Movie: Saving Sarah Cain

Sarah Cain, a woman in her thirties, lives alone in the big city. She’s a journalist and writing is her life. She writes a column for a newspaper but is on the verge of being fired. One day, while having dinner with her almost-fiancé Bryan Ford, she receives a call from her sister’s daughter, Lyddie. Sarah and her sister Ivy have been out of contact for many years, ever since Ivy married an Amish and joined the Amish community. Lyddie had called Sarah to inform her that Ivy had died two days ago because of some sort of heart problem, leaving five children behind. Sarah attends her sister’s funeral and afterwards is distressed to discover that she is now considered the children’s legal guardian. What could she do with five ‘Plain’ children? Discussing what should be done, Lyddie, the oldest who is sixteen, only wants Sarah to care for them until she turns eighteen and can legally become their guardian. Sarah gets an idea. She could write about the children in her column! She then makes a rash decision: she would take the children with her to live in the big city.

Lyddie, Caleb, Ana Mae, Josiah, and Hannah all have a very difficult time transferring from their very sheltered life to the city they were thrust into.  It is very hard for them to fit in at school and little by little they begin losing their Plain ways. Ana Mae decides she would like to wear pants, and Caleb joins the wrestling team without telling Lyddie. When the find out that their aunt has been writing about their personal life, they are crushed. They see that the city has caused them to lie, cheat, and lose their ways. When it can’t possibly get worse, little Josiah runs away, pledging to find his mother. When Sarah finally finds him, she repents for having thought about herself more than the children and decides to take them back to where they belong. The children convince her to stay in the Amish community and care for them.

I recommend Saving Sarah Cain for all ages! Watch it now!