When a blind beggar hears about a new teacher in a distant northern province who has the amazing ability to heal people of diseases and disabilities, he is seized by an insatiable desire to learn if this man is for real and to try to find him. In spite of dire warnings against getting involved with this new teacher/healer, and disregarding his own personal limitations, Bart embarks alone on an adventurous trek to the north to find the truth about this intriguing man and to seek healing of his own blindness. Bart endures verbal and physical assaults, painful accidents, loneliness, doubts, fears, and other difficulties in his search for truth and for personal healing. But along his journeys, he also meets interesting and helpful people as he searches for truth and light.