A family story of love, faith, and courage. This is the 1889 immigrant journey of Andreas Helland, from Norwegian farm boy to pastor, to college professor in Minnesota. Life was frugal on the Helland farm on the island of Stord. Andreas' parents, Anders and Bertha, instilled pietistic family values in their five children. Intellectually gifted, Andreas' life changed dramatically when he was given a scholarship to a school in the far off city of Stavanger. At 19, this young islander already holding a master's degree, boarded a steamship for America. He fulfilled his mother's long held dream when he enrolled as a pastoral student at Augsburg Seminary in Minneapolis. The joy of his first love was overshadowed with family tragedies as the years passed. Professor Helland was always "Papa" to his 7 children. In time, they gifted their own families with his grace-filled, courageous ideals.