Amish friends a few miles away. I had a horse at the time. They did trimming the hooves and shoeing my horse in exchange for my parents driving them to the grocery store every two weeks,” of she recalls. Thus began Berna’s knowledge ‘Yoder Toters.’ Yoder is one of the most common Amish last names, thus symbolic of the need like community. And, “Yoders” “toters” to go out of buggy range for shopping, to the Berna’s parents doctor or to work. (The reason most Amish do not own transportation stems from their fear that such mobility would create temptations to move away from their close-knit community.) used by the Amish community, can Photo Caption: ‘Yoder toters,’ also be utilized by individuals with disabilities. this title of DDD’s Susann Deatherage smiles over ‘Yoder Toter.’ a jokey kind of she says, not a derogatory term, used “It’s thing,” both for a vehicle and a driver. When she moved to Knox County in 1997, she driving for her Amish neighbors, as didn’t anticipate a ministry for she explains. needed. “It’s me,”
Amish friends a few miles away. I had a horse at the time. They did trimming the hooves and shoeing my horse in exchange for my parents driving them to the grocery store every two weeks,” she recalls. Thus began Berna’s knowledge of ‘Yoder Toters.’ Yoder is one of the most common Amish last names, thus symbolic of the community. And, “Yoders” need “toters” like Berna’s parents to go out of buggy range for shopping, to the doctor or to work. (The reason most Amish do not own transportation stems from their fear that such mobility would create temptations to move away from their close-knit community.) Photo Caption: ‘Yoder toters,’ used by the Amish community, can also be utilized by individuals with disabilities. DDD’s Susann Deatherage smiles over this title of ‘Yoder Toter.’ “It’s a jokey kind of thing,” she says, not a derogatory term, used both for a vehicle and a driver. When she moved to Knox County in 1997, she didn’t anticipate driving for her Amish neighbors, as needed. “It’s a ministry for me,” she explains.
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