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Pennsylvania Deitsh Testament
Translated from a Greek text associated closely with the Ger-
man and English texts used by the Amish, it is written in eve-
ryday Pennsylvania Deitsh as spoken in the home. Includes
Psalms and Proverbs and side columns of the English KJV (except
for Psalms and Proverbs). Beautifully bound with gold printed, soft imitation
leather cover. Includes self-teaching primer Ich Kann Pennsylvania Deitsh Laysa.
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The goal of every parent is to see their
children grow up, marry a godly spouse, and
live for God all the days of their lives. As
parents, we are well aware that we have one
shot at getting it right. Just one shot. If we
fail and the child follows a bad way, it is
impossible to turn the clock back and re-do it.
For that very reason, I have felt burdened to
share the following testimony of our family
and a few things I have learned along the
way. Because of the nature of this article, I
will mostly focus on our daughter, Rachel.
From the day Rachel was born, Esther
and I knew that one day a young man would
come along, fall in love with our daughter,
and ask to marry her. However, we didn’t
realize that 22 years would go by so quickly.
Honestly, if you have walked in my shoes,
you know what I’m talking about. It seems
like one day you’re rolling around on the
floor and chasing monsters from under her
bed, and suddenly you hear those
dreadful and scary words: “Dad, I want
you to meet David. He asked if he could
take me on a date, and I informed him
that unless my dad approves of him, it
isn’t happening.” As a father I began to
strut like a peacock, feeling good inside
and out, because Rachel asked me to
meet David before their first date.
Finally David and I met. We shook
hands and sat down. I said, “David, I
have no idea who you are and what your
family life was like growing up. For that
reason, I’m going to ask you some personal
questions, and I want you answer them
honestly and to the point.” I was not going to
let just any young man walk into our family
and snatch my daughter away, and I wanted
him to know that.
The first thing I did was show David a
hand drawn picture of a faceless man. Then I
said, “David, for the past
20
years, Esther and I have
prayed earnestly that God
would one day show us
whose face belonged to this
young man.” I proceeded to
let
him
know
that,
throughout the years, our
prayer to God was that the
faceless man in the picture
was being raised in a home
where Christian values were both taught and
followed. Secondly, we prayed that one
whom God was raising up for Rachel would
lead well in the home and make the Lord his
highest priority in life and family. Lastly, we
prayed that Rachel and her man would stay
sexually pure until the day they married.
Next, I proceeded with the following
ten questions:
Love, Dating and Marriage
—
Joe Keim
Continued On Page 10
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by Lydia Chorpening
