Category: Testimonies
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Showing Radical Hospitality to a Fugitive Murderer
Chester Weber of Texas shares a true story from Cumberland County, Pennsylvania, in 1988, of radical hospitality shown to a fugitive—an account of the Mennonites showing Christlike love to a man on the run.
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The Story of David Mast
David Mast, from North Carolina, shares his testimony. Growing up in an Old Order Amish home in a large family, he recounts his search and the redeeming work of God that drew him to faithfully follow Jesus and walk in living hope.
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The Story of Jonathan Wise: A Journey From Silence to Light
Jonathan Wise shares a testimony centered on abuse, redemption, and the healing work of God, saying that every person has a story and that God can redeem those stories for His kingdom.
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From Roman Catholic to Anabaptist: The Story of John Higgins
John Higgins shares his journey from a Roman Catholic upbringing in Baltimore through drugs, alcohol, marriage, Bible reading, mainstream churches, Charity Christian Fellowship, and eventually life among the Amish in Maine, building convictions from Scripture as a first-generation seeker.
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The Story of Rosie Otto: A Journey of Redemption and Resilience
Rosie Otto shares her testimony of redemption and resilience. She and her husband both grew up Amish, and she recounts the hardships, faith, and healing of her journey toward a living relationship with Christ.
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The Story of Ferman Yutzy
Ferman Yutzy shares the story of growing up Amish, sensing his mother’s living faith, struggling through school and youth temptations, and finding personal peace in Christ as a young man—then years of searching for church life shaped by Scripture, Bible study, and brotherhood.
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Shunned but Not Forsaken: A Family’s Pilgrimage Toward Truth — Michael Steury
Michael Steury shares his personal testimony of a journey from an Amish background to a deeper faith in Christ, recounting his upbringing, struggles with sin, upheaval within his church, and eventual excommunication, and the light he found through faith-based literature and Scripture.
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The Story of David Bercot
David Bercot shares his testimony of transitioning from being a devout Jehovah’s Witness elder to embracing Anabaptist beliefs. After questioning the doctrines of the Jehovah’s Witnesses following the failed prophecy of 1975, he began a long search for God’s true church.
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I Left the Old Order Mennonites — Jerry Martin
Jerry Martin continues his testimony by describing the walk of faith after leaving the Old Order Mennonite setting, with special attention to baptism, repentance, humility, trials, and the danger of pride after God opens someone’s eyes.
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I Grew Up Old Order Mennonite — Jerry Martin
Jerry Martin shares the first part of his testimony, describing his childhood and youth in an Old Order Mennonite community, his years of double life and sin, and the way God slowly drew him toward repentance—speaking honestly about partying, shame, marriage, and confession.