Fullaunthrop'E! sounds just like philanthropy, and though the spelling is different, the concept remains that of philanthropy, just a very particular kind.
Full means Everything! All! Like the widow Jesus pointed out in the temple who put everything she had to live on in the offering, as opposed to the big boys with deep pockets who gave very little compared to her radical All. Full-to the brim- like the servants at the wedding in Cana of Galilee who filled 6 stone water jars "to the brim"--Full--the life that Jesus came to give!
DL Moody was inspired by these words spoken by the British Evangelist Henry Varley, "The world has yet to see what God will do with and for and through and in and by the man who is fully and wholly consecrated to Him." Moody's response, "By God's grace, I'll be that man!" Great BACK Forrest Fullaunthrop'E! desires to be an "Exhibit A!" of what it looks like when a Body Of Believers FULL'E! follows the Great Commandments & seeks to fulfill the Great Commission! Great BACK Forrest Fullaunthrop'E! desires by God's Grace, as did Moody, to be 'that man'!
Aunt is for my primary relationship with children, as Aunt Kelly'E! to my nieces and nephews, and because children are the heart of the Kingdom of Heaven! "Let the little children come to me--for of such is the kingdom of heaven." "A little child shall lead.." "Unless you become like little children, you will not enter the kingdom of heaven." Fullaunthrop'E! is philanthropy with-by-and-for children, beginning with my nieces and nephews. Most people who decide to follow Jesus make this decision between the ages of 4-14. I was 4 when I decided to follow Jesus with my whole heart for my whole life! DL Moody famously said, "If I could relive my life, I would devote my entire ministry to reaching children for God." DL Moody does not have that opportunity, but WE DO!
Throp'E! looks like "the rope" and this was "knot" my intention. I changed the y at the end of philanthropy, from which Fullaunthrop'E! was crafted, to 'E! for Evelyn, my Mother, who was an absolute Enthusiast! and who almost always signed her name "E". I have said for years, Mother lived her life like an exclamation mark! She was entirely philanthropic, entrepreneurial, missions minded and enthusiastic so Fullaunthrop'E! reminds me of her zeal and zest and cheers me on to pour out my life strategically and "Full'E!" for the glory of God! I was concerned that Fullaunthrop'E! looked like "the rope" at the end, but since I was sold entirely on the 'E! in Fullaunthrop'E! I left it alone.
It was Monday, October 19, 2015, when the word Fullaunthrop'E! came to me while I was in a hospital room, praying and singing and thinking on my marker board. It was Friday, April 23, 2021, in Secret Church with David Platt, 5 years 6 months and 5 days later, that I understood why "the rope" was in Fullaunthrop'E! David Platt was talking about William Carey and Andrew Fuller and their endeavor to spread the gospel to the ends of the earth. I was listening in stunned astonishment as I was reminded of Carey's famous words to Fuller and their friends, "I will go if you will hold the rope!" I wrote out Fullaunthrop'E! on my notes, and tears poured down my face. This was undeniably God's doing. Not only is "the rope" in Fullaunthrop'E! but so is Andrew Fuller's last name! That night I began to see more clearly the purpose to which I had been called.
The focus of Secret Church 2021, called "The Great Imbalance" was on The Great Commission. One in three (1/3) people on earth have little to no access to the Good News Of Great Joy for All People! (Luke 2:10) He illustrated "The Great Imbalance" by saying, "If you gave toddlers 100 blocks and 2 big buckets with the simple instruction to 'put all the blocks in the buckets' they would do a better job of even distribution than we do in how much of our missions money we allocate to reach people who have never heard the Gospel. Statistically, about 99% of our missions money goes to people and places who already have access to the Gospel, to continue the work and ministries established, and only about 1% of our missions money goes toward getting the Gospel to people and places who have little to no access to the Gospel. His illustration of toddlers with blocks and buckets made perfect sense to me. Hence, his title "The Great Imbalance". This also confirmed to me that night that CHILDREN are the key to the Kingdom!
Great is for the 4 Pinecone Promises: Live The Great Commandments! Love The Great Commission! Lavish Great C'ampassion! Leverage Great C'ampanyons! Great is for Our Great God! We want to be Great In God's Kingdom as the Servaunts Of All! Great Awakening that prepared the way for our Great country to be birthed and established in liberty! Great and precious promises! Deuteronomy 4:32 "Ask now about the former days, long before your time, from the day God created human beings on the earth; ask from one end of the heavens to the other. Has anything so Great as this ever happened, or has anything like it ever been heard of?"
BACK: Great BACK Forrest Fullaunthrop'E! is designed to Bless Awaken Comfort Keep the Body Of Christ.
Bless.
"Therefore, as we have opportunity, let us do good to all people, especially to those who belong to the family of believers." Galatians 6:10
Awaken.
"Don't you have a saying, 'It's still 4 months until harvest'? I tell you, open your eyes and look at the fields! They are ripe for harvest." John 4:35
Comfort.
"For just as we share abundantly in the sufferings of Christ, so also our comfort abounds through Christ." 2 Corinthians 1:5
Keep.
"Be dressed ready for service and keep your lamps burning." Luke 12:35
BACK FORREST
Back Forrest is a meaningful play on words. BACK For- Rest and BACK Forrest. Back Forrest Fullaunthrop'E! has as it's starting and sustaining economic engine, massage therapy for women in the Body Of Christ. This work blesses both the giver and receiver of massage, providing income for the massage therapists while also sustaining the work of the ministry for the women who come BACK for the refreshment that massage provides.
BACK Forrest sounds like Black Forest. PINECONE is the motto of the Great BACK Forrest, "PourINEverything! CheerONEveryone!" PINE is Arkansas' state tree, Loblolly PINE! Psalm 50:10 speaks of God's ownership of everything and we point to this as Evidence of His ability to provide. "For every animal of the forest is mine, and the cattle on a thousand hills." BACK Forrest Fullaunthrop'E! is designed to create and sustain ongoing abundant provision to Bless Awaken Comfort Keep the Body of Christ living the Pinecone Promises! 1 Chronicles 29:14 "But who am I and who are my people that we should be able to give as generously as this? Everything comes from you and we have given you only what comes from your hand."
FOR: Focus On RUNN'ING RUNN: Refresh Unleash Nourish (in) Nature the Body of Christ & RUNN the Gospel to the Ends of the Earth!
REST: the REST of the 1/3 who haven't heard the Good News we live with every day!
REST: Rejoice! Embrace! Strengthen! TEA'CH!
Fullaunthrop'E! is designed to support the Body of Christ to live in the REST Jesus gives and live like Jesus is coming BACK!
