I Still Believe (2020) Movie Script
[ALARM RINGING]
Jeremy is leaving!
- Hey, bud.
- Jeremy is leaving!
Hey, not my head... phones, Josh.
[JOSH] Jeremy is leaving!
- [BOY] What's with him today?
- I don't know.
Have you seen my shoes?
- He has my shoes?
- [JEREMY] Yes.
[BOY] Josh!
[SIGHS]
- Josh!
- [JOSH] Jeremy is leaving!
We know. Stop!
Jared, stop chasing your brother!
- [JARED] Give me my shoes.
- [JOSH] Jeremy is leaving!
Tom. Do something!
Jared, stop chasing your brother.
[JOSH] Jeremy is leaving.
That... That's it? Really?
- Jeremy is leaving.
- We know. Stop.
Come on, dude.
Give me a minute.
Sit down, buddy.
[EXHALES] Give me the shoes.
Here's your shoes.
Listen.
I know, I'm leaving, and you're upset
and you don't know what to do.
So just take a deep breath, okay?
Jeremy is leaving.
I know.
Here. Listen to this.
This is gonna cheer you up.
[GASPS]
Just like the show, right?
Watch this.
"Kirk to Enterprise."
You try it.
[JOSH]
"Kirk to Enterprise. Hello?"
Listen, I'm leaving for a while,
but I want you to have this, okay?
And I promise you
I'm right on the other side.
But that's your phone.
I'll get another one.
New life, new phone.
- Sweet.
- [JEREMY] It's yours, buddy.
I love you, okay?
Okay, come on.
Here we go. Let's do it.
- Let's go.
- [TOM] Come on.
- [JEREMY] Thanks, Dad.
- You got it.
- [TOM] Jeremy.
- Yeah?
Are you sure you don't
wanna take the old guitar?
Dad, it's yours.
Yeah, I know, but you play it
ten times more than I do.
Dad, I'm not taking your guitar.
It's your story.
[SIGHS]
Let's get you to college.
- I love you, Mom.
- I love you, son.
[SOFTLY] Be good.
Come here, son.
- Love you, Dad.
- Love you.
See you soon.
Hey. Love you guys.
- [JOSH] Bye.
- [JARED] Bye-bye. Love you.
Jeremy.
Come here.
- [JEREMY] No way.
- [CHUCKLES]
It's a gift from all of us.
How did you afford this?
They took out a loan.
And we all agreed
to no Christmas gifts this year.
We worked it out.
- [MOM CHUCKLING] Sure.
- [TOM] Yeah.
You gotta go.
For me, music is a hobby.
For you... it's a gift.
So, go write your story.
Go on.
Hurry up.
What would you have done
if he took your old guitar?
[TOM]
Well, I...
- I would've kept that one.
- [LAUGHS]
[UPBEAT MUSIC PLAYS]
[JEREMY] Thank you so much.
Thanks. Thank you.
[PEOPLE CHATTERING]
[FEMALE STUDENT]
Welcome to Calvary Chapel College.
Not a bad front yard, huh?
Not bad at all.
[PEOPLE CHATTERING]
[STUDENT] What's up?
Wait up!
Hold up.
Hey, man.
Uh, Norm sent me to help load in.
- Norm did?
- Yeah.
Okay. Wait, who's Norm?
Hey, man.
You're Jean-Luc, right?
Yeah. Are you in the crew?
Jeremy. I'm Jeremy.
I'm, uh...
I'm a student here.
I'm a freshman. I'm new.
I play the guitar.
Uh, cool.
Dude, I love your music.
You're, like, the reason
I came to school here.
- You're a legend.
- Oh, don't know about that.
Uh, anyway, I was wondering, if, uh,
I could ask you
some questions sometime about music?
The industry, how to make it?
"Make it?"
Yeah.
You're asking the wrong question.
It's not about making it.
It's about whatever our songs give people.
You know?
So, what do you wanna give people?
- Figure that out first.
- Yeah.
Nice to meet you, man.
Hey.
Yes? Yes?
Do you know how to tune a guitar?
[SCOFFS] Yeah.
Half a step down.
- [CROWD CHEERING IN DISTANCE]
- [GASPS SOFTLY]
Take My hand and walk where I lead
Keep your eyes on Me alone
Don't you say
"Why were the old days better?"
Just because you're scared
Of the unknown
Take My hand and walk
Take My hand and walk
Take My hand and walk
[AUDIENCE CHEERING]
That was so good. Love it.
[GUITARIST] Hey, kid. Guitar!
- [JEREMY] Here you go.
- Thanks, man.
[CROWD CHEERING]
[WHOOPING]
Excuse me.
I'm so sorry.
[INDISTINCT CONVERSATION]
- Hi.
- Hi.
I, um...
I'm Jeremy.
Melissa.
Melissa.
Yep.
I saw you tonight.
I mean, I was watching you.
"Watching?"
[LAUGHS]
Watched you.
You were watching me?
Okay.
- Okay.
- [GIRL] Melissa.
I gotta go.
[CHUCKLES] Bye.
- Well, I sing too.
- Hmm?
I sing.
I saw you singing.
Nice.
Bye.
[JEREMY] A record deal,
two years after you graduated here.
- [JEAN-LUC] Mm-hm.
- How?
[JEAN-LUC]
I just kept writing songs, man.
It's all about the songs.
Write what you care about,
what you're afraid of.
Whatever it is,
it needs to be truth.
Is that what you write about?
The truth?
[LAUGHS]
Brother, I write love songs, to God.
Mostly to God.
- Sometimes to a girl.
- [LAUGHS]
I'm writing one right now for a girl,
and this girl, man, she is...
[SIGHS] So, yeah.
Write what you love, yeah?
Get after it.
- Hasten the day.
- What does that mean?
You know, a day with no more pain,
no suffering, every tear wiped away.
Our music pulls that closer.
So...
Hasten the day.
[CHUCKLES]
[JEREMY]
Why it has to hurt so much
Give Me all your sadness
So, you actually do sing.
And?
[CHUCKLES] And...
I have pretty high standards
when it comes to music,
but it's good.
Like, very good, or...
Yeah, pretty good.
Oh, just "pretty good."
Yeah, pretty good.
Do you write your own songs?
I'm working on some stuff.
Can I hear it?
- Can you hear it?
- Yeah.
Sure, if I can read your journal.
- What? No.
- [CHUCKLES SOFTLY]
- I should get to class.
- Yeah.
You keep singing, Jeremy.
- Camp.
- Hmm?
- Jeremy Camp is my full name.
- [CHUCKLING] Okay.
Jeremy Camp.
Hey, what are you doing tonight?
Tonight?
Oh, that depends.
There's lots of stuff
I could be doing, really.
A lot of things.
Oh, okay. Well, if you
find yourself free at 8:00,
I'll be at the beach,
Oceanside Pier, uh...
You know, stop on by.
- It's a date.
- What? No.
It's not... it's not a... not a date.
Really? Because you literally
just asked me out
just right over here.
We'll see.
Oh, yeah, and you should, um,
you should bring your guitar, as well.
Okay.
- It's a date.
- Not a date!
[CHUCKLES] Not...
It's a date.
It's definitely a date.
[MELISSA LAUGHING]
[JEAN-LUC] Oh, hey.
- Hi! You showed up.
- [JEREMY] Hey.
[SIGHS]
See? Told you it wasn't a date.
[JEREMY] Yeah.
- Hey. Good to see you.
- Hey, man.
Uh, you guys...
I didn't know you guys were friends.
[MELISSA]
Oh, yeah. He's my best friend.
[LAUGHS]
No, you just keep taking my food.
Well, why won't you share these?
How long have you,
uh, been friends for?
Oh, um...
Like, freshman year.
I was working at Sunset Point.
[JEAN-LUC]
Right, at the restaurant.
- Mm-hm.
- And then we kind of started
this, uh, tradition, I guess, here.
[MELISSA]
Mm-hm. Oh, actually, though,
you were truly my running partner
- for my first year at school.
- Well, not by choice.
[MELISSA] And then he decided
to become a rock star
- and get lazy on me.
- [JEAN-LUC LAUGHS]
Yeah. Here we are.
You brought your guitar.
I did.
Well, you asked me to.
Right, right. I did.
Maybe you should, um,
start us off with a song.
We always start off with a song,
so it would be nice...
Oh, no. I'm not--
[JEAN-LUC]
No. Let's hear what you got. Come on.
Hey, you guys, this is Jeremy Camp.
Right?
[ALL GREETING JEREMY]
And he's going to, uh, sing for us.
Except, no, I'm not going to.
Please? Come on.
Do you have a song that you like?
[SIGHS] All right.
I guess I'm playing a song.
[JEAN-LUC CHUCKLES]
Uh, "Find Me In The River?"
Yeah. I love that song.
[JEREMY] All right.
[CLEARS THROAT]
Find me in the river
Find me on my knees
I've walked against the water
Now I'm waiting if you please
We've longed to see the roses
But never felt the thorns
And bought our pretty crowns
But never paid the price
We didn't count on suffering
[CHUCKLES SOFTLY]
We didn't count on pain
But if the blessing's in the valley
Then in the river I will wait
Find me in the river
Find me there
Find me on my knees
With my soul laid bare
Even though you're gone
And I'm cracked and dry
Find me in the river
I'm waiting here for you
I'm waiting here for you
I'm waiting here for you
[CHEERS AND APPLAUSE]
So nice.
- Whoo. Hey. What are you--
- Hey. What are you...
What are you doing here?
This is where I walk every morning.
Uh...
Huh. But, how did...
What did...
Nice view.
Well, yeah.
It is really nice.
This is, like, my favorite place to run.
[EXHALES]
Do you wanna join?
Run?
[CHUCKLING] Yeah.
I'm not really dressed.
Okay. Well, bet I could beat you.
I bet you couldn't.
Yeah?
Better give it a try, then.
I'm not running.
Better run. Fast!
You're huffing pretty hard back there.
[JEREMY PANTING]
I'm fine.
Hey, can I ask you something?
[MELISSA] Yeah.
What's the deal with you and Jean-Luc?
You guys, like, a thing? Or...
Oh.
[CHUCKLES NERVOUSLY]
It's, um...
[CLICKS TONGUE]
It's complicated.
How so?
He was my first friend here, actually.
But, uh, I think this year,
his... his feelings for me, um...
have changed.
And I never felt that way about him, so...
So, uh, what do you feel about me?
[CLICKS TONGUE]
- This is last night?
- [JEREMY] Yeah.
You want me to play it for you,
give you a feel for the tempo?
No. It's about the words.
- Is there a bridge?
- Yeah. It's...
[SPEAKING INDISTINCTLY]
[CROWD CHEERING]
So you will call and I will answer
Yeah
I hold you all through the night
Yeah
Yeah, you will make it all right
Yeah
And I will guard you through the night
[CHEERS AND APPLAUSE]
[JEAN-LUC] Thank you.
Since we're all having
such a great time,
I'd like to do something
a little different.
I have a new friend,
and this friend wrote a song
that I think is pretty good.
And I'd like to bring him out
so he can sing it right now.
[CHUCKLES] So please welcome
my friend, Jeremy Camp!
[CHEERS AND APPLAUSE]
- I'm not going up there.
- Go!
- I'm not going... Melissa!
- Oh, my God, go. Go, go, go!
[CHUCKLES]
[CHUCKLES]
Hello, everyone.
[AUDIENCE RETURN GREETING]
This is kind of, uh, unexpected. Um...
This song is basically just, um...
just a bunch of questions that I have.
- [CLEARS THROAT]
- [MICROPHONE FEEDBACK]
- So...
- [CHEERING AND APPLAUSE]
In only a moment truth was seen
Revealed this mystery
The crown that showed no dignity
He wore
And the King was placed
For all the world to show disgrace
But only beauty flowed
From this place
Would you take the place of this man?
Would you take the nails
From His hands?
Would you take the place of this man?
Would you take the nails
From His hands?
Oh, oh
Yeah
Oh
Yeah
[AUDIENCE CHEERING]
Would you take the place of this man?
Would you take the nails
From His hands?
Would you take the place of this man?
Would you take the nails
From His hands?
