John Martin was raised among the Old Order Mennonites in southwestern Ontario. There he learned about thrift, hard work, and ingenuity. These skills would stand him in good stead in that close-knit community for the rest of his life. Or so he thought. One day he discovered God’s way of salvation. It was not by clean living and hard work; it was by the perfect life and finished work of God’s only Son. It was a discovery that would have far-reaching repercussions. His conversion would cause consternation in the village. His baptism, with some others, would gather a thousand to the riverside. His preaching cut a wide swath across the ripening fields of Ontario, gathering golden sheaves in the harvest.