She longs to do more to alleviate the poverty and sickness that surrounds her, but tradition and her uncle forbid her.On the eve of her twenty-third birthday, struggling with hopelessness as another year passes, Callie pleads with God to open a door for her. Raised by her aunt and uncle after the death of her parents, Callie works beside her aunt cooking, cleaning, and sewing each day as the men head off to serve the community. Read full overviewĭoes Exploring Her Past Risk the Future?For a young Mennonite woman who wants to make a difference in the world, growing up on the mission field in Haiti should be the perfect fit. Mary Davis, award-winning author of Courting Her Amish Heart.Does Exploring Her Past Risk the Future?For a young Mennonite woman who wants to make a difference in the world, growing up on the mission field in Haiti should be the perfect fit.

Dee Yoder, author of The Miting: An Old Order Amish Novelĭrawing on her own experiences as a Mennonite, Lael has woven an authentic story of a young woman struggling to figure out who she is and where she belongs that is both entertaini ng and thought provoking. Tremors of Doubt is a riveting story that not only entertains but makes us rethink submission and biblical womanhood.

Shannon Ethridge, MA, Life/Relationship Coach and author of 22 books including the million-copy best-selling Every Woman's Battle series Drawing from personal experience, Lael's characters come to life with the battles we all face to find the balance between legalism and grace. Tremors of Doubt is fiction but the struggles are real. Is one of these the answer to her prayer? Would exploring her parents' past mean losing a future with Noah? Is it worth the risk? Devastated, Callie cries herself to sleep, only to be awakened a few hours later by her uncle with the startling news the Noah Koehn has asked permission to court her. The prayer has barely left her mouth when she finds a stack of letters with secrets about her parent's deaths and their excommunication from the Mennonite church. On the eve of her twenty-third birthday, struggling with hopelessness as another year passes, Callie pleads with God to open a door for her. She longs to do more to alleviate the poverty and sickness that surrounds her, but tradition and her uncle forbid it. Would the will of God ever lead a young woman against the counsel of family and church?įor a young Mennonite woman who wants to make a difference in the world, growing up on the mission field in Haiti should be the perfect fit. 2018 Best of Christian Fiction Award by Among the Reads.

Tremors of Doubt by Lael Harrelson