Hope Ranch (2020) - full transcript

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.

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.

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 that your.

That day, our whole

world turned upside down.

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?

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 yours 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 thing Dad ever

gave me.

Go on, I know you want to.

I'll see you inside for lunch.

Okay, good.

You can open your eyes

now.

Do you like her?

She's breathtaking!

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

permission to pet her.

Hi there.

Wow, looks like somebody's

got a new best friend.

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 can'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.

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.

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 building

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.

You know what they say,

if you build it they will come.

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.

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?

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 wouldn'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?

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.

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 time,

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.

Hey Grace.

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.

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.

Mrs. Evans, this is

Ben Clark from the bank again.

We urgently need to talk.

As you are aware from

your foreclosure notice.

Rebecca, how you doing?

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 here.

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 it.

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.

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.

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?

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 for 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 stopped 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.

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 really, 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.

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'll 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.

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 has 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?

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 much

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.

Come on.

- 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.

Here you go.

Thank you.

Hungry?

Wait.

What?

Why don't we give thanks.

Really?

Sure.

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.

Oh, it's all right.

No, it's not all 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 people

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.

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 the 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 convince

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 for 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?

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.

I'll take it.

All right, I'll go get the

paperwork.

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.

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 can'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 them take you

from me.

If I lose the ranch then fine,

but I'm not gonna lose you.

I'm really very

proud of you, you know that?

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.

Hello?

I've been trying to

reach you urgently, Mrs. Evans.

Please, I need more time.

We keep giving you more

time,

we filed extension after

extension after you missed

one mortgage payment after

another.

I realize that, but...

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?

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?

Anyone found on sight

will be forcefully removed

by the sheriff, but I trust

it won't come to that.

Hi.

Sorry, didn't mean to startle

you.

My name is Luke Stark.

I own a cattle ranch just

across 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 me!

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!

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.

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.

Me 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.

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

choice

given that we're at church.

Maybe we can talk some

more after the service?

Yeah, I'd like that.

Okay.

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 somebody 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

every 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.

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 wallets to you and

Grace.

They love you, we all do.

I'm glad I was able

to reach you, Mr. Clark.

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.

You have it all, really?

I sure do.

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.

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.

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 have 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?

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.

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.

Thank you.

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.