1st comment love you Brother Eli. From an Ex-Drug addict to an Ex-Amish turned man of God who's brought me so much positivity and a new out look on these man made religion.
So heart breaking ,it's almost like you were orphaned. Forced to leave because of rules. I hope someday they can have their eyes opened. Thank goodness for your wife and family. Did you ever think you would be where you are today. Preaching to thousands in your truck. Thank you Eli for teaching and preaching . I look forward to every sermon.
I feel yah man. I left my homestate. Left ALL my family. Everything I've ever know for the unknown. It was the hardest thing I've ever had to do. The best thing I've ever done. For myself, for my now children (had 1 at the time). Now we have everything i dreamed of and honestly more. I couldn't be prouder of myself. What i left behind, was a past of secrecy & hurt scared little girl. Now im the women ive always wanted to be (still wirking on her). But my children are safe ❤ and happy.
I can only imagine Eli. A very difficult decision to make. We know that only Jesus saves. Only Jesus can fix it. He understands. God bless you and your loved ones.🙏💕
To leave behind what we are used to; what we know, and step into the unknown - holding God's Hand, is very difficult! Congratulations on keeping your word to God (if not then, eventually) rather than staying in the "lesser" of your old life.
Please announce your the next time you'll be publicly sharing the word I would love to shake a Yoder's hand I grew up and Knox county Ohio and seen a lot of Amish from Fredericktown and Danville, Ohio and the ones I met are seemed a little "stand offish" even when holding the door for them when entering the gas station.
You knew you were going to proceed and even though you knew you must, the pain of leaving loved ones and familiar routines was heavy. The Amish in equate leaving with spiritual death, but it’s quite the opposite. God bless you and heal your pain.
That took a lot of courage to leave your home and family at such a young age; going into an unknown future. Persevering through a lot of hard times... "The LORD had said to Abram, “Go from your country, your people and your father’s household to the land I will show you." --GENESIS 12:1
Amen ,a lot of people are not willing to pay the cost ,Luke 14 ,we are what we have been taught whether good or evil, the truth either sets us free or put s us in bondage .❤🕊🦁❤👍🤠
Mark 10:29-31 [29] Jesus said, “Truly, I say to you, there is no one who has left house or brothers or sisters or mother or father or children or lands, for my sake and for the gospel, [30] who will not receive a hundredfold now in this time, houses and brothers and sisters and mothers and children and lands, with persecutions, and in the age to come eternal life. [31] But many who are first will be last, and the last first.” I think you are an example of these verses, Eli. Although your leaving cost you dearly, your testimony is helping many to see the light. Your courage is leading others to freedom! God bless you!!
The Amish didn't get everything wrong. Self sufficiently is great, Jesus taught it when he taught a man to fish. They did get some wrong putting tradition and a few other things above the Lord...
Go to most other countries and either you'll meet a lot of people that make homemade food, or you can go restaurants and get homemade food, or very close to it. This pre-fried stuff like Applebees that they just put in the microwave is a very American thing
YOU CAN BUY A COW AND MILK IT STILL. OH ENGLISH PEOPLE LIVE IN ENGLAND,THEY GET AFENDED BY THAT,WERE NOT ENGLISH WERE AMERICANS AND SO ARE THE AMISH WHATHER THEY LIKE IT ARE NOT,
Too hard to imagine leaving everyone u love
I guess the Lord had a plan for you even though you didn't even know it at the time. He was walking with you all the time. 😊
1st comment love you Brother Eli.
From an Ex-Drug addict to an Ex-Amish turned man of God who's brought me so much positivity and a new out look on these man made religion.
I pretty sure that you made the right decision. God bless you Eli.
So heart breaking ,it's almost like you were orphaned. Forced to leave because of rules. I hope someday they can have their eyes opened. Thank goodness for your wife and family. Did you ever think you would be where you are today. Preaching to thousands in your truck. Thank you Eli for teaching and preaching . I look forward to every sermon.
I couldn't even imagine...thanks for sharing.
I feel yah man. I left my homestate. Left ALL my family. Everything I've ever know for the unknown. It was the hardest thing I've ever had to do. The best thing I've ever done. For myself, for my now children (had 1 at the time). Now we have everything i dreamed of and honestly more. I couldn't be prouder of myself. What i left behind, was a past of secrecy & hurt scared little girl. Now im the women ive always wanted to be (still wirking on her). But my children are safe ❤ and happy.