Oh, yeah
[CHEERING AND APPLAUSE]
[MELISSA]
You were really amazing tonight.
- Yeah?
- Mm-hm.
So, does this answer my question?
What?
You are a piece of work, you know that?
And?
And I made a promise that I wouldn't
get distracted this year.
And you're very distracting, potentially.
A promise to who?
God.
And my sister, but mostly God.
[CHUCKLES] Actually, it's pretty equal
between the two of them.
You should meet my sister.
So, I understand you now.
What?
You don't like to disappoint people.
That's not true.
Okay, it's sometimes...
Okay, it's true.
This is about Jean-Luc.
I can't. I...
[SIGHS DEEPLY]
I really don't wanna hurt him.
So, yeah. That's why I should just
never look at you again.
Melissa.
Okay.
Permission to speak freely?
Okay.
What if this is destiny?
What if we were supposed to meet
and we were supposed to feel
this way about each other,
and God wants us to run towards it,
not away from it?
I mean, we wouldn't
wanna miss that, right?
[EXHALES]
Just promise me you'll think about it.
[KNOCKING ON DOOR]
Raj.
[KNOCKING CONTINUES]
[GROANS] Sleeping.
- [KNOCKING CONTINUES]
- [SIGHS]
Yeah?
Hi.
Okay.
Oh.
Hey.
I thought about it.
All night, actually.
And okay.
Okay?
Yes.
Okay.
One date.
Oh.
Yep. Okay, yeah.
All right.
I mean, okay.
Cool.
[CHUCKLES] Okay.
- [JEREMY] Yes!
- [CHUCKLES SOFTLY]
I think it should be starting pretty soon.
Here we are.
This was always my favorite room
when I was a little girl.
[CHUCKLES]
You grow up around here?
Mostly.
What do you wanna do when you graduate?
[CHUCKLES]
Everything.
All of it, you know?
But apparently,
I'm supposed to choose just one thing,
and I can't seem to do that, so...
that's why I like to come here.
The stars always seem to help.
[DOOR OPENS]
[WOMAN] Enjoy the show.
[GASPS]
It's starting.
Wow.
[MELISSA]
Mm-hm.
[SIGHS]
I love them.
My dad used to take us sailing a lot,
and you have not seen stars
until you've seen them on the open ocean.
Mmm.
You see that right there?
That little blob of light?
That's right, the little blob of light.
It's called Andromeda.
That's the farthest thing
visible to the naked eye, actually.
What is it, a star?
No, it's a galaxy.
See, our sun is one star
in the Milky Way galaxy.
Do you know how many stars
there are in the Milky Way?
[LAUGHS] I have no clue.
Three hundred billion.
Yeah. Right.
And Andromeda is a galaxy
with one trillion stars.
They all shine together.
So, that, my new friend,
is the definition of wonder.
[SIGHS]
God is so infinitely vast,
and this is His painting.
We paint with brushes,
He paints with a billion stars
and a trillion galaxies.
And He knows my name.
The God of a trillion stars
knows my name.
And He has a destiny just for me.
And I'm gonna figure it out, someday.
[EXHALES]
So that's how I see the world,
and myself in it.
What are you thinking?
That I've never met anyone
like you before.
Well, I'm just one star
in an infinite galaxy.
Some stars shine brighter than others.
- This is you, right?
- No, that's not me.
- You sure?
- Nope. No, no, no. Shh.
- You sure?
- It's late! You're gonna wake people up.
is me. This is me.
- Okay.
- This is me.
Um...
- So, Friday night?
- [EXHALES DEEPLY]
Yes.
But, um, could we just keep it
between us right now at first, you know?
- Yeah. No, of course. Of course.
- Right?
I'm great at keeping secrets.
Oh, I'm great at keeping secrets, too.
Great.
It's a secret, then.
Total secret.
- Good night.
- Good night.
[KEYPAD BEEPING]
[LINE TRILLING]
Hey, sis.
So, I met someone.
Joshua Tree. Perfect album.
No way.
I think I have it.
[MELISSA]
His name is Jeremy. Jeremy Camp.
He plays music.
I love his songs.
It's so good.
[JEREMY]
All right. So, how do you play this?
Okay, Prince?
[MELISSA] And I don't know,
there's something about him.
That is the dryer.
You may wanna start with the washer.
Right.
[MELISSA] But we're just gonna
get to know each other. That's it.
[LAUGHING] What?
- [PANTING] I mean, come on.
- That was amazing.
Favorite place?
Ocean.
Definitely ocean.
[SPEAKING INDISTINCTLY]
[GIGGLING]
[FEMALE PROFESSOR]
Community service.
When you realize
that life is bigger than you.
- You grow when you see...
- [MOUTHING] I don't care.
[PROFESSOR]
Mr. Camp.
Hmm? Yes?
You wanna come back to Earth?
Honestly, not really.
[STUDENTS LAUGHING]
Aww.
You got a little girlfriend?
So cute. No, really.
It's really, really cute.
- All right, you guys...
- [MOUTHING] Sorry.
...sign-ups are in the back.
What's this?
Right now, it's just a blank tape.
[MELISSA]
Mm-mm. Tapes have soul.
Why are you giving this to me?
Well, our record label's
paying for a new album.
So I called the engineer.
He's a friend of mine.
If we hustle, we'll have
an extra couple of hours.
I can get you in there,
and we can turn that into your demo.
- No.
- Two songs, maybe three.
I'll send it off to some producers.
I don't know what to say.
Are you serious?
[CHUCKLES]
Yeah.
- [JEREMY] That's amazing.
- [JEAN-LUC LAUGHS]
- That's... [EXHALES]
- [MELISSA] Very cool.
- You're invited, too.
- Hmm?
- Yeah.
- Oh, no. I don't need to go--
No, no, no. Forget that.
Forget that.
I want you there.
[MELISSA] I don't wanna go.
I have a song that I'd like
to play for you.
- It'll be fun.
- Oh. Um... [MUTTERS]
Hey, look, can I talk
to Melissa for a minute?
Yeah, yeah, sure.
- Uh... Oh, okay.
- I'll call you later.
- Yeah. I'll, uh, see you later?
- Yeah.
- Yep. Bye.
- [JEREMY] Bye.
You were out there for a long time.
Did he ask you out?
Sort of.
Okay. And?
Doesn't this all just bother you?
Yeah, of course it bothers me, Melissa.
You should just tell him.
I can't tell him. I...
Are you wearing his jacket?
Yeah.
You're wearing Jean-Luc's jacket?
Yes. He gave it to me.
He said I didn't have enough clothes.
And I actually really like it.
Wow. This is just... I, I...
I really cannot look at you
in the jacket.
[SIGHS]
He gave me the jacket.
It's not like I took it from him.
Maybe... [SIGHS]
Maybe we should just rethink all of this.
Rethink what, us dating?
See, now you're mad
and everyone seems to be mad.
- I'm not mad.
- [CAR DOOR OPENS]
Jeremy!
- He's right there.
- Hi!
Hey!
[MOM] Is this your girlfriend?
- Perfect.
- [JARED] Josh!
So, how long you two been dating?
- [JEREMY CLEARS THROAT]
- [BOTH] Um...
[STUTTERING]
It's... not like that.
Yeah, we're just trying
to get to know each other.
[MOM]
He's really told us all about you.
- Like a broken record.
- Mom.
- [CHUCKLING]
- Jeremy.
- What?
- I love Melissa.
- [CHUCKLES]
- Jeremy has a girlfriend
- Josh, that's enough. Come on.
- [MELISSA CHUCKLES]
Eat your food.
- [SOFTLY] Jeremy has a--
- Jared, shut up.
[JEREMY]
Okay, you're walking really fast.
- Why are you so mad?
- I'm not mad.
Really?
'Cause you seem mad to me.
Maybe it's because you're embarrassed
by your family,
and I don't get that.
I wasn't embarrassed by them.
So, you're embarrassed by me, then?
[SIGHS]
I'm embarrassed by the fact
that you don't want anyone
to know that we're dating.
It's... it's awkward.
What are we doing here?
What do you even want?
Give Jean-Luc his jacket back.
[DOOR OPENS]
[DOOR CLOSES]
Oh, my gosh.
This is my desire
This is my return
This is my desire
To be used by You
Oh, yeah
Yeah
This is my desire
To be used by You
Yeah
[MUSIC FADES OFF]
How was that?
Really great.
Look who it is.
Look who's here.
When did you write that?
Uh, last night.
After a conversation with a friend.
All right, everyone.
Let's take five.
[JEAN-LUC] Gonna go work on something,
but I'll see you in a bit.
Can you hear me?
Do you wanna come in here?
- Hey.
- Hey.
That was... a really nice song.
I'm sorry.
Yeah, yeah.
I'm.. I'm... I'm really sorry.
[SIGHING]
I'm really sorry.
Um...
I've been learning a new song,
just the chorus.
Oh.
- Can I play it to you?
- Sure.
I love you, I love you, I love you
I love you, I love you, I love you
Is that about God?
Not entirely.
Melissa.
[BREATHES SHAKILY] Yeah?
I love you.
[CHUCKLES SOFTLY]
Mmm.
I don't think
that I'm ready for that.
Um...
Oh...
- Jean-Luc! Hey, hey. I'm so sorry.
- [SIGHS]
[DOOR CLOSES]
I did not want any of that
to happen. I just...
Dude, let me explain.
Don't bother.
There's nothing to explain.
Hear me out.
Dude, I wanted to tell you,
I just didn't know what to say.
- The truth.
- [SIGHS]
You should've just told me the truth.
Melissa, you...
[EXHALES DEEPLY]
- Hi.
- Hi.
Um, can I come in?
[CLICKS TONGUE]
I...
I don't think that's a good idea.
This is for you.
It's, uh...
It's another journal.
I figure, after what I've done,
you could use a lot more pages.
Mmm.
- Wait.
- [SIGHS]
I'm sorry that happened.
Obviously.
But...
I'm also kind of relieved.
- Relieved?
- Yeah.
[SCOFFS]
I don't even know what that means.
I am not relieved.
I don't think Jean-Luc is relieved.
Okay, "relieved" isn't the right word.
I'm happy that
this is not a secret anymore.
I didn't wanna hurt him, okay?
So, I'm sorry, I just really
don't wanna see you right now.
Hold on. What are you saying?
We're breaking up?
Call it what you want.
Why, I call it breaking up.
Okay.
Well, then I don't wanna
see you for a while.
[GRUNTS]
[TELEPHONE RINGING]
Hello?
[JOSH] Kirk to Enterprise.
[CHUCKLES]
Hey, buddy.
It's almost Christmas.
I'm coming home.
- [CHUCKLES]
- I miss you.
I miss you, too.
We put up the Christmas tree.
[JEREMY] Yeah?
[JEREMY] Thank you.
All right.
Hey, Mom.
[GRUNTS] Merry Christmas.
[TV PLAYING INDISTINCTLY]
Son.
Hmm?
How are things with Melissa?
Jeremy has a girlfriend?
[JEREMY]
No, buddy.
Jeremy doesn't.
[SIGHS]
[TELEPHONE RINGING]
- [RINGING STOPS]
- [TOM] Hello?
[TOM SPEAKING INDISTINCTLY]
Jeremy.
Jeremy.
There's a call for you.
Some guy with the name Jean-Luc.
Sounds important.
Jean-Luc?
[JEAN-LUC] Sorry to just call.
I didn't know if you'd heard.
Heard what?
Melissa's sick.
Well, is everything okay?
Jeremy, it's pretty bad.
You should get here.
[DOOR SHUTS]
[MOM]
Jeremy, there's a map on the seat.
Are you sure this is okay?
Yeah, fine. Go.
Just be careful.
It's a long drive.
[MOM]
Call us when you get there.
Yeah.
[ENGINE REVS]
Hi. Uh, I'm here to see Melissa Henning.
I'm a friend of hers.
[INDISTINCT ANNOUNCEMENT OVER PA]
Hey. Hey.
- You're Jeremy, right?
- Yeah.
[WOMAN] Okay.
Hi. We're Melissa's family.
She's told us all about you.
Nice to meet you.
Uh, you must be Heather.
