My Safe Place
All I ever wanted . . . just four little words, but those words are packed to the gills with meaning. When they dare to be uttered, their source is daring to bare their heart…
Plan to make roads wider, safer in Ohio county home to Amish
MIDDLEFIELD, OH — Work to widen roads and make other safety improvements is planned in an area of Ohio’s Amish country plagued by crashes resulting in injuries, according to federal and state officials. The U.S.…
Amish dairy farmers at risk of losing their living and way of life as their buyer drops their milk
A group of Amish dairy farmers have lost their milk buyer, putting their livelihood and way of life at risk, as a crisis deepens in America’s dairyland. Farmers across the nation are headed into their…
‘Our faith will be lost if we adopt technology’: can the Amish resist the modern world?
Daniel Weaver does not vote, drive a car, read a paper, listen to music, watch sport of any kind, own a mobile phone or use a computer. But as we eat the food grown in…
Fatal fire that hurt 10 in Amish family is traced to lamp
MIDDLEFIELD, OH – Fire officials in northeastern Ohio say a blaze that killed a 2-year-old child and injured 10 members of an Amish family began with a lamp that used liquid fuel. Many of the injured…
The Amish don’t believe in insurance. Here’s how they help pay everybody’s medical bills
As an auctioneer pressed his Hartly audience toward the highest bid possible for a set of dishes, an Amish man watched from the side of the tent, his arms crossed as he leaned on a tent pole. No…
Amish families are working with doctors and researchers to save a young girl’s life
Thelma Miller feels the pop, but tells herself not to worry. She’s 31 weeks pregnant, too early for her water to break. But this baby is coming nonetheless. Pat Gallagher is her midwife. She has…
Lovina’s friend Ruth offers sneak peek into Amish wedding preparations
This week I helped with preparations for the wedding for Lovina’s niece Emma. As an outsider, I am impressed by how beautifully orchestrated these events are. Family, neighbors and the church community all pitch in…
Oaklawn in Goshen also a place for the Amish to seek help
GOSHEN, IN — Dale Raber sees a range of mental health needs as a therapist at Oaklawn Psychiatric Center, but his clients all have one thing in common: They’re all Amish. Raber, who has been…
Weeklong Trial Continues for Fillmore Amish
PRESTON, MN — For the last week, four members of the Swartzentruber Amish community have listened to arguments on whether their religious beliefs would allow them to not comply with state wastewater regulations. Four men,…