Voiceless

A young, reserved war veteran risks his marriage and new ministry job by opposing a neighborhood abortion clinic.

Description

Jesse Dean is a recently discharged soldier who had a rough upbringing, but because of his wife, found God and now is totally devoted to his faith.

He and wife move to Philadelphia so he can take a new job as an outreach leader at an old church whose membership has been declining. As everything is going well and as he starts connecting to the community, he discovers there's an abortion clinic directly across the street from the church.

Now, this character, Jesse, considers abortion one of the greatest sins of our nation, but because of his own insecurities and fear of confrontation, most of which stem from his life as a soldier and from events that happened in his past, his response is to avoid responsibility and get others to deal with this issue.

He goes to the pastor and to several others in the church and tries to get their help to no avail. He wonders why they aren't doing anything about the clinic but sees nothing but apathy from those around him and eventually, in himself as well.

One day something tragic and personal happens to him while he's going about his everyday routine, an incident that confirms something must to be done about the clinic. Although realizing something must be done about this clinic, he also realizes no one wants to take action in doing it.

He comes to the point that he begins to take action himself. He gets involved but the more involved he gets, the more resistance he gets from those in church and community. They don't want him to be an "extremist" or their church to be associated with activism or crossing the line of church and state.

His wife, who thinks his actions will get him fired or land him in jail, also comes against him.

Finally, it comes down to him having to make a choice: is he going to take the easy way out and back off, which is what everyone wants him to do, or will he face a major confrontation which will require him to become a true soldier for God and put everything on the line…not just his job, but his freedom and marriage as well.

So, in a nutshell, Voiceless is about a young, reserved, war veteran, who moves to Philadelphia to take a new ministry job and puts his life on the line to stand against an abortion clinic that moved across the street from the church.

This film encourages people to stand up for what they know is right, particularly as it pertains to taking God's truths into society to address social issues. It addresses the spirit of retreat as it pertains to engaging the culture that has developed within the Church.