Leaving Ruinby Jeff Berryman Description "Loreen is her namethe gnarly old woman in the angel costume who accosts Cyrus Manning near the dance floor of the Down Under. A gift is coming, she tells him. 'The gift to die for.'" For eleven years, Cyrus has pastored the First Church of Ruin, a small city deep in the barrens of West Texas. His life, much like the surrounding plains, looks bleakstrained relationships at home, ineffective ministry, and a congregation