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The Overholt Amish-Mennonite family [PHOTO SOURCE: https://www.facebook.com/share/p/1EZNk1opEo/] |
The Overholt Amish-Mennonite family, who owns the Overholt’s Farm Market in Hurricane Mills, Tennessee, had their home destroyed by the fire. I will post an article, before I give my thoughts and condolences.
Overholt Family Home Destroyed By Fire; Market Remains Open
· Shannon McFarlin
· 8:11 am
Hurricane Mills, Tenn.–The Overholt family has suffered a tragic loss after a fire destroyed their home last evening.
Their home is located behind the Overholt Market in Hurricane Mills and the family has announced that despite their huge loss, the market will still be open today. The market is a family-owned Amish Mennonite store that offers a wide variety of goods, including fresh-made deli sandwiches.
The Overholts report that everyone in the family made it out safely. “We are thankful to share that everyone in the family made it out safely. God is good. We will be open at 9:30 in the morning! The store was not effected by the fire and will be fully staffed!”
The Overholt Market is located at 14520 Highway 13 S, Hurricane Mills, just off of I-40.
Operating Hours & Contact Hours: Monday through Saturday, 9:30 AM to 6:00 PM (The kitchen/deli closes at 5:30 PM). Closed on Sundays.
INTERNET SOURCE: https://www.radionwtn.com/2026/06/23/overholt-family-home-destroyed-by-fire-market-remains-open/
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Amish Mennonite Youth sing from the Christian Hymnary in an impromptu chorus during the Anabaptist Identity Conference. — Patrick Matthews [PHOTO SOURCE: https://anabaptistworld.org/plain-groups-gather-to-arrest-the-alarming-desertion-of-our-people/] |
MY THOUGHTS & CONDOLENCES:
I would like to offer my condolences and prayers to the Overholt Family for the loss of their home.
At the same time, I admire and respect the family whom despite, the loss of their home, they still sing praises to God and trust that He will provide. Job 1:21-22 was a verse they quoted:
21 And he said, “Naked I came from my mother's womb, and naked shall I return. The Lord gave, and the Lord has taken away; blessed be the name of the Lord.” 22 In all this Job did not sin or charge God with wrong. – Job 1:21-22 (ESV)
I will post this quote and prayer from Puritan, Joseph Caryl, who oftens preached and write from the Book of Job:
God takes the most eminent and choicest of His servants for the Image God takes the most eminent and choicest of His servants for the choicest and most eminent afflictions. They who have received most grace from God are able to bear most afflictions from God. Affliction does not hit the saint by chance, but by direction. God does not draw His bow at a venture. Every one of His arrows goes upon a special errand and touches no breast but his against whom it is sent. It is not only the grace, but the glory of a believer when we can stand and take affliction quietly — Joseph Caryl
Lord, though all this be come upon me, yet I will not depart thee, or deal falsely in thy covenant. I know thou art still the same Jehovah, true, Holy, gracious, all-sufficient; and therefore behold me prostrate before thee, and resolving still to love thee, still to fear thee, still to trust thee; thou art my God still and my portion forever. Though I had nothing left in the world that I could call mine, yet thou Lord alone art enough, yet thou alone art all. Amen
I also love the Amish-Mennonite community who stood with the Overholts, as they follow their 4 core values: faith, family, community and simple life. Just like they help with barn raising and rebuilding North Carolina after Hurricane Helene, they also are helping the Overholts, through comfort and mutual aid.
Event organizers Nathan,
left, and Matthias Overholt, brothers from Sarasota, Fla., and their families
lead singing during the 12th Anabaptist Identity Conference in Hurricane Mills,
Tenn. — Rachel Stella/MWR [PHOTO SOURCE: https://anabaptistworld.org/plain-groups-work-family-bond-resists-worldly-ways/]
I learn that they are rebuilding the house with the help of friends. They do remind me of the Amish barn raising.
See this video: https://www.facebook.com/reel/27669081756056757
" Community is like
an old coat, you aren't aware of it until it is taken away." – Amish
Proverb Amish women and children
watching barn raising. [PHOTO SOURCE: https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=898808412356259&set=pcb.898808449022922] [ALBUM SOURCE: https://www.facebook.com/goutamgolu22/posts/pfbid02B1c7DaXDbPLubqFPgcyka8yRCAyvHecJ64YQNpBfLD2kpbusM3zHS4dXo1nzz9sLl] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barn_raising https://blackforestproject421.blogspot.com/2024/11/plain-people-and-mutual-aid-why-we-live.html
Overholt Family Praises God After Losing Home in Fire | Hurricane Mills, TN
Overholts Farm Market - Hurricane Mills, TN
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Nathan Overholt, owner of Overholt’s Farm Market in Hurricane Mills, Tennessee, shares a few words after the family’s home was completely destroyed by fire. The Overholt family of 13 all made it out safely, and Nathan gives praise to God that no one was harmed. In this video, he explains that they do not need food or clothing at this time and thanks everyone for the prayers, concern, and support shown to their family. The Farm Market was not affected by the fire and remains open for business. Please continue to keep Nathan, Janet, and their children in your prayers as they move forward after this tragic loss. Overholt’s Farm Market Hurricane Mills, TN 1 mile north of I-40 Exit 143 near Loretta Lynn’s Ranch.
