOU EVER
GET SUCH AN IDEA?
WE HEARD YOU
TALKING LAST NIGHT.
YOU SAID WE'D BE
BETTER OFF.
NO. RANDALL SAID THAT.
I NEVER WOULD DO
ANYTHING LIKE THAT.
YOU WENT TO WELFARE
TODAY, THOUGH.
YES, BUT NOT TO GIVE
YOU KIDS UP.
I WENT...I WENT TO SIGN UP.
THEN RANDALL GOT FURIOUS
WHEN HE FOUND OUT THAT
THEY WOULDN'T GIVE
ME ANY MONEY IF YOU
KIDS WERE IN A
FOSTER HOME.
WHAT DO WE DO NOW?
WE'RE GONNA PRAY.
COME ON, JUBE.
BEN, TAKE YOUR SISTER'S HAND.
I SAW DADDY
THIS MORNING.
I KNOW WHERE WE
CAN FIND HIM.
♪♪
MOM, MY FEET HURT.
I KNOW...
I KNOW.
BEN, WE'RE GONNA HAVE
TO LOOK FOR A PLACE
TO SPEND THE NIGHT.
CAN WE TRY A
FEW MORE?
ONE MORE.
THAT'S IT...
ONE MORE.
I'M SORRY, BUT I DON'T KNOW HIM.
THANKS.
WAIT!
IS THAT THE ONLY PICTURE
YOU HAVE OF HIM?
YES.
WHAT YOU NEED IS A HANDBILL THAT
YOU COULD LEAVE WITH PEOPLE IN
CASE THEY RUN ACROSS
YOUR HUSBAND.
I COULDN'T AFFORD ANYTHING
LIKE THAT.
I'LL MAKE ONE FOR YOU.
WE COULDN'T ASK
YOU TO DO THAT.
IT'S NO TROUBLE.
WHAT'S THE NUMBER WHERE
THEY CAN REACH YOU?
WELL, ACTUALLY, WE'RE
IN BETWEEN PLACES RIGHT NOW.
WELL, WHY DON'T WE JUST
PUT MY NUMBER DOWN,
AND YOU CAN CHECK BACK HERE
AND SEE IF ANYONE HAS CALLED.
I'M MUCH OBLIGED.
BEN, IT'S GETTING LATE.
ALL THE SHELTERS ARE
GOING TO BE FULL.
WE CAN GO TO THAT CAMP
I TOLD YOU ABOUT.
NOT ON THE STREET!
IT'S NOT THE STREET.
THEY'VE GOT TENTS
AND BLANKETS AND
EVEN PORTABLE BATHROOMS.
LOOK, WE CAN GO
BY THERE,
AND IF YOU
DON'T LIKE IT,
THEN WE CAN TRY TO
FIND A MISSION.
ALL RIGHT.
COME ON.
WELL, WELL, WELL...
NEVER KNOW WHO'S GONNA
TURN UP FOR DINNER.
WE DON'T HAVE ANY PLACE
TO SPEND THE NIGHT.
I'LL FIND YOU A SPOT.
THE CITY AIN'T
CHARGING RENT YET.
WELL, WE DON'T HAVE BLANKETS
OR A BEDROLL.
HEY, MOTHER THERESA,
CAN YOU SCARE UP A
FEW BLANKETS?
NICK, DIDN'T I ALREADY
GIVE YOU A BLANKET?
IT AIN'T FOR ME.
IT'S FOR MY FRIENDS HERE.
LOOK, I'M SORRY WE DON'T
HAVE ANY MORE BLANKETS
FOR TONIGHT.
COME ON, HONEY.
I THINK WE'VE DONE ENOUGH
WORK FOR ONE DAY.
LET'S GO HOME.
WE COULD GO GET
MORE, DAD.
SWEETHEART, WE CAN'T
HELP EVERYBODY.
IT'S JUST ONE
FAMILY.
COME ON, LET'S LOAD
UP THE VAN.
HEY, GEORGE!
YEAH, YEAH.
AH, FORGET THAT GUY.
LET ME SEE WHAT
I CAN DO FOR YOU.
WHAT ABOUT THESE TABLECLOTHS?
MOM WON'T MIND.
HEY, COME OVER HERE!
JENNIFER!
JENNIFER, WOULD
YOU PLEASE GET
BACK IN THE VAN!
HERE.
TAKE IT.
GOD BLESS YOU.
COME ON.
WHY DOES GOD LET SO
MANY PEOPLE BE HOMELESS?
DON'T BLAME THIS ON GOD.
THIS ISN'T PART OF
HIS PLAN, HONEY.
ALL THIS IS A GRIEF
TO HIS HEART.
WHETHER RICH
OR POOR,
THERE'S ALWAYS PAIN
AND SUFFERING WHEN
PEOPLE TURN AGAINST GOD.
JUBE AND I HAVEN'T
TURNED AGAINST GOD.
I KNOW THAT.
LOOKS LIKE YOU JUST
CAME FROM A FUNERAL.
WE WERE TALKING ABOUT GOD.
OH, WELL, THAT EXPLAINS IT.
LOOK HERE, TALKIN' AIN'T
NEVER CHANGED NOTHIN'.
HARD TIMES CALL FOR
STRONG MEDICINE.
NOW THAT'S BETTER
THAN TALKIN'.
YOU'RE DRUNK!
I PREFER TO CALL
IT SELF-PRESERVATION.
COME ON,
I THINK IT'S TIME
THAT WE STARTED
GETTING READY
FOR BED.
♪ BAD, BAD WHISKEY ♪
♪ MADE ME SO LOW ♪
♪♪
(Thunderstorm brews)
WE'VE GOT TO
FIND A SHELTER.
I DON'T WANT JUBE
OUT IN THE RAIN.
TAKE HIM TO A MISSION.
I'LL FIND DADDY MYSELF.
WE ARE NOT GONNA SPLIT UP.
I SAW HIM, MOMMA.
IF WE GIVE UP NOW,
WE'RE NEVER GONNA FIND HIM.
THE FIRST THING WE'RE
GONNA DO IS KEEP
FROM GETTING WET.
♪♪
MOM, I'M COLD AND WET.
CAN'T WE GO INSIDE?
WE SHOULD HAVE
NEVER COME HERE.
I KNOW.
I'M SO SORRY
IT'S BEEN SO HARD.
I THOUGHT I WAS DOING WHAT
WOULD KEEP OUR FAMILY TOGETHER.
I GUESS I JUST DIDN'T UNDERSTAND
WHAT THE LORD WANTED FROM US.
GOD DOESN'T EVEN
KNOW WE'RE HERE.
I KNOW THAT SOMETIMES
IT SEEMS LIKE THAT, BUT...
JESUS LOVES US, BEN.
HE SAID HE WOULD
NEVER LEAVE US,
NOR FORSAKE US.
DIDN'T YOU, LORD?
(Gospel music playing)
FOLLOW ME.
COME ON.
FOLLOW ME.
COME ON.
♪ I'M SO TIRED ♪
♪ I'M SO WORN ♪
♪ AND THROUGH THE STORM ♪
♪ AND THROUGH MY
DARKEST NIGHT ♪
♪ I WANT YOU TO LEAD ♪
♪ LEAD ME ON ♪
♪ TO THE LIGHT ♪
♪ AND TAKE...
TAKE MY HAND ♪
♪ PRECIOUS LORD ♪
♪ AND LEAD ME ON ♪♪
IT IS DIFFICULT TO HAVE FAITH
IN THE GOODNESS OF GOD WHEN
WE'RE WALKING IN THE
DARKEST NIGHT OF THE SOUL,
WHEN OUR LOSS IS
OVERWHELMING,
BUT THE RESURRECTION
MORNING COMES,
AND WITH ITS DAWN,
THE ETERNAL MESSAGE
OF HOPE AND RENEWAL.
AS GOD RAISED HIS
SON FROM THE DEAD...
HEY, THAT'S THE FAMILY I
SAW ON THE STREET YESTERDAY.
