The Amish Forgiveness at Nickel Mines - Anabaptist (Philippians 4:13)
In 2006, a gunman killed five Amish girls at a schoolhouse in Nickel Mines, Pennsylvania. The world expected rage. Instead, the Amish community visited the...
This is stories & illustrations on amish and forgiveness for adults, drawing on Philippians 4:13. It carries an emotional tone of forgiveness, awe and peace.
In 2006, a gunman killed five Amish girls at a schoolhouse in Nickel Mines, Pennsylvania. The world expected rage. Instead, the Amish community visited the killer's family with forgiveness, attended his funeral, and set up a fund for his widow. How? Philippians 4:13 in community: strength not just for individuals but for a whole people shaped by generations of practicing forgiveness.…
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