WINNIPEG, CANADA – A high school in Winnipeg is offering free meals to its community to thank them for their support. Alexis Dirks and Krista Neustaedter Barg from Westgate Mennonite Collegiate are preparing their third annual Pick Up,…
Ira Wagler says forgiveness has made his relationship with his Amish family better than ever. In a follow-up to his New York Times bestseller Growing Up Amish, Wagler has a new book out, titled Broken Roads: Returning…
Torah Bontrager can’t stop fighting for closure. She recently said she wouldn’t be able to say how it might feel to never receive judicial retribution for the multiple violations she had to experience as an…
PORTAGE, WI — Wisconsin is home to a number of Amish communities which are typically seen as quiet, quaint places. As Torah Bontrager describes it, “People think of the peaceful gently folk in this kind of…
The transition from civilian to Soldier can be a culture shock, but for one new Soldier, the challenge of adapting to a new culture is far from a unique experience. Ten years ago, with only…
HUNTINGDON, PA — Martha Peight stood in the first row of the courtroom, shaking yet resolute, as she held the printout of her victim-impact statement. In the benches behind her sat members of area Mennonite…
PHILADELPHIA, PA — For centuries, hundreds of Amish and Mennonite farmers in Manheim Township, one of Lancaster County’s prime agricultural heartlands, have tilled the soil, tended to livestock, and carted goods across rural roads by…
Two members of the River of Life Church are about to embark on an exciting mission trip to the Philippines. Sarah Troyer will be leaving at the end of this month and plans to stay…
HARRISONBURG, VA — “The Mennonite game” — tracing the genealogy of a new acquaintance to find a common ancestor — might be a fun pastime for people with Mennonite backgrounds, but such a relatively shallow…
I was born in western Pennsylvania in the small village of Atlantic. Ours was a typical Amish family. We attended church services every other Sunday, which was normal for most Amish. Some of my earliest…
