1569: Anabaptist Dirk Willems plots his escape from prison and sure death. He succeeds, only to discover the one thing that will deliver him true freedom.
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1875: On the rugged plains of the Llano Estacado, Lt. C.R. Ward leads his exhausted men on an expedition to remove the Comanche, Kiowa, and Cheyenne. They are out of water and near death when his Seminole scouts find a miracle in the desert.
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1921: Mennonite Jacob Rempel, holding the same beliefs as Willems, prepares his family to escape an entire country. Will their journey end the same?
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In a true story of faith, hope, and perseverance, Rempel’s granddaughter, Tina Siemens, reveals the incredible narrative of an event that captivated the hearts of people around the world. From the parched territory of Mexico to the west Texas town of Seminole, Siemens gives a firsthand account of her family’s difficult migration...and the people who wouldn’t quit. Experience this vivid saga of a man determined to survive, a people who refused to die, and the town that fostered it all.
Seminole. Because miracles do happen.
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A CHILD'S JOURNEY TO A NEW COUNTRY
Hop into these sandals and go on a great adventure with Tina. She’s only eight, but she can walk forever. Tina will show and tell you where these sandals took her. And you’ll learn a lot about her life, her family, and the journey that brought her to America. Tina even got to meet the President!
“The story of the Mennonites in Seminole has never been told any better or clearer. It may have been written for children, but its content appeals to adults, especially those who immigrated here with some difficulty.”
It was a beautiful spring day in 1836, and Texas had just won its independence from Mexico. Across the wild frontier, Texans—including the Parker family—were celebrating in grand fashion. The Parkers had traveled 1,000 miles from Illinois to Central Texas, quickly building a strong fort to protect themselves from the feared Comanche. Yet, on this day, for some reason, they did the unthinkable and left the main gate wide open.
The warriors forced their way in and captured the beautiful redheaded Rachel Parker Plummer. Nine-year-old Cynthia Ann Parker was also taken. Several Parkers were tortured, mutilated, and killed.
This singular event changed Texas and the lives of its citizens forever while stopping westward expansion cold. Not only did it produce a best-selling book that captured the nation’s attention in 1838, but it also created a half-white, half-Comanche leader who declared war on the world as no one had ever done before. During his reign, a full moon caused generations of Americans to hide in fear, for they dared not mention his name.
This is the page-turning true story of the Parker family, Texas Rangers, U.S. Army, and Comanche. Of course, it’s also the unbelievable account of Henry Kohfeld, a simple Mennonite missionary armed with nothing more than a Bible and the message of the cross. Henry faced off with this fierce warrior and established the Post Oak Mission. Yet by the time this Comanche chief was done, everyone in the country would know his name.