I Will have Mercy
One time, Jesus was in a house having a meal when publicans and sinners crowded around Him. They wanted to hear more from Him. He had a message that resonated with them, but it upset…
Over a year after implementation, controversy surrounds Ohio’s Amish buggy light law amidst questions of effectiveness and reli
It has been a year since a law requiring flashing electric lights to be installed on Amish buggies. The law was supposedly enacted on fears of buggy crashes, but some Amish communities have opted not…
In Amish Country, Buggy Lanes Will Flank Some Rural Roads
In Lawrenceburg, Tennessee, shoppers are nearly as likely to see buggies parked outside the grocery store or the doctor’s office as they are to see vehicles. The small town of just under 12,000 people has…
A counseling center in Dundee offers mental health services to Amish and other Plain people
If you treat a Plain community person, you’re treating a community. This phrase resonated with Dennis Keim after he heard it during a cultural competency training on treating Plain people, which include Christian groups such…
New Buggy Lights Displayed at Amish Safety Day
The Amish buggy with flashing lights may not have been center stage during Amish Safety Day July 29, but it received plenty of recognition from various Geauga County leaders during the event. Donated by the…
Ohio Amish, Mennonite among groups allegedly scammed out of $32M
CLEVELAND, OH -The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) is on the hunt for a former Georgia man accused of scamming religious groups out of more than $33 million, telling them he was spreading Christian literature and bibles…
MAP Newsletter – August 2023
August 2023 IN THIS ISSUE: Bible School Amish Awareness Conference Fundraiser Success! The ABC Project Receives a Large Donation Bible School! For 15 years, I dreamed about one day being able to offer a Bible…
Are we All the Same to God?
I can remember for most of my life, I thought people that weren’t in our denomination (same religion as ours) were worldly and ungodly people because that’s what we were taught, and I believed what…
5-year-old dies after farming accident Monday in Little Britain Township
A 5-year-old boy died Monday after he was hit in the head by a heavy pipe that fell from a mule-drawn wagon at a farm in Little Britain Township. Lancaster County Coroner Dr. Stephen Diamantoni…
Amish communities are adapting a surprising new technology in their homes and farms: ‘It’s really taken off’
Amish barns and solar panels are probably not two things most people think of as going together, but times are changing. Anabaptist World recently reported that Amish communities are starting to adopt solar as their source of…