Mm-hm. Big sis.
Uh, how is she?
She's awake.
Yeah.
And I'm sure she'd love to see you.
- Come on.
- Yeah.
Hey.
Look who I found.
Hi.
Hi.
When did you get here?
Last night.
I drove.
- You drove? From Indiana?
- Yeah.
Huh.
[MELISSA'S MOM] You know what?
Let's... Let's give them a minute, okay?
- [SIGHS]
- [DOOR CLOSES]
- [GROANS]
- So, um...
what's going on?
Um...
[CLICKS TONGUE] They...
They removed a, um, tumor the size
of an orange from my stomach...
tested it, and...
it turns out it's Stage 3C cancer.
Whatever that means.
And, um...
it spread to my liver.
So, the truth is...
the odds are not altogether in my favor.
Melissa, I'm so sorry.
Don't be. It's okay, I'm...
I'm okay.
Somehow. I mean,
I can't really describe it.
It's, like...
warm...
like a blanket.
I've been listening to this
Ginny Owens song, "If You Want Me To."
Do you know it?
Yeah.
I just keep thinking, maybe God...
has chosen something bigger for me,
something I wouldn't
have chosen for myself.
But to be honest with you...
[BREATHES SHAKILY]
I am so scared.
But I have to believe there's a reason.
If one person's life is changed
by what I go through...
it will all be worth it.
[CHUCKLES SOFTLY]
[JEREMY]
Look, man. I should've told you.
[JEAN-LUC] Yeah.
Yeah, you should've told me.
It took me a while,
but I see it now, you two.
[JEREMY] Oh, man. I don't know
what I'm supposed to do.
I mean, I wanna be there
for her and I wanna help.
I don't even really know
what we are, you know?
How she feels about me.
We've talked about it, but...
if she really is that sick...
it's just hard to know what's ahead.
There's only one question
you need to answer.
Can you live without her?
[SIGHS DEEPLY]
[JEREMY] God...
if she tells me she loves me...
[LAUGHS]
This is ridiculous.
It's ridiculous.
- [KEYS JANGLING]
- [ENGINE STARTS]
[KNOCK ON DOOR]
- Hi.
- Hey.
You came back.
These are for you.
Oh. They're so beautiful.
Thank you.
Yeah. I thought I'd add
to the collection you got.
[BOTH CHUCKLE]
You kept that.
Oh, yeah. I've been using it
for a while, actually.
I never got to say thank you.
Still, uh...
Still can't read it?
No, you cannot read it.
Will you, um...
Could you just help...
Could you just help me up for a second?
Yes. Yeah.
Okay. All right.
Yeah. There we go.
There we go.
This is...
Okay. This is...
What I'm about to say
is gonna be...
Might be weird.
Could be weird.
- All right.
- Um...
Okay, uh, so, I...
Well, uh, the other day,
when you came by,
it just, uh... it just really...
It meant a lot to me.
[CHUCKLES SOFTLY]
After you left...
I had this feeling,
like God wanted me to pray for you.
- Okay.
- And... for your wife.
- My wife?
- Yeah. Is that weird?
- I'm not sure yet.
- Okay.
So, I started praying...
and then the more I prayed,
the more I realized...
I love you.
I love you.
Hmm...
[CHUCKLES] I...
I love you.
I do.
You don't have
to say anything back.
- I just really felt like--
- Wait, wait, wait.
Wait, wait, wait,
wait, wait, wait, wait, wait, wait.
- Yeah?
- [EXHALES DEEPLY] Uh, um...
Can you just, uh...
Just wait here for one minute?
Just a minute.
I'll be right back.
Just wait here.
I'll be right back.
Okay. Yeah.
Just, uh, don't move.
- I... can't move.
- I'll be right back.
[SIGHS]
[MELISSA]
That wasn't really a minute.
I think you said "minute," right?
[JEREMY]
Oh, yeah, no. I'm sorry.
[MELISSA]
Yeah. It was, for sure, like, a while.
- Keep them closed.
- Okay.
Open.
What?
[GASPS]
How did you...
That's why it took me so long.
[MELISSA] Yeah.
I wanted to bring the galaxy to you.
I want you to know that whatever this is,
and wherever it takes us,
that I'm with you.
Every step, every moment,
I'm with you. I'm in.
- [CHUCKLES SOFTLY]
- I'm so in.
And, um...
And, you know, I figure
if we're gonna get married,
we have a lot to talk about.
- Married?
- Yeah.
[CHUCKLES]
I love you.
I love you, I do, madly.
So marry me.
And I know relationships
need to be prayed about,
and you can take
as much time as you need.
- But that's why I brought you here--
- Yes.
Yes.
Yeah, I'll marry you.
I'll marry you.
Yes.
[MOM]
Married? You're gonna marry her?
But will she get better?
- I... I don't know.
- Son...
you're only 20 years old.
- You just met this girl.
- I love her, Dad.
And that's wonderful, but--
Look, look, look.
Why don't you just... [CHUCKLES]
Just slow down,
take a little more time, you know?
Go one step at a time here.
Dad...
I'm supposed to be with her.
[SIGHS]
I can't explain it.
I just... I know that.
And I don't want it to just be
her story and my story.
I want it to be our story.
I know you're worried, and I get it.
But...
[CHUCKLES SOFTLY]
I'm gonna marry this girl.
[UPBEAT MUSIC PLAYING ON PLAYER]
- Hey.
- Hey.
Thanks.
We made some breakfast.
You wanna have some?
Yeah. Sure.
I brought you something.
I want you to have this.
Mom.
My mom wore it her whole life
till my wedding day,
and I've never taken it off since.
- Are you sure?
- Of course.
I just want her to feel welcome.
[CHUCKLES]
When you go.
Are you sure about this?
Melissa, I love you.
And I believe God is gonna heal you.
[GASPS]
Our life starts now.
[CROWD CHEERING]
[JEAN-LUC OVER MICROPHONE]
Thank you.
We've all heard his hit single
climbing the charts,
but tonight, he's coming at you
with something brand-new.
Please welcome Jeremy Camp.
[CROWD CHEERING]
- Put on a show.
- Thanks, man.
Thank you.
[CHEERING CONTINUES]
Thanks, Jean-Luc.
He's a legend.
Uh, my name is Jeremy Camp,
and tonight I'm gonna play you
an original song called "Right Here."
[GUITAR STRUMMING]
All the world is watching
All the world does care
Even when the world
Weighs on my shoulder now
These feelings I can bear
I know that You're here
Everywhere I go
I know You're not far away
You're right here
You're right here
Everywhere I go
I know You're not far away
[DIALOGUE MUTED]
You're right here
You're right here
All these thoughts I've wasted
All these thoughts I've feared
Even when these thoughts have faded
[GIGGLING]
I still know that you're here
And my hope is in You
[MOUTHING] I love you.
Everywhere I go
I know You're not far away
You're right here
You're right here
Everywhere I go
I know You're not far away
You're right here
You're right here
[CROWD CHEERING]
[WHISTLING]
I want to introduce you guys
to someone special tonight.
This is my fiance, Melissa.
[CROWD CHEERING]
Go ahead and stand up, babe.
[CHUCKLES]
Come on. Stand up.
- I know, I'm taken. I'm sorry.
- [CHUCKLES]
Earlier this year,
we had some tough news,
some really tough news.
I've never seen a faith
like yours, babe.
It's a beacon for me.
It's a beacon for everyone who knows you.
It reminds me of a story.
There was a woman who was sick
for a long time,
a really long time.
But she had this...
This total faith
that if she could just touch Jesus,
just touch his clothes,
that she would be healed.
And that's exactly what she did.
She broke through the crowd,
and with everything that she had,
she reached for Him.
Just like I see you do at
every single concert, Melissa,
reaching out in faith...
touching heaven.
Can we do something special
for the most special person
in my life tonight?
[CHEERING AND APPLAUSE]
Can we pray for her?
Because I believe that God still heals.
- You guys agree?
- [CROWD] Yeah!
Yes.
Anyone who's sitting around her,
why don't you go ahead
and lay a hand on her.
If not, just put your hands in the air.
God, heal the love of my life.
Heal her tonight.
Melissa, your hair
isn't what makes you beautiful.
[DOOR OPENS]
Hey. Um...
Why don't you go take
a walk or something?
This is kind of a big deal for her.
- Okay.
- Yeah.
I'm sorry. I didn't mean to...
No, no, no. It's okay.
Just, you know...
[JEREMY] All right.
[MELISSA SIGHS]
[WHIRRING]
[JEREMY]
Yeah. You know, she's...
Um, she's living at home now.
I'm just helping take care of her.
And I just think that, um...
That school can wait.
Right now, this is the only thing
that matters to me.
So, I'll be a semester...
maybe more.
Well, son, that's noble.
But I wonder, is it really wise?
Well, it's, uh...
It's what's necessary, sir.
So, even after the chemotherapy,
we're seeing growth in your scan.
I'm seeing them on your ovaries.
And I'm sorry...
but you're going to need a hysterectomy.
I know that this is a serious decision,
but I recommend that
it be done very soon.
How soon?
In the next week, two at the most.
Our doctors are extremely skilled,
and the risks are low.
Wait.
Are you telling me that
I'm not gonna be able to have children?
- I'm afraid so.
- Hey. It's okay.
No, no, it's not.
I love kids.
You're so good with kids.
[DOCTOR]
Melissa, it's my professional opinion
that this is absolutely necessary...
given your condition
and what we're seeing on the tests.
Well, then run more tests, please.
Just run more tests.
We've run them all.
And they're very conclusive.
Mmm.
[CLEARS THROAT]
[MELISSA SIGHS DEEPLY]
[JEREMY]
Want me to make you something?
No, I got it.
- Here. Let me do it.
- No, no. It's okay.
I need a... second.
[BREATHING HEAVILY]
[GRUNTS]
[BREATHING HEAVILY]
[GRUNTS]
[BREATHING HEAVILY]
[GRUNTS]
[YELLING]
[BREATHING HEAVILY]
Oh, no. Oh, God.
Hey.
[WHISPERS] No, no. I'm sorry.
I'm sorry, I'm sorry.
Okay, okay. I just can't...
[MALE DJ ON RADIO]
Welcome back to The Fish, Los Angeles,
and we have a great young artist
in the studio with us today, Jeremy Camp.
[FEMALE DJ]
Yes. And Jeremy's gonna do some songs
live for us in just a minute.
But first, Jeremy, you have some pretty
big news you wanted to share with us?
I do, yeah. First off, thank you
so much for having me. [CHUCKLES]
Um, for everyone listening,
my fiance's name is Melissa.
Uh, she has a huge surgery
coming up this week,
and it's really serious.
And basically, she needs a miracle.
So I just wanted to
ask everyone listening,
if you could just stop
what you're doing and pray.
I'll do the playing.
You guys do the praying.
Thank you.
[DOOR OPENS]
- Hey, buddy.
- Hey.
I, uh...
I stopped by the radio station,
and it's like the whole city's praying.
Dude, these letters
are pouring in from everywhere.
- No way.
- [CHUCKLES]
I thought you'd...
I thought you'd want to have them.
Hang in there.
Thanks, man.
[CHUCKLES SOFTLY]
[HEATHER] Can I sit with you?
Yeah.
It's so weird seeing her here.
She's always been the strong one.
Yeah.
I'm really glad that
in the midst of all of this,
someone is choosing her,
someone really special.
Thank you for giving her a chance...
[MELISSA'S MOM]
Jeremy! Jeremy!
Yeah.
[INDISTINCT DIALOGUE]
[MELISSA MOANS]
[EKG BEEPING]
Hey.
Jeremy.
[JEREMY CHUCKLES SOFTLY]
Your cancer, it's gone.
They didn't go through with the surgery.
You're cancer-free.
And that is the story
you're gonna tell our kids one day.
You know what you are?
[JEREMY]
If anyone here has ever wondered
if miracles still happen,
or if God still heals...
then I wanna introduce you
to the most beautiful girl in this room.
[CHEERING AND APPLAUSE]
You're a miracle.
That's what you are.
[CHUCKLES SOFTLY]
[CHEERING GROWS LOUDER]
[JEAN-LUC]
It's unbelievable.