THEY REALLY NEED
OUR HELP.
THIS IS NOT THE
TIME OR PLACE, GEORGE.
WE'RE HERE FOR
OTHER REASONS.
LOOK, WE'RE ALL FOR
THE FOOD PROGRAM,
BUT YOU START BRINGING
THESE PEOPLE IN HERE,
AND WE'RE GOING TO TURN
THIS INTO A SHELTER,
NOT A CHURCH.
JUST KEEP PRAYING.
WE CAN'T HELP EVERYONE.
YEAH, BUT THEY'RE
JUST ONE FAMILY.
I WOULDN'T GIVE THEM MONEY.
IT JUST PERPETUATES
THE PROBLEM.
OKAY.
I WONDER WHAT JESUS WOULD DO?
EXCUSE ME.
IS THERE ANYTHING THAT I
CAN DO FOR YOU?
WHAT'S TAKING SO LONG?
WE'VE BEEN OUT HERE
FOR AN HOUR.
NO ROOM AT THE INN, I GUESS.
THERE IS A PLACE FOR YOU
AT THE SALVATION ARMY'S
FAMILY SHELTER.
WELL, WE TRIED THEM.
THEY WERE FULL UP.
YEAH, WELL, I GUESS GOD
HEARD YOUR PRAYERS TODAY.
AN HOUR AGO,
A FAMILY MOVED OUT.
HI!
I'M LORRAINE.
I'M THE DIRECTOR HERE.
WELL, YOU GUYS LOOK LIKE
YOU'VE HAD A ROUGH DAY.
WHY DON'T YOU COME WITH ME
AND WE'LL GET SETTLED, OKAY?
THIS IS YOURS.
IS THIS ROOM
JUST FOR US?
THE LOCAL CHURCH HELPED THE
FAMILY THAT LIVED HERE FIND
AN APARTMENT.
IT'S A NEW PROGRAM THAT
WE'RE A PART OF THAT
MATCHES HOMELESS FAMILIES
WITH CONGREGATIONS THAT
WANT TO HELP.
UNFORTUNATELY,
WE HAVE MORE FAMILIES
THAN CHURCHES.
DON'T CRY, MOMMA.
THIS IS A GOOD PLACE.
YOUR DAUGHTER'S
RIGHT, CONSTANCE.
THE PEOPLE HERE,
WE ALL KNOW WHAT
YOU'VE BEEN THROUGH.
WE'VE BEEN IN THE
SAME PLACE OURSELVES.
NO MOUSE.
WHY DON'T YOU WASH UP
AND SETTLE IN?
WE'LL TALK MORE
AT DINNER, OKAY?
ARE YOU GOING TO HELP
US FIND OUR FATHER?
IS THAT WHY YOU CAME
TO LOS ANGELES?
I SAW HIM ON THE
STREET TWO DAYS AGO.
DID HE SEE YOU?
HE WAS TOO
FAR AWAY.
I KNOW YOU AND YOUR FAMILY
HAVE BEEN THROUGH A LOT, BEN,
AND WHETHER YOU FIND YOUR
FATHER OR NOT,
YOU'LL STILL HAVE
DIFFICULT CHOICES AHEAD.
WHATEVER HAPPENS,
WE'RE HERE TO HELP YOU.
GOD'S HELP.
I DON'T WANT HIS KIND OF HELP.
GOD DOESN'T FORCE
HIMSELF ON ANYONE, BEN.
HE'S THERE FOR YOU
IF YOU ASK,
BUT YOU HAVE TO
OPEN THE DOOR
AND INVITE HIM IN.
IF YOU DO THAT...
YOU'LL FIND A FATHER.
I TOLD YOU,
I ALREADY HAVE A FATHER!
I SAW HIM WALKING
ON THE STREET.
♪♪
(No sound track)
THAT'S WHAT
I THINK.
WHERE ARE YOU GOING?
TO GET MYSELF SOME MEDICINE.
I'M A LITTLE SHORT.
CAN YOU LOAN ME 40 CENTS?
FOR A DRINK?
YOU GOT 40 CENTS OR NOT?
I WANT SOMETHING
IN RETURN.
WHAT?
HELP ME FIND
MY FATHER.
YOU WANT A LOT
FOR 40 CENTS.
YOU GONNA HELP
ME OR NOT?
45.
NOW, WHAT'S THIS
ABOUT YOUR DADDY?
HE LOOK LIKE YOU.
YOU KNOW HIM?
YOU SURE?
YEAH, I'M SURE.
WHY SHOULD
I KNOW HIM?
BECAUSE HE DRINKS...
JUST LIKE YOU.
JUST LIKE ME?
YEAH.
GIVE IT UP, BOY.
NO!
OKAY...
BUT YOUR DADDY
IS GONE FOREVER.
HOW DO YOU KNOW?
YOU DON'T KNOW HIM.
DON'T HAVE TO.
MY DADDY LOVES ME.
YOU THINK I DON'T
LOVE MY SONS?
WHY DO YOU THINK
I LEAVE THEM?
SO THEY WOULDN'T HAVE TO
HAVE NO DRUNK FOR A FATHER.
MY DADDY'S DIFFERENT.
HE'S NOT LIKE YOU.
HE'S NOT!
♪♪
HE SEES THE SPARROW FALL.
HE HAS THE HAIRS OF
YOUR HEAD NUMBERED.
HE SEES YOU,
A CERTAIN MAN,
A CERTAIN WOMAN,
A CERTAIN GIRL,
A CERTAIN BOY.
SURRENDER TO HIM,
HE'S CALLING YOU BY NAME.
FOR GOD SO LOVED THE WORLD THAT
HE GAVE HIS ONLY BEGOTTEN SON,
THAT WHOSOEVER BELIEVETH
IN HIM SHOULD NOT PERISH,
BUT HAVE EVERLASTING LIFE.
JESUS DOESN'T JUST LOVE
YOU AND LEAVE YOU.
HE DOES SOMETHING ABOUT IT.
HE COMES TO THE CROSS
AND PAYS THE PRICE
OF YOUR SINS.
I'M SPEAKING TO YOU
ABOUT A LIVING CHRIST,
AND THIS LIVING CHRIST CAN COME
INTO YOUR HEART TODAY BY THE
HOLY SPIRIT AND MAKE YOU
A NEW PERSON,
GIVE YOU A NEW OUTLOOK ON LIFE,
TAKE AWAY THAT LONELINESS,
TAKE AWAY ALL THOSE SINS THAT
YOU'VE COMMITTED AND
WIPE THEM AWAY,
SO THAT WHEN GOD
SEES YOU,
HE NEVER SEES YOUR SINS.
YOU ARE JUSTIFIED IN HIS SIGHT
AS THOUGH YOU NEVER SINNED.
YES, GOD HAS A PLAN
TO LIFT YOU UP OUT OF THE
GUTTER AND OUT OF THE DIRT AND
OUT OF YOUR OWN
HELPLESSNESS,
AND THAT PLAN IS
JESUS CHRIST.
IF YOU'RE LOST,
THE ONLY WAY HOME IS TO
COME TO THE CROSS.
THE CROSS OF CHRIST DIRECTS
LOST PEOPLE TO THEIR
ETERNAL HOME.
YOU NEED TO COME HOME TO GOD.
♪♪
BEN!
LOOK...
I KNOW I SHOULDN'T HAVE
RUN OFF, BUT...
DO YOU NEED TO TALK
TO SOMEBODY?
I KNOW A PLACE.
HE DIDN'T WRITE.
HE DIDN'T LEAVE A NOTE.
HE NEVER EVEN SAID GOOD-BYE.
YOU MAY NEVER KNOW
WHY HE LEFT, BEN.
PEOPLE...SOMETIMES
THEY JUST WALK OUT
ON THEIR FAMILIES.
IT HURTS...
A LOT.
I KNOW.
BUT YOU ARE A STRONG
YOUNG MAN, BEN.
AND YOU HAVE A MOTHER
THAT LOVES YOU VERY MUCH.
