Amish Sightings

On Monday of this week, the day of the Amish School Shooting in Pennsylvania, Karla and I were driving the Ohio countryside in search of their communities. We found "the largest Amish settlement in the world" in Berlin, OH

We arrived in town when the little schools were letting out for the day. The children were riding away from the school in little two-seat carts pulled by miniature horses! It was really cool. We didn't take a picture of that - they were too close and were giving us the evil eye!

It was really neat to see their way of life. I didn't say that I understood it, but it was interesting! We saw one girl using a phone in a tiny building (like an outhouse) near the road. I guess they can't have a phone in the house, but can have one at the street?!? It was very pretty country and their houses were very well taken care of.

We were in a downtown area when a train came through. Everyone had to stop, including a horse and buggy. The man was out of the buggy holding onto the horse. His wife and two girls were still sitting in it and looking a little frightened! The little girls were covered completely with black scarves and clothes. The horse was NOT liking the train being so close. After the train went by, we found out that they were headed to the grocery store. It was a normal store with cars in the parking lot --- and horse drawn buggies. The bank really looked funny with horses out front!

I pray that these people come to see Truth. They definitely have the modesty down. But they looked so unhappy.