Hendrick grew up facing significant mental illness in his family. He spent his life learning to cope with and then to overcome these challenges. This story is an honest and often humorous retelling of the boyhood adventures that led to the resiliency and resourcefulness that prepared him to lead others. Bruce and his wife Donna live in a modest log cabin nestled in the heart of Ohio's Amish Country. They have three grown children: daughters Kelly and Kara, and son Kirk.