Born Amish Then Shunned: How I Reunited with My Amish Family

One of five children, I was born in 1979 to an Amish Family. My parents decided to leave the Old Order Community in Central Pennsylvania to make a new life. Upon leaving they took their children with them. When my parents left they were "shunned." Shunning practices vary within each Amish Community. Generally, Old Order Communities tend to shun severely (you don't exist to them), while more modern communities tend to do so with less harshness.

Not long after my parents left the Amish, they also got divorced. At this point, my siblings and I were alone, with only our mother to guide and protect us. An Old Order Amish woman for 30 years, would now be raising five children in an "English" world, with no familial supports. She would raise us alone. For various reasons, we had no extended family and no father.

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"Dear Joe and Esther: Once again, thanks so much for coming and sharing your heart and MAP's ministry with us last Sunday. Our hearts are burdened along with yours for teh Amish, and we are grateful to be privileged to partner with you in ministry. -- In Christ, Portage Community Church"

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