Book Review: Undeceived written by Eli Yoder
Undeceived: From Amish Tradition to Christ's Redemption by Eli Yoder , Brian Paules (editor) Carol Slater 's review Jul 26, 2026 · edit it was amazing What an amazing testimony from an ex-Amish man that has found the true words of God. Coming from a very strict Old Order Amish community, Eli tells of being from a very poor family and how attempting to follow the strict rules of the Old Order Amish community, led to many shunning's for his dad and how riding a bicycle led to him being in trouble himself. The son of a very abusive alcoholic and a very hard-working daughter of the bishop of the community, Eli and his siblings lived a life many of us would find oppressive at best. After going to work at a local pallet shop and learning of the English world, Eli knew he wanted to live a different lifestyle, but leaving the Amish at 18 years old and having no real knowledge of life outside of his community did not make life easy either. For many years follow...
