Jeff Stratton

Westward Hope: a Journey of the Spirit Jeff Stratton

Adam Bennett's life has taken a horrible turn for the worse. After a traumatic head injury sustained at work leaves him prone to violent and unpredictable behavior, his beloved wife and daughter are forced to flee for their safety. Adam's condition is eventually controlled with medication, but it seems his family is gone for good. He is unable to locate them. Miserable and lonely, Adam decides to commit suicide by drowning in the Pacific Ocean after a final cross-country hitchhiking journey. Along the way, Adam encounters a series of unusual characters, all with Biblical names, who seem to share a common interest in his salvation. But Adam's denial and rigid ways are hard to penetrate. Despite experiences he is unable to explain, he remains ambivalent about living as he nears they journey's end. In Las Vegas, a mysterious and compelling man knows things only one man could know. He waits to take Adam to the ocean. Why did he choose to end his life in this most unlikely manner? Who are the people who have helped him along the way? Dare he believe that his final chauffer is Jesus Christ himself? And will that be enough to save him?