Having grown up hearing and learning the meaning of the “Father-heart of God”, I have never thought to sit and write a definition, until now as we prepare for a time of staff training (or envisioning). And as I have recently been told that the term didn’t make grammatical sense to someone -I wondered if it was our (mine and Samuel’s) Canadian, British and Ugandan language background, and similar church and training background that gave as a unique understanding of a term that maybe doesn’t actually makes sense? But when I googled it, mostly American blogs and studies came up - so American English uses the term too …but what does the term mean ? That is what I want to write about here. I am sitting in a coffee shop, thinking about the Father-heart of God, with headphones on. I felt compelled to listen to “How Great Thou Art” as I write and wish I could sing at the top of my voice while sitting here… thinking of all that it has ever meant to me and what it means now, the great truth
Charity Okurut is an author and blogger who is passionate about sharing through script about theological and sometimes political subjects, as well as from her personal experiences through travel, Christian Ministry, homeschooling, and parenting on the mission field. Charity and her husband, Samuel are the founders and current directors of The Father’s Heart Foundation in El Salvador. The Foundation is establishing a sustainable community for the holistic care of orphaned children.