The Nickel Mines kids start at their new school tomorrow, and it’s getting quite a bit of coverage in the media.
It also happens to be exactly six months to the day since the school shooting.
Here’s hoping this is the last we hear on Nickel Mines for awhile as local Amish try to make it back to normal.
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Oi, meu nome é Sweuda, sou uma jovem brasileira e tive a oportunidade de assistir ao filme que foi produzido “Graça e Perdão” relatando o fato que ocorreu as crianças e familias Amish. E venho por meio desse comentário dizer que Deus tem usado tremendamente esse testemunho de vocês para falar ao coração de muitos. Fui tocada de uma forma tremenda pela história de vocês. Vinha pedindo a um tempo para Deus aumentar a minha fé, que estava diminuindo por causa de assuntos pessoas (um deles é que perdi minha mãe a dois anos), e Deus os usou maravilhosamente para mim. Minha fé cresceu, para honra e glória de Jesus, por meio do testemunhos de vocês, irmãos. Sinto-me honrada em poder lhes relatar este fato e bastante emocionada… Fiquem na paz de Deus, nosso Pai. Vós amo em Cristo Jesus, e oro por vocês. Orem por mim Também, agradeço!