I wanted to take a minute to share a video story of a Hero to the Fatherless, Mentor Father Jeff Revis of Shades Mountain Baptist in Birmingham, AL. “It has long been my conviction that being a Christian means living it out in every aspect of life. Fathers in the Field has deepened this more…
“For here the saying holds true, ‘One sows and another reaps.’ I sent you to reap that for which you did not labor. Others have labored, and you have entered into their labor.” – John 4:37-38 (ESV) Our lives have eternal value to our Heavenly Father and because of this our life is a constant more…
“My brothers, what an opportunity we have been given! I want to thank you all for the decision to serve the fatherless!” Mentor Father Dean Varney Isaiah 61 tells us that in the year of our Lord’s favor He will visit the troubled bringing joy from tears and beauty from ashes. He will take the more…
When a father abandons his son, he leaves behind a broken boy who will struggle to find his way into manhood. As a fatherless boy I know this reality intimately, which is why I have worked so hard to make sure that Fathers in the Field is an intentional ministry that begins to heal this more…
“Then he said to his disciples, ‘The harvest is plentiful, but the laborers are few; therefore pray earnestly to the Lord of the harvest to send out laborers into his harvest.’” Matthew 9:37-38 “Our first Field Buddy was a very small and shy boy, always hiding in his hoodie under a table. He refused to more…
“When I was younger and my dad passed, I was mad because he left without saying goodbye.” Recently, while going through previous Defending the Cause Newsletters I came across a story that we covered in 2019. (Doing Life Together a Twin Story) The Newsletter covers twin boys whose father died and the Mentor Fathers who boldly more…
Sadly, single mothers/grandmothers and fatherless boys are present everywhere in our society, it truly is the #1 epidemic in our country yet so many churches seem to struggle in finding them. In a way, they are hiding in plain sight. Kevin Drewry, the FitF Southeast Regional Missionary, found Connor purely by going out of his more…
Fatherlessness is the number one societal issue in America today. “When I first heard that statement and saw how Fathers in the Field intentionally addressed it, I knew I had found a ministry I could pour my life into.” – Steve Thompson As Christians we are ambassadors for Christ and the kingdom of Heaven. Ambassadors more…
In February 2022, we held our first National Training Summit for Pastors, Church Champions and Mentor Fathers. More than 100 people from across the country gathered to be better equipped to minister to the fatherless boys in their communities. Fathers in the Field was able to offer this event free to those in attendance because more…
“Redeem me from the oppression of men, that I may obey your precepts.” ~Psalm 119:134 (NIV) The most amazing thing happened to me recently and I wanted to share it with you. On January 16, 2022 I was at North Valley Church in Phoenix, AZ helping them to launch Fathers in the Field in their more…
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2022
- Defending the Cause: The Greatest Blessing – A Field Buddy Story
- Defending the Cause: Hiding in Plain Sight
- Defending the Cause: The Backbone of Ministry
- Defending the Cause: Our First National Training Summit
- Defending the Cause: Redeeming the Day
- Defending the Cause: Your Choices have Eternal Consequences
2020
- Defending the Cause: A Single Mom’s Letter
- Defending the Cause: Quelling Chaos
- Defending the Cause: Never Forgotten
- Defending the Cause: Modeling Commitment
- Defending the Cause: Christianity: A Living Faith
- Defending the Cause: A Rescue Mission In America – For America
- Defending the Cause: Effective Leadership
2018
- Defending the Cause: The Greatest Gift Produces…
- Defending the Cause: Thankful for What?
- Defending the Cause: God’s Family
- Defending the Cause: A Warriors Heart
- Defending the Cause: A Message of Hope and Healing
- Defending the Cause: True Freedom – Leading by Example
- Defending the Cause: God’s heart is for the fatherless, is yours?