I spoke to the doctor myself.
There is literally no medical explanation,
none whatsoever.
That is awesome.
For everyone listening out there,
on positive, encouraging K-LOVE,
she's 100% cancer-free.
[JEAN-LUC] Amen. Yes, she is.
[CHEERING CONTINUES]
["CAN'T HELP FALLING IN LOVE" PLAYING]
I will love you, cherish you, honor you,
every moment of every day
without hesitation
and never looking back.
[MELISSA]
I'll encourage you, lift you up,
I'll be your muse and your anchor.
I'll be the love of your life...
and your biggest fan.
[CHUCKLES SOFTLY]
Until death do we part.
Nope, past that.
I will love you past that.
Son, you may kiss the bride.
Ladies and gentlemen,
- Mr. and Mrs. Jeremy Camp.
- [ALL] Aww.
Through the storm and out the other side.
Can you believe it?
Mm-mm.
Thank you, Jeremy Camp.
I think I would have died without you.
I would have been lost
and alone at sea.
God sent you to save me.
- Melissa Camp.
- [CHUCKLING]
[JEREMY]
I like the sound of that.
- [MELISSA] Ready?
- [JEREMY] Yeah.
- Okay. One, two, three.
- [JEREMY]...two, three.
[JEREMY] What did you wish for?
I wrote down some names...
Names I've been dreaming of.
- Family?
- Mm-hm.
I've got a surprise for you tomorrow.
- Really?
- Mm-hm.
[EXHALES]
That's, uh, so strange.
What?
Oh, uh... I don't know.
You've never been sailing,
and I'm the one who gets sick.
[GUITAR STRUMMING]
[MELISSA MOANS]
[JEREMY]
Will I believe You
When You say
That Your hand will guide me
In every way?
[WHIMPERS]
[JEREMY CONTINUES SINGING INDISTINCTLY]
[GROANS SOFTLY]
[WHISPERS]
Jeremy. Hey. Hey.
[GRUNTS]
Something's wrong.
Something is... really wrong.
[HEATHER] Hey.
How does it feel?
[EXHALES DEEPLY]
- Jeremy.
- Hey. Wanna come in?
No. Actually, let's talk out here.
[DOCTOR AND JEREMY INDISTINCT]
Liss, hey.
I'm sure it's fine.
The cancer's come back.
It's spreading rapidly.
It's all over her body.
Okay. What does...
What does that mean?
That means we have
to have another surgery?
No. No more surgeries.
What? Chemo then?
No. We're stopping treatments.
There's nothing else we can do.
[VOICE FADING] I'm afraid to say
she only has a few weeks...
[DOCTOR FADES OUT]
I'll be right back.
[BREATHING HEAVILY]
[WATER RUNNING]
[SOBBING]
[MELISSA CRYING]
Okay.
This should help with the pain.
[WHISPERING] Squirt.
Clamp.
Swab.
Okay.
We got this.
We got this.
Is there a concert I didn't know about?
Not a great turnout, Jeremy Camp.
No. I just wanted you to see it.
See what?
Where it happened for me.
This is where I was standing.
Right here...
when I fell in love with you.
[CHUCKLES SOFTLY]
Come on. "Fell in love?"
- On the first night?
- Yeah.
You were sitting right there.
The girl who sat there
seems so far away now.
I feel like a shadow of her.
On our first date...
you said...
"Some stars shine brighter than others."
You know the stars
that shine the brightest?
The ones with the shortest life.
And when they die...
they explode in a supernova. It's...
It's the most beautiful thing.
Color and light all mixed together...
God's painting.
The death of a single star
outshines everything else in the galaxy.
Melissa.
What if I'm not supposed to be healed?
No, don't. Don't. Don't.
Don't say that.
I want you to promise me something.
- I want you to find someone else.
- Don't. Don't.
You're going to be healed.
- I promise you that.
- Jeremy.
Would you just stop?
Stop making promises
that aren't yours to make.
[MELISSA RETCHING]
[COUGHING]
Jeez. Did I forget the dose?
It hurts... it hurts... so bad.
- I'm okay. I'm okay.
- Melissa. No. You're not okay.
- Come on.
- No. I'm okay.
We're going to the hospital.
Come on.
Help! Somebody help!
Somebody help!
[DOCTOR]
Nurse, we're gonna need a wheelchair!
[JEREMY INDISTINCT]
[EKG BEEPING]
[WHISPERING]
When's the last time you slept?
Go home. Get some rest. Go shower.
- We got this.
- I can't.
Just get a few hours.
Come on. Go home.
[CHUCKLES SOFTLY]
[MUTTERS]
She is my home.
[MOANS WEAKLY]
[WHISPERS] Hey.
Hey.
[EXHALES DEEPLY]
Did you finish the song...
the one from our honeymoon?
Yeah.
Will you please play it for me?
[GUITAR STRUMMING]
Would you believe me when I say
That Your hand will guide every way?
Every moment, every day
Well, I will walk by faith
Even when I don't see
Even a broken road
Prepares Your will for me
[SOBBING SOFTLY]
Well, I will walk by faith
Even when I don't see
Even when I don't see
That was so... so beautiful.
[CHUCKLES SOFTLY]
[EKG BEEPING STEADILY]
[EKG BEEPING RAPIDLY]
[GASPS LOUDLY]
[WHISPERS] Are you okay?
[EKG BEEPS]
You okay?
[EKG BEEPS]
It's God.
- It's God.
- What do you mean?
I'm healed.
It doesn't hurt anymore.
I can't feel it.
You were right.
I'm telling you, I'm healed.
I think I'm okay.
I think I'm okay.
Babe, lie down, lie down.
I'll get the doctor.
You have to believe me.
Just believe me.
I'm okay.
Okay. I'm gonna get the doctor.
Excuse me, can I get
a doctor for my wife?
Okay. Slow down.
What's the issue?
Dr. Furst... Melissa's awake.
[EKG BEEPING]
Someone help! Someone help!
[EKG BEEPING RAPIDLY]
I love you.
[EKG FLATLINING]
She's with Jesus.
[CRYING] No.
I didn't get to say goodbye.
I'm Tom Camp.
I'm looking for my son, Jeremy.
Mr. Camp.
He's still in the room.
Get some sleep.
See you in the morning.
Mom and I will have breakfast
ready for you when you get up.
[JEREMY] Dad?
Can I ask you a question?
Anything.
I remember I prayed
and prayed in this room
for Josh to be born healthy.
It didn't happen.
And you prayed for so long
for your ministry.
Still nothing.
Dad, I begged God to heal Melissa.
What am I supposed to do with that?
Are you asking if
Josh's disabilities were disappointing?
Yes, they are.
Did I have big dreams
that didn't come true? Sure.
Do I understand why Melissa
isn't here anymore?
No, son, I don't.
I'm sorry.
But I know my life is full.
I feel rich,
and I'm proud of this family.
Honestly, at the time,
I didn't agree with what you did.
I didn't understand it.
You chose willingly to walk
into the fire with her.
Right beside her,
all the way to the end.
But then, that's exactly what I would
do for your mom and you boys.
That's what love is.
And I got to watch my son do that.
For his wife.
That was a privilege.
I don't know the answers
to your questions.
But I do know this...
that my life is not full
in spite of the disappointments.
It's full because of them.
I'm proud of you.
I love you, Dad.
[EXHALES DEEPLY]
[THUNDER RUMBLING]
[MELISSA] Jeremy.
I'm healed.
- I think I'm healed. It's God.
- [EKG BEEPING]
You know the stars
that shine the brightest?
The ones with the shortest life.
You're going to be healed.
[HEATHER] I need a doctor!
[JEREMY] I promise you.
[MELISSA]
It doesn't hurt anymore.
I can't feel it.
You were right.
You have to believe...
[THUNDER RUMBLING]
Why did You do this?
[MELISSA] Jeremy.
I know you'll find this someday.
See? I'm finally letting you
read my journal.
And I've thought a lot
about the day I realized I loved you.
Remember?
I just watched you there,
awestruck by your gift.
Knowing God would use it
someday to touch the world.
I felt that day
the same way I do now.
You're asleep on my shoulder right now.
I guess one of the benefits
of the pain is that it's hard to sleep.
Which means I have
a lot of time to think.
And I've thought a lot about the stories
you love to tell at your concerts.
You're so good at it.
Ancient stories, still relevant and true.
In one story, God grants healing.
Miracles do happen.
Yet to another,
His call is to suffer, and even die.
And I realized something,
they both have value.
Because each is a chapter
in a bigger story.
Each is the stroke of a brush
on His beautiful canvas.
Each is the light of one star
helping to form a galaxy.
And I think I'm one of
those lucky people
meant to experience both.
I had my miracle.
It led to the perfect day with you.
It was enough.
I've learned that suffering
doesn't destroy faith, it refines it.
And God is worth trusting.
Even when we can't see.
I'm safe in His arms going bravely
into the light with a peace
that I can't understand.
So, do one thing for me,
Jeremy Camp, for my sake.
For the sake of your gift
and everyone meant to hear it.
When you're ready...
pick up your guitar.
[DIALOGUE MUTED]
[CROWD CHEERING]
[JEAN-LUC]
And now, we have an artist
with his first gold record
with five number one hit singles.
He has a story to tell.
Let's welcome my friend, Jeremy Camp.
[CROWD CHEERING AND APPLAUDING]
What's going on, guys?
My name is Jeremy Camp.
Uh...
A few years ago,
I met a girl named Melissa,
and she is, and always will be,
the love of my life.
Melissa died with this
incomprehensible, selfless faith.
She was always reaching for heaven.
And I believe she finally touched it.
I believe she finally touched it,
and she had to tell me that
there would be another day,
with no more pain,
with no more tears, with no more sorrow,
another day where I would
get to see her again.
I know I'm not the only one
hurting here today.
She told me that if just one person's life
was changed by her story,
then it would've all been worth it.
Just one.
So, this one's for her.
[CROWD CHEERING]
I still believe in Your faithfulness
I still believe in Your truth
I still believe in Your holy word
Even when I don't see
I still believe
[CROWD CHEERING]
Though the questions fog up my mind
With promises I still seem to bear
Even when answers slowly unwind
It's my heart I see You prepare
But it's now that I feel
Your grace fall like rain
From every fingertip
Washing away my pain
Yeah
I still believe in Your holy word
Even when I don't see
I still believe
I still believe
I still believe
Oh
I still believe in You
I still believe
[CHEERING AND APPLAUSE]
[INDISTINCT CHATTER]
Jeremy.
Uh, you don't, uh, know me.
I feel like I knew her, your wife.
M... Melissa.
I was there the night
that you prayed over her.
We were the next band.
I'd just gotten in from South Africa
and I was, uh,
going through a really hard time.
And I honestly was trapped
in this web of, like,
apathy and disappointment.
I... I had lost someone close to me.
I was angry and hurt and...
I thought the world
was full of hypocrites
and I was the worst of them.
[CHUCKLES]
I guess I just wanted to know
that God was real,
somewhere in the universe,
like, to a person.
An actual person
in an actual, meaningful way.
And I looked at her,
your wife, that night. [SNIFFLES]
She was, like, glowing...
with something I've never had.
Her story and your story, it...
It rescued me.
I'm the one...
whose life was changed.
And there will be millions more.
I just wanted you to know that.
Thank you.
It means a lot.
Hey.
What's your name, again?
Adrienne.
[JEREMY] You were right.
I've never seen stars like this before.
I love you, Melissa.
And I'm gonna tell your story.
[MUTED DIALOGUE]
[ADRIENNE] I feel very protective
of Jeremy and Melissa's story,
[VOICE BREAKING]
I think, because of how much
the Lord did in my life.
That it was something
that I needed to hear.
[JEREMY] God was telling me
to pick my guitar up, and I'm like,
"The last I wanna do
is pick my guitar up."
I remember feeling the presence of God
so thick in that room.
Like, just, like, I needed that.
Right what... came out was just,
"Okay. I still believe."
Literally. Like, "I still believe in You."
That's what I wanted to say.
This is something that God
gave me as a gift to heal me,
and I believe that God
was gonna use it to heal many people.