VIDEO: https://youtu.be/ppIG0qC8vWk?si=fdEti9xZQCrbN9T3
Overholt Family Fire Update | Nathan Shares Recovered Heirlooms & Thanks Supporters
Overholts Farm Market - Hurricane Mills, TN
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1,237 views Jun 27, 2026 #Recovery #Tennessee #HouseFire
Nathan Overholt shares some of the treasured family heirlooms recovered after the devastating house fire that destroyed the family's home. He also offers a heartfelt thank you to everyone who has donated, prayed, and supported their family. David discusses the homeowners insurance coverage and what the family can expect as they begin the rebuilding process. Thank you for keeping the Overholt family in your prayers.
VIDEO: https://youtu.be/oPu5kmyKTW4?si=K0CKk1i64IRI7V0N
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Brothers Nathan, right, and Matthias Overholt of Sarasota, Fla., sing with their families during the Anabaptist Identity Conference March 15-17 in Mount Hope, Ohio. The brothers founded the conference in 2007 to bring plain Anabaptists together to strengthen their heritage and witness. — Rachel Stella/MWR [PHOTO SOURCE: https://anabaptistworld.org/plain-anabaptist-conference-seeks-common-ground/] |
If you want to donate money to help the Overholt family, here are the information:
Many have reached out asking how they can help the Overholt family following the recent house fire. We have been made aware of several scammers attempting to collect donations using unauthorized accounts, so we want to share the preferred and verified ways to send financial support.
These accounts belong to Nathan Overholt’s sister, Sarah, who will make weekly deposits directly to Nathan, Janet, and the family.
PayPal: Carolyn.4.kurtz@gmail.com
Cash App: $carolynskurtz
Venmo: @Carolyn-Kurtz-16
You can also help by mailing a check or stopping by the Bank of Perry County in Lobelville where an account has been setup.
Bank of Perry County
P.O. Box 457
Lobelville, TN 37097
Phone: 931-593-2265
Physical address: 33 South Main Street, Lobelville, TN 37097
"Bear ye one another's burdens, and so fulfil the law of Christ." — Galatians 6:2
Bear ye one another's
burdens, and so fulfil the law of Christ. – Galatians 6:2 (KJV) [PHOTO SOURCE: https://www.heartlight.org/cgi-shl/todaysverse.cgi?day=20130602&ver=kjv] OTHER LINKS: https://www.biblestudytools.com/topical-verses/bible-verses-about-community/ BLOG: https://blackforestproject421.blogspot.com/2024/04/the-pastor-of-reconciliation-geri.html BLOG: https://blackforestproject421.blogspot.com/2024/05/heal-our-land-conference-2003.html
RELATED LINKS:
https://overholtssfarmmarket.com/
https://www.youtube.com/@overholtsfarmmarket
https://anabaptistworld.org/plain-groups-gather-to-arrest-the-alarming-desertion-of-our-people/
COMMUNITY LINKS:
" Community is like an old coat, you aren't aware of it until it is taken away." – Amish Proverb
The Amish Four Core Values: Faith, Family, Community and Simple Living.
THE FOUR CORE VALUES OF THE ANABAPTIST
https://blackforestproject421.blogspot.com/2023/04/the-four-core-values-of-anabaptist.html
Very few burdens are heavy if everyone lifts. – Amish Proverb
We do not relegate the pulpit work, or the rest of the church’s teaching, to the lead pastor to handle as much as he can alone and then fill slots when he’s on vacation. We value plurality in teaching, and preaching, just as we value the plurality of elders in decision-making, oversight, and pastoral ministry throughout the week. We begin not by asking how the lead pastor can preach as much as possible, but by asking how we can most effectively teach and preach as a team of pastors.
https://blackforestproject421.blogspot.com/2023/06/team-preaching-is-like-barn-raising.html
24 And let us consider one another to provoke unto love and to good works: 25 Not forsaking the assembling of ourselves together, as the manner of some is; but exhorting one another: and so much the more, as ye see the day approaching. – Hebrews 10:24-25 (KJV)
SERMONS ON HEBREWS 10 VERSE 24 TO 25 – THE GOSPEL COMMUNITY
https://blackforestproject421.blogspot.com/2025/02/sermons-on-hebrews-10-verse-24-to-25.html
“We must live in community because we are stimulated by the same creative Spirit of unity who calls nature to unity and through whom work and culture shall become community in God.” — Eberhard Arnold
PLAIN PEOPLE AND MUTUAL AID - WHY WE LIVE IN COMMUNITY BY EBERHARD ARNOLD
https://blackforestproject421.blogspot.com/2024/11/plain-people-and-mutual-aid-why-we-live.html
"Women, whether subtly or vociferously, have always been a tremendous power in the destiny of the world, it’s up to the women.” – Eleanor Roosevelt
Wiedertäufer Frauen bei der Arbeit – Anabaptist women at work
https://blackforestproject421.blogspot.com/2025/07/wiedertaufer-frauen-bei-der-arbeit.html
If you want to go fast, go alone. If you want to go far, go together. – African Proverb
AMISH MUTUAL AID: AMISH HELPING TO REBUILD NORTH CAROLINA FOLLOWING HURRICANE HELENE
https://blackforestproject421.blogspot.com/2025/06/amish-mutual-aid-amish-helping-to.html
When bad men combine, the good must associate; else they will fall one by one, an unpitied sacrifice in a contemptible struggle. – Edmund Burke
AMISH & ENGLISH UNITED FOR AMOS MILLER
https://blackforestproject421.blogspot.com/2025/03/amish-english-united-for-amos-miller.html
Bear ye one another's burdens, and so fulfil the law of Christ. – Galatians 6:2 (KJV)
My thoughts and condolences: Amish Mother & 6 Children Killed In Home Explosion And Fire
https://blackforestproject421.blogspot.com/2026/04/my-thoughts-and-condolences-amish.html
