Growing Up Mennonite
 

Growing Up Mennonite

My story this week on 90&9

http://www.ninetyandnine.com/Archive.../testimony.htm

First photo credit to AFF's Margie, second photo credit to an unknown newspaper reporter who convinced my family to pose at the Turnpike sign in 1965.

very interesting- always found their lifestyle fascinating.

so did you grow in the community that is close to Philadelphia? i can't remember the name of it right now.... I've been there a few times.

you never said how your family reacted to your conversion to Pentecost

Lancaster County, Pa was my birthplace - yes.

It was a bit tramatic for them and I both, but our commonalities have won over our disagreements. My father and I worked together prior to his death. Today I also have a younger brother who attends a Pentecostal Church.

what does your mom think of it all ???

I was in Phila.PA last Year- they have a market downtown right across the street from my hotel that is awesome!

I think our relationship can be termed as one of mutual respect. We are a close knit and connected family for the most part.


Funny - I went to a farmers market in NY this past summer and met some Mennonite vendors who turned out to be my relatives!

Now why doesn't that surprise me ??? :pirate

How many barns did you raise?

Several. I was in on some other kinds of rasings as well.... LOL!

Stephen Hoover you smuggled in a tape player?

Were you of the group that disallowed rubber tires and rubber shoe soles, and had twelve men as elders with one being like Peter who determined who was saved and who was not, and forbade belts for pants and only allowed suspenders?

I know a brother who was of THAT sort of group. Whew. Imagine!