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.ThenwhenIwas40whileIwastravelingdownadarkroadlateonenightmyHeavenlyFatherreachedintomyheartwithHisloveandx1forgivenessandrescuedmex1fromalix1fetimeox1fpain.HeshowedmethatHeismyFatherwhohasalwayslovedmethatIdohavevaluethatIwasmadex1forapurpose.ThatnightIenteredintoapersonalrelationshipwithmyHeavenlyFatherandHisSonJesusChristandIx1forgavemyearthlydad.Ix1feltlikemysoulcouldfnallybreathe.Myabandonmentwoundcouldfnallybegintoheal.Onceabandonedalwaysloved.ThisisthetruththatIhavelearnedthroughmylix1fex19sjourney.AndIamconvincedthatGodinHissovereignplanallowedmetoexperiencethistruthsothatIcouldshareitwithhurtingboysandhelpendthedevastatingcycleox1fx1fatherabandonmentinourcountry.Myintimateknowledgeox1ftheabandonmentwoundandthehealingthatcomesonlythroughGodx19sx1forgivenesswasinstru-mentalinthedesignandlaunchox1fFathersintheField.FathersintheFieldisalocalchurchministrybuiltonthreestrongpillarsFatherhoodFaithandForgiveness.Combiningthesemissionpillarswithblood-pumpingoutdooradventureFathersintheFieldequipsandem-powersavidoutdoorsmeninChristiancongregationstoreachouttox1fatherlessboysintheircommunitiesandintroducethemtotheirFatherinHeavenwhowillneverleaveorx1forsakethem.ByGodx19sgracetheseboyscanfnallyexperiencethelix1fe-changingx1freedomox1fx1forgivenessx14evenx1forgivenessox1fthedadswhoaban-donedthem.Sincethelaunchox1fFathersintheFieldin2005wehavebeenprivilegedtoplantcountlessseeds.Aswecon-tinuetosowwealsorejoiceinthefrstx1fruitsox1fthelabor.AsyoujourneywithusthroughthisHarvestReportseefrsthandhowGodisatworkintheheartsox1fx1fatherlessboysacrosstheUnitedStates.inthelivesox1fChristianmenmentoringboysthroughtheirpassionx1fortheLordandHisGreatOutdoorsinlocalcongregationsthatarerespondingtothecriesox1fthex1fatherlessintheirowncommunitiesandinx1faithx1fulfnancialsupportersandprayerpartnersusingtheirblessingstoblessothersandchangelives.WordscannotexpressmygratitudetothemanywhohavehelpedencouragedsupportedprayedandledbyexampleinexpressingJesusx19lovethroughthisministry.MayGodcontinuetoencourageusallasweseekaneternalharvestthatwillglorix1fyourLordandSavior.InHisServiceJohnSmithbakerFoundingServantJohnx19sfatherabandonedhisfamilywhenhismotherwaspregnantwithhimandhissisterwasthreeyearsold.