Books published by publisher Herald Press (VA)

This story is told through the eyes of Bettje and Jan, children of Menno Simons, who lived almost 500 years ago. Menno Simons was first a Catholic priest. As he read and studied the Bible, Menno began to understand the Christian life in a different way. Eventually he became an Anabaptist preacher. It was against the laws of that time for him to preach so Menno's preaching was done in secret at night to small groups. Soon, Menno Simons became the leader of the Anabaptists, now known as Mennonites. For 9-to-14-year-olds.

<p><b><A href="http://mennonitegirlscancook.blogspot.com/">Mennonite Girls Can Cook</A></b> is a blog about recipes, hospitality, relationships, encouragement and helping the hungry&mdash;and now it&rsquo;s a book, too!</p><p>Like the blog, <i>Mennonite Girls Can Cook</i>&mdash;the book&mdash;is about more than just recipes. It&rsquo;s about hospitality, versus entertaining; about blessing, versus impressing. It&rsquo;s about taking God&rsquo;s Bounty and co-creating the goodness from God&rsquo;s creation into something that can bless family and friends, and help sustain health and energy.</p><p>&ldquo;No matter which way you look at it, wonderful things happen when people are given the opportunity to gather around the table&mdash;a chance to nurture and build relationships, fellowship and encourage one another and create a place of refuge for those who have had a stressful day.&rdquo;&mdash;Charlotte Penner, <i>Mennonite Girls Can Cook</i></p>

Hutterites are known for their natural medicines and living in Bruderhofs. Michael Bruhn, his sister Gudryn, and their widowed mother live in a castle in Moravia. When a doctor wearing ragged clothing heals Gudryn, Michael thinks he, too, must be a Hutterite. Later, Michael learns that this doctor in rags is the famous physican Paracelsus. Michael is impressed and begins to plan when he can also be a doctor. Then tragedy strikes. For 9-to-14-year-olds.

Andy Maust likes to write poems, and he s not good at running or wrestling or any of the other activities that Amish boys enjoy. The other boys tease him mercilessly, and then Andy s dog disappears in a mysterious way. Drifters are roaming the country on trains, looking for work and a hot meal, and Andy begins to imagine running away from his troubles. He decides to catch a train to somewhere anywhere where he can be himself. Will Andy find contentment and peace in his new life, or will God call the prodigal home?Ages 10 and up.Book 6 in the Ellie's People series

"I promise: you will be transported," says Bill Moyers of this memoir. Part Mennonite in a Little Black Dress, part Growing Up Amish, and part Little House on the Prairie, this book evokes a lost time, in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, when a sheltered little girl named after Shirley Temple entered a family and church caught up in the midst of the cultural changes of the 1950's and `60's. With gentle humor and clear-eyed affection the author, who grew up to become a college president, tells the story of her first encounters with the "glittering world" and her desire for "fancy" forbidden things she could see but not touch.

This story takes place in Ulverston, England, about 300 years ago. George Fox, an English religious leader and the founder of the Society of Friends, also called Quakers, lived during that time. Tommy Stafford and his sister, Celia, witness the violence and persecution brought on by the words and ways of Fox. His courage, calmness, and power with God influenced the whole family. For 9-to-14-year-olds.

<p>John Wesley is a fiery preacher who is stirring up the people in London. One day, while peddling his father&rsquo;s wares, Robert Upton meets Wesley and his life is changed forever. Robert and his father start going to Wesley&rsquo;s meetings. Gradually, Robert begins to understand what Wesley&rsquo;s preaching is all about. As he allows God to work in his life, Robert finds that his own heart, like Wesley&rsquo;s, is strangely warmed. For 9-to-14-year-olds.</p>

Meet people who have fled their homelands.Hagar. Joseph. Ruth. Jesus. Here is a riveting story of seeking safety in another land. Here is a gripping journey of loss, alienation, and belonging. In The God Who Sees, immigration advocate Karen Gonzalez recounts her family’s migration from the instability of Guatemala to making a new life in Los Angeles and the suburbs of south Florida. In the midst of language barriers, cultural misunderstandings, and the tremendous pressure to assimilate, Gonzalez encounters Christ through a campus ministry program and begins to follow him. Here, too, is the sweeping epic of immigrants and refugees in Scripture. Abraham, Hagar, Joseph, Ruth: these intrepid heroes of the faith cross borders and seek refuge. As witnesses to God’s liberating power, they name the God they see at work, and they become grafted onto God’s family tree. Find resources for welcoming immigrants in your community and speaking out about an outdated immigration system. Find the power of Jesus, a refugee Savior who calls us to become citizens in a country not of this world.

<p>Amish teenager Reuben Weaver wants to do the right thing; it&rsquo;s just that when he and his friends are together, the temptation to follow their mischievous schemes and try to prove himself can be strong.</p><p>Reuben, the great-great-grandson of Ellie Maust, whom readers came to love in book 1 of Ellie&rsquo;s People, treasures his Amish way of life and tries to use good sense, but he tests his parents’ patience with fights in the schoolyard and dares involving stilts and barbed wire.</p><p>When Reuben gets his dream horse, Princess, he is the envy of all his friends. When Reuben agrees to a dare to prove how fast his horse can run, tragedy erupts. Pride may go before a fall, but can any good happen when you pick yourself up?</p><p><strong>Book 4 of the Ellie&rsquo;s People: An Amish Family Saga series. Ages 10 and up.</strong></p><p>The ten books of the Ellie&rsquo;s People series, beloved classics among young and old readers in Amish and Mennonite communities, are now available for today&rsquo;s reader. Author Mary Christner Borntrager grew up Amish and based her novels on events in her Amish childhood. Fans of Laura Ingalls Wilder&rsquo;s Little House on the Prairie series will love learning to know spunky Ellie and her friends and family.</p><p><strong>What’s new in the Ellie’s People series:</strong></p><ul><li>Pennsylvania Dutch glossary at the end of each book</li><li>A sample chapter from the next book in the series</li><li>Language and examples updated for today’s readers</li></ul></p>