THERE HAS BEEN A LOT OF
PAIN IN MY LIFE, TOO.
FOR A LONG TIME
I WAS BITTER,
BUT AFTER I EXPERIENCED
THE LOVE OF CHRIST,
I WAS ABLE TO FORGIVE
THOSE WHO HAD HURT ME
AND MOVE ON.
I DON'T KNOW
HOW TO DO THAT.
WE START BY ASKING GOD
FOR HIS FORGIVENESS.
DO YOU WANT TO
DO THAT, BEN?
YEAH.
YEAH, I DO.
DO YOU WANT ME TO START?
YOU CAN REPEAT AFTER ME.
OUT LOUD?
I WANT TO DO IT RIGHT.
GOD WILL HEAR
YOU EITHER WAY.
DEAR LORD JESUS...
DEAR LORD JESUS...
YOU PROMISED THAT
IF I ASKED...
YOU PROMISED THAT
IF I ASKED...
YOU WOULD COME
AND LIVE IN MY
HEART FOREVER...
YOU WOULD COME
AND LIVE IN MY
HEART FOREVER...
PLEASE FORGIVE ME FOR
SINNING AGAINST YOU...
PLEASE FORGIVE ME FOR
SINNING AGAINST YOU...
FOR GOING MY OWN WAY...
FOR GOING MY OWN WAY...
I RECEIVE YOU, JESUS...
I RECEIVE YOU, JESUS...
AS MY LORD
AND MY SAVIOR.
AS MY LORD
AND MY SAVIOR.
MOM, I'VE BEEN THINKING
A LOT ABOUT WHY DAD LEFT.
I GUESS HE WAS JUST
TOO ASHAMED TO STAY.
HARD TIMES CAN MAKE
ANYBODY BE ASHAMED.
SORRY IF I CAUSED
YOU ANY SHAME.
OH, BEN...
I COULDN'T HAVE GOT THROUGH
ANY OF THIS WITHOUT YOU.
MOM, LOOK, THE BEACH!
MOM, THE BEACH!
COME ON, COME ON.
LET'S GET OUT OF
THE BUS.
COME ON, LET'S GO.
YIPPEE!
HURRY UP, COME ON!
YIPPEE!
CAN YOU BELIEVE IT?
WE ACTUALLY MADE
IT TO THE BEACH.
YOU GUYS,
HURRY UP!
CAN WE PRAY
FOR HIM, MOM?
WE SURE CAN.
WE PRAY FOR OUR FATHER
AND OUR HUSBAND,
WHEREVER HE IS.
AND WE PRAY...
THAT YOU CAN TAKE
AWAY HIS SHAME...
AND LET HIM KNOW THAT
WE STILL LOVE HIM,
AND WE'D LIKE HIM
TO COME BACK,
AND WHENEVER,
IF EVER...
WE'LL BE WAITING FOR
HIM WITH OPEN ARMS,
JUST LIKE YOU ALWAYS
ARE FOR US, JESUS,
AND ALL GOD'S CHILDREN SAID...
AMEN!
AMEN!
AMEN.
♪♪
FELICE,
WAKE UP!
WAKE UP.
WE'RE HERE.
WHERE'S THE OCEAN?
I DON'T SEE THE OCEAN.
IT'S DOWNTOWN, SILLY.
YOU SAID THERE WAS A BEACH.
SHHHHH.
YOU'LL WAKE UP JUBE.
WHAT DO YOU THINK, MILLIE?
MILLIE SAYS IT'S
A BIG, UGLY CITY.
MILLIE'S BLIND.
♪♪
(Intercom voice:)
Your attention, please.
We are now boarding at Gate 4
for Phoenix, Albuquerque and
Dallas.
That's Gate 4 for Phoenix,
Albuquerque and Dallas.
WHERE ARE YOU FROM?
TEXAS -- EL PASO.
FIRST TIME IN L.A.?
YES, SIR.
YES, IT IS.
WE'RE GOING TO
SEE OUR DADDY.
IT'S A SURPRISE.
YOU THINK HE'LL TAKE US
TO DISNEYLAND TOMORROW?
NOW YOU TWO
SETTLE DOWN.
IT'S NOT GOING TO
BE THAT MUCH LONGER.
OUR DADDY CAME OUT HERE
TO FIND A GOOD JOB.
THERE'S NO GOOD JOBS BACK HOME,
BUT IT'S BETTER OUT HERE.
HE SENT US MONEY...
BE QUIET!
IS THIS WHERE
DADDY LIVES?
DADDY MUST HAVE FOUND
A REALLY GOOD JOB.
YES?
CAN I HELP YOU?
I DON'T MEAN TO BOTHER YOU,
BUT I'M LOOKING FOR
MY HUSBAND...
CLYDE GIBSON.
I'M AFRAID YOU HAVE
THE WRONG ADDRESS.
PLEASE!
HOW DID YOU
GET THIS?
WELL, HE SENT IT
TO ME LAST WEEK.
IT HAD SOME MONEY IN IT.
HERE.
SORRY, I'VE NEVER
SEEN HIM.
IT'S POSSIBLE MY
GARDENER HIRED HIM TO
CLEAR THE BRUSH
IN THE BACK.
HE MIGHT HAVE PUT HIS
PAY IN THIS ENVELOPE.
DO YOU KNOW WHERE
I MIGHT FIND HIM?
WE PICK UP OUR HELP
IN ONE OF THOSE
DAY-LABOR AGENCIES
DOWNTOWN.
I'M AFRAID I DON'T EVEN
KNOW THE NAME OF IT.
WE'VE COME A LONG WAY
TO FIND HIM.
WAIT HERE.
HEY, LADY...
DO YOU WANT
THE BAGS?
JUST A MINUTE.
I THINK THIS IS THE
RIGHT PLACE.
I WISH I COULD HELP YOU MORE.
SORRY.
THANK YOU.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
COME ON, LET'S GO.
WHERE TO NOW?
IS THIS BACK DOWNTOWN?
YES.
I'M AFRAID WE CAN'T
AFFORD ANOTHER $25.
OH, I'LL DROP YOU AT
THE NEXT BUS STOP.
CAN I HELP YOU?
YES.
I'M CONSTANCE GIBSON.
I'M LOOKING FOR
MY HUSBAND, CLYDE.
I UNDERSTAND THAT HE
MIGHT HAVE WORKED FOR YOU.
G-I-B-S-O-N?
CLYDE.
YOU'RE RIGHT.
WE DID HIRE HIM OUT...
FOUR DAYS THIS MONTH.
DO YOU HAVE AN ADDRESS?
I'M AFRAID ALL HE LISTED
WAS GENERAL DELIVERY.
WHERE'S THAT?
WELL, IT'S NO
PLACE, REALLY,
JUST THE POST OFFICE.
IT'S WHAT THE MEN PUT
DOWN WHEN THEY'RE
SLEEPING IN THEIR CARS
OR ON THE STREETS.
DO YOU REMEMBER HIM?
LOOK, LADY,
WE GET 150 MEN IN
HERE EACH WEEK.
SHOW HIM THE PICTURE.
IT'S REALLY DIFFICULT TO
REMEMBER INDIVIDUAL
NAMES AND FACES AND...
OH, YEAH.
YEAH, I REMEMBER HIM...
BIG STRONG FELLOW FROM TEXAS,
CLEAN SHAVEN, POLITE.
I WAS SORRY WHEN
HE DIDN'T COME BACK.
MAYBE HE GOT A FULL-TIME JOB.
COULD BE.
IT HAPPENS SOMETIMES.
MAYBE SOMEBODY HERE KNOWS.
CLYDE GIBSON?
ANYBODY HERE KNOW HIM?
HERE.
SHOW THEM THE PICTURE.
THE BEST TIME TO COME IS
AROUND 6:00 IN THE MORNING.
THAT'S WHEN MOST OF
THE MEN ARE HERE.
CAN WE LEAVE NOW, MOMMA?
