“Today, looking back, Irene and I both wish someone would have shared Jesus with us in our broken state. Ja, we knew… — Ora-Jay Eash Copy Share Image
“Unable to farm the area where they now lived, many turned to logging and working in small sawmills. Some men raised cattle… — Ora-Jay Eash Copy Share Image
“We were impressed by how the Amish in Montana had chosen this more spiritual way. The church services impressed us too. First,… — Ora-Jay Eash Amish Copy Share Image
“Ora Jay’s parents, who referred to God as Gut Mon (Good Man), would say things like, “Gut Mon is watching you” .… — Ora-Jay Eash Good man Copy Share Image
“Where we came from in Indiana, the Englisch weren’t so polite. Then again, the Amish usually weren’t polite either. There was a… — Ora-Jay Eash Amish Copy Share Image
“through those conversations with our new friends, God brought healing from the guilt. Since then, we’ve chosen to enjoy being with the… — Ora-Jay Eash Communication Copy Share Image
“When many people think of the Amish, they think about children walking barefoot or riding their ponies to an Amish school. In… — Ora-Jay Eash Amish Copy Share Image
“spiritual talk was sharing concerns about a sick person or an accident or helping young people to be better. Phrases like “Flying… — Ora-Jay Eash Religion Copy Share Image
“Amish parents often worry about their older children, especially those who are old enough to join the church but haven’t. The Amish… — Ora-Jay Eash Amish Copy Share Image
“At a funeral the preacher holds nothing back during his sermon and speaks with reality and fear. The Amish believe that during… — Ora-Jay Eash Amish Copy Share Image
“A group of us also started having church every week instead of every two weeks. We called the “off” week Sunday school,… — Ora-Jay Eash Amish Copy Share Image
“The preachers would come in first, before any of the other men, and shake hands with all the women. A few would… — Ora-Jay Eash Children Copy Share Image
“I was looking forward to the adventure of Montana — who wouldn’t? The Amish community there is small and intimate, and the… — Ora-Jay Eash Adventure Copy Share Image
“young people at church have a hard time understanding what is preached. They speak Pennsylvania Dutch at home and English in school,… — Ora-Jay Eash Hard time Copy Share Image
“These were the messages we were hearing from some of our non-Amish friends. Hearing these things and opening our hearts to their… — Ora-Jay Eash Amish Copy Share Image
“We also received letters from out of state, one of which invited us to be part of an Amish circle letter for… — Ora-Jay Eash Copy Share Image
“Many people don’t realize that there is no true hope of salvation in most Amish churches. The concept that faith in Jesus… — Ora-Jay Eash Amish Copy Share Image
“It is common for Amish boys in rumspringa not to dress Amish at all. Girls usually do, unless they go to parties… — Ora-Jay Eash Amish Copy Share Image
“While our Amish friends were discouraging change, our Englisch friends were encouraging us to open our hearts and talk about things we’d… — Ora-Jay Eash Amish Copy Share Image
“This last week there’s a young couple here that were our neighbors in Indiana, and we’ve been spending quite a bit of… — Ora-Jay Eash Food Copy Share Image
“Baptism into the church is one of the foundations of Amish faith. It was their desire to fulfill the believer’s baptism as… — Ora-Jay Eash Amish Copy Share Image
“It is different out here than what we were used to in Indiana. Weather-wise you just don’t have the humid, sticky weather.… — Ora-Jay Eash Humid Copy Share Image
“It must have been God’s will,” they said. I’d been trained to believe that to be true, but the words bounced off… — Ora-Jay Eash Amish Copy Share Image
“There is no divorce in an Amish community. Many Amish young people turn earnestly to the question of family and marriage in… — Ora-Jay Eash Amish Copy Share Image
“In addition to having to preach, more is expected from him. His life and his family are set up as role models,… — Ora-Jay Eash Family Copy Share Image
“the growing season is not so good. As the tomatoes and sweet corn hardly make it till the first frost. I guess… — Ora-Jay Eash Copy Share Image
“His preaching isn’t one of concepts, but of experience, and the messages are often those that have been passed down through tradition… — Ora-Jay Eash Bible Copy Share Image
“No one hugged in the Amish church, and it was awkward at first. In fact, the first time I ever received a… — Ora-Jay Eash Amish Copy Share Image
“a store called Emma-town. We’d tie up our horses and hang out. The wilder youths in the community would go to the… — Ora-Jay Eash Nature Copy Share Image
“In all Amish communities, students stop going to school in the ninth grade, at age fourteen. Ninth grade in our school consisted… — Ora-Jay Eash Amish Copy Share Image
“Even now when we visit Indiana I get a twinge in my heart to see the old place. There is a new,… — Ora-Jay Eash Family Copy Share Image
“Amish in this area like to hunt and fish. In fact, in addition to the locals, who live here year-round, twenty to… — Ora-Jay Eash Amish Copy Share Image
“I grew up knowing I wanted to be a member. I had already joined the church first, but since I was always… — Ora-Jay Eash Baptism Copy Share Image