Jeremy is leaving!
- Hey, bud.
- Jeremy is leaving!
Hey, not my head... phones, Josh.
[JOSH] Jeremy is leaving!
- [BOY] What's with him today?
- I don't know.
Have you seen my shoes?
- He has my shoes?
- [JEREMY] Yes.
[BOY] Josh!
[SIGHS]
- Josh!
- [JOSH] Jeremy is leaving!
We know. Stop!
Jared, stop chasing your brother!
- [JARED] Give me my shoes.
- [JOSH] Jeremy is leaving!
Tom. Do something!
Jared, stop chasing your brother.
[JOSH] Jeremy is leaving.
That... That's it? Really?
- Jeremy is leaving.
- We know. Stop.
Come on, dude.
Give me a minute.
Sit down, buddy.
[EXHALES] Give me the shoes.
Here's your shoes.
Listen.
I know, I'm leaving, and you're upset
and you don't know what to do.
So just take a deep breath, okay?
Jeremy is leaving.
I know.
Here. Listen to this.
This is gonna cheer you up.
[GASPS]
Just like the show, right?
Watch this.
"Kirk to Enterprise."
You try it.
[JOSH]
"Kirk to Enterprise. Hello?"
Listen, I'm leaving for a while,
but I want you to have this, okay?
And I promise you
I'm right on the other side.
But that's your phone.
I'll get another one.
New life, new phone.
- Sweet.
- [JEREMY] It's yours, buddy.
I love you, okay?
Okay, come on.
Here we go. Let's do it.
- Let's go.
- [TOM] Come on.
- [JEREMY] Thanks, Dad.
- You got it.
- [TOM] Jeremy.
- Yeah?
Are you sure you don't
wanna take the old guitar?
Dad, it's yours.
Yeah, I know, but you play it
ten times more than I do.
Dad, I'm not taking your guitar.
It's your story.
[SIGHS]
Let's get you to college.
- I love you, Mom.
- I love you, son.
[SOFTLY] Be good.
Come here, son.
- Love you, Dad.
- Love you.
See you soon.
Hey. Love you guys.
- [JOSH] Bye.
- [JARED] Bye-bye. Love you.
Jeremy.
Come here.
- [JEREMY] No way.
- [CHUCKLES]
It's a gift from all of us.
How did you afford this?
They took out a loan.
And we all agreed
to no Christmas gifts this year.
We worked it out.
- [MOM CHUCKLING] Sure.
- [TOM] Yeah.
You gotta go.
For me, music is a hobby.
For you... it's a gift.
So, go write your story.
Go on.
Hurry up.
What would you have done
if he took your old guitar?
[TOM]
Well, I...
- I would've kept that one.
- [LAUGHS]
[UPBEAT MUSIC PLAYS]
[JEREMY] Thank you so much.
Thanks. Thank you.
[PEOPLE CHATTERING]
[FEMALE STUDENT]
Welcome to Calvary Chapel College.
Not a bad front yard, huh?
Not bad at all.
[PEOPLE CHATTERING]
[STUDENT] What's up?
Wait up!
Hold up.
Hey, man.
Uh, Norm sent me to help load in.
- Norm did?
- Yeah.
Okay. Wait, who's Norm?
Hey, man.
You're Jean-Luc, right?
Yeah. Are you in the crew?
Jeremy. I'm Jeremy.
I'm, uh...
I'm a student here.
I'm a freshman. I'm new.
I play the guitar.
Uh, cool.
Dude, I love your music.
You're, like, the reason
I came to school here.
- You're a legend.
- Oh, don't know about that.
Uh, anyway, I was wondering, if, uh,
I could ask you
some questions sometime about music?
The industry, how to make it?
"Make it?"
Yeah.
You're asking the wrong question.
It's not about making it.
It's about whatever our songs give people.
You know?
So, what do you wanna give people?
- Figure that out first.
- Yeah.
Nice to meet you, man.
Hey.
Yes? Yes?
Do you know how to tune a guitar?
[SCOFFS] Yeah.
Half a step down.
- [CROWD CHEERING IN DISTANCE]
- [GASPS SOFTLY]
Take My hand and walk where I lead
Keep your eyes on Me alone
Don't you say
"Why were the old days better?"
Just because you're scared
Of the unknown
Take My hand and walk
Take My hand and walk
Take My hand and walk
[AUDIENCE CHEERING]
That was so good. Love it.
[GUITARIST] Hey, kid. Guitar!
- [JEREMY] Here you go.
- Thanks, man.
[CROWD CHEERING]
[WHOOPING]
Excuse me.
I'm so sorry.
[INDISTINCT CONVERSATION]
- Hi.
- Hi.
I, um...
I'm Jeremy.
Melissa.
Melissa.
Yep.
I saw you tonight.
I mean, I was watching you.
"Watching?"
[LAUGHS]
Watched you.
You were watching me?
Okay.
- Okay.
- [GIRL] Melissa.
I gotta go.
[CHUCKLES] Bye.
- Well, I sing too.
- Hmm?
I sing.
I saw you singing.
Nice.
Bye.
[JEREMY] A record deal,
two years after you graduated here.
- [JEAN-LUC] Mm-hm.
- How?
[JEAN-LUC]
I just kept writing songs, man.
It's all about the songs.
Write what you care about,
what you're afraid of.
Whatever it is,
it needs to be truth.
Is that what you write about?
The truth?
[LAUGHS]
Brother, I write love songs, to God.
Mostly to God.
- Sometimes to a girl.
- [LAUGHS]
I'm writing one right now for a girl,
and this girl, man, she is...
[SIGHS] So, yeah.
Write what you love, yeah?
Get after it.
- Hasten the day.
- What does that mean?
You know, a day with no more pain,
no suffering, every tear wiped away.
Our music pulls that closer.
So...
Hasten the day.
[CHUCKLES]
[JEREMY]
Why it has to hurt so much
Give Me all your sadness
So, you actually do sing.
And?
[CHUCKLES] And...
I have pretty high standards
when it comes to music,
but it's good.
Like, very good, or...
Yeah, pretty good.
Oh, just "pretty good."
Yeah, pretty good.
Do you write your own songs?
I'm working on some stuff.
Can I hear it?
- Can you hear it?
- Yeah.
Sure, if I can read your journal.
- What? No.
- [CHUCKLES SOFTLY]
- I should get to class.
- Yeah.
You keep singing, Jeremy.
- Camp.
- Hmm?
- Jeremy Camp is my full name.
- [CHUCKLING] Okay.
Jeremy Camp.
Hey, what are you doing tonight?
Tonight?
Oh, that depends.
There's lots of stuff
I could be doing, really.
A lot of things.
Oh, okay. Well, if you
find yourself free at 8:00,
I'll be at the beach,
Oceanside Pier, uh...
You know, stop on by.
- It's a date.
- What? No.
It's not... it's not a... not a date.
Really? Because you literally
just asked me out
just right over here.
We'll see.
Oh, yeah, and you should, um,
you should bring your guitar, as well.
Okay.
- It's a date.
- Not a date!
[CHUCKLES] Not...
It's a date.
It's definitely a date.
[MELISSA LAUGHING]
[JEAN-LUC] Oh, hey.
- Hi! You showed up.
- [JEREMY] Hey.
[SIGHS]
See? Told you it wasn't a date.
[JEREMY] Yeah.
- Hey. Good to see you.
- Hey, man.
Uh, you guys...
I didn't know you guys were friends.
[MELISSA]
Oh, yeah. He's my best friend.
[LAUGHS]
No, you just keep taking my food.
Well, why won't you share these?
How long have you,
uh, been friends for?
Oh, um...
Like, freshman year.
I was working at Sunset Point.
[JEAN-LUC]
Right, at the restaurant.
- Mm-hm.
- And then we kind of started
this, uh, tradition, I guess, here.
[MELISSA]
Mm-hm. Oh, actually, though,
you were truly my running partner
- for my first year at school.
- Well, not by choice.
[MELISSA] And then he decided
to become a rock star
- and get lazy on me.
- [JEAN-LUC LAUGHS]
Yeah. Here we are.
You brought your guitar.
I did.
Well, you asked me to.
Right, right. I did.
Maybe you should, um,
start us off with a song.
We always start off with a song,
so it would be nice...
Oh, no. I'm not--
[JEAN-LUC]
No. Let's hear what you got. Come on.
Hey, you guys, this is Jeremy Camp.
Right?
[ALL GREETING JEREMY]
And he's going to, uh, sing for us.
Except, no, I'm not going to.
Please? Come on.
Do you have a song that you like?
[SIGHS] All right.
I guess I'm playing a song.
[JEAN-LUC CHUCKLES]
Uh, "Find Me In The River?"
Yeah. I love that song.
[JEREMY] All right.
[CLEARS THROAT]
Find me in the river
Find me on my knees
I've walked against the water
Now I'm waiting if you please
We've longed to see the roses
But never felt the thorns
And bought our pretty crowns
But never paid the price
We didn't count on suffering
[CHUCKLES SOFTLY]
We didn't count on pain
But if the blessing's in the valley
Then in the river I will wait
Find me in the river
Find me there
Find me on my knees
With my soul laid bare
Even though you're gone
And I'm cracked and dry
Find me in the river
I'm waiting here for you
I'm waiting here for you
I'm waiting here for you
[CHEERS AND APPLAUSE]
So nice.
- Whoo. Hey. What are you--
- Hey. What are you...
What are you doing here?
This is where I walk every morning.
Uh...
Huh. But, how did...
What did...
Nice view.
Well, yeah.
It is really nice.
This is, like, my favorite place to run.
[EXHALES]
Do you wanna join?
Run?
[CHUCKLING] Yeah.
I'm not really dressed.
Okay. Well, bet I could beat you.
I bet you couldn't.
Yeah?
Better give it a try, then.
I'm not running.
Better run. Fast!
You're huffing pretty hard back there.
[JEREMY PANTING]
I'm fine.
Hey, can I ask you something?
[MELISSA] Yeah.
What's the deal with you and Jean-Luc?
You guys, like, a thing? Or...
Oh.
[CHUCKLES NERVOUSLY]
It's, um...
[CLICKS TONGUE]
It's complicated.
How so?
He was my first friend here, actually.
But, uh, I think this year,
his... his feelings for me, um...
have changed.
And I never felt that way about him, so...
So, uh, what do you feel about me?
[CLICKS TONGUE]
- This is last night?
- [JEREMY] Yeah.
You want me to play it for you,
give you a feel for the tempo?
No. It's about the words.
- Is there a bridge?
- Yeah. It's...
[SPEAKING INDISTINCTLY]
[CROWD CHEERING]
So you will call and I will answer
Yeah
I hold you all through the night
Yeah
Yeah, you will make it all right
Yeah
And I will guard you through the night
[CHEERS AND APPLAUSE]
[JEAN-LUC] Thank you.
Since we're all having
such a great time,
I'd like to do something
a little different.
I have a new friend,
and this friend wrote a song
that I think is pretty good.
And I'd like to bring him out
so he can sing it right now.
[CHUCKLES] So please welcome
my friend, Jeremy Camp!
[CHEERS AND APPLAUSE]
- I'm not going up there.
- Go!
- I'm not going... Melissa!
- Oh, my God, go. Go, go, go!
[CHUCKLES]
[CHUCKLES]
Hello, everyone.
[AUDIENCE RETURN GREETING]
This is kind of, uh, unexpected. Um...
This song is basically just, um...
just a bunch of questions that I have.
- [CLEARS THROAT]
- [MICROPHONE FEEDBACK]
- So...
- [CHEERING AND APPLAUSE]
In only a moment truth was seen
Revealed this mystery
The crown that showed no dignity
He wore
And the King was placed
For all the world to show disgrace
But only beauty flowed
From this place
Would you take the place of this man?
Would you take the nails
From His hands?
Would you take the place of this man?
Would you take the nails
From His hands?
Oh, oh
Yeah
Oh
Yeah
[AUDIENCE CHEERING]
Would you take the place of this man?
Would you take the nails
From His hands?
Would you take the place of this man?
Would you take the nails
From His hands?
