Rachel's Letter (Amish Circle Letters #2)

In Amish Circle Letters, follow the journey of a series of letters that pass through the Fischer family. As Amish do not use computers or cell phones to communicate, Amish women will often write circle letters, letters that they send to a list of addresses of people that they would like to include in the correspondence. Since they do not have access to photocopiers, the first person on the list will receive the letter, read it, and respond. That person sends both the first letter and their response to the second name on the list. This continues until the entire package of letters goes full-circle, returning to the original sender.

In Volume 2 of the 10 part series, Rachel's Letter, Rachel has just sent her letter over to sister Leah's when her older son returns home with devastating news. A farming accident has left a neighbor, Menno Yoder, widowed and his four small children motherless. Despite the shock of the tragedy, the community quickly comes together to support the family and mourn their loss. At the funeral, Steve recognizes Mimi Hostetler, the young Amish woman from the hardware store and learns that she has never married. Meanwhile, Mary Ruth notices that the one of the Yoder children, Mervin, is being overlooked and Rachel pushes her and Katie to tend to his needs.