I can only imagine Eli. A very difficult decision to make. We know that only Jesus saves. Only Jesus can fix it. He understands. God bless you and your loved ones.🙏💕
To leave behind what we are used to; what we know, and step into the unknown - holding God's Hand, is very difficult!
Congratulations on keeping your word to God (if not then, eventually) rather than staying in the "lesser" of your old life.
God doesn't care where you pray, or what group you belong to, it's the intent in your heart that matters.
Amen
Please announce your the next time you'll be publicly sharing the word I would love to shake a Yoder's hand I grew up and Knox county Ohio and seen a lot of Amish from Fredericktown and Danville, Ohio and the ones I met are seemed a little "stand offish" even when holding the door for them when entering the gas station.
You knew you were going to proceed and even though you knew you must, the pain of leaving loved ones and familiar routines was heavy. The Amish in equate leaving with spiritual death, but it’s quite the opposite. God bless you and heal your pain.
It’s your heritage you will always be Amish brother your just a free man now
Peace be with you always
Thank you for sharing your story.😊
Yes...yes...yes..
Same emotions I felt when I left the holdeman mennonites.....
But it was worse after......🤢👹
Bless you, brother. God was looking after you then, and he's looking after you now.
Awh little that little Eli how cute ☺️
God bless you Eli,, fallow your heart,, your mom knows it,,
Thank you for being so vulnerable.
Hi Eli, it's great you still visit your mom and brothers, I felt sad for you.
That was a big step for you
Good Morning There My Good Big Bro Eli Yoder Sir
YOU ARE A GOOD MAN MR. YODER TODER
I don't know if I could have done it but I also don't know what it was like to grow up the way you did. You're very brave.
You are a brave man.
It took a lot of courage to do that keep following the lord
I experienced the same thing but did it anyways, don't believe I could do it again and not tell my family before I leave.
You were very courageous to leave.
I could imagine how scary it was leaving the only life you ever knew...
That took a lot of courage to leave your home and family at such a young age; going into an unknown future. Persevering through a lot of hard times...
"The LORD had said to Abram, “Go from your country, your people and your father’s household to the land I will show you."
--GENESIS 12:1
Amen ,a lot of people are not willing to pay the cost ,Luke 14 ,we are what we have been taught whether good or evil, the truth either sets us free or put s us in bondage .❤🕊🦁❤👍🤠
I'm sorry you hurt so much.
Mark 10:29-31
[29] Jesus said, “Truly, I say to you, there is no one who has left house or brothers or sisters or mother or father or children or lands, for my sake and for the gospel, [30] who will not receive a hundredfold now in this time, houses and brothers and sisters and mothers and children and lands, with persecutions, and in the age to come eternal life. [31] But many who are first will be last, and the last first.”
I think you are an example of these verses, Eli. Although your leaving cost you dearly, your testimony is helping many to see the light. Your courage is leading others to freedom! God bless you!!
Woe unto them that join house to house,
that lay field to field, till there be no place, that they may be placed alone in the midst of the earth!
This must have been so hard.
Did anyone in your community ever have "unusual" pets? Like rescued birds or pet guinea pigs, rats, snakes, ect?
No, those type of animals were not a normal animal the Amish used so therefore they stayed away from them
I can only imagine. I bet your heart felt like it weighed a ton. I'm so glad you made it through. 🫂
Bye bye cult... Glad you have seen the light of day❤
Did the Amish have any particular eye glasses they had to wear if they wore proscription eye glasses.
The Amish didn't get everything wrong. Self sufficiently is great, Jesus taught it when he taught a man to fish. They did get some wrong putting tradition and a few other things above the Lord...
Do you ever miss your old life?
The amish are the only ones that make homemade food?
No. But they're the predominantly known ones. 😊
Go to most other countries and either you'll meet a lot of people that make homemade food, or you can go restaurants and get homemade food, or very close to it. This pre-fried stuff like Applebees that they just put in the microwave is a very American thing
When Stockholm syndrome wears off
YOU CAN BUY A COW AND MILK IT STILL. OH ENGLISH PEOPLE LIVE IN ENGLAND,THEY GET AFENDED BY THAT,WERE NOT ENGLISH WERE AMERICANS AND SO ARE THE AMISH WHATHER THEY LIKE IT ARE NOT,