Escaping from her abusive relationship and a family tragedy, Gloria Westfall finds herself homeless and penniless in a small Georgia town. She assumes a false identity to avoid being found. A Quaker pastor and manager of the local soup kitchen, Joel Clarkston, employs her to show him and the community how to treat the poor by teaching them to serve one another. His love for her clouds his ability to recognize that she is mentally unstable. Sam Wassem, an ex-army soldier who suffers from PTSD, arrives in the same town with "baggage" of his own. Their secrets are exposed as they unite to restore the dignity of the poor, homeless, and mentally ill.