The Lost and Found
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Complete Sat, Jan 9, 202155m
John is a preacher's son who has been long denied the freedom afforded to most his age. He's in love with the one girl in town his father has forbidden and finds himself a disappointment to his parents. Frustrated with his parents' expectations and restrictions he leaves town to find his place and prove his worth.
Somewhere along the way he finds himself lost in a world outside of time and comes face to face with his family's darkest secrets and a past he knew nothing about.
The only way home is to unravel the mysteries of the strangers he has come to live with and find what has been lost for generations.
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