Page 1 Page 2 Page 3 Page 4 Page 5 Page 6 Page 7 Page 8 Page 9 Page 10 Page 11 Page 12 Page 13 Page 14 Page 15 Page 16 Page 17 Page 18 Page 19 Page 20 Page 21 Page 22 Page 23 Page 24 Page 25 Page 26 Page 27 Page 28 Page 29 Page 30 Page 31 Page 32 Page 33 Page 34 Page 35 Page 36 Page 37 Page 38 Page 39 Page 40 Page 41 Page 42 Page 43 Page 44 Page 45 Page 46 Page 47 Page 48 Page 49 Page 50 Page 51 Page 52 Page 53 Page 54 Page 55 Page 56 Page 57 Page 58 Page 59 Page 60 Page 61 Page 62 Page 63 Page 64 Page 65 Page 66 Page 67 Page 68 Page 69 Page 70 Page 71 Page 72 Page 73 Page 74 Page 75 Page 76 Page 77 Page 78 Page 79 Page 80 Page 81 Page 82 Page 83 Page 8448 Plough Quarterly • Autumn 2016 Their Love Melted Me  Perpetrators’ families also suffer from gun violence. Terri Roberts is the mother of Charles Roberts IV, who ten years ago took Amish schoolgirls hostage in their one-room schoolhouse in Nickel Mines, Pennsylvania. He shot eight of the girls, killing five, before turning the gun on himself. Within twenty-four hours the Amish families were at Terri’s door, reaching out to her and her husband. Their love melted her. Over the years since the shooting, Terri has continued to develop a relationship with the victims’ families. Every other Thursday, she visits one of the survivors, Rosanna, who still uses a wheelchair and eats with a feeding tube. Terri helps Rosanna bathe and reads or sings with her. Spending time together has helped both of them heal. Every time Terri visits, she is confronted with the damage her son caused. But she is also reminded that violence need not have the last word. Terri recounts her journey in a book titled Forgiven.  ■ Photos courtesy of Terri Roberts At right, Terri Roberts takes a hammer to the barrel of a gun during a RAWtools demonstration.