DTC Stories

“Defend the cause of the fatherless, plead the case of the widow.” Isaiah 1:17 NIV Is your church filled with antagonists or champions? A healthy Church is one filled with Christ like champions and not those who make excuses for not loving what God loves. The dictionary defines a champion as “a person who fights more…

It is impossible for a woman to teach a boy to be a man. Karlin grew up in a Christian home, hearing about the love of God through Jesus, but the pull of the world was stronger and she walked away from the faith. Years later when her son Malakhi was born she understood the more…

“And I heard the voice of the Lord saying, ‘Whom shall I send, and who will go for us?’ Then I said, ‘Here am I! Send me.’” Isaiah 6:8 ESV “What if we closed the company and moved to serve God?” Matt posed that question to his wife Susan and at first she thought maybe more…

“I realized there was no man in James’ life for him to call and share the trials and triumphs of his life with and I began to cry.” The ability to tell a compelling story is a learned trait, one that is developed as we share our experiences with others. It is hard wired into more…

“Anyone who does not love does not know God, because God is love. In this the love of God was made manifest among us, that God sent his only Son into the world, so that we might live through him. In this is love, not that we have loved God but that he loved us more…

“He has showed you, O man, what is good. And what does the LORD require of you? To act justly and to love mercy and to walk humbly with your God.” – Micah 6:8 NIV “On Father’s Day let’s challenge our men to something greater. Challenge them to not just be better fathers and grandfathers more…

Every boy needs a Godly man to lead him into manhood. In our day and age Godly men can be difficult to find; men who know that the fatherless are near to God’s heart. So it is a true blessing when Christian men sacrificially love the fatherless through their passion for God’s creation and a more…

If you had a chance to save a faithful friend, would you? Let’s begin by defining what it means to be Faithful. This powerful word is used when a person honors their word or commitment; it is used to refer to a person who is reliable, trustworthy and truthful; to describe a person who is more…

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…