Five years after the events of Wild Faith, Emmett Murphy, Ben Lilly, and Hester Thicket reunite when an orphan train arrives in a small Northern Michigan town just before Christmas. As they help a local church care for the children, a ruthless mine owner tries to force the kids into dangerous labor-and kidnaps a young native boy when his offer is refused. With time running out, the trio sets out to rescue the boy and protect the town's future, discovering the true spirit of Christmas along the way.