Leaving Darkness

<p>Long-haul truck driver Lowell Ferguson is on the brink of suicide. He is haunted by the guilt of a horrible secret from his senior year of high school. Therapy and antidepressants aren't able to lift him out of depression. At twenty-eight years old he believes his life has dissolved into a meaningless annoyance. Only the strong bond with his lone friend-a Chihuahua named Rufus-keeps him from choosing death. But when Lowell learns Rufus may have cancer he fears there will be no reason left to live if his beloved dog dies.</p> <p>While awaiting the diagnosis he comes across a flier for a Christian support group promising hope and freedom. A skeptic and an apatheist he nonetheless reluctantly decides to join the group. Through this joining he finds what he has been yearning for-a path toward leaving the darkness of depression. This first step provides Lowell the courage to do what he must to escape his guilt and finally confront his past.</p>