When a gunman killed five Amish children and injured five others in a Nickel Mines, Pennsylvania schoolhouse shooting in October of 2006,the world media attention rapidly turned from the tragic events to the extraordinary forgiveness demonstrated by the Amish community.Through the eyes of a grieving mother, Ida Graber, and other devastated families, this movie explores the Amish's astonishing reactionto the horrific shootings - of forgiveness and compassion.