Quiet Amish Courage
Samuel Byler was born and raised in the Amish community of Geauga County, Ohio. Born into a large Amish family, he attended the school depicted on the cover. He left the Amish at the age of 19 and shortly after joined a Mennonite church where he met his wife of 21 years. They currently live in Phoenix, Arizona, and have two daughters. Linda Byler-Sortor was raised Mennonite in Burton, Ohio. She spent lots of time with her old order Amish grandparents who would dress her in Amish clothes. She also learned the language at a very young age. Her family moved to Phoenix in 1969, where she met Randy, her husband of 40 years. They have lived in Black Canyon City, Arizona, for 30 years, and have three children and four grandchildren.