Oh, yeah
[CHEERING AND APPLAUSE]
[MELISSA]
You were really amazing tonight.
- Yeah?
- Mm-hm.
So, does this answer my question?
What?
You are a piece of work, you know that?
And?
And I made a promise that I wouldn't
get distracted this year.
And you're very distracting, potentially.
A promise to who?
God.
And my sister, but mostly God.
[CHUCKLES] Actually, it's pretty equal
between the two of them.
You should meet my sister.
So, I understand you now.
What?
You don't like to disappoint people.
That's not true.
Okay, it's sometimes...
Okay, it's true.
This is about Jean-Luc.
I can't. I...
[SIGHS DEEPLY]
I really don't wanna hurt him.
So, yeah. That's why I should just
never look at you again.
Melissa.
Okay.
Permission to speak freely?
Okay.
What if this is destiny?
What if we were supposed to meet
and we were supposed to feel
this way about each other,
and God wants us to run towards it,
not away from it?
I mean, we wouldn't
wanna miss that, right?
[EXHALES]
Just promise me you'll think about it.
[KNOCKING ON DOOR]
Raj.
[KNOCKING CONTINUES]
[GROANS] Sleeping.
- [KNOCKING CONTINUES]
- [SIGHS]
Yeah?
Hi.
Okay.
Oh.
Hey.
I thought about it.
All night, actually.
And okay.
Okay?
Yes.
Okay.
One date.
Oh.
Yep. Okay, yeah.
All right.
I mean, okay.
Cool.
[CHUCKLES] Okay.
- [JEREMY] Yes!
- [CHUCKLES SOFTLY]
I think it should be starting pretty soon.
Here we are.
This was always my favorite room
when I was a little girl.
[CHUCKLES]
You grow up around here?
Mostly.
What do you wanna do when you graduate?
[CHUCKLES]
Everything.
All of it, you know?
But apparently,
I'm supposed to choose just one thing,
and I can't seem to do that, so...
that's why I like to come here.
The stars always seem to help.
[DOOR OPENS]
[WOMAN] Enjoy the show.
[GASPS]
It's starting.
Wow.
[MELISSA]
Mm-hm.
[SIGHS]
I love them.
My dad used to take us sailing a lot,
and you have not seen stars
until you've seen them on the open ocean.
Mmm.
You see that right there?
That little blob of light?
That's right, the little blob of light.
It's called Andromeda.
That's the farthest thing
visible to the naked eye, actually.
What is it, a star?
No, it's a galaxy.
See, our sun is one star
in the Milky Way galaxy.
Do you know how many stars
there are in the Milky Way?
[LAUGHS] I have no clue.
Three hundred billion.
Yeah. Right.
And Andromeda is a galaxy
with one trillion stars.
They all shine together.
So, that, my new friend,
is the definition of wonder.
[SIGHS]
God is so infinitely vast,
and this is His painting.
We paint with brushes,
He paints with a billion stars
and a trillion galaxies.
And He knows my name.
The God of a trillion stars
knows my name.
And He has a destiny just for me.
And I'm gonna figure it out, someday.
[EXHALES]
So that's how I see the world,
and myself in it.
What are you thinking?
That I've never met anyone
like you before.
Well, I'm just one star
in an infinite galaxy.
Some stars shine brighter than others.
- This is you, right?
- No, that's not me.
- You sure?
- Nope. No, no, no. Shh.
- You sure?
- It's late! You're gonna wake people up.
is me. This is me.
- Okay.
- This is me.
Um...
- So, Friday night?
- [EXHALES DEEPLY]
Yes.
But, um, could we just keep it
between us right now at first, you know?
- Yeah. No, of course. Of course.
- Right?
I'm great at keeping secrets.
Oh, I'm great at keeping secrets, too.
Great.
It's a secret, then.
Total secret.
- Good night.
- Good night.
[KEYPAD BEEPING]
[LINE TRILLING]
Hey, sis.
So, I met someone.
Joshua Tree. Perfect album.
No way.
I think I have it.
[MELISSA]
His name is Jeremy. Jeremy Camp.
He plays music.
I love his songs.
It's so good.
[JEREMY]
All right. So, how do you play this?
Okay, Prince?
[MELISSA] And I don't know,
there's something about him.
That is the dryer.
You may wanna start with the washer.
Right.
[MELISSA] But we're just gonna
get to know each other. That's it.
[LAUGHING] What?
- [PANTING] I mean, come on.
- That was amazing.
Favorite place?
Ocean.
Definitely ocean.
[SPEAKING INDISTINCTLY]
[GIGGLING]
[FEMALE PROFESSOR]
Community service.
When you realize
that life is bigger than you.
- You grow when you see...
- [MOUTHING] I don't care.
[PROFESSOR]
Mr. Camp.
Hmm? Yes?
You wanna come back to Earth?
Honestly, not really.
[STUDENTS LAUGHING]
Aww.
You got a little girlfriend?
So cute. No, really.
It's really, really cute.
- All right, you guys...
- [MOUTHING] Sorry.
...sign-ups are in the back.
What's this?
Right now, it's just a blank tape.
[MELISSA]
Mm-mm. Tapes have soul.
Why are you giving this to me?
Well, our record label's
paying for a new album.
So I called the engineer.
He's a friend of mine.
If we hustle, we'll have
an extra couple of hours.
I can get you in there,
and we can turn that into your demo.
- No.
- Two songs, maybe three.
I'll send it off to some producers.
I don't know what to say.
Are you serious?
[CHUCKLES]
Yeah.
- [JEREMY] That's amazing.
- [JEAN-LUC LAUGHS]
- That's... [EXHALES]
- [MELISSA] Very cool.
- You're invited, too.
- Hmm?
- Yeah.
- Oh, no. I don't need to go--
No, no, no. Forget that.
Forget that.
I want you there.
[MELISSA] I don't wanna go.
I have a song that I'd like
to play for you.
- It'll be fun.
- Oh. Um... [MUTTERS]
Hey, look, can I talk
to Melissa for a minute?
Yeah, yeah, sure.
- Uh... Oh, okay.
- I'll call you later.
- Yeah. I'll, uh, see you later?
- Yeah.
- Yep. Bye.
- [JEREMY] Bye.
You were out there for a long time.
Did he ask you out?
Sort of.
Okay. And?
Doesn't this all just bother you?
Yeah, of course it bothers me, Melissa.
You should just tell him.
I can't tell him. I...
Are you wearing his jacket?
Yeah.
You're wearing Jean-Luc's jacket?
Yes. He gave it to me.
He said I didn't have enough clothes.
And I actually really like it.
Wow. This is just... I, I...
I really cannot look at you
in the jacket.
[SIGHS]
He gave me the jacket.
It's not like I took it from him.
Maybe... [SIGHS]
Maybe we should just rethink all of this.
Rethink what, us dating?
See, now you're mad
and everyone seems to be mad.
- I'm not mad.
- [CAR DOOR OPENS]
Jeremy!
- He's right there.
- Hi!
Hey!
[MOM] Is this your girlfriend?
- Perfect.
- [JARED] Josh!
So, how long you two been dating?
- [JEREMY CLEARS THROAT]
- [BOTH] Um...
[STUTTERING]
It's... not like that.
Yeah, we're just trying
to get to know each other.
[MOM]
He's really told us all about you.
- Like a broken record.
- Mom.
- [CHUCKLING]
- Jeremy.
- What?
- I love Melissa.
- [CHUCKLES]
- Jeremy has a girlfriend
- Josh, that's enough. Come on.
- [MELISSA CHUCKLES]
Eat your food.
- [SOFTLY] Jeremy has a--
- Jared, shut up.
[JEREMY]
Okay, you're walking really fast.
- Why are you so mad?
- I'm not mad.
Really?
'Cause you seem mad to me.
Maybe it's because you're embarrassed
by your family,
and I don't get that.
I wasn't embarrassed by them.
So, you're embarrassed by me, then?
[SIGHS]
I'm embarrassed by the fact
that you don't want anyone
to know that we're dating.
It's... it's awkward.
What are we doing here?
What do you even want?
Give Jean-Luc his jacket back.
[DOOR OPENS]
[DOOR CLOSES]
Oh, my gosh.
This is my desire
This is my return
This is my desire
To be used by You
Oh, yeah
Yeah
This is my desire
To be used by You
Yeah
[MUSIC FADES OFF]
How was that?
Really great.
Look who it is.
Look who's here.
When did you write that?
Uh, last night.
After a conversation with a friend.
All right, everyone.
Let's take five.
[JEAN-LUC] Gonna go work on something,
but I'll see you in a bit.
Can you hear me?
Do you wanna come in here?
- Hey.
- Hey.
That was... a really nice song.
I'm sorry.
Yeah, yeah.
I'm.. I'm... I'm really sorry.
[SIGHING]
I'm really sorry.
Um...
I've been learning a new song,
just the chorus.
Oh.
- Can I play it to you?
- Sure.
I love you, I love you, I love you
I love you, I love you, I love you
Is that about God?
Not entirely.
Melissa.
[BREATHES SHAKILY] Yeah?
I love you.
[CHUCKLES SOFTLY]
Mmm.
I don't think
that I'm ready for that.
Um...
Oh...
- Jean-Luc! Hey, hey. I'm so sorry.
- [SIGHS]
[DOOR CLOSES]
I did not want any of that
to happen. I just...
Dude, let me explain.
Don't bother.
There's nothing to explain.
Hear me out.
Dude, I wanted to tell you,
I just didn't know what to say.
- The truth.
- [SIGHS]
You should've just told me the truth.
Melissa, you...
[EXHALES DEEPLY]
- Hi.
- Hi.
Um, can I come in?
[CLICKS TONGUE]
I...
I don't think that's a good idea.
This is for you.
It's, uh...
It's another journal.
I figure, after what I've done,
you could use a lot more pages.
Mmm.
- Wait.
- [SIGHS]
I'm sorry that happened.
Obviously.
But...
I'm also kind of relieved.
- Relieved?
- Yeah.
[SCOFFS]
I don't even know what that means.
I am not relieved.
I don't think Jean-Luc is relieved.
Okay, "relieved" isn't the right word.
I'm happy that
this is not a secret anymore.
I didn't wanna hurt him, okay?
So, I'm sorry, I just really
don't wanna see you right now.
Hold on. What are you saying?
We're breaking up?
Call it what you want.
Why, I call it breaking up.
Okay.
Well, then I don't wanna
see you for a while.
[GRUNTS]
[TELEPHONE RINGING]
Hello?
[JOSH] Kirk to Enterprise.
[CHUCKLES]
Hey, buddy.
It's almost Christmas.
I'm coming home.
- [CHUCKLES]
- I miss you.
I miss you, too.
We put up the Christmas tree.
[JEREMY] Yeah?
[JEREMY] Thank you.
All right.
Hey, Mom.
[GRUNTS] Merry Christmas.
[TV PLAYING INDISTINCTLY]
Son.
Hmm?
How are things with Melissa?
Jeremy has a girlfriend?
[JEREMY]
No, buddy.
Jeremy doesn't.
[SIGHS]
[TELEPHONE RINGING]
- [RINGING STOPS]
- [TOM] Hello?
[TOM SPEAKING INDISTINCTLY]
Jeremy.
Jeremy.
There's a call for you.
Some guy with the name Jean-Luc.
Sounds important.
Jean-Luc?
[JEAN-LUC] Sorry to just call.
I didn't know if you'd heard.
Heard what?
Melissa's sick.
Well, is everything okay?
Jeremy, it's pretty bad.
You should get here.
[DOOR SHUTS]
[MOM]
Jeremy, there's a map on the seat.
Are you sure this is okay?
Yeah, fine. Go.
Just be careful.
It's a long drive.
[MOM]
Call us when you get there.
Yeah.
[ENGINE REVS]
Hi. Uh, I'm here to see Melissa Henning.
I'm a friend of hers.
[INDISTINCT ANNOUNCEMENT OVER PA]
Hey. Hey.
- You're Jeremy, right?
- Yeah.
[WOMAN] Okay.
Hi. We're Melissa's family.
She's told us all about you.
Nice to meet you.
Uh, you must be Heather.
Mm-hm. Big sis.
