Fullaunthrop'E! sounds just like philanthropy, and though the spelling is different, the concept remains that of philanthropy, just a very particular kind. Before I explain the details, let me give you some context for how BACK Forrest Fullaunthrop'E! came to be.
Full was chosen to mean 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!
Aunt is for my primary relationship with children, as Aunt Kelly'E! to my nieces and nephews, and because children are the heart of everything I do. "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.
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".
BACK FORREST was added to Fullaunthrop'E! for many reasons. I am a massage therapist and "BACK" is where I do most of my work. Women come to me "for rest" and they come BACK!
Fullaunthrop'E! is designed to support the Body of Christ to live in the REST Jesus gives and live like Jesus is coming BACK! Bless Awaken Comfort Keep.
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
FORREST I love the forest, and BACK Forrest sounds like Black Forest, so......PINECONE is my life motto, "PourINEverything! CheerONEveryone!" PINE is Arkansas' state tree, Loblolly PINE! Psalm 50:10 "For every animal of the forest is mine, and the cattle on a thousand hills."
FOR: Focus On RUNNing
RUNN: Refresh Unleash Nourish Nurture the Body of Christ & 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: Rejoicing Embracing Strengthening Together!
