Based on historical accounts, Returning Home follows the life of Johann Plett, born in Prussia in 1765, son of a wealthy landowner, and heir to an estate so vast he could not survey it all in a day's ride. Johann's harrowing journey leads to political intrigue, poverty, and devastating loss until, driven to despair, he must choose either to reject the God of his youth or return to Him. His decision would affect his family for generations to come.