Over a decade ago, I was at a Christian family camp. I met a new-order Amish building contractor and several of his crew-members. The one young man had been in an accident, and was on crutches. But he gave me a real cause for concern, based on his attitude.
Meanwhile, I spent a lot of time visiting with another worker from that crew. He h…
Over a decade ago, I was at a Christian family camp. I met a new-order Amish building contractor and several of his crew-members. The one young man had been in an accident, and was on crutches. But he gave me a real cause for concern, based on his attitude.
Meanwhile, I spent a lot of time visiting with another worker from that crew. He had been raised Amish also. We were both into knives and hunting, somewhat. Anyway, we talked about issues of defense and security and protection. And we still keep in touch, loosely.
This second guy wrote me a year later, discussing more along this line. Turns out, a few months after we met, the first worker had stabbed their boss, who narrowly survived. It got my friend's undivided attention. Now he carries a pistol and an IFAK, with training to match.
Over a decade ago, I was at a Christian family camp. I met a new-order Amish building contractor and several of his crew-members. The one young man had been in an accident, and was on crutches. But he gave me a real cause for concern, based on his attitude.
Meanwhile, I spent a lot of time visiting with another worker from that crew. He had been raised Amish also. We were both into knives and hunting, somewhat. Anyway, we talked about issues of defense and security and protection. And we still keep in touch, loosely.
This second guy wrote me a year later, discussing more along this line. Turns out, a few months after we met, the first worker had stabbed their boss, who narrowly survived. It got my friend's undivided attention. Now he carries a pistol and an IFAK, with training to match.