Former Amish Testimonies

My name is Naomi Julien, and I grew up in an Old Order Amish community. The Amish culture does a great job of teaching the importance of being responsible, being respectful, and appreciating even the… 

My family and I left the Amish church in August of 2008, and I have only seen my dad about two to three times since then. We live in Texas and my family lives in… 

My name is Benjamin Beachy, and I was born and raised in an Old Order Amish community. Growing up, I loved to train horses and play volleyball, and I appreciated that I was taught the… 

I was born into the Schwartzentruber Amish sect, which is the strictest Amish group. I enjoyed many benefits from growing up in the Amish culture. I liked the strong sense of community that the Amish… 

My name is John Schwartz, and I grew up in the Old Order Amish culture. There were definitely some things about the Amish culture that I loved and am glad that I got to experience.… 

My name is Andy Miller, and I am now seventy-two years old. God has been good to me! I left the Amish, and sixteen years passed before someone told me the truth about salvation, and… 

Ray Beechy is a cowboy who has overcome many obstacles. When he was 12 years old, he was involved in a sawmill accident, which resulted in his right arm having to be amputated below the… 

I’m so glad you have a mission outreach to the Amish. I used to be Amish, so I know how hard it is to realize how freeing it is to leave and find Christ. I… 

Growing Up Amish is a moving memoir of a life and lifestyle that is foreign to most of us: the Amish. Ira was born and raised in the Amish tradition, leaving and coming back several… 

In January 2012, our lives changed in a way that we never anticipated. My husband John and I went to a John Regier seminar for marriage relationships. That day, we heard a lot of inspiring…