“When you have experienced the Holy Ghost as I have, you
would see that it is difficult to turn back.”
When the lively fervor of nineteenth century revivalism endangers
the staid customs of the Amish community in the lush but rugged
Kishacoquillas Valley of central Pennsylvania in 1847, the Amish
church must deal with a divisive question: What is a genuine
spiritual experience?
The question turns personal when Susanna’s beloved cousin Noah
begins preaching while under trances and even though he is not a
minister he gives long sermons that attract increasing attention.
Curious, she helps to keep Noah safe during his trances. At the
same time Adam, Susanna's intended, feels pressure from the bishop
to speak out against the ways of revivalism.
Susanna and Adam are pushed to opposite sides of a controversy that
threatens their traditional Amish faith.. Now they must
grapple with whether love is possible...even if they come to
different conclusions.
When Noah goes missing at a time of day when he often preaches
while asleep, circumstances thrust community members with divergent
opinions into a crisis that demands they recognize the humanity
they share regardless of beliefs. But can strong-held
opinions be softened by the truths that shape their
lives?
More in the Amish Turns of Time Series:
Wonderful Lonesome
Meek and Mild
Brightest and Best
Hope in the Land