This is a story about how transitioning from one hometown to another can rock your world and leave you gasping for breath, but it can also be filled with small moments that take your breath away.

Andy Stanton-Henry was raised as an Evangelical Quaker in Mt. Gilead, Ohio. This small town is in the heart of the Midwest United States, surrounded by Amish country and positioned close to the rolling Allegany foothills. Many people have described rural Midwesterners as backward and unsophisticated. But the words Andy uses to describe his small-town neighbors are: competent, creative, resourceful, and resilient.

Andy’s a soft-spoken guy who loves to tell a good story. He recently wrote, “…we don’t just tell stories, we live them. And the stories we tell become the stories we live.” Andy is the author of a book that takes a deep dive into the challenges of rural life and ministry from the perspective of someone who values the investment that groups and individuals make in their small communities. This is an amazing resource for anyone who is living or serving in a small town that is underestimated and underappreciated.

This link will take you to Andy’s book, Recovering Abundance: Twelve Practices for Small-Town Leaders https://a.co/d/3mgtcVb

And you can visit www.recoveringabundance.com to learn more about what he and Ashlyn are up to.