Uh, how is she?
She's awake.
Yeah.
And I'm sure she'd love to see you.
- Come on.
- Yeah.
Hey.
Look who I found.
Hi.
Hi.
When did you get here?
Last night.
I drove.
- You drove? From Indiana?
- Yeah.
Huh.
[MELISSA'S MOM] You know what?
Let's... Let's give them a minute, okay?
- [SIGHS]
- [DOOR CLOSES]
- [GROANS]
- So, um...
what's going on?
Um...
[CLICKS TONGUE] They...
They removed a, um, tumor the size
of an orange from my stomach...
tested it, and...
it turns out it's Stage 3C cancer.
Whatever that means.
And, um...
it spread to my liver.
So, the truth is...
the odds are not altogether in my favor.
Melissa, I'm so sorry.
Don't be. It's okay, I'm...
I'm okay.
Somehow. I mean,
I can't really describe it.
It's, like...
warm...
like a blanket.
I've been listening to this
Ginny Owens song, "If You Want Me To."
Do you know it?
Yeah.
I just keep thinking, maybe God...
has chosen something bigger for me,
something I wouldn't
have chosen for myself.
But to be honest with you...
[BREATHES SHAKILY]
I am so scared.
But I have to believe there's a reason.
If one person's life is changed
by what I go through...
it will all be worth it.
[CHUCKLES SOFTLY]
[JEREMY]
Look, man. I should've told you.
[JEAN-LUC] Yeah.
Yeah, you should've told me.
It took me a while,
but I see it now, you two.
[JEREMY] Oh, man. I don't know
what I'm supposed to do.
I mean, I wanna be there
for her and I wanna help.
I don't even really know
what we are, you know?
How she feels about me.
We've talked about it, but...
if she really is that sick...
it's just hard to know what's ahead.
There's only one question
you need to answer.
Can you live without her?
[SIGHS DEEPLY]
[JEREMY] God...
if she tells me she loves me...
[LAUGHS]
This is ridiculous.
It's ridiculous.
- [KEYS JANGLING]
- [ENGINE STARTS]
[KNOCK ON DOOR]
- Hi.
- Hey.
You came back.
These are for you.
Oh. They're so beautiful.
Thank you.
Yeah. I thought I'd add
to the collection you got.
[BOTH CHUCKLE]
You kept that.
Oh, yeah. I've been using it
for a while, actually.
I never got to say thank you.
Still, uh...
Still can't read it?
No, you cannot read it.
Will you, um...
Could you just help...
Could you just help me up for a second?
Yes. Yeah.
Okay. All right.
Yeah. There we go.
There we go.
This is...
Okay. This is...
What I'm about to say
is gonna be...
Might be weird.
Could be weird.
- All right.
- Um...
Okay, uh, so, I...
Well, uh, the other day,
when you came by,
it just, uh... it just really...
It meant a lot to me.
[CHUCKLES SOFTLY]
After you left...
I had this feeling,
like God wanted me to pray for you.
- Okay.
- And... for your wife.
- My wife?
- Yeah. Is that weird?
- I'm not sure yet.
- Okay.
So, I started praying...
and then the more I prayed,
the more I realized...
I love you.
I love you.
Hmm...
[CHUCKLES] I...
I love you.
I do.
You don't have
to say anything back.
- I just really felt like--
- Wait, wait, wait.
Wait, wait, wait,
wait, wait, wait, wait, wait, wait.
- Yeah?
- [EXHALES DEEPLY] Uh, um...
Can you just, uh...
Just wait here for one minute?
Just a minute.
I'll be right back.
Just wait here.
I'll be right back.
Okay. Yeah.
Just, uh, don't move.
- I... can't move.
- I'll be right back.
[SIGHS]
[MELISSA]
That wasn't really a minute.
I think you said "minute," right?
[JEREMY]
Oh, yeah, no. I'm sorry.
[MELISSA]
Yeah. It was, for sure, like, a while.
- Keep them closed.
- Okay.
Open.
What?
[GASPS]
How did you...
That's why it took me so long.
[MELISSA] Yeah.
I wanted to bring the galaxy to you.
I want you to know that whatever this is,
and wherever it takes us,
that I'm with you.
Every step, every moment,
I'm with you. I'm in.
- [CHUCKLES SOFTLY]
- I'm so in.
And, um...
And, you know, I figure
if we're gonna get married,
we have a lot to talk about.
- Married?
- Yeah.
[CHUCKLES]
I love you.
I love you, I do, madly.
So marry me.
And I know relationships
need to be prayed about,
and you can take
as much time as you need.
- But that's why I brought you here--
- Yes.
Yes.
Yeah, I'll marry you.
I'll marry you.
Yes.
[MOM]
Married? You're gonna marry her?
But will she get better?
- I... I don't know.
- Son...
you're only 20 years old.
- You just met this girl.
- I love her, Dad.
And that's wonderful, but--
Look, look, look.
Why don't you just... [CHUCKLES]
Just slow down,
take a little more time, you know?
Go one step at a time here.
Dad...
I'm supposed to be with her.
[SIGHS]
I can't explain it.
I just... I know that.
And I don't want it to just be
her story and my story.
I want it to be our story.
I know you're worried, and I get it.
But...
[CHUCKLES SOFTLY]
I'm gonna marry this girl.
[UPBEAT MUSIC PLAYING ON PLAYER]
- Hey.
- Hey.
Thanks.
We made some breakfast.
You wanna have some?
Yeah. Sure.
I brought you something.
I want you to have this.
Mom.
My mom wore it her whole life
till my wedding day,
and I've never taken it off since.
- Are you sure?
- Of course.
I just want her to feel welcome.
[CHUCKLES]
When you go.
Are you sure about this?
Melissa, I love you.
And I believe God is gonna heal you.
[GASPS]
Our life starts now.
[CROWD CHEERING]
[JEAN-LUC OVER MICROPHONE]
Thank you.
We've all heard his hit single
climbing the charts,
but tonight, he's coming at you
with something brand-new.
Please welcome Jeremy Camp.
[CROWD CHEERING]
- Put on a show.
- Thanks, man.
Thank you.
[CHEERING CONTINUES]
Thanks, Jean-Luc.
He's a legend.
Uh, my name is Jeremy Camp,
and tonight I'm gonna play you
an original song called "Right Here."
[GUITAR STRUMMING]
All the world is watching
All the world does care
Even when the world
Weighs on my shoulder now
These feelings I can bear
I know that You're here
Everywhere I go
I know You're not far away
You're right here
You're right here
Everywhere I go
I know You're not far away
[DIALOGUE MUTED]
You're right here
You're right here
All these thoughts I've wasted
All these thoughts I've feared
Even when these thoughts have faded
[GIGGLING]
I still know that you're here
And my hope is in You
[MOUTHING] I love you.
Everywhere I go
I know You're not far away
You're right here
You're right here
Everywhere I go
I know You're not far away
You're right here
You're right here
[CROWD CHEERING]
[WHISTLING]
I want to introduce you guys
to someone special tonight.
This is my fiance, Melissa.
[CROWD CHEERING]
Go ahead and stand up, babe.
[CHUCKLES]
Come on. Stand up.
- I know, I'm taken. I'm sorry.
- [CHUCKLES]
Earlier this year,
we had some tough news,
some really tough news.
I've never seen a faith
like yours, babe.
It's a beacon for me.
It's a beacon for everyone who knows you.
It reminds me of a story.
There was a woman who was sick
for a long time,
a really long time.
But she had this...
This total faith
that if she could just touch Jesus,
just touch his clothes,
that she would be healed.
And that's exactly what she did.
She broke through the crowd,
and with everything that she had,
she reached for Him.
Just like I see you do at
every single concert, Melissa,
reaching out in faith...
touching heaven.
Can we do something special
for the most special person
in my life tonight?
[CHEERING AND APPLAUSE]
Can we pray for her?
Because I believe that God still heals.
- You guys agree?
- [CROWD] Yeah!
Yes.
Anyone who's sitting around her,
why don't you go ahead
and lay a hand on her.
If not, just put your hands in the air.
God, heal the love of my life.
Heal her tonight.
Melissa, your hair
isn't what makes you beautiful.
[DOOR OPENS]
Hey. Um...
Why don't you go take
a walk or something?
This is kind of a big deal for her.
- Okay.
- Yeah.
I'm sorry. I didn't mean to...
No, no, no. It's okay.
Just, you know...
[JEREMY] All right.
[MELISSA SIGHS]
[WHIRRING]
[JEREMY]
Yeah. You know, she's...
Um, she's living at home now.
I'm just helping take care of her.
And I just think that, um...
That school can wait.
Right now, this is the only thing
that matters to me.
So, I'll be a semester...
maybe more.
Well, son, that's noble.
But I wonder, is it really wise?
Well, it's, uh...
It's what's necessary, sir.
So, even after the chemotherapy,
we're seeing growth in your scan.
I'm seeing them on your ovaries.
And I'm sorry...
but you're going to need a hysterectomy.
I know that this is a serious decision,
but I recommend that
it be done very soon.
How soon?
In the next week, two at the most.
Our doctors are extremely skilled,
and the risks are low.
Wait.
Are you telling me that
I'm not gonna be able to have children?
- I'm afraid so.
- Hey. It's okay.
No, no, it's not.
I love kids.
You're so good with kids.
[DOCTOR]
Melissa, it's my professional opinion
that this is absolutely necessary...
given your condition
and what we're seeing on the tests.
Well, then run more tests, please.
Just run more tests.
We've run them all.
And they're very conclusive.
Mmm.
[CLEARS THROAT]
[MELISSA SIGHS DEEPLY]
[JEREMY]
Want me to make you something?
No, I got it.
- Here. Let me do it.
- No, no. It's okay.
I need a... second.
[BREATHING HEAVILY]
[GRUNTS]
[BREATHING HEAVILY]
[GRUNTS]
[BREATHING HEAVILY]
[GRUNTS]
[YELLING]
[BREATHING HEAVILY]
Oh, no. Oh, God.
Hey.
[WHISPERS] No, no. I'm sorry.
I'm sorry, I'm sorry.
Okay, okay. I just can't...
[MALE DJ ON RADIO]
Welcome back to The Fish, Los Angeles,
and we have a great young artist
in the studio with us today, Jeremy Camp.
[FEMALE DJ]
Yes. And Jeremy's gonna do some songs
live for us in just a minute.
But first, Jeremy, you have some pretty
big news you wanted to share with us?
I do, yeah. First off, thank you
so much for having me. [CHUCKLES]
Um, for everyone listening,
my fiance's name is Melissa.
Uh, she has a huge surgery
coming up this week,
and it's really serious.
And basically, she needs a miracle.
So I just wanted to
ask everyone listening,
if you could just stop
what you're doing and pray.
I'll do the playing.
You guys do the praying.
Thank you.
[DOOR OPENS]
- Hey, buddy.
- Hey.
I, uh...
I stopped by the radio station,
and it's like the whole city's praying.
Dude, these letters
are pouring in from everywhere.
- No way.
- [CHUCKLES]
I thought you'd...
I thought you'd want to have them.
Hang in there.
Thanks, man.
[CHUCKLES SOFTLY]
[HEATHER] Can I sit with you?
Yeah.
It's so weird seeing her here.
She's always been the strong one.
Yeah.
I'm really glad that
in the midst of all of this,
someone is choosing her,
someone really special.
Thank you for giving her a chance...
[MELISSA'S MOM]
Jeremy! Jeremy!
Yeah.
[INDISTINCT DIALOGUE]
[MELISSA MOANS]
[EKG BEEPING]
Hey.
Jeremy.
[JEREMY CHUCKLES SOFTLY]
Your cancer, it's gone.
They didn't go through with the surgery.
You're cancer-free.
And that is the story
you're gonna tell our kids one day.
You know what you are?
[JEREMY]
If anyone here has ever wondered
if miracles still happen,
or if God still heals...
then I wanna introduce you
to the most beautiful girl in this room.
[CHEERING AND APPLAUSE]
You're a miracle.
That's what you are.
[CHUCKLES SOFTLY]
[CHEERING GROWS LOUDER]
[JEAN-LUC]
It's unbelievable.
