I have come across an inspiring book that I honestly believe everyone should read at least once in their life. The book is titled “Fields of the Fatherless” written by Tom Davis. I was reading the introduction; had not even made it to chapter one, and I was having to hold back tears. This book was eye opening and truly puts things into perspective. The book is mainly about service; serving the unloved. The unloved, according to Tom Davis, are the orphans, the widow, and the stranger. Stranger today, being someone not accustomed to our culture and/or environment. A stranger could be a foriegn exchange student or your new neighbor who relocated from China, etc.. Davis discusses how God has instructed us, repeatedly; to care for the fatherless, the widow, and the stranger.
This book has touched my heart and has answered the question, “what can one person do for the millions around us that are in need, right now?” This is one of the shortest books I have read, but one that is very inspiratational. This is the book I pick up when I find myself complaining about anything in my life or feeling sorry for myself. I just read the first few pages and I immediately realize how blessed I really am. The mere fact that we have a roof over our heads, eat 3 meals a day, and have people to call family, makes us immensely wealthier than the majority of the people living on this earth. We are unbelievably blessed.
You can find Fields of the Fatherless on Amazon or at www.hopechest.org
