When persecution comes to the city of Antwerp, Betteken Wens is afraid the priest will find out that her father is an Anabaptist minister. Then Betteken's mother Maeyken is captured and imprisoned for her faith. Her absence leaves a void in the family that cannot be filled and Betteken wonders if God hears their prayers. Walk with Betteken as she faces fear and uncertainty but at last finds refuge and peace in God.

Hans dreams of being a captain in the army. He learns that his father is helping the Anabaptists who are being hunted and imprisoned.

Overview: Through Fire and Water presents the Mennonite faith story within the sweep of church history. This engaging text uses stories of men and women, peasants and pastors, heroes and rascals, to trace the radical Reformation from sixteenth-century Europe to today's global Anabaptist family. Written in an accessible and nonacademic style, this revised edition updates the story and incorporates new historical research and discoveries.

""Memories," Gerrit said with a grimace, "I wish I could just throw my memories into the Scheldt River and watch them float out to the North Sea, never to be seen again." Gerrit and Bettgen both had happy memories of growing up in Mennonite homes - and sad memories of losing their parents. But they had strayed far from their Mennonite heritage. Yet the memories persisted, becoming all the more vivid when the Pruys children came into their lives. These...

Three children exposed to the religious intolerance and persecutions of fifteenth century Germany under the Reformation discover and accept for themselves the courage of a new faith.