Paradise Valley

Rachel will grow into a strong young woman with powerful gifts-but in a faraway country, without her Jake. In 1921, Ohio's new law forces Caleb Bender's family to seek sanctuary in the wilds of Mexico where the government will not interfere with their Amish way of life, or take their children from them. "I would do a great many things for you." Even at 16, Jake's handsome features hold the calm certainty and patient confidence of a man, and Rachel Bender knows-Jake Weaver is the one. Nor will it protect them from the bandits terrorizing the countryside. Sisters Emma, Rachel, and Miriam find strengths unimagined, gifts unexpected, and yearning beyond their deepest dreams. In an unfamiliar land where no one speaks their language or knows their ways, the Benders establish a homestead in exile. Even steadfast Caleb is compelled to wrestle with the demands of faith, only to discover that love has its own demands. Paradise Valley-a tale of love, danger, and redeeming faith.

A novel that challenges us to live out our convictions I've read several books about the Amish which made them out to be a very legalistic group with no relationship with God Himself. Based on historical facts, this novel speaks to the power of one's convictions, the leading of God when one is listening, the . An unusual Amish story P. Blevins Paradise Valley is book one of the Daughters of Caleb Bender series by Dale Cramer. It is a historical novel based on a group of Amish men who took their families to Mexico to find freedom to educate their children like they wished. Five Amish men had bee. A Customer said The Old Lady. I can't remember if I've read any of Dale Cramer 's before but I'll definitely read the rest of the series. I was mesmerized with this story I couldn't stop reading these folks became my people and Rachel's family my family. I have no sisters or brothers,