IF HE SHOULD COME BACK,
WOULD YOU TELL HIM, PLEASE,
THAT HIS FAMILY IS HERE
LOOKING FOR HIM?
I SURE WILL.
WHERE CAN HE FIND YOU?
WELL, WE JUST GOT HERE.
COULD YOU RECOMMEND
SOMEPLACE THAT WE
COULD STAY NEARBY?
WE CAN'T AFFORD MUCH.
I WOULDN'T RECOMMEND
ANYPLACE AROUND HERE.
YOU MIGHT TRY THE ATHENS
HOTEL RIGHT DOWN THE STREET.
CAN'T MISS IT.
♪♪
MAYBE WE SHOULD TRY
ANOTHER PLACE.
MOM, I NEED TO GO
POTTY...REAL BAD.
MAYBE IT'S BETTER INSIDE.
AHHHHH!!
WHAT WAS THAT?
I DIDN'T SEE NOTHING.
WOW, A MOUSE, A LITTLE MOUSE.
IT'S...
IT'S ONLY FOR A WEEK.
IF DADDY WANTED
US OUT HERE,
HE WOULD HAVE SAID SO.
HE WOULDN'T HAVE SENT
US MONEY IF HE STILL
DIDN'T CARE ABOUT US.
HE DIDN'T SAY HE
WANTED US BACK.
MAYBE HE DIDN'T WANT YOU BACK.
STOP IT!
JUST STOP IT NOW!
WE DID NOT COME ALL
THIS WAY TO BE DEFEATED
BY ONE LITTLE SETBACK.
WHAT WE NEED IS A LITTLE FAITH.
THE LORD WILL HELP US
FIND THE WAY.
WHAT THIS PLACE NEEDS...
IS A GOOD SCRUBBING.
♪♪
(Clanking noises)
NOBODY EVER TELL YOU
IT'S NOT POLITE TO GAPE?
HERE.
YOU WANT TO BUY THIS?
IT'S FOR YOU.
I DON'T TAKE NO MONEY
FROM NO KID.
WHAT MAKES YOU THINK
I NEED MONEY?
KEEP IT.
"MY SHEEP HEAR MY VOICE,
"AND I KNOW THEM,
"AND THEY FOLLOW ME."
(Television voice:)
BY THE CROSS AND THE
RESURRECTION,
GOD HAS PROVIDED A WAY FOR YOU
TO HAVE PEACE AND JOY AND
HAPPINESS IN YOUR HEART.
AND AS YOU'RE GROWING UP,
YOU NEED GUIDANCE
YOU NEED DIRECTION...
NOT TO JUST WANDER ABOUT,
BUT SOME DESTINATION,
SOMETHING TO GUIDE YOU.
GOD WILL GUIDE YOU.
BUT FIRST THERE MUST
BE A CHANGE.
YOU MUST TURN AROUND.
THAT'S CALLED REPENTANCE.
THE BIBLE SAYS
IN ROMANS 6:
"FOR THE WAGES OF SIN IS DEATH"
THE BIBLE SAYS SIN IS A
BREAKING OF THE LAW.
WHAT LAW?
THE LAW OF CONSCIENCE.
HAVE YOU EVER GONE
AGAINST YOUR CONSCIENCE?
THEN YOU HAVE COMMITTED A SIN,
AND SIN COMES BETWEEN
YOU AND GOD,
AND COMES BETWEEN YOU AND PEACE
BETWEEN YOU AND HAPPINESS.
SHUT THAT JUNK OFF!
DID YOU HEAR
WHAT I SAID?
SHUT THAT JUNK OFF!
IT MEANS THAT YOU
TURN FROM YOUR SINS.
YOU'RE WILLING TO LET GOD
HAVE HIS WAY IN YOUR LIFE,
AND YOU ARE READY TO
FOLLOW HIM AND SERVE HIM
FROM NOW ON.
THAT'S REPENTANCE.
YOU MAY HAVE A LOW
OPINION OF YOURSELF,
BUT JESUS HAS A HIGH
OPINION OF YOU.
FATHER, ALL THESE THINGS
WE PRAY IN JESUS' NAME,
AND ALL GOD'S
CHILDREN SAID...
AMEN.
AMEN.
AMEN.
HOP IN.
COVERS, COVERS, COVERS.
EVERY NIGHT YOU PRAY FOR
GOD TO BRING DAD BACK TO US.
WHY DOESN'T HE ANSWER?
I'M SURE ONE
DAY HE WILL.
I HOPE THE LORD
HEARS US SOON.
OH, HONEY, HEY.
DO YOU REMEMBER WHAT
KING DAVID SAID?
WELL, HE SAID:
"WEEPING MAY ENDURE FOR A NIGHT,
"BUT JOY COMETH IN
THE MORNING."
I LOVE YOU.
♪♪
I'LL GO WITH YOU.
NO, I NEED YOU TO STAY HERE
AND LOOK AFTER JUBE AND FELICE.
NOW...
I'M NOT GOING TO TAKE
ALL THIS MONEY.
I'LL TRY NOT TO BE LONG.
HEY, JUBE...
HOW YOU DOIN', BABY?
THIS HERE'S RANDALL.
HOWDY.
HE AND YOUR DAD DID
SOME YARD WORK TOGETHER.
SO, HOW WAS HE DOING?
OH, HE WAS DOING OKAY,
I GUESS.
DID HE MISS US?
WELL, ACTUALLY...
HE DIDN'T SAY ANYTHING
ABOUT HAVING KIDS.
YOUR DAD'S NOT AS FREE
WITH WORDS AS YOU ARE,
FELICE.
NO, HE DIDN'T SAY
MUCH ABOUT HIMSELF,
BUT IF HE'S STILL
AROUND HERE,
WE'RE GONNA FIND HIM.
DO YOU THINK DADDY
REALLY WANTS US BACK?
OF COURSE HE DOES.
HE ONLY LEFT BECAUSE
HE WAS FEELING SO BAD
ABOUT BEING OUT OF WORK.
HE DIDN'T WANT TO DRAG
US DOWN WITH HIM,
BUT AS SOON AS HE GETS
BACK ON HIS FEET...
IF HE'S LIVING DOWN HERE,
HE'S NOT BACK ON
HIS FEET AGAIN.
HE MIGHT NOT
BE DOWN HERE.
HE COULD BE ANYPLACE.
HE COULD BE ON THE BEACH
RIGHT NOW...FISHING.
MAYBE WE CAN GET MOMMA
TO LOOK THERE.
I THINK THE BEACH IS
PRETTY FAR FROM HERE.
I'M NOT EVEN SURE
HOW TO GET THERE.
MAYBE WE COULD TRY
TO FIND OUT.
BUT SHE SAID TO STAY
IN THE HOTEL.
IF WE FIND DADDY,
SHE'LL FORGIVE US.
HELLO, MISTER.
♪♪
YOU SPARE SOME CHANGE, KID?
I...
I DON'T HAVE ANY MONEY.
WHAT ELSE YOU GOT?
NOTHING.
WHAT ABOUT YOUR POCKETS?
WHAT DO YOU
GOT IN YOUR POCKETS, HUH?
NOTHING.
WHAT ELSE YOU GOT?
WHAT ABOUT YOUR POCKETS?
YOUR BACK POCKETS,
WHAT DO YOU GOT
IN YOUR BACK POCKETS?
HUH, WHAT ABOUT
YOUR BACK
POCKETS?
LET HIM ALONE!
HE AIN'T GOT NOTHING
IN THEM POCKETS BUT LINT.
YOU KNOW THESE KIDS, NICK?
YEAH.
THIS HERE'S MY RICH UNCLE.
I NEVER SEEN THEM AROUND HERE.
THAT'S BECAUSE THEY'RE
NEW DOWN HERE,
I EXPECT.
THAT RIGHT, BOY?
YES, SIR.
YES, SIR...
YES, SIR...
HE AIN'T FROM AROUND HERE.
NOBODY EVER TELL YOU THAT
THIS AIN'T A GOOD
NEIGHBORHOOD FOR KIDS?
