This is not an actual letter, but reflective of the many letters received from Field Buddies each Year. The pictures are of actual Mentor Fathers and Field Buddies from around the country. Mr. Chuck, I am writing you this letter to thank you for what you did for me this weekend. You probably think it more…
“I have stage 3 cancer and it will kill me, but that doesn’t give me an excuse not to be a Mentor Father.” When you talk to Gil Jones he won’t come right out and tell you he’s dying of cancer. He won’t tell you of the pain, exhaustion or of the potential limitations caused more…
Pictures memories remind us of the good times that got us through the tough times. Take a trip with Fathers in the Field 20 years into the future. We see a Field Buddy Alumni sitting on his couch, with a small boy leaning in to look at the photo album on his lap. “Who is more…
“Sometimes you don’t know what you need until God provides it.” Sherry was told by her friend Lisa about Fathers in the Field, a ministry that pairs fatherless boys with Godly Christian men to be mentored one on one, and she was leery. She was uncomfortable with the idea of bringing a stranger into the more…
“And as you go, preach, saying, ‘The kingdom of heaven is at hand.’” Matthew 10:7 (NASB) “Every minute of my time actually belongs to my Heavenly Father. Understanding this simple truth has allowed me to experience the greatest joy of my life.” American life is busy. Too often we spend all of our work and more…
By Kevin Drewery Mississippi Wildlife On a hot summer evening in August 2013, a group of men and boys involved in Fathers in the Field set out for a catfishing trip on a local farm operation in east Mississippi. For some of the boys attending, an opportunity to fish has always come few and far more…
BY MEGAN FOWLERBy Faith Magazine Changing Lives, Transforming Churches John Smithbaker knows firsthand the devastating effects fatherlessness has on a young boy. He also understands today’s societal blight resulting from millions of children growing up without fathers. But he burns to see churches embrace the biblical mandate to defend the cause of the fatherless; and more…
“You might believe that getting shot twice in the head at 25 yards with a shotgun is the worst pain you can experience, but you’d be wrong. I believe having your soul torn apart when your father abandons you is by far worse.” – Jason Baker Every day we make sacrifices to pursue careers, hobbies more…
“The at-risk segment of the next generation is growing and in need of our Industry’s immediate attention. We’re involved in other legacy outreach efforts, but this area of outreach is critical to address, given the changing societal demographics.” Larry Potterfield, Founder and CEO of Midway USA. As Larry puts it, there were no silver spoons more…
“Father of the fatherless and protector of widows is God in his holy habitation.” Psalm 68:5 ESV “When a boy grows up without his father he lives his life in ‘the fatherless void.’ Having grown up fatherless I can honestly say this term is totally accurate and it sounds as dark and lonely as Hell more…