Comments on: Amish Encounters No.3 – Sunday Worship with Amish Mennonites http://imaginarydiocese.org/bishopjohn/2009/08/17/amish-encounters-no-3-%e2%80%93-sunday-worship-with-amish-mennonites/ an Imaginary Diocese blog Fri, 03 Feb 2012 03:17:33 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Bishop John http://imaginarydiocese.org/bishopjohn/2009/08/17/amish-encounters-no-3-%e2%80%93-sunday-worship-with-amish-mennonites/comment-page-1/#comment-35443 Bishop John Thu, 24 Mar 2011 10:41:29 +0000 http://imaginarydiocese.org/bishopjohn/?p=703#comment-35443 Dear Lia, Greetings in Christ from Tasmania!! How wonderful to hear from you. Your grandparents are just FANTASTIC! We are so blessed in the Lord to have been rescued by them [we were wandering all around and then we were found - very biblical!] and then blessed with fellowship and being invited into their home and then into their family's home for a meal following Sunday worship with them. How good is GOD?! :-) And your own joyful news of your marriage into their family. What a joy to have been married into a Christian family and your own walk with the Lord being a blessing to all of them. And what a celebration your wedding must have been - truly international. Please pass our love on to the family. Blessings in the Lord Jesus Christ. John and Gayelene Dear Lia,
Greetings in Christ from Tasmania!! How wonderful to hear from you. Your grandparents are just FANTASTIC! We are so blessed in the Lord to have been rescued by them [we were wandering all around and then we were found - very biblical!] and then blessed with fellowship and being invited into their home and then into their family’s home for a meal following Sunday worship with them. How good is GOD?! :-)
And your own joyful news of your marriage into their family. What a joy to have been married into a Christian family and your own walk with the Lord being a blessing to all of them. And what a celebration your wedding must have been – truly international.
Please pass our love on to the family.
Blessings in the Lord Jesus Christ. John and Gayelene

]]> By: Lia Stoltzfus http://imaginarydiocese.org/bishopjohn/2009/08/17/amish-encounters-no-3-%e2%80%93-sunday-worship-with-amish-mennonites/comment-page-1/#comment-30149 Lia Stoltzfus Wed, 09 Feb 2011 06:23:05 +0000 http://imaginarydiocese.org/bishopjohn/?p=703#comment-30149 Hi, bishop john! I was so suprised when i found this article. John Omar and Naomi stoltzfus are my grandparents! i am married to their grandson, michael last year and they all came to Indonesia for our wedding and then i spent time with the whole family in the states for 3 months after that. it was so good to read a nice posting about them :) blessings! Hi, bishop john! I was so suprised when i found this article. John Omar and Naomi stoltzfus are my grandparents! i am married to their grandson, michael last year and they all came to Indonesia for our wedding and then i spent time with the whole family in the states for 3 months after that. it was so good to read a nice posting about them :) blessings!

]]> By: The Imaginary Bishop http://imaginarydiocese.org/bishopjohn/2009/08/17/amish-encounters-no-3-%e2%80%93-sunday-worship-with-amish-mennonites/comment-page-1/#comment-284 The Imaginary Bishop Tue, 18 Aug 2009 02:59:52 +0000 http://imaginarydiocese.org/bishopjohn/?p=703#comment-284 Hi Sandra, We are in summer here and Lancaster County is about 27-30 degrees and a little humid but quite pleasant. Amish food is based around all that is grown on their farms and in the vegetable garden. Simple ingredients, creative cooking! See for example Chow Chow, ShooFly and Whoopie - we can personally recommend all!! See more re food at - http://www.amishnews.com/featurearticles/pennsylvania_dutch_food_favorite.htm Some of the other issues are in blog posts No.5 and 6 :-) Thanks, Roger. PTL indeed for Christ's saving presence and love so relevantly shown in his Incarnation and in the life of his Spirit formed people. It is crtainly a privilege to see God's love and life in cultures other than our own - let alone to come to know Him in that setting. Heaven is going to be a glorious celebration of peoples from all nations of the world - just great! Keep the faith. In christ, Shalom, John & Gayelene Hi Sandra, We are in summer here and Lancaster County is about 27-30 degrees and a little humid but quite pleasant. Amish food is based around all that is grown on their farms and in the vegetable garden. Simple ingredients, creative cooking! See for example Chow Chow, ShooFly and Whoopie – we can personally recommend all!! See more re food at – http://www.amishnews.com/featurearticles/pennsylvania_dutch_food_favorite.htm Some of the other issues are in blog posts No.5 and 6 :-)

Thanks, Roger. PTL indeed for Christ’s saving presence and love so relevantly shown in his Incarnation and in the life of his Spirit formed people. It is crtainly a privilege to see God’s love and life in cultures other than our own – let alone to come to know Him in that setting. Heaven is going to be a glorious celebration of peoples from all nations of the world – just great!
Keep the faith. In christ, Shalom, John & Gayelene

]]> By: Roger Hesketh http://imaginarydiocese.org/bishopjohn/2009/08/17/amish-encounters-no-3-%e2%80%93-sunday-worship-with-amish-mennonites/comment-page-1/#comment-277 Roger Hesketh Mon, 17 Aug 2009 03:43:25 +0000 http://imaginarydiocese.org/bishopjohn/?p=703#comment-277 Hi John and Gaylene, What a precious and facinating experience! I came to personal faith while living in another culture (PNG) which I have found helpul when musing on the essence of true Christian discipleship. Continue in Blessing Roger Hi John and Gaylene,
What a precious and facinating experience! I came to personal faith while living in another culture (PNG) which I have found helpul when musing on the essence of true Christian discipleship.
Continue in Blessing
Roger

]]> By: Sandra Fagan http://imaginarydiocese.org/bishopjohn/2009/08/17/amish-encounters-no-3-%e2%80%93-sunday-worship-with-amish-mennonites/comment-page-1/#comment-276 Sandra Fagan Mon, 17 Aug 2009 03:42:14 +0000 http://imaginarydiocese.org/bishopjohn/?p=703#comment-276 Hi +John and Gayelene. I am following your Amish experience with total envy...I know envy is wrong :-) How wonderful for you both to experience their lifestyle. Can you tell me...how do they react to mobiles, laptops and camera's etc. what is their food like? Is the weather where you are warm? So much to ask - I am looking forward to the next installment. Lots of luv Sandra Hi +John and Gayelene. I am following your Amish experience with total envy…I know envy is wrong :-) How wonderful for you both to experience their lifestyle. Can you tell me…how do they react to mobiles, laptops and camera’s etc. what is their food like? Is the weather where you are warm? So much to ask – I am looking forward to the next installment.

Lots of luv
Sandra

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