Haiti Auction: Mennonite And Amish Communities Unite

[@diego.armando.r]

As Dominican I’m grateful for helping our neighbors! Blessings for you lady ❤️

[@kristenandscott]

Thank for your kind words. It is a group effort. I do not work alone

[@sophiemorrison9820]

Bless you and the Amish and Mennonite communities for your charitable efforts. Thank you for sharing. Regards from Edison, NJ.

[@kristenandscott]

Thank you! It is totally a community effort.

[@vw2869]

This is just so beautiful! A friend of mine used go to Haiti and help with medical care. She came back with such interesting stories.

[@kristenandscott]

There are some wonderful medical ministries down in Haiti. My first trip down was a medical missions trip and when I initially returned to Haiti, I helped in an orphanage that housed children with physical and mental disabilities. Do you remember what organization your friend went with?

[@joiedeme1119]

What a great way to share Chirst's love through this auction!! Thank you for sharing! Very neat to watch all that goes into it all! I have a question.. I have for several years now befriended a young man, who is a Mennonite, but I am not a Mennonite. I am very much a Christian, with strong values, a pretty traditional home life, and found that he held strong values and high standards as well. So we hit it off right away.. I did not initially know that he was a Mennonite, but eventually I did. It was just that I came across someone who seemed to value his relationship with the Lord in a similar fashion. We became further interested in one another over time, really liked each other, and in the beginning years we decided we better not pursue anything, given the outward differences. We had the same heart for Christ, I had the fruit in my life to truly reveal my love for the Lord, so he entertained the attraction off and on for years, and so our differences were merely outward, and somewhat understandably, his parents were not for the pursuit of one another solely on outward differences, not taking into account my true heart for Chirst. So we were younger at the time, and we said let's not pursue anything more than friends. I'm older than he is. A few years go by, he's a lil older now, we're both young adults, in our 20's, and he has questions and doubts about the way his side views me, so he decides to start facing them slowly. He starts to see that it is acceptable by God to pursue a Godly woman, even if just by dress alone, she's not culturally accepted. We both have been trying to involve parents on both sides, but his parents absolutely said no. Though we've had differences in our upbringings, he and I, we both were raised with the understanding of the importance of respecting our father and mother, but his parents reasons were not Biblically backed well enough for him or I, for them to say no the way they did, because I'm acceptable to God, made complete in Him, but not acceptable to their culture, unless I change outwardly. . I guess my question is, because you yourself don't necessarily fit what would be deemed normal in their world, how did things work out for you, and your husband? Was it really hard, were their divisions at first, or how did y'all approach the differences, while still doing your best to respect both sides of things, and honoring the Lord? And would you or your husband have any helpful advice for my Mennonite friend who is truly wanting to pursue me, and honor the Lord, but he is torn by his traditions and upbringing, and torn by his parents reactions..? We've put things on hold again, like we did when we first met, because he wasn't fully expecting his parents to be against it as harshly as they have, and it wasn't until he started asking forward questions to his parents about how he wouldn't be going against God if he pursued a Godly woman who still dresses modestly, but in a different way, and most importantly has modesty of the heart, it wasn't until he went head on with his questions did we really realize just how much they were not for it at all.. It's been hard.

[@kristenandscott]

It sounds challenging for sure. I am not an expert when it comes to interdenominational relationships, certainly many pastors and counselors mights have their own wisdom and advice. I can only share my experience. Marrying into the Mennonite faith, and I would say more the culture, has, at times, been challenging. That is not to say don't do it. In my experience, the challenges I faced had less to do with the Mennonite belief system, and more to do with the culture of the people I interacted with. I will do an episode in the future that more addresses the challenges I faced.

[@joiedeme1119]

@@kristenandscott Yeah, that makes sense. I Can't wait to hear more on your story! Thank you for sharing! I know the Lord will continue guiding and directing him, and I, in the process of all this.. It is an interesting position that I'm in, and never would've seen it comin years back, tryin to intermingle with Mennonites. They are a unique group, and I've come to appreciate a lot of what they have to offer when it comes to way of life, and Christian lifestyle, as long as we keep Christ the center of all we do, that's what brings unity, no matter the other differences.

[@tommyt8998]

Would you consider letting your subscribers know when and where the next auction is, as I imagine some folks who do not live very far from Lancaster might like to attend it and spend some money there? I'm getting hungry right now looking at that dessert selection!

[@kristenandscott]

We will be sure to do that closer to the time. it's certainly something not to be missed