Aaron had always thought that the Amish religion was the only way for him to get to heaven. After a rebellious youth, he had submitted to the Amish way by becoming a baptized member and following the Amish rules and traditions. But he wondered why he didn't have peace in his heart. For six long months he cried out to God for answers. Were his sins forgiven? What was missing in his life? Was he not following the Amish rules well enough? Was God still angry with him because of his sinful teenage years? God answered Aaron in a powerfully clear way; transforming his life and sustaining him with the peace he was searching for. "What He's done for me" is the first in a series of testimonies titled, "God's Touch Among the Amish." They represent personal journeys through tears and pain, stories from sincere hearts that searched earnestly for answers to questions like Aaron's. Each of their journeys speak of the faithfulness of God and His love toward those who search for truth and yield their lives fully into His hands.

As an Amish teenager Dale Schmucker thought there was no more hope for him because his life was so messed up. He asked himself, "Is there any hope for me? Is it possible to change my life?" Dale's life was a life of despair. He believed in God, but he was not able to find freedom from sin. In his search for peace he became a member of the Amish church, but found his spiritual life going from bad to worse. He gave up on living a victorious life. Even though he felt there was no more hope for him, he continued to long for the day when perhaps he could be free from the sins that held him captive. Discover how the gentleness and faithfulness of God brought a young Amish man from a life of hopelessness and despair to the place where he could sing a new song for the glory of God.

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From USA Today bestselling author Jennifer Spredemann comes an Amish fiction series like no other! Keeping her darkest secret could cost her everything. Hannah Stolzfus has everything she could possibly want - a beautiful home, a loving husband, and a wonderful Amish community. All she needs now is a beautiful boppli to complete her perfect family. When tragedy strikes, Hannah doesn't count on the secrets of her past coming to light and jeopardizing everything she’s ever loved. With profound feelings of guilt, condemnation, and betrayal, she attempts to continue on with life as usual, although she knows there is no such thing. Can Hannah and Christian move beyond their past mistakes and accept God’s plans for their future—together? Or will their marriage end in another tragedy? An Unforgiveable Secret is a powerful, heart-wrenching story of grace, family, and love that will keep you riveted to the very end. Books in this series: An Unforgivable Secret A Secret Encounter A Secret of the Heart An Undeniable Secret A Secret Sacrifice A Secret of the Soul A Secret Christmas Publisher's Note: Each story is between 200-300 pages and can stand alone Reader Discussion Guides are available upon request through the author's website

An INSTANT bestseller by USA Today bestselling author Jennifer Spredemann! If you're looking for Amish Fiction with a twist, this is it! Amish by Accident is a "What if...?" story. If you only enjoy realistic plotlines, this book is probably not for you. But if you enjoy fun, fast-paced, imaginative plots, this one is sure to make you smile...and maybe even shed a tear or two. Luke Beiler has loved Elisabeth Schrock for as long as he can remember and is looking forward to the day they both join the church so they can marry. Elisabeth, however, chafes under the church rules and flees to the Englisch world leaving Luke heart broken. When an accident leaves Brianna Mitchell with amnesia, she feels helplessly lost. What will happen when she is mistaken for Elisabeth Schrock and taken home to Paradise, Pennsylvania? Read this exciting Amish romance today! BOOKS IN THIS SERIES: Amish by Accident Christmas in Paradise Englisch on Purpose

When Hannah dares to love across the boundaries of tradition, will she lose everything? Despite being raised in a traditional Old Order Amish family, seventeen-year-old Hannah Lapp desires to break with custom, forgo baptism into the faith, and marry outside the cloistered community. She’s been in love with Mennonite Paul Waddell for three years, and before returning to college for his senior year, Paul asks Hannah to be his wife. Hannah accepts, aware that her marriage will change her relationship with her family forever. On the evening of their engagement, tragedy strikes and in one unwelcome encounter, all that Hannah has known and believed is destroyed. As she finds herself entangled in questions that the Old Ways of her people cannot answer, Hannah faces the possibility of losing her place in her family, in her community– and in the heart of the man she loves. When the Heart Cries is book one in the Sisters of the Quilt series.

Rebecca Kauffman takes in her two nieces after her sister's death, but as the girls struggle to fit into the Amish community, Rebecca finds her marriage and her faith in God tested.

Lizzie is a five-year-old Amish girl in Lancaster, Pennsylvania. She is spunky, sensitive, and not nearly as pious as her older sister Emma. Lizzie sometimes daydreams instead of praying when she bows her head before meals . . . but she figures God knows she’s grateful for the good food Mam puts on the table every night. Her wild spirit often gets her in trouble, though, and she wonders why she can’t be as sweet and kind as her goody-two-shoes big sister. Will she always be at odds with her own fiery spirit? Although Lizzie loves adventure, when her father’s business begins to struggle and she learns they’re moving to a new house in a different town, all she wants is to stay in the beloved home she knows with the little picket fence, the bubbling creek, and her favorite climbing trees. Through Linda Byler’s vivid descriptions of Amish life, you can walk with Lizzie as she adjusts to a new school, experience the terror of their awful buggy accident, laugh at her misadventures, and feel her struggle as she begins to question who she is as an individual in the midst of her tight knit Amish community. This is the first book in the Buggy Spoke series, which follows Lizzie through her tumultuous teenage years as she struggles to mesh her hot temper and willful ways with her Amish faith. These books are the prequels to Linda Byler’s bestselling Lizzie Searches for Love Trilogy, geared to a younger audience (ages 8-10). Reminiscent of Laura Ingalls Wilder’s Little House series, these books are delightful accounts of another way of life; each chapter is filled with vivid descriptions of Amish food, farms, and traditions. The series explores themes of respecting parents, not fitting in, sibling rivalry, recognizing your own shortcomings and gifts, and reconciling a strong personality with an abiding faith.

Lancaster County, with its rolling meadows and secret byways, may seem idyllic, but it is not without its thorns. THE ROSE TRILOGY is the stirring saga of two Amish sisters on the fringes of the church, and the unforeseen discoveries that change their lives. Rose Kauffman, a spirited young woman, has a close friendship with the bishop's foster son. Nick dresses Plain and works hard but stirs up plenty of trouble too. Rose's sister cautions her against becoming too involved, but Rose is being courted by a good, Amish fellow, so dismisses the warnings. Meanwhile, Rose keeps house for an English widower but is startled when he forbids her to ever go upstairs. What is the man hiding? Rose's older sister, Hen, knows more than she should about falling for the wrong man. Unable to abandon her Amish ways, Hen is soon separated from her very modern husband. Mattie, their young daughter, must visit her father regularly, but Hen demands she wear Amish attire--and speak Pennsylvania Dutch, despite her husband's wishes. Will Hen be able to reestablish her place among the People she abandoned? And will she be able to convince Rose to steer clear of rogue neighbor Nick?

Annie's People Book 1- A new series from The New York Times bestselling author of the ABRAM'S DAUGHTERS series! The Preacher's Daughter begins a remarkable journey of heartache and homespun delight--a series readers will find impossible to forget. Paradise, Pennsylvania, is likened to a little slice of heaven on earth...but for Annie Zook--the preacher's eldest daughter--it seems like a dead-end street. She is expected to join the Amish church, but at 20 she is "still deciding." Because of the strict rules that guide the Plain community, she must continually squelch her artistic passion, although it has become her solace. In her signature style, with character depth and unexpected plot twists, beloved novelist Beverly Lewis once again opens the door to the world of the Amish.