NO, SIR.
LET ME EXPLAIN
SOMETHING TO YOU.
YOU DON'T TRUST ME,
DO YOU?
WE DON'T KNOW YOU.
THAT'S RIGHT, GIRL,
YOU DON'T.
AND EVEN IF YOU DID,
I STILL WOULDN'T TRUST ME.
YOU KIDS GONNA MAKE IT
ON THE ROW,
YOU BETTER FOLLOW NICK'S
GOLDEN RULES FOR SURVIVAL.
DON'T TRUST NOBODY,
AND ALWAYS KEEP YOUR
RUNNIN' SHOES ON.
YOU TELL 'EM, BRO.
'CAUSE YOU NEVER KNOW WHO'S
GOING TO TURN ON YOU.
AHHHHH!!
SEE WHAT I'M SAYING?
MAYBE I JUST BE ACTING NOW,
BUT TOMORROW I COULD MEAN IT.
WHAT ARE YOU WASTING
YOUR TIME ON THESE KIDS, MAN?
IF THEY WANT TO PLAY
AROUND HERE, LET 'EM.
THIS BOY DID ME A
FAVOR YESTERDAY.
I'D JUST BE PAYING
HIM BACK.
ALL RIGHT.
NOW YOU'RE EVEN...FINE.
AHHHHHH!
UH-OH, MOMMA'S BACK.
THE MONEY!
MOMMA HID SOME MONEY IN A SOCK.
HELP ME FIND IT.
DON'T JUST STAND THERE!
GET DOWN HERE AND
HELP ME FIND IT.
YOU LEFT THE ROOM?
OH, BEN,
YOU KNEW THAT THIS
HOTEL WASN'T SAFE.
I TOLD YOU TO STAY HERE.
I WAS COUNTING ON YOU.
WHAT IN THE WORLD
WERE YOU THINKING?
WE WERE JUST TRYING
TO HELP.
YOU HAVEN'T FOUND
DADDY YET.
YOU MIGHT NOT EVEN
BE LOOKING IN
THE RIGHT PLACE.
I MEAN, FOLLOWING
SOME MAN AROUND
THAT ONLY KNEW DADDY
FOR ONE DAY.
AND YOU KNOW
BETTER, RIGHT?
THAT'S WHY ALL YOUR
MONEY'S GONE.
YEAH...
WELL, WE'RE SURE NOT
GOING TO FIND HIM
SITTING AROUND
HERE PRAYING.
CAN WE GO HOME NOW, MOMMA?
NOT NOW.
THAT MONEY THAT I
PUT IN THE SOCK,
IT WAS FOR
BUS FARE,
IN CASE WE DIDN'T
FIND YOUR DADDY.
I'LL GET THEM.
YOU KNOW, LIKE I
SAID BEFORE,
YOU'RE WELCOME TO
STAY AT MY PLACE.
THANKS, BUT YOU'VE DONE
A LOT ALREADY.
WE WON'T PUT YOU OUT ANYMORE.
WELL, I JUST WOULD DO IT
AS A FAVOR.
I'D LIKE YOU TO COME.
I'M SURE WE CAN FIND
A SHELTER TO TAKE US IN.
HOW CAN GOD LET PEOPLE
LIVE LIKE THIS?
MOST OF THESE PEOPLE
ARE ALCOHOLICS OR
NO-ACCOUNTS WHO BROUGHT
THIS ON THEMSELVES.
GOD PROBABLY DOESN'T KNOW
WHAT TO DO WITH THEM EITHER.
FULL UP.
MEN ONLY.
WHAT WAS WRONG
WITH THAT ONE?
THEY DON'T TAKE CHILDREN.
LOOK, MY PLACE AIN'T MUCH,
BUT I GOT SOME ROOM.
MOM, I DON'T FEEL
SO GOOD.
A SHELTER AIN'T NO
PLACE FOR A SICK KID.
YOU'RE RIGHT.
IF YOU'RE STILL OFFERING,
WE'D BE PLEASED TO
ACCEPT YOUR HOSPITALITY.
I'D BE HAPPY TO HAVE YOU.
COME IN.
LET ME JUST GET THIS HERE.
COME ON IN.
MAKE YOURSELF AT HOME.
PUT THOSE RIGHT THERE.
DO YOU HAVE SOMEPLACE THAT
I COULD PUT JUBE TO SLEEP?
OH, SURE.
YOU AND THE KIDS,
YOU TAKE THE BEDROOM,
AND I'LL JUST USE THE
COUCH OUT HERE.
OVER THIS WAY.
LET ME SHOW YOU HERE.
COFFEE ANYONE?
CAN WE WATCH TV?
YEAH, JUST KEEP IT LOW.
WHERE'S THE COLOR?
YOU GOT TO ADD IT.
IT'S IN YOUR HEAD.
IT'S BETTER THAT WAY.
THAT WAY, YOU CAN MAKE THINGS
BE ANY COLOR YOU WANT.
BE CAREFUL YOU DON'T BREAK IT.
WHEN YOU AND MY DADDY
WERE WORKING TOGETHER,
WHAT DID HE TALK ABOUT?
WELL, HE DIDN'T SAY MUCH,
AS I REMEMBER.
HE EVER SAY ANYTHING
ABOUT FISHING?
NO, NOT THAT I RECALL.
(Felice:)
DADDY ALWAYS TALKS
ABOUT FISHING.
WELL, HE DIDN'T TO ME.
WHY DON'T YOU KIDS GO
OUTSIDE AND PLAY?
THE FRESH AIR WILL
DO YOU GOOD.
(Felice:)
IT SURE WILL.
HE DOESN'T KNOW DADDY.
THEN WHY DID HE TELL
MOMMA THAT HE DID?
MAYBE IF WE
PRAYED HARDER.
WHAT GOOD IS PRAYING?
IF THERE IS A GOD,
HE DOESN'T CARE ABOUT
KIDS LIKE US.
BEN!
♪♪
YOU KNOW WHAT I THINK?
I THINK HE'S MILES
AWAY FROM HERE.
AND WHEREVER HE IS,
HE DON'T WANT YOU THERE.
WE BOTH HAD ROTTEN BREAKS.
YOU HAD A BUM HUSBAND.
I GOT A BUM LEG.
WE COULD JOIN UP.
WE COULD JOIN WELFARE.
IT ONLY TAKES A
COUPLE OF WEEKS.
WE COULD POOL OUR CHECKS.
LOOK, CONNIE...
I KNOW HOW MUCH THESE
KIDS MEAN TO YOU,
BUT, YOU KNOW, THEY COULD
BE A PROBLEM RIGHT NOW.
I MEAN, IT'S HARD ENOUGH
GETTING BACK ON YOUR FEET
WITHOUT HAVING TO...
ARE YOU SAYING THAT I SHOULD
GIVE MY KIDS UP?
NO, NO, NO.
DON'T TAKE THIS THE
WRONG WAY, CONSTANCE.
MAYBE YOU COULD JUST
PUT THEM IN A FOSTER
HOME FOR A WHILE.
I COULD NEVER DO THAT...
NEVER.
OKAY. IT WOULD JUST
BE FOR A LITTLE WHILE.
JUST 'TIL WE GET YOU
BACK ON YOUR FEET AGAIN.
THERE HAS TO BE ANOTHER WAY.
CONSTANCE, I KNOW YOU
WANT WHAT'S BEST FOR
THESE KIDS,
BUT THEY AIN'T
GONNA GET IT LIVING
IN THIS HOUSE.
MAYBE IT'S GOD'S
WILL, BUT...
STOP!
JUST DON'T SAY ANYTHING ELSE.
JUST THINK ABOUT IT.
I'LL RUN AWAY BEFORE
THEY SPLIT US UP.
I'LL RUN AWAY AND
FIND DADDY MYSELF.
THEN I'LL COME BACK
FOR YOU AND JUBE.
GOOD LUCK, BEN!
♪♪
YOU GET AROUND,
DON'T YOU, BOY?
