Former Amish Testimonies

My name is Carl Miller, and I was born and raised in an Old Order Amish community. When I think about my childhood and what I appreciated most about the culture, I automatically think of… 

Lovina (mother): A year ago, I sent you my testimony and told you that I wanted to send you the story of one of my sons, Jerry, that is in jail. I am finally doing… 

I got married to Leroy Mast at the age of 19, and we had 5 children. Before the fifth child was born, Leroy got discouraged with the Amish lifestyle and drifted away from me, but… 

My name is Katie, and I grew up in a typical Old Order Amish community. I appreciated certain aspects about the culture I experienced growing up; some of these aspects included the culture’s honesty and… 

I am currently in an Old Order Mennonite church where rules are religion. I am getting sick of people relying on the preacher to be their god. They believe if you question any of their… 

I left the Amish when I was eighteen years old. Looking back, I now realize that one of the biggest things I missed out on when I left was being there to experience memories with… 

From the time I was a young Amish boy, I thought that I wouldn’t mind being a preacher. In my early teens, I memorized large portions of scripture in German, and practiced quoting them as… 

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,… 

I was born to Amish parents in Geauga County, Ohio in 1982.  When I was six years old, we moved to a new community in Hart County, Kentucky because my parents didn’t like the partying… 

I grew up Amish and was raised in a good family. I am the oldest of seven. Growing up, I always had questions and tons of them: “Why do we do certain things? Why are…