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Amish Truth and Grace
Nothing could have prepared Martha Yoder for the way things would change when her family decided they wanted to move to St Ignatius, an Amish settlement at the base of Mission Mountains. Miles away from her birth place and all she knew, she is thrown into a world where the rules were much different to the way she was raised as a child. The Old Order was precise, crimes were reprimanded and forgiveness was given for those who sought it. They had no reason to interact with Englischers or bother with their lost souls. But when she meets Jonah, the young man who returns their stolen horse, she starts to see a different side of grace. Suddenly she finds herself willing to help the destitute and she offers her services to take care of children at the shelter.
All he wanted to do, was make sure that Charlie returns the horse to the newcomers at St Ignatius, what Jonah didn’t expect was to meet the stubborn and fiery Martha Yoder. He was well aware of the fact that the Old Order faith was deeply embedded in her heart and mind, and goes on a mission to show her that to have truth, you have to apply grace. What he didn’t expect was to fall in love…
All he wanted to do, was make sure that Charlie returns the horse to the newcomers at St Ignatius, what Jonah didn’t expect was to meet the stubborn and fiery Martha Yoder. He was well aware of the fact that the Old Order faith was deeply embedded in her heart and mind, and goes on a mission to show her that to have truth, you have to apply grace. What he didn’t expect was to fall in love…
53 pages, Kindle Edition
Published September 16, 2017
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September 29, 2017
Two short stories set in Amish communities. The first has Martha's family moving to a new community in Montana that are not as strict as the sect she came from. Martha holds on her the Old Order ways but has her eyes opened by Jacob who works with homeless people from the surrounding area. Good characters but the story needed to be proofread. I was pulled out of the story too often to try to figure out what the author was saying.
The second story had Katie returning home from her Rumspringa early to care for her injured sister, Mary. Katie is reunited with her love, Willis, who has also returned from his Rumspringa. Katie was happy to return because of the danger in the English world. Willis' Rumspringa did not give him what he expected. As they court, Mary keeps getting in the way. I liked the story and the characters but Mary exasperated me with her attitude and demands.
The second story had Katie returning home from her Rumspringa early to care for her injured sister, Mary. Katie is reunited with her love, Willis, who has also returned from his Rumspringa. Katie was happy to return because of the danger in the English world. Willis' Rumspringa did not give him what he expected. As they court, Mary keeps getting in the way. I liked the story and the characters but Mary exasperated me with her attitude and demands.
October 15, 2017
Good story
This story was really good. When they go on the Rumspringa they never know what will happen. So they come back home to their world and try to get it together.
This story was really good. When they go on the Rumspringa they never know what will happen. So they come back home to their world and try to get it together.
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