I DIDN'T KNOW
YOU LIVED HERE.
HOME SWEET HOME.
I'M JUST WAITING FOR THE
CABLEMAN TO COME AND
HOOK UP MY TV.
HA, HA, HA.
MY MOM WANTS TO PUT
US IN A FOSTER HOME.
AH, THERE BE WORSE PLACES.
LIKE WHAT?
MISSIONS.
WE DON'T NEED NOBODY COMING
AROUND HERE LOOKING DOWN
THEIR SNOOTY NOSES AT US
MAKING US FEEL LIKE SCUM.
THEY CAN'T ALL BE LIKE THAT.
OKAY, BOY,
PEOPLE DON'T GIVE YOU FOOD AND
A BED 'CAUSE THEY TRYIN'
TO HELP YOU OUT.
THEY DO IT TO MAKE
THEMSELVES FEEL BETTER.
BESIDES, I HAD A COUPLE OF
FRIENDS WENT TO A MISSION...
NEVER CAME BACK.
I NEVER SAW 'EM AGAIN.
I DON'T WANT TO GO
TO A FOSTER HOME.
I'M TRYING TO
FIND MY FATHER.
LOOK, MAYBE YOU'VE SEEN HIM.
CLYDE GIBSON,
FROM EL PASO.
OH, THAT CLYDE GIBSON!
HA, HA, HA.
HEY, LOOK HERE, KID,
THIS IS A BIG CITY.
THERE'S LOTS OF
PEOPLE IN IT.
CAN'T YOU HELP ME?
THAT'S WHAT I'M TRYING
TO DO, BOY,
BUT YOU AIN'T LISTENING
TOO GOOD.
MAYBE YOUR MOMMA...
MAYBE SHE KNOWS BETTER.
MAYBE SHE WANTS BETTER FOR YOU.
HOW DO YOU KNOW
WHAT SHE WANTS?
BECAUSE DON'T NOBODY WANT THEIR
KIDS LIVIN' LIKE THIS.
YOU SEE MY KIDS DOWN HERE?
YOU'VE GOT KIDS?
YEAH.
I GOT TWO BOYS,
ONE OF 'EM IS ABOUT YOUR AGE.
WHERE ARE THEY?
WITH THEIR MOMMA.
STILL BACK IN CLEVELAND,
I EXPECT.
YOU DON'T KNOW
WHERE THEY ARE?
WELL, THEY AIN'T DOWN HERE
MESSING 'ROUND WITH
DRUNKS AND LOWLIFES,
THAT'S FOR SURE.
LOOK HERE,
I CAN'T HELP YOU.
GO ON, BEAT IT.
GET OUT OF MY FACE.
♪♪
STOP THE BUS!
STOP THE BUS!
OPEN THE DOORS!
(Horns honk)
BOY, YOU GOT A DEATH
WISH OR SOMETHING?
WATCH WHERE YOU'RE GOIN'.
♪♪
THE MAN WHO WAS JUST IN HERE,
WHERE DID HE GO?
DO YOU KNOW WHO HE IS?
OPEN UP!
IT'S ME!
YOU'VE GOT TO DO SOMETHING.
JUBE BROKE THE TV SET.
BEN, IT WAS AN ACCIDENT.
RANDALL'S GOING TO KILL US.
CAN YOU FIX IT?
IT WON'T HOLD.
UH-OH, RANDALL'S BACK.
THEY'RE COMING DOWN THE WALK.
HE LOOKS MAD ALREADY.
FIX IT, BEN, PLEASE!
WHAT'S GOING ON HERE?
NOTHING.
MOVE AWAY FROM THERE.
IT CAME OFF BY ACCIDENT.
GIVE IT TO ME!
GIVE IT TO ME!
IT'S BROKEN.
WE DIDN'T MEAN TO DO IT.
IT WAS A CRAPPY OLD SET ANYWAY.
JUST LIKE EVERYTHING ELSE
YOU HAVE AROUND HERE.
YOU WATCH YOUR MOUTH!
RANDALL!
WHAT ARE YOU DOING?
DON'T GIVE ME THAT
PREACHER'S STARE.
YOUR KIDS SO PERFECT YOU
NEVER HIT THEM BEFORE, RIGHT?
GO GET OUR THINGS.
WE'RE GETTING OUT
OF HERE RIGHT NOW.
NOW!
YEAH, GO ON, TAKE 'EM
OUT OF HERE.
YOU'RE SUCH A GOOD MOTHER,
YOU FEED 'EM...
YOU FIND A PLACE FOR
THEM TO LIVE.
I AIN'T GOING TO DO
IT FOR YOU ANYMORE.
YOU WANT TO KNOW THE TRUTH?
I BET YOUR HUSBAND COULDN'T
WAIT TO GET AWAY FROM YOU...
YOU AND YOUR RELIGION.
YOU'RE A LIAR!
STOP IT!
THAT'S ENOUGH!
COME HERE.
YOU'RE NOT GOING TO
PUT US IN FOSTER
HOMES NOW, ARE YOU?
WHERE DID YOU EVER
GET SUCH AN IDEA?
WE HEARD YOU
TALKING LAST NIGHT.
YOU SAID WE'D BE
BETTER OFF.
NO. RANDALL SAID THAT.
I NEVER WOULD DO
ANYTHING LIKE THAT.
YOU WENT TO WELFARE
TODAY, THOUGH.
YES, BUT NOT TO GIVE
YOU KIDS UP.
I WENT...I WENT TO SIGN UP.
THEN RANDALL GOT FURIOUS
WHEN HE FOUND OUT THAT
THEY WOULDN'T GIVE
ME ANY MONEY IF YOU
KIDS WERE IN A
FOSTER HOME.
WHAT DO WE DO NOW?
WE'RE GONNA PRAY.
COME ON, JUBE.
BEN, TAKE YOUR SISTER'S HAND.
I SAW DADDY
THIS MORNING.
I KNOW WHERE WE
CAN FIND HIM.
♪♪
MOM, MY FEET HURT.
I KNOW...
I KNOW.
BEN, WE'RE GONNA HAVE
TO LOOK FOR A PLACE
TO SPEND THE NIGHT.
CAN WE TRY A
FEW MORE?
ONE MORE.
THAT'S IT...
ONE MORE.
I'M SORRY, BUT I DON'T KNOW HIM.
THANKS.
WAIT!
IS THAT THE ONLY PICTURE
YOU HAVE OF HIM?
YES.
WHAT YOU NEED IS A HANDBILL THAT
YOU COULD LEAVE WITH PEOPLE IN
CASE THEY RUN ACROSS
YOUR HUSBAND.
I COULDN'T AFFORD ANYTHING
LIKE THAT.
I'LL MAKE ONE FOR YOU.
WE COULDN'T ASK
YOU TO DO THAT.
IT'S NO TROUBLE.
WHAT'S THE NUMBER WHERE
THEY CAN REACH YOU?
WELL, ACTUALLY, WE'RE
IN BETWEEN PLACES RIGHT NOW.
WELL, WHY DON'T WE JUST
PUT MY NUMBER DOWN,
AND YOU CAN CHECK BACK HERE
AND SEE IF ANYONE HAS CALLED.
I'M MUCH OBLIGED.
BEN, IT'S GETTING LATE.
ALL THE SHELTERS ARE
GOING TO BE FULL.
WE CAN GO TO THAT CAMP
I TOLD YOU ABOUT.
NOT ON THE STREET!
IT'S NOT THE STREET.
THEY'VE GOT TENTS
AND BLANKETS AND
EVEN PORTABLE BATHROOMS.
LOOK, WE CAN GO
BY THERE,
AND IF YOU
DON'T LIKE IT,
THEN WE CAN TRY TO
FIND A MISSION.
ALL RIGHT.
COME ON.
WELL, WELL, WELL...
NEVER KNOW WHO'S GONNA
TURN UP FOR DINNER.
WE DON'T HAVE ANY PLACE
TO SPEND THE NIGHT.
I'LL FIND YOU A SPOT.
