The first shots seemed unreal and far away, but by midsummer the Civil War had come to Virginia, bringing a nightmare of dread, anguish, and suffering. Newspapers listed the dead, wounded, and missing. Foraging soldiers and marauding gangs terrorized the countryside. In the turmoil, David and Ellen Shull faced troubling questions: What does God think about war? How should a Christian family live in these times? To many, their decision was traitorous. To others, they became a shining testimony of Christ's love and protection.