David and Goliath: Underdogs, Misfits, and the Art of Battling Giants

third conviction was not serious.
8 In the book Amish Grace, there is a
story of a young Amish mother whose
five-year-old son was struck and
critically injured by a speeding car. The
Amish, like the Mennonites, are heirs to
the tradition of Dirk Willems. They
suffered alongside the Mennonites in the
early years of their faith. In the
Mennonite and Amish tradition, there are
countless stories like this one:
As the investigating officer placed the
driver of the car in the police cruiser
to take him for an alcohol test, the
mother of the injured child
approached the squad car to speak
with the officer. With her young
daughter tugging at her dress, the