THE CITY AIN'T
CHARGING RENT YET.
WELL, WE DON'T HAVE BLANKETS
OR A BEDROLL.
HEY, MOTHER THERESA,
CAN YOU SCARE UP A
FEW BLANKETS?
NICK, DIDN'T I ALREADY
GIVE YOU A BLANKET?
IT AIN'T FOR ME.
IT'S FOR MY FRIENDS HERE.
LOOK, I'M SORRY WE DON'T
HAVE ANY MORE BLANKETS
FOR TONIGHT.
COME ON, HONEY.
I THINK WE'VE DONE ENOUGH
WORK FOR ONE DAY.
LET'S GO HOME.
WE COULD GO GET
MORE, DAD.
SWEETHEART, WE CAN'T
HELP EVERYBODY.
IT'S JUST ONE
FAMILY.
COME ON, LET'S LOAD
UP THE VAN.
HEY, GEORGE!
YEAH, YEAH.
AH, FORGET THAT GUY.
LET ME SEE WHAT
I CAN DO FOR YOU.
WHAT ABOUT THESE TABLECLOTHS?
MOM WON'T MIND.
HEY, COME OVER HERE!
JENNIFER!
JENNIFER, WOULD
YOU PLEASE GET
BACK IN THE VAN!
HERE.
TAKE IT.
GOD BLESS YOU.
COME ON.
WHY DOES GOD LET SO
MANY PEOPLE BE HOMELESS?
DON'T BLAME THIS ON GOD.
THIS ISN'T PART OF
HIS PLAN, HONEY.
ALL THIS IS A GRIEF
TO HIS HEART.
WHETHER RICH
OR POOR,
THERE'S ALWAYS PAIN
AND SUFFERING WHEN
PEOPLE TURN AGAINST GOD.
JUBE AND I HAVEN'T
TURNED AGAINST GOD.
I KNOW THAT.
LOOKS LIKE YOU JUST
CAME FROM A FUNERAL.
WE WERE TALKING ABOUT GOD.
OH, WELL, THAT EXPLAINS IT.
LOOK HERE, TALKIN' AIN'T
NEVER CHANGED NOTHIN'.
HARD TIMES CALL FOR
STRONG MEDICINE.
NOW THAT'S BETTER
THAN TALKIN'.
YOU'RE DRUNK!
I PREFER TO CALL
IT SELF-PRESERVATION.
COME ON,
I THINK IT'S TIME
THAT WE STARTED
GETTING READY
FOR BED.
♪ BAD, BAD WHISKEY ♪
♪ MADE ME SO LOW ♪
♪♪
(Thunderstorm brews)
WE'VE GOT TO
FIND A SHELTER.
I DON'T WANT JUBE
OUT IN THE RAIN.
TAKE HIM TO A MISSION.
I'LL FIND DADDY MYSELF.
WE ARE NOT GONNA SPLIT UP.
I SAW HIM, MOMMA.
IF WE GIVE UP NOW,
WE'RE NEVER GONNA FIND HIM.
THE FIRST THING WE'RE
GONNA DO IS KEEP
FROM GETTING WET.
♪♪
MOM, I'M COLD AND WET.
CAN'T WE GO INSIDE?
WE SHOULD HAVE
NEVER COME HERE.
I KNOW.
I'M SO SORRY
IT'S BEEN SO HARD.
I THOUGHT I WAS DOING WHAT
WOULD KEEP OUR FAMILY TOGETHER.
I GUESS I JUST DIDN'T UNDERSTAND
WHAT THE LORD WANTED FROM US.
GOD DOESN'T EVEN
KNOW WE'RE HERE.
I KNOW THAT SOMETIMES
IT SEEMS LIKE THAT, BUT...
JESUS LOVES US, BEN.
HE SAID HE WOULD
NEVER LEAVE US,
NOR FORSAKE US.
DIDN'T YOU, LORD?
(Gospel music playing)
FOLLOW ME.
COME ON.
FOLLOW ME.
COME ON.
♪ I'M SO TIRED ♪
♪ I'M SO WORN ♪
♪ AND THROUGH THE STORM ♪
♪ AND THROUGH MY
DARKEST NIGHT ♪
♪ I WANT YOU TO LEAD ♪
♪ LEAD ME ON ♪
♪ TO THE LIGHT ♪
♪ AND TAKE...
TAKE MY HAND ♪
♪ PRECIOUS LORD ♪
♪ AND LEAD ME ON ♪♪
IT IS DIFFICULT TO HAVE FAITH
IN THE GOODNESS OF GOD WHEN
WE'RE WALKING IN THE
DARKEST NIGHT OF THE SOUL,
WHEN OUR LOSS IS
OVERWHELMING,
BUT THE RESURRECTION
MORNING COMES,
AND WITH ITS DAWN,
THE ETERNAL MESSAGE
OF HOPE AND RENEWAL.
AS GOD RAISED HIS
SON FROM THE DEAD...
HEY, THAT'S THE FAMILY I
SAW ON THE STREET YESTERDAY.
THEY REALLY NEED
OUR HELP.
THIS IS NOT THE
TIME OR PLACE, GEORGE.
WE'RE HERE FOR
OTHER REASONS.
LOOK, WE'RE ALL FOR
THE FOOD PROGRAM,
BUT YOU START BRINGING
THESE PEOPLE IN HERE,
AND WE'RE GOING TO TURN
THIS INTO A SHELTER,
NOT A CHURCH.
JUST KEEP PRAYING.
WE CAN'T HELP EVERYONE.
YEAH, BUT THEY'RE
JUST ONE FAMILY.
I WOULDN'T GIVE THEM MONEY.
IT JUST PERPETUATES
THE PROBLEM.
OKAY.
I WONDER WHAT JESUS WOULD DO?
EXCUSE ME.
IS THERE ANYTHING THAT I
CAN DO FOR YOU?
WHAT'S TAKING SO LONG?
WE'VE BEEN OUT HERE
FOR AN HOUR.
NO ROOM AT THE INN, I GUESS.
THERE IS A PLACE FOR YOU
AT THE SALVATION ARMY'S
FAMILY SHELTER.
WELL, WE TRIED THEM.
THEY WERE FULL UP.
YEAH, WELL, I GUESS GOD
HEARD YOUR PRAYERS TODAY.
AN HOUR AGO,
A FAMILY MOVED OUT.
HI!
I'M LORRAINE.
I'M THE DIRECTOR HERE.
WELL, YOU GUYS LOOK LIKE
YOU'VE HAD A ROUGH DAY.
WHY DON'T YOU COME WITH ME
AND WE'LL GET SETTLED, OKAY?
THIS IS YOURS.
IS THIS ROOM
JUST FOR US?
THE LOCAL CHURCH HELPED THE
FAMILY THAT LIVED HERE FIND
AN APARTMENT.
IT'S A NEW PROGRAM THAT
WE'RE A PART OF THAT
MATCHES HOMELESS FAMILIES
WITH CONGREGATIONS THAT
WANT TO HELP.
UNFORTUNATELY,
WE HAVE MORE FAMILIES
THAN CHURCHES.
DON'T CRY, MOMMA.
THIS IS A GOOD PLACE.
YOUR DAUGHTER'S
RIGHT, CONSTANCE.
THE PEOPLE HERE,
WE ALL KNOW WHAT
YOU'VE BEEN THROUGH.
WE'VE BEEN IN THE
SAME PLACE OURSELVES.
NO MOUSE.
WHY DON'T YOU WASH UP
AND SETTLE IN?
WE'LL TALK MORE
AT DINNER, OKAY?
ARE YOU GOING TO HELP
US FIND OUR FATHER?
IS THAT WHY YOU CAME
TO LOS ANGELES?
I SAW HIM ON THE
STREET TWO DAYS AGO.
DID HE SEE YOU?
HE WAS TOO
FAR AWAY.
I KNOW YOU AND YOUR FAMILY
HAVE BEEN THROUGH A LOT, BEN,
AND WHETHER YOU FIND YOUR
FATHER OR NOT,
YOU'LL STILL HAVE
DIFFICULT CHOICES AHEAD.
