Sarah Gingerich
It was a lot of fun to grow up on an old-order Amish farm! Feeding livestock and watching things grow was exciting, and being outdoors was something I enjoyed a lot. Going to church was…
Amish Voice – March 2016
Amish Voice – March 2016 IN THIS ISSUE: Signs of the New Birth – D.L. Moody 150 Questions Answered from the Bible (Part 3 of 3) Persecution of Christians The Plumb Line of Judgment – Rich Carmichael…
Letter to my Son
Jesus says in Matthew 5:11, “Blessed are ye when men shall revile you, and persecute you, and shall say all manner of evil against you falsely, for my sake.” You have done just that in…
Letter to my Dad
Dear Dad and Mom, Greetings of love and cheer from our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. This leaves us on Tuesday morning; the morning after we left your house! You know, Dad, it hurts me…
More than 1,800 Volunteers Clean up after Lancaster County Tornado
Lancaster, Pennsylvania – Days after a tornado hit the Eby family’s Lancaster County farm, the extent of the devastation finally sunk in. “At first we were just so happy with all of the support we…
The Glory of the Cross
And after the sop Satan entered into him. Then said Jesus unto him, That thou doest, do quickly….He then having received the sop went immediately out: and it was night. Therefore, when he was gone…
Amish Hard Hit when Confirmed Tornado Rips through Community
Gap, Pennsylvania – More than 100 Amish were gathered in a barn on Seldomridge Road here Wednesday when the winds suddenly and violently kicked up. Beth Engel, pastor of the nearby Pequea Presbyterian Church, also…
Samuel Borntreger could Face Additional Charges of Child Abuse and Sexual Misconduct
Testimony in a bond hearing Wednesday revealed an ongoing criminal investigation against an Amish man charged with poisoning his own wife. Samuel Borntreger appeared in a Harrison County courtroom Wednesday on a charge of first-degree…
What Makes a Quilt Amish?
What makes a quilt Amish? Does it have to be “quilted by a group of Amish women sitting around the frame in their sitting room?” Or does it have to have an Amish pattern, like…
Genetic Disease is Ravaging Lancaster County’s Amish, and Helping to Change Medicine for All of Us
Strasburg, Pennsylvania – Soon after birth, Daniel and Rebecca Stoltzfus’s first child fell ill. Fearing pneumonia, her parents rushed her to a hospital where she later died. Testing revealed Severe Combined Immunodeficiency (SCID), a rare…