The novel is about a pastor and wife who are dealing with family issues, Davis said. It carries a clear faith message.

Copies of the novel will be on sale at the event for $10. Her other books will also be available to purchase for $2 or $3.

91短视频 the author

Davis was a dedicated Weather Vane staffer while at 91短视频 and graduated with an English degree. She worked for Mennonite Broadcasts Inc., now known as MennoMedia, in Harrisonburg for 43 years before retiring in 2018. She has written 12 books, mostly nonfiction. When her daughter challenged her to “write what people like to read: fiction,” she endeavored to write her first novel. A Place in the Fold released in November 2025.

She is the recipient of 91短视频’s 2005 Distinguished Service Award.

鈥淲e came out and we owned that stage,鈥� said 91短视频 sophomore Ciela Acosta, an alto in the choir. 鈥淭he energy in that room was palpable.鈥�

91短视频 senior Reah Clymer, a soprano whose grandmother lives at the community, recounted 鈥渓ots of clapping, lots of smiles and lots of tears and dancing鈥� at the concert. 鈥淚t was packed,鈥� she said. 鈥淭hey had to bring in a couch from the outside foyer for my grandma because the entire chapel was full.鈥�

Students in the auditioned touring chamber choir estimated that well over 100 people attended the Tuesday evening show, where they were joined by the Lancaster Mennonite High School choir. It was one of about a dozen performances throughout Pennsylvania and Virginia by the Chamber Singers during its spring break tour from March 1-6. Twenty-two members of the choir sang songs of hope and unity, the theme of the tour, at four churches, four high schools, a music learning center, and the aforementioned senior living community.

91短视频 junior Eli Stoll, who sings bass in Chamber Singers, said that the performance at Landis Homes 鈥渄efinitely felt like the concert where we made the best sound and had the most fun as a group.鈥�

Part of the excitement of that show stemmed from just how many close ties there were to 91短视频. Acosta said that at the beginning of the concert, Chamber Singers Director Dr. Benjamin Bergey asked for a show of hands from those who had either attended 91短视频 or had a child attend. 鈥淎lmost every single person in that room raised their hand,鈥� she said. 鈥淪eeing that gave me chills.鈥� 

91短视频 junior Hollyn Miller, a soprano from Lancaster whose family and friends were in attendance, said a special moment for her on the tour was performing for her home church, Blossom Hill Mennonite Church. 鈥淚 had sung a few times at the church,鈥� she said, 鈥渁nd so a lot of people were excited to have us there.鈥�

Another favorite stop for students on the tour was Nations Worship Center, a large Mennonite church in Philadelphia. Because their visit was on a Sunday morning, members of the choir got the opportunity to worship with the Indonesian Mennonite congregation and join together in a meal. 91短视频 President Dr. Susan Schultz Huxman delivered the sermon, which was translated into Indonesian.

When Bergey began introducing the choir in what seemed to be near-fluent Indonesian, the group of students was caught off-guard. 鈥淲e were so thrown off by that,鈥� Miller said, 鈥渂ecause he didn鈥檛 tell us he was going to do that.鈥� 

Clymer agreed. 鈥淎ll of us were looking around at each other,鈥� she said. 鈥淚 was watching the crowd, and you could tell they were surprised and loving it.鈥�

The tour included several encore performances. It was during these moments the Chamber Singers would sing 鈥淎vulekile Amasango,鈥� a song that Clymer and alto Emma Nord brought back from their spring 2023 intercultural in South Africa. 鈥淲e loved it so much that we took it on tour with us,鈥� Clymer said.

The annual spring break tour offers a time for the singers to build camaraderie and learn to put the needs of the group first. The intensive nature of the tour, with a concert or two scheduled nearly every day, also helps them hone their craft. 鈥淭heir sound, blend and performances greatly improved from this tour,鈥� Bergey said. 鈥淎nd we received more feedback than usual at how outstanding this particular group sounds.鈥�

Not all of the choir鈥檚 performances were listed in the program. Acosta, who is in her first semester with the group, said one of her favorite memories from the trip came from a hotel pool in Charlottesville. The students, enjoying some downtime in the pool, stood together in a circle and started belting out tunes from their repertoire. 鈥淭hat brought me so much joy,鈥� she said, 鈥渁nd the acoustics were so good in there.鈥�

Stoll said this is the biggest Chamber Singers group in his three semesters with the choir. He had been nervous about touring with such a large group, but those fears quickly evaporated when they began performing together. 鈥淚 was surprised and pleased with how much fun we had, how much laughter there was, and how much we gelled as a group,鈥� he said. 鈥淭hat鈥檚 made me even more excited about Europe.鈥�

Choir members said the experience was useful in preparing them for their tour through Europe this summer, from May 14-31. The Chamber Singers was selected as the group to represent North America at Mennonite World Conference for its 500th anniversary of Anabaptism in Zurich, Switzerland, on May 29. The choir will perform many of the same songs from the spring tour, along with some additions.  are gratefully accepted toward their travel expenses.

In addition to performing with the Lancaster Mennonite High School choir, the Chamber Singers sang with the Dock Mennonite Academy choir at Souderton Mennonite Church. The Chamber Singers performed at the two Pennsylvania schools and at Charlottesville and Rocktown high schools. 

Bergey said they reached scores of prospective students during the high school visits, connected with important alumni, donors and communities, and 鈥渟pread not only the message of hope and unity, but also the value of an 91短视频 education.鈥