Amish and Forgiveness
One of the tragic events of recent Amish history is the school shooting at West Nickel Mines School in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. A man well-known to the community took ten girls hostage; he shot eight…
Courts Vindicate Amish Farmer for Fourth Time
HOPEWELL, PA – If at first you don’t succeed at harassing a farmer out of business, try again…and again…and again. That has been the tack the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and Hopewell Township have taken since…
Amish on road maintenance: ‘Let’s do our share’
DECATUR, IN – More than 100 Amish men, many of them bishops in their church, along with a handful of members from the English community, attended a public informational session at the Berne Senior Center…
Assessing child safety on Lancaster County farms
LANCASTER, PA. – Medical professionals are trying to minimize the number of farm fatalities in Lancaster County. The county leads the state in fatal farm incidents with more than 60 deaths since 2000. In 2011, a…
The sex-crazed Amish man who ‘plotted’ to murder his wife
In 2009, the Amish community was rocked by the murder of one of their own, Barbara Weaver, in Apple Creek, Ohio. Even more shocking was when her husband, Eli, was charged with aggravated murder. It…
An ex-Amish pyrotechnic
ARTHUR, IL – Larry Schlabach, a former member of the Amish community turned pyrotechnic, spends all year preparing for it. A homemade cannon with bowling balls as ammunition gave Schlabach, his brothers and his cousins…
400 Amish hear lesson about dangers of drugs from Indiana State Police trooper
ELKHART, IN – Nearly 400 members of Elkhart County’s Amish community recently learned about the dangers, warning signs and law enforcement efforts related to the illegal drug epidemic. “They are simply being proactive and I…
Amish Voice – July 2016
Amish Voice – July 2016 IN THIS ISSUE: My Story (Part 1) – Emanuel Schrock Mighty Warrior Princess – Norma Miller Topics and Testimonies Over the Phone And It Shall Come to Pass (Part 8) A Testimony…
Ernie (Stoney) Burkholder
I was born and raised in a Beachy Amish community. I didn’t really think much about growing up in the Amish culture; it seemed normal to me. My father was always very preoccupied and distant,…
Mighty Warrior Princess
Good morning from gorgeous Kentucky! I have some things on my heart that I am excited to share with you! That being said, let’s just dive right in. I have a lot of friends in…