Sean's Background

Sean grew up a privileged child nurtured in the womb of his Southern California fundamentalist church.

He dreamed of becoming a missionary pilot and hoped Kathleen Wilberforce will share his dream.

Disappointments and Crisis

But he loses Kathleen to a rival, then watches his dream crash like a toy airplane when he washes out of the Torrey Bible Institute mission aviation program (Chicago).

Flailing about with disappointments and unanswered prayers, he performs a blasphemous ritual to convince himself that he has become an atheist.

Kathleen's Secret

Kathleen unexpectedly shows up at the Institute but carries a dark secret that shames her and isolates her from Sean.

Sean's Inner Struggle

Meanwhile, Sean finds that being a good atheist is harder than he thought. In his anguish, he seeks a path back to aviation, back to Kathleen, and back to God.