- Defending the Cause: We Need to Talk…
- Defending the Cause: God’s Amazing Gifts
- Defending the Cause: Fatherless America — Our Battlefield
- Defending the Cause: An Epic Journey
- Defending the Cause: Single Moms – The Modern Widow
2017
- Defending the Cause: The Gift of Healing
- Defending the Cause: Honoring Faithful Service
- Defending the Cause: A Champion on Display
- Defending the Cause: Experiencing the Love of Our Heavenly Father
- Defending the Cause: Answering God’s Call
- Defending the Cause: Giving Life to Experience
- Defending the Cause: Love is Action
- Defending the Cause: Defending the Fatherless Day aka Father’s Day
- Defending the Cause: The Need for a Godly Man
- Defending the Cause: Faithfulness Might Cost Them Everything
- Defending the Cause: How Intentional Commitments Change Lives
- Defending the Cause: Is Cancer a Good Excuse?
2016
- Defending the Cause: The Importance of Photos
- Defending the Cause: God’s Provisions, A Single Grandmother’s Story
- Defending the Cause: Our Time Belongs to God
- Defending the Cause: The Injury of the Soul
- Defending the Cause: Leading the Next Generation of Americans
- Defending the Cause: The Fatherless Void
- Defending the Cause: An Investment in the Future
- Defending the Cause: “Reimagining Father’s Day”
- Defending the Cause: “The Elephant in the Room”
- Defending the Cause: Compassion for Single Moms
- Defending the Cause: Forging the Bonds of Manhood
- Defending the Cause: When Grief and Abandonment Collide
2015
- Defending the Cause: Wanted: Is God calling you to the Mission field?
- Defending the Cause: Modeling Christ
- Defending the Cause: The Importance of Community
- Defending the Cause: Standing in the Gap
- Defending the Cause: The Anxiety of Being Fatherless
- Defending the Cause: The Blessings of Good Stewardship
- Defending the Cause: Father’s Day, without Dad
- Defending the Cause: Battle on the Home Front – Heroes Needed
- Defending the Cause: Building the Next Generation of Mentor Fathers
- Defending the Cause: Legacy Gift – Giving the Gospel to Future Generations
- Defending the Cause: Where Two Journeys Became One
- Defending the Cause: A Treasure Chest of Pictures
2014
- Defending the Cause: Pastor to Pastor, Church to Church
- Defending the Cause: All for the Kingdom
- Defending the Cause: Surrender All
- Defending the Cause: A Letter from One Mentor Father to Another
- Defending the Cause: Guardian of the Fatherless
- Defending the Cause: Over Promising and Under Delivering
- Defending the Cause: A Fatherless Day
- Defending the Cause: The Megaphone of Pain
- Defending the Cause: Coach ‘Em Up – Mentorship Matters
- Defending the Cause: A Family Embrace
- Defending the Cause: There’s Room for You
- Defending the Cause: A Father Wound Redeemed
2013
- Defending the Cause: A Belle, a Boy and a Horse
- Defending the Cause: Blessed Givers – Jerry & Shirley Heckart, Lander, WY
- Defending the Cause: A New Sense of Self-Worth – Yvonne Sanders
- Defending the Cause: Catfish and a Water Trough
- Defending the Cause: Finding Joy in the Journey – Steve Hood, Church Champion, Colorado Springs, CO
- Defending the Cause: Do for One – Mentor Father Damon Peary, Bozeman, MT
- Defending the Cause: Life, Love & Family
- Happy (Mentor) Father’s Day!
- Defending the Cause: Sowing the Good Ground – Lester Spell, Jr. DVM
- Defending the Cause: Light Your World – Donor, Bobby Davis, Knoxville, TN
- Defending the Cause: New Mission Accomplished – Church Champion and Mentor Father Mark Johnson
- Defending the Cause: On Board for New Heights – Evelyn Husband-Thompson, Houston, TX
2012
- Defending the Cause: Bringing Light and Life to a Broken Soul – John Smithbaker, Lander, WY
- Defending the Cause: Obtaining the Promise – John Cunningham, Mentor Father
- Defending the Cause: Happy Thanksgiving
- Defending the Cause: Welcome, Kevin Drewry – New Regional Director
- Defending the Cause: Be a Wise Guy
- Defending the Cause: WORLD’s Western Region Hope Award for Effective Compassion Winner!
- Defending the Cause: Framing a Boy’s Life – Mentor Father Jeff Scott
- Defending the Cause: Planting Seeds of Life – Mentor Father Larry Sprouse