ALONEYETNOTALONEisbasedonaninspiringtruestorytakenfromanovelofthesamenamewrittenbyTracyLeiningerCravenanddepictsafamilyatacriticaljunctureinAmerica’shistory.FleeingreligiouspersecutioninGermany,theLeiningerfamilyseeksanewstartinunchartedcountry-America.Itisthemid-1700sandBritishandFrenchforcesarestrugglingforcontrolovertheabundantresourcesofthisnewterritory.Despitetheescalatingtensionmountingaroundthem,theLeiningersgivethanksandpraiseforthesparklingstreamsandmajesticforestsaroundPennsCreekandaboveall,theirfreedomtoworship.Carvingoutahomesteadcanbearduouswork,buttheLeiningerslaborjoyfully.Afterall,whatthelandwillnotyield,thecherishedfamilyBiblewould,providingtheeverlastingnourishmentofGod’spromise.Thentheunthinkable:Inaterrifyingraid,DelawarewarriorskidnapthetwoyoungLeiningerdaughtersandattempttoindoctrinatethemintonativeculture.Throughtheirordealtheyneverlosehopeand"theirfaithbecomestheirfreedom".
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