Paper Treasures

Paige McKinnon has finally graduated high school and is ready to embark on the journey she has been planning for years. Alone, she makes her way to Las Vegas with hope to locate her mentally ill and homeless mother. A young woman of faith, she uses only the prompting of God's Spirit and advice of her aunt to find a place to stay, work, and search for her mother's whereabouts. She makes her way to a quiet community with a big heart in the outskirts of Vegas. Paige meets a woman of faith who encourages and supports her; but Paige hides her reason for being in Vegas even as she accepts a job and assistance from the woman. Paige is amazed by the generosity and vibrancy of the woman. She feels at home around her, but is caught off guard by the woman's loving and good-looking son who seems to be at every turn. The young man's life is pleasantly distracted by Paige's beauty and presence and hopes to get to know the mysterious girl who is becoming an indirect but daily part of his life. Yet Paige has purpose in her being in Vegas and it is not romance. Paige plans her days to find new ways to meet and search the homeless of Vegas. With the help of her family, letters, and trust in God's sovereignty, she places herself in the midst of the homeless and, at times, risks her safety to find any information on her mother's whereabouts. Not knowing where Paige goes every day after work, the community she is getting to know well grows concerned about her consistent, mysterious outings and why they occasionally end in tears.