ACCIDENTLY ON PURPOSE-Mama & Papa Fields

ACCIDENTLY ON PURPOSE or GOD ANSWERS PRAYER

What does that say to you in April, 2010? To me, the first part only brings memories of a song I learned many years ago. I have no idea where or why! Maybe about 70+ years later, it makes no difference! However, when we add, "GOD ANSWERS PRAYER," we rejoice in that truth.

When I had just turned 12 years of age, I was so thankful that the heavy thing which had weighed me down for eleven months was gone. Why? I had trusted Christ as my Savior. Six days later I was sure that God sent a message especially for me: "And we know that all things work together for good to them that love God, to them that are the called according to His purpose" (Romans 8:28). Just after I turned thirteen, I asked the Lord if He would just take me - I meant by death. I knew I would go to be with Him when I died and I was afraid to face life as a young teenager. He took me, but not the way I had prayed. Now, only a couple months before turning 89 I can sing a song: "He's still working on me to make me what I ought to be. In only six days He made the moon and stars, the earth and skies, and Jupiter and Mars. How loving and how patient He must be for He's still working on me." "Everybody ought to know Who Jesus is!"

--This bright April morning a stranger entered our gate. He quickly identified himself by name and the person for whose house he was searching. Dave sensed that this was one of those important occasions and treated it that way. Maybe some day we will hear more about this young man who appeared "on purpose."

--Was it in March that I asked you to pray for a couple for whom I only gave initials? I sincerely believe that they are responding to whatever the Lord is saying to them - or to him at least.

-- Some years ago a young teenager introduced his uncle to me. I gave him the plan of salvation and assured him that I would not speak of that important subject again unless he mentioned it. One late afternoon many years later, he said he wanted to accept Christ as his Savior. We were not at home, I wanted to carefully explain from the Bible but circumstances did not permit that. Since that time I have never seen him but I, along with his older sister and brother-in-law, shared our burden with Bible School students. Since our last letter to you, we had the wonderful word that he seems, BEYOND DOUBT, to be God's child. Now, we beg you to pray for him as he faces the spiritual battles that he surely is having. Also we are asking for prayer for another four members of his family. GOD ANSWERS PRAYER!!

-- Without apology we ask that you join us as we ask for prayer support for the following as
We are all targets of our enemy -- devil:

A. Our four children, STEVE, PAUL, BARBIE, Sandy -- and their scattered families.
B. Deacon Fredrick, his wife, and small son.
C. Brother Godfrey not yet married.
D. Pastor Harrison, his wife and their adult children - all away from home for further education.
E. The many Antioch Ind. Baptist Churches. Their Pastors are all graduates of our own Bible School in Karatina which is in the Central Province of Kenya. Three other Antioch churches are also here. We often refer to the remaining ones as "Scattered" as they are in different provinces.
F. Our Independent Faith Mission. P.O. Box 7791 Greensboro, NC 27417-07 91.
G. Dave and Elwanda (Madison) Fields.