Fathers in the Field is expanding its ministry in the southeastern United States! Welcome Liberty Hill Baptist Church in Pope, MS and Columbus, MS-based First Baptist Church, Fairview Baptist Church and Lighthouse Baptist Church. Thanks to Crossgates Baptist Church for re-committing and sponsoring two new Field Buddies! The words of Jesus in Matthew 5 aren’t more…
“What sells Fathers in the Field to other men is telling them stories about your experiences. I had the wrong idea on how to build the ministry. I didn’t realize how quickly it impacts the church.” When you take on life with the belief and acknowledgement that God uses everything for our sanctification and redemption, more…
Every time a boy is abandoned by his father it’s a tragedy. For Evelyn’s son, Matthew, the tragedy made headlines worldwide. His father left on Feb. 1, 2003 not by choice, but from heat shield damage on the leading edge of the Space Shuttle Columbia’s left wing. Unaware of his impending loss, all seven-year-old Matthew more…
The first four decades of John’s storyline reads like most men’s. He fought hard in his quest for peace and contentment through success, financial gain and accomplishments. And, like many people today, he came from a broken home. There was a break in the cup. It didn’t matter how hard and fast John tried to more…
The waiting was the hard part. When Virginia native John Cunningham met his Field Buddy, Aden, it had been two years since he heeded the call to defend the cause of the fatherless. The call came in 2010 from Church Champion Terry Leach, when he implored the men of New Hope Bible Church in Front more…
To all of you who graciously invest your life, time, pastoral skills, and finances to support Fathers in the Field, Scott, Kevin and I thank you. I’m humbled by stories of your faith in action, your steadfast commitment and your love for the Lord. You are truly the hands, feet and heart of God to more…
An Open Letter to Fathers in the Field: I want to thank from deep within my heart the Fathers in the Field family, Terry and Kristie Leach and John Cunningham and his wife, Katharine, for welcoming my family into your lives. I am overwhelmed with emotion and strengthened in my faith by your outpouring of more…
On behalf of Scott MacNaughton and the Board of Directors, I’m excited to introduce Kevin Drewry, our new regional director for the southeastern United States. Please pray for Kevin and his family as we seek to expand the ministry to defend the cause of the fatherless. We ask God to open the doors of churches more…
There was talk of adopting a child early in their marriage, but Veniece Lindemulder and her husband never pursued it. How they became parents of a baby boy started with a phone call from a family friend. The friend knew a young, unmarried girl pregnant with her second child and incapable of raising another one. more…
Slack habits and sloppy work are as bad as vandalism. A greedy man brings trouble to his family. Answering before listening is both stupid and rude. An undisciplined, self-willed life is puny. Cutting words wound and maim. Would you agree? Those statements are taken from the biggest bestseller of all time, the Bible, from the more…
