DTC Stories

Jerry and Shirley Heckart understand giving is the currency of compassion and kindness. The hallmark of the couple’s 55-year marriage is their generosity of time and resources in caring for the disadvantaged. Of all the ministries that Jerry and Shirley have supported over the years, the one that has captured their hearts the most is more…

Below is a letter sent to Fathers in the Field from a single mom in Mississippi. Her son, Evan, is the Field Buddy of Kevin Drewry, Southeastern Missionary, Fathers in the Field. His presence in Evan’s life compelled his mom to share her joy that she doesn’t have to go it alone. Fathers in the more…

On a hot summer evening in August, the West-Berry farm in Columbus, MS became holy ground. The commercial catfish farm co-owned by ministry supporter Ronnie West and his brother Steve, was the outdoor playground for Fathers in the Field Mentor Fathers and Field Buddies to fish, fellowship and feast. For 12-year-old Derriquon, the event was more…

A new video, KINGDOM PURSUIT, is available for viewing and sharing through social media with your span of influence at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gmUIbVx2PyQ. This one-minute video encourages men to step and into action to help build God’s Kingdom. Is it possible for a successful Colorado Springs home builder and family man surrounded by a strong community of more…

The one bear allotment for spring bear season by a hunter as regulated by the Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks was filled May 11 the day Mentor Father Damon Peary and his Field Buddy, Christian, hiked a couple of miles into the Bridger Mountains north of Bozeman, MT. It was there that they encountered an more…

John Smithbaker featured on national radio show On June 13, 2013, Fathers in the Field’s founder John Smithbaker was interviewed by Tim Clinton, Ed.D. of Life Love & Family on the fatherlessness epidemic. Please share this link with your spheres of influence to help us communicate the importance of this ministry in our nation. About more…

A reminder of your important role from Founder John Smithbaker Fatherlessness is an epidemic in the United States with nearly two out of four children growing up without a dad in the home. The growing trend of abandonment continues to have grave consequences upon the moral, spiritual and social fiber of our culture. Unfortunately, the more…

When Jesus shared the story in Mark 4 about the farmer going out to plant his seed, the farmer could have been Lester Spell, Jr. DVM, who lives with his wife Clara, two Labs and a horse on his family’s farm near Jackson, MS. Years of planting in “good ground,” Dr. Spell has reaped a more…

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…