“In the same way as a preacher is chosen, a bishop is chosen by lot as well.” — Ora-Jay Eash Bishop Copy Share Image
“Since all the Amish dress the same, our names were on a label inside the garments, and shawls” — Ora-Jay Eash Copy Share Image
“there were no Amish preachers in the church in the West Kootenai.” — Ora-Jay Eash Amish Copy Share Image
“an Amish funeral. It’s a time for mourning, no doubt about that.” — Ora-Jay Eash Amish 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
“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
“In 1970, I was sixteen years old, the rumspringa age for Amish youth. I was now old enough to start going with… — Ora-Jay Eash Copy Share Image
“One weekend we went to a concert at Buck Lake Ranch in Angola, Indiana, where Dolly Parton and Porter Wagoner were performing.… — Ora-Jay Eash Copy Share Image
“sounds like you have some sad memories of ’90. We never know what the new year of ’91 will bring and is… — Ora-Jay Eash Memories Copy Share Image
“I knew that moving to Montana was the right decision, but it wasn’t an easy one. Some days I would sit by… — Ora-Jay Eash Copy Share Image
“Every congregation has four preachers, and they take turns preaching. The sermons are quite lengthy.” — Ora-Jay Eash Copy Share Image
“We made it to Montana in May 1990. The West Kootenai area is exactly what you picture when you think of a… — Ora-Jay Eash Montana 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
“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
“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
“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
“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
“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
“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
“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
“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
“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
“LaGrange County, near the town of LaGrange, Indiana. It is the second largest Amish community in the country, but to us it… — Ora-Jay Eash Amish Copy Share Image
“My mother’s side came to the United States from Germany and Switzerland in the 1770s. In 1785 one of my descendants went… — Ora-Jay Eash Amish Copy Share Image
“It was a solemn and serious time, almost like a funeral. A bishop is the ultimate example. They stand out in dress,… — Ora-Jay Eash Bishop Copy Share Image
“There’s never an occasion for an Amish man to hug or kiss a family member out of affection. Kisses are used only… — Ora-Jay Eash Amish Copy Share Image
“Outside, men were helping with the horses and buggies. They used chalk to number the horses and buggies so they could be… — Ora-Jay Eash Copy Share Image
“our family alone was moving to Montana — with me preparing to live in a foreign place with no one I knew… — Ora-Jay Eash Family Copy Share Image
“When a young man gets baptized, he gets a new suit coat (called mutza) made with a slot in the back, a… — Ora-Jay Eash Copy Share Image
“We had to wait two hours at Elkhart because train was late, but in Chicago we didn’t wait at all.” — Ora-Jay Eash Fitness Copy Share Image
“Libby Dam, which formed Lake Koocanusa. The name Koocanusa came from three words: Kootenai, Canada, and USA.” — Ora-Jay Eash Copy Share Image
“In August 1967 the public schoolhouses were closed, so the Amish got permission from the state to put up their own one-room… — Ora-Jay Eash Education Copy Share Image