WHATEVER HAPPENS,
WE'RE HERE TO HELP YOU.
GOD'S HELP.
I DON'T WANT HIS KIND OF HELP.
GOD DOESN'T FORCE
HIMSELF ON ANYONE, BEN.
HE'S THERE FOR YOU
IF YOU ASK,
BUT YOU HAVE TO
OPEN THE DOOR
AND INVITE HIM IN.
IF YOU DO THAT...
YOU'LL FIND A FATHER.
I TOLD YOU,
I ALREADY HAVE A FATHER!
I SAW HIM WALKING
ON THE STREET.
♪♪
(No sound track)
THAT'S WHAT
I THINK.
WHERE ARE YOU GOING?
TO GET MYSELF SOME MEDICINE.
I'M A LITTLE SHORT.
CAN YOU LOAN ME 40 CENTS?
FOR A DRINK?
YOU GOT 40 CENTS OR NOT?
I WANT SOMETHING
IN RETURN.
WHAT?
HELP ME FIND
MY FATHER.
YOU WANT A LOT
FOR 40 CENTS.
YOU GONNA HELP
ME OR NOT?
45.
NOW, WHAT'S THIS
ABOUT YOUR DADDY?
HE LOOK LIKE YOU.
YOU KNOW HIM?
YOU SURE?
YEAH, I'M SURE.
WHY SHOULD
I KNOW HIM?
BECAUSE HE DRINKS...
JUST LIKE YOU.
JUST LIKE ME?
YEAH.
GIVE IT UP, BOY.
NO!
OKAY...
BUT YOUR DADDY
IS GONE FOREVER.
HOW DO YOU KNOW?
YOU DON'T KNOW HIM.
DON'T HAVE TO.
MY DADDY LOVES ME.
YOU THINK I DON'T
LOVE MY SONS?
WHY DO YOU THINK
I LEAVE THEM?
SO THEY WOULDN'T HAVE TO
HAVE NO DRUNK FOR A FATHER.
MY DADDY'S DIFFERENT.
HE'S NOT LIKE YOU.
HE'S NOT!
♪♪
HE SEES THE SPARROW FALL.
HE HAS THE HAIRS OF
YOUR HEAD NUMBERED.
HE SEES YOU,
A CERTAIN MAN,
A CERTAIN WOMAN,
A CERTAIN GIRL,
A CERTAIN BOY.
SURRENDER TO HIM,
HE'S CALLING YOU BY NAME.
FOR GOD SO LOVED THE WORLD THAT
HE GAVE HIS ONLY BEGOTTEN SON,
THAT WHOSOEVER BELIEVETH
IN HIM SHOULD NOT PERISH,
BUT HAVE EVERLASTING LIFE.
JESUS DOESN'T JUST LOVE
YOU AND LEAVE YOU.
HE DOES SOMETHING ABOUT IT.
HE COMES TO THE CROSS
AND PAYS THE PRICE
OF YOUR SINS.
I'M SPEAKING TO YOU
ABOUT A LIVING CHRIST,
AND THIS LIVING CHRIST CAN COME
INTO YOUR HEART TODAY BY THE
HOLY SPIRIT AND MAKE YOU
A NEW PERSON,
GIVE YOU A NEW OUTLOOK ON LIFE,
TAKE AWAY THAT LONELINESS,
TAKE AWAY ALL THOSE SINS THAT
YOU'VE COMMITTED AND
WIPE THEM AWAY,
SO THAT WHEN GOD
SEES YOU,
HE NEVER SEES YOUR SINS.
YOU ARE JUSTIFIED IN HIS SIGHT
AS THOUGH YOU NEVER SINNED.
YES, GOD HAS A PLAN
TO LIFT YOU UP OUT OF THE
GUTTER AND OUT OF THE DIRT AND
OUT OF YOUR OWN
HELPLESSNESS,
AND THAT PLAN IS
JESUS CHRIST.
IF YOU'RE LOST,
THE ONLY WAY HOME IS TO
COME TO THE CROSS.
THE CROSS OF CHRIST DIRECTS
LOST PEOPLE TO THEIR
ETERNAL HOME.
YOU NEED TO COME HOME TO GOD.
♪♪
BEN!
LOOK...
I KNOW I SHOULDN'T HAVE
RUN OFF, BUT...
DO YOU NEED TO TALK
TO SOMEBODY?
I KNOW A PLACE.
HE DIDN'T WRITE.
HE DIDN'T LEAVE A NOTE.
HE NEVER EVEN SAID GOOD-BYE.
YOU MAY NEVER KNOW
WHY HE LEFT, BEN.
PEOPLE...SOMETIMES
THEY JUST WALK OUT
ON THEIR FAMILIES.
IT HURTS...
A LOT.
I KNOW.
BUT YOU ARE A STRONG
YOUNG MAN, BEN.
AND YOU HAVE A MOTHER
THAT LOVES YOU VERY MUCH.
THERE HAS BEEN A LOT OF
PAIN IN MY LIFE, TOO.
FOR A LONG TIME
I WAS BITTER,
BUT AFTER I EXPERIENCED
THE LOVE OF CHRIST,
I WAS ABLE TO FORGIVE
THOSE WHO HAD HURT ME
AND MOVE ON.
I DON'T KNOW
HOW TO DO THAT.
WE START BY ASKING GOD
FOR HIS FORGIVENESS.
DO YOU WANT TO
DO THAT, BEN?
YEAH.
YEAH, I DO.
DO YOU WANT ME TO START?
YOU CAN REPEAT AFTER ME.
OUT LOUD?
I WANT TO DO IT RIGHT.
GOD WILL HEAR
YOU EITHER WAY.
DEAR LORD JESUS...
DEAR LORD JESUS...
YOU PROMISED THAT
IF I ASKED...
YOU PROMISED THAT
IF I ASKED...
YOU WOULD COME
AND LIVE IN MY
HEART FOREVER...
YOU WOULD COME
AND LIVE IN MY
HEART FOREVER...
PLEASE FORGIVE ME FOR
SINNING AGAINST YOU...
PLEASE FORGIVE ME FOR
SINNING AGAINST YOU...
FOR GOING MY OWN WAY...
FOR GOING MY OWN WAY...
I RECEIVE YOU, JESUS...
I RECEIVE YOU, JESUS...
AS MY LORD
AND MY SAVIOR.
AS MY LORD
AND MY SAVIOR.
MOM, I'VE BEEN THINKING
A LOT ABOUT WHY DAD LEFT.
I GUESS HE WAS JUST
TOO ASHAMED TO STAY.
HARD TIMES CAN MAKE
ANYBODY BE ASHAMED.
SORRY IF I CAUSED
YOU ANY SHAME.
OH, BEN...
I COULDN'T HAVE GOT THROUGH
ANY OF THIS WITHOUT YOU.
MOM, LOOK, THE BEACH!
MOM, THE BEACH!
COME ON, COME ON.
LET'S GET OUT OF
THE BUS.
COME ON, LET'S GO.
YIPPEE!
HURRY UP, COME ON!
YIPPEE!
CAN YOU BELIEVE IT?
WE ACTUALLY MADE
IT TO THE BEACH.
YOU GUYS,
HURRY UP!
CAN WE PRAY
FOR HIM, MOM?
WE SURE CAN.
WE PRAY FOR OUR FATHER
AND OUR HUSBAND,
WHEREVER HE IS.
AND WE PRAY...
THAT YOU CAN TAKE
AWAY HIS SHAME...
AND LET HIM KNOW THAT
WE STILL LOVE HIM,
AND WE'D LIKE HIM
TO COME BACK,
AND WHENEVER,
IF EVER...
WE'LL BE WAITING FOR
HIM WITH OPEN ARMS,
JUST LIKE YOU ALWAYS
ARE FOR US, JESUS,
AND ALL GOD'S CHILDREN SAID...
AMEN!
AMEN!
AMEN.
♪♪