I spoke to the doctor myself.
There is literally no medical explanation,
none whatsoever.
That is awesome.
For everyone listening out there,
on positive, encouraging K-LOVE,
she's 100% cancer-free.
[JEAN-LUC] Amen. Yes, she is.
[CHEERING CONTINUES]
["CAN'T HELP FALLING IN LOVE" PLAYING]
I will love you, cherish you, honor you,
every moment of every day
without hesitation
and never looking back.
[MELISSA]
I'll encourage you, lift you up,
I'll be your muse and your anchor.
I'll be the love of your life...
and your biggest fan.
[CHUCKLES SOFTLY]
Until death do we part.
Nope, past that.
I will love you past that.
Son, you may kiss the bride.
Ladies and gentlemen,
- Mr. and Mrs. Jeremy Camp.
- [ALL] Aww.
Through the storm and out the other side.
Can you believe it?
Mm-mm.
Thank you, Jeremy Camp.
I think I would have died without you.
I would have been lost
and alone at sea.
God sent you to save me.
- Melissa Camp.
- [CHUCKLING]
[JEREMY]
I like the sound of that.
- [MELISSA] Ready?
- [JEREMY] Yeah.
- Okay. One, two, three.
- [JEREMY]...two, three.
[JEREMY] What did you wish for?
I wrote down some names...
Names I've been dreaming of.
- Family?
- Mm-hm.
I've got a surprise for you tomorrow.
- Really?
- Mm-hm.
[EXHALES]
That's, uh, so strange.
What?
Oh, uh... I don't know.
You've never been sailing,
and I'm the one who gets sick.
[GUITAR STRUMMING]
[MELISSA MOANS]
[JEREMY]
Will I believe You
When You say
That Your hand will guide me
In every way?
[WHIMPERS]
[JEREMY CONTINUES SINGING INDISTINCTLY]
[GROANS SOFTLY]
[WHISPERS]
Jeremy. Hey. Hey.
[GRUNTS]
Something's wrong.
Something is... really wrong.
[HEATHER] Hey.
How does it feel?
[EXHALES DEEPLY]
- Jeremy.
- Hey. Wanna come in?
No. Actually, let's talk out here.
[DOCTOR AND JEREMY INDISTINCT]
Liss, hey.
I'm sure it's fine.
The cancer's come back.
It's spreading rapidly.
It's all over her body.
Okay. What does...
What does that mean?
That means we have
to have another surgery?
No. No more surgeries.
What? Chemo then?
No. We're stopping treatments.
There's nothing else we can do.
[VOICE FADING] I'm afraid to say
she only has a few weeks...
[DOCTOR FADES OUT]
I'll be right back.
[BREATHING HEAVILY]
[WATER RUNNING]
[SOBBING]
[MELISSA CRYING]
Okay.
This should help with the pain.
[WHISPERING] Squirt.
Clamp.
Swab.
Okay.
We got this.
We got this.
Is there a concert I didn't know about?
Not a great turnout, Jeremy Camp.
No. I just wanted you to see it.
See what?
Where it happened for me.
This is where I was standing.
Right here...
when I fell in love with you.
[CHUCKLES SOFTLY]
Come on. "Fell in love?"
- On the first night?
- Yeah.
You were sitting right there.
The girl who sat there
seems so far away now.
I feel like a shadow of her.
On our first date...
you said...
"Some stars shine brighter than others."
You know the stars
that shine the brightest?
The ones with the shortest life.
And when they die...
they explode in a supernova. It's...
It's the most beautiful thing.
Color and light all mixed together...
God's painting.
The death of a single star
outshines everything else in the galaxy.
Melissa.
What if I'm not supposed to be healed?
No, don't. Don't. Don't.
Don't say that.
I want you to promise me something.
- I want you to find someone else.
- Don't. Don't.
You're going to be healed.
- I promise you that.
- Jeremy.
Would you just stop?
Stop making promises
that aren't yours to make.
[MELISSA RETCHING]
[COUGHING]
Jeez. Did I forget the dose?
It hurts... it hurts... so bad.
- I'm okay. I'm okay.
- Melissa. No. You're not okay.
- Come on.
- No. I'm okay.
We're going to the hospital.
Come on.
Help! Somebody help!
Somebody help!
[DOCTOR]
Nurse, we're gonna need a wheelchair!
[JEREMY INDISTINCT]
[EKG BEEPING]
[WHISPERING]
When's the last time you slept?
Go home. Get some rest. Go shower.
- We got this.
- I can't.
Just get a few hours.
Come on. Go home.
[CHUCKLES SOFTLY]
[MUTTERS]
She is my home.
[MOANS WEAKLY]
[WHISPERS] Hey.
Hey.
[EXHALES DEEPLY]
Did you finish the song...
the one from our honeymoon?
Yeah.
Will you please play it for me?
[GUITAR STRUMMING]
Would you believe me when I say
That Your hand will guide every way?
Every moment, every day
Well, I will walk by faith
Even when I don't see
Even a broken road
Prepares Your will for me
[SOBBING SOFTLY]
Well, I will walk by faith
Even when I don't see
Even when I don't see
That was so... so beautiful.
[CHUCKLES SOFTLY]
[EKG BEEPING STEADILY]
[EKG BEEPING RAPIDLY]
[GASPS LOUDLY]
[WHISPERS] Are you okay?
[EKG BEEPS]
You okay?
[EKG BEEPS]
It's God.
- It's God.
- What do you mean?
I'm healed.
It doesn't hurt anymore.
I can't feel it.
You were right.
I'm telling you, I'm healed.
I think I'm okay.
I think I'm okay.
Babe, lie down, lie down.
I'll get the doctor.
You have to believe me.
Just believe me.
I'm okay.
Okay. I'm gonna get the doctor.
Excuse me, can I get
a doctor for my wife?
Okay. Slow down.
What's the issue?
Dr. Furst... Melissa's awake.
[EKG BEEPING]
Someone help! Someone help!
[EKG BEEPING RAPIDLY]
I love you.
[EKG FLATLINING]
She's with Jesus.
[CRYING] No.
I didn't get to say goodbye.
I'm Tom Camp.
I'm looking for my son, Jeremy.
Mr. Camp.
He's still in the room.
Get some sleep.
See you in the morning.
Mom and I will have breakfast
ready for you when you get up.
[JEREMY] Dad?
Can I ask you a question?
Anything.
I remember I prayed
and prayed in this room
for Josh to be born healthy.
It didn't happen.
And you prayed for so long
for your ministry.
Still nothing.
Dad, I begged God to heal Melissa.
What am I supposed to do with that?
Are you asking if
Josh's disabilities were disappointing?
Yes, they are.
Did I have big dreams
that didn't come true? Sure.
Do I understand why Melissa
isn't here anymore?
No, son, I don't.
I'm sorry.
But I know my life is full.
I feel rich,
and I'm proud of this family.
Honestly, at the time,
I didn't agree with what you did.
I didn't understand it.
You chose willingly to walk
into the fire with her.
Right beside her,
all the way to the end.
But then, that's exactly what I would
do for your mom and you boys.
That's what love is.
And I got to watch my son do that.
For his wife.
That was a privilege.
I don't know the answers
to your questions.
But I do know this...
that my life is not full
in spite of the disappointments.
It's full because of them.
I'm proud of you.
I love you, Dad.
[EXHALES DEEPLY]
[THUNDER RUMBLING]
[MELISSA] Jeremy.
I'm healed.
- I think I'm healed. It's God.
- [EKG BEEPING]
You know the stars
that shine the brightest?
The ones with the shortest life.
You're going to be healed.
[HEATHER] I need a doctor!
[JEREMY] I promise you.
[MELISSA]
It doesn't hurt anymore.
I can't feel it.
You were right.
You have to believe...
[THUNDER RUMBLING]
Why did You do this?
[MELISSA] Jeremy.
I know you'll find this someday.
See? I'm finally letting you
read my journal.
And I've thought a lot
about the day I realized I loved you.
Remember?
I just watched you there,
awestruck by your gift.
Knowing God would use it
someday to touch the world.
I felt that day
the same way I do now.
You're asleep on my shoulder right now.
I guess one of the benefits
of the pain is that it's hard to sleep.
Which means I have
a lot of time to think.
And I've thought a lot about the stories
you love to tell at your concerts.
You're so good at it.
Ancient stories, still relevant and true.
In one story, God grants healing.
Miracles do happen.
Yet to another,
His call is to suffer, and even die.
And I realized something,
they both have value.
Because each is a chapter
in a bigger story.
Each is the stroke of a brush
on His beautiful canvas.
Each is the light of one star
helping to form a galaxy.
And I think I'm one of
those lucky people
meant to experience both.
I had my miracle.
It led to the perfect day with you.
It was enough.
I've learned that suffering
doesn't destroy faith, it refines it.
And God is worth trusting.
Even when we can't see.
I'm safe in His arms going bravely
into the light with a peace
that I can't understand.
So, do one thing for me,
Jeremy Camp, for my sake.
For the sake of your gift
and everyone meant to hear it.
When you're ready...
pick up your guitar.
[DIALOGUE MUTED]
[CROWD CHEERING]
[JEAN-LUC]
And now, we have an artist
with his first gold record
with five number one hit singles.
He has a story to tell.
Let's welcome my friend, Jeremy Camp.
[CROWD CHEERING AND APPLAUDING]
What's going on, guys?
My name is Jeremy Camp.
Uh...
A few years ago,
I met a girl named Melissa,
and she is, and always will be,
the love of my life.
Melissa died with this
incomprehensible, selfless faith.
She was always reaching for heaven.
And I believe she finally touched it.
I believe she finally touched it,
and she had to tell me that
there would be another day,
with no more pain,
with no more tears, with no more sorrow,
another day where I would
get to see her again.
I know I'm not the only one
hurting here today.
She told me that if just one person's life
was changed by her story,
then it would've all been worth it.
Just one.
So, this one's for her.
[CROWD CHEERING]
I still believe in Your faithfulness
I still believe in Your truth
I still believe in Your holy word
Even when I don't see
I still believe
[CROWD CHEERING]
Though the questions fog up my mind
With promises I still seem to bear
Even when answers slowly unwind
It's my heart I see You prepare
But it's now that I feel
Your grace fall like rain
From every fingertip
Washing away my pain
Yeah
I still believe in Your holy word
Even when I don't see
I still believe
I still believe
I still believe
Oh
I still believe in You
I still believe
[CHEERING AND APPLAUSE]
[INDISTINCT CHATTER]
Jeremy.
Uh, you don't, uh, know me.
I feel like I knew her, your wife.
M... Melissa.
I was there the night
that you prayed over her.
We were the next band.
I'd just gotten in from South Africa
and I was, uh,
going through a really hard time.
And I honestly was trapped
in this web of, like,
apathy and disappointment.
I... I had lost someone close to me.
I was angry and hurt and...
I thought the world
was full of hypocrites
and I was the worst of them.
[CHUCKLES]
I guess I just wanted to know
that God was real,
somewhere in the universe,
like, to a person.
An actual person
in an actual, meaningful way.
And I looked at her,
your wife, that night. [SNIFFLES]
She was, like, glowing...
with something I've never had.
Her story and your story, it...
It rescued me.
I'm the one...
whose life was changed.
And there will be millions more.
I just wanted you to know that.
Thank you.
It means a lot.
Hey.
What's your name, again?
Adrienne.
[JEREMY] You were right.
I've never seen stars like this before.
I love you, Melissa.
And I'm gonna tell your story.
[MUTED DIALOGUE]
[ADRIENNE] I feel very protective
of Jeremy and Melissa's story,
[VOICE BREAKING]
I think, because of how much
the Lord did in my life.
That it was something
that I needed to hear.
[JEREMY] God was telling me
to pick my guitar up, and I'm like,
"The last I wanna do
is pick my guitar up."
I remember feeling the presence of God
so thick in that room.
Like, just, like, I needed that.
Right what... came out was just,
"Okay. I still believe."
Literally. Like, "I still believe in You."
That's what I wanted to say.
This is something that God
gave me as a gift to heal me,
and I believe that God
was gonna use it to heal many people.