The year is 1936. Reports circulate that the Russian government workers are moving from village to village, seizing anything of value for the motherland. Would they come to Brothers' Village and take everything? What would be left to eat the coming winter? In Bread for the Winter, eight-year-old Pavel learns from his godly parents what Jesus meant when He said, "Love your enemies..."
My childhood and teen years were in Oakland, MD among the Amish there. When I was 20, I left the Amish and joined the Mennonites, where I met my wife Karen Anderson from CA. I was a teacher in Christian schools for Mennonites for 23 years. We have 5 children, all married now and currently have 8 grandchildren. I have been writing books for 11 years and I travel all over the world to get information for my books. Although I enjoy traveling, vacation for me is to be at home in our little town of Spruce Pine, a friendly community in the mountains of NC, close to the Blue Ridge Parkway.