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Mending Fences
Christian fiction
Mending Fences
Book 1 of the The Deacon's Family series
329 pages · First published 2019
Luke Schrock returns to Stoney Ridge after rehabilitation determined to make amends for the damage caused by years of addiction and reckless behavior. Bishop David Stoltzfus pairs him with Amos Lapp, an older man who repairs broken fences and believes relationships can sometimes be mended in much the same deliberate way. Luke’s apologies are not universally welcomed, and recovery requires accepting that forgiveness cannot be demanded on his timetable. Suzanne Woods Fisher opens the Deacon’s Family series with Amish fiction about addiction, restitution, community, and the patient work of rebuilding trust.
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