Kue Summers and Candy Michaels have grown up in very different worlds. Candy enjoys life in a Minneapolis suburb where wealth, private schools, frequent travel, and privilege dominate. Kue lives in Twin Pines, a quiet, northern Minnesota community where life evolves slowly but family and church assume great importance. Both Kue and Candy have recently graduated from high school, public for Kue, private for Candy. Before embarking on a path to a college degree, each accepts the challenge of group leadership in their respective churches. A call for participation in a mission trip to Puerto Vallarta, Mexico, inspires them to assume leadership of a group of teenagers who volunteer to perform humanitarian work in beautiful, tropical Puerto Vallarta.While in Mexico, Candy and Kue discover much more than just knowledge of life in a dynamic, Mexican city. They discover just how much they have in common. Ultimately, their relationship faces a crisis when a late summer storm rips through Kue's hometown.