A young pastor meets a missionary in a mining village in the hill country of Pennsylvania. At his first sight of Louise, Virgil knew that there was no time to waste. But the magnificent mountains that separated them from each other proved to be a formidable barrier. The only means they had to fan the flame of their fledgling love was letters. World-scale events swirl around them, but their work, their relationship, and their growing love take center stage. They provide a window into a world now long gone and so ever much the same. A fascinating journey of faith unfolds in their own words...