Author and Amish taxi driver Haley Straw shares part two of a four-part Christmas series. It follows the true story of a young boy from Chicago, whose longing for warmth and belonging sends him on an unlikely winter journey toward an Amish community he’d only read about in a library book. This retelling draws from the original “Please Let Me Stay” account shared in a private…
Author and Amish taxi driver Haley Straw is back with part one of a four-part Christmas series. It follows the true story of a young boy from Chicago, whose longing for warmth and belonging sends him on an unlikely winter journey toward an Amish community he’d only read about in a library book. This retelling draws from the original “Please Let Me Stay” account shared in…
An Amish father of two has died following a hunting accident in the mountains of Juniata County, Pennsylvania. The man was accidentally shot by another hunter while participating in a “deer drive” – a technique using two groups of hunters, where one group flushes deer out for others to shoot. More from WJAC: JUNIATA COUNTY, Pa. (WHP) — A 26-year-old hunter is dead after another…
This comes to us from the Amish community in Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, home to a sizeable Amish population. Fortunately, no one was hurt in a fire this morning which – by looking at the photos here – essentially destroyed an Amish family’s home. The report from WGAL fills in some details: Crews were called to the scene of a house fire in Dauphin County around…
I never met David Luthy, who passed away last month, though have written about how his writings were of much value to me in my earlier days of learning about the Amish. Luthy and I did exchange letters once, years ago. I had written to him, wanting to interview him for this website. I was interested in his knowledge, but also in what I’d heard…
An Amish family in the Buchanan County, Iowa community (Hazleton) is likely breathing a sigh of relief after undergoing the misfortune of a property fire Thursday. The relief would come from the fact that no one was hurt, and that their home mostly escaped damage. Four local fire departments contributed to the efforts to extinguish the blaze. Apparently an explosion preceded the fire, according to…
Absolutely tragic: an Amish woman, and her unborn child, died after a horse accident at a home in Lisbon, New York (St. Lawrence County). This happened last Wednesday, but is just being reported now. Here are the details via WWNY: TOWN OF LISBON, New York (WWNY) – An Amish woman who was 7 months pregnant died after being kicked in the head by a horse…
This tune is another pairing of Ben & Rose with Amos Raber. We’ve actually heard them already together on this track – but without the video. It’s another nice one, which is described on Amos’s channel like this: Fill My Cup, Lord is a great gospel song that beautifully portrays a heart seeking for the living water that one can only find in Jesus Christ!…
A tragic accident happened yesterday morning in Macon County, Missouri – and not one you might expect to see involving Amish people. More from KTVO: WEST OF ETHEL, Mo. — A member of a northeast Missouri Amish community was killed in a Macon County forklift crash Tuesday morning. The tragedy happened just before 7:30 a.m. on Beechnut Street, three miles west of Ethel. The state trooper…
This is a look back at a neat photo set, and timely given the season. Here we have a pumpkins, gourds, and mums sale held at the North Missouri Produce Auction (Jamesport, MO community). This particular set of photos, by Don Burke, dates to 2018 (*update: in fact, Don has brought to my attention that these date to prior to 2018, possibly a few years…