The Story

Our main character David is not someone you are meant to like. He is an alcoholic that has spent 19 years in prison and has come out feeling mistreated by the justice system. Getting out on parole, David moves to the small quiet town of Oak Hill, Florida to live with his sister, Petra. You soon see, however, that he has not changed his drinking or his behavior. To make matters worse, his estranged daughter Naomi hears of his parole and moves into the same small town, determined to do anything to get him back to prison. In the center of this story is Joseph, an Elder at Oak Hill Christian Church who is a simple man that loves the Lord. Regardless of the possibility of losing his place in the church, his business and even his standing in the community, Joseph reaches out to David in love and shows him the grace that God has given us all.

The Characters

    • David - A struggling alcoholic, David is someone who has a tendency to blame everyone else for his actions but himself. Even when he admits something, there is always a reason. That being said, David is still trying to put his life back together and has decided to move in with his sister, Petra, in the small, quiet town of Oak Hill, FL.
    • Naomi - A parole officer with a dark past, Naomi is angry and vengeful. She believes that it is her obligation to make her father David pay for his past and does not put trust in God, but rather in herself.
    • Ruth - As Naomi’s loving but quiet daughter, Ruth struggles to find a way to connect with her mother. At age 13, she has closed in on herself due to her mom’s neglect and her father’s absence.
    • Joseph - An elder at Oak Hill Christian Church, Joseph is a calm and quiet man that has spent much of his life in prayer. Married to Claudia for 5 years, he has always desired to follow in the footsteps of his father, a prison Chaplin, but has been halted because of his wife's beliefs.
    • Paulena - Joseph’s wife is a kind, welcoming person who is loving and understanding of “regular” people. Paulena, however, believes that certain people can never change and that they are inherently “evil.”
    • Petra - As both David’s sister and Paulena’s best friend, Petra feels caught between two people she loves dearly. Though she wants to believe her brother is reformed, Petra struggles to see him differently than she has always known him.
    • Rahab - A former sex-trafficking victim in hiding with her son Solomon, Rahab has come to the town of Oak Hill to seek help and rebuild her life. Unfortunately she’s become the newest target for the town gossip, Dee.
    • Solome - Rahab's 11 year old daughter that acts like she’s a college professor, but seems to always see things that others miss.
    • Dee - A lady who loves to gossip and “pray” about anyone in town, she usually comes up with her own conclusions from shreds of truth mixed in with her own imagination.
    • Police Officer
    • Dancer/Mime
    • Singer