Seniors Bethany Pruitt and Vanessa Hidalgo perform an acoustic version of “Oceans” by Hillsong. The entire community was invited to come out during this time of praise and worship. (Photo by Laura Nunez, FHS senior, yearbook photographer)
The Fellowship of Christian Athletes hosted Fields of Faith on October 12 in the FHS auditorium. The club has not yet decided what events they will do in the future, but will continue asking God what it is He wants the club to do.
“I cannot wait to see what the Lord leads us to do this year,” Vice President Slade Harkcom said. “It is truly inspiring to be around classmates that love the Lord as much as I do.”
FCA is an organization for students who want to help put the Lord first in not only their lives, but the whole school as well. Officer elections were held on September 15, and the results are as followed: President, sophomore Anna Kaye Williams; Vice President, senior Slade Harkcom; Secretary, senior Austin Frasier; Treasurer, junior Chris Fulcher; Reporter, senior Payton Carter; Parliamentarian, junior Garridan Henderson; Chaplain, freshmen Lex Thompson.
“I think that we have a great slate of officers that will lead the club very effectively,” FCA sponsor Jeff Wright said. “I hope that God will work in a special way with all of our officers and push them to strive successfully for our club.”
FCA members organized Fields of Faith, which is a national event to invite students to pray for, share with, and challenge their peers to read the Bible and follow Jesus Christ.
“It was really fun to get together with the other FCA members and organize this time of worship and praise,” FCA president Anna Kaye Williams said. “I feel like it drew us closer as a community.”
During Fields of Faith an offering was collected to fund scholarships for seniors who are active in FCA and who hope to promote God and his word wherever they wish to go. A total of $199.35 was collected during the offering.
“It is amazing to be reassured of how much our community loves the Lord,” secretary Austin Frasier said. “Being able to raise the amount of money that we did is absolutely amazing and I know that whichever seniors receive the scholarship will continue to follow the Lord.”
Kirvin Baptist Church worship band, The Str8Way, provided the worship service during Fields of Faith. Band members include senior Nathan Davis on piano, senior Slade Harkcom as backup singer, and freshman Devin Johnson as percussionist.
“There is nothing better than leading a worship service for your peers to attend,” Davis said. “Seeing all of my classmates that I never knew have a relationship with Christ is amazing.”
Since Fields of Faith is a student-run event, they were the spotlight for the night. Senior Vanessa Hidalgo started with a personal story of how she turns to God when she is overcome with stress, then joined senior Bethany Pruitt and performed an acoustic version of “Oceans” by Hillsong.
Senior Austin Frasier spoke about how much his life has changed after accepting Christ into his heart. Junior David West gave a sermon about overcoming your past and he urges every Christian to talk with God daily and let Him know what is on your heart and the troubles you are going through.
“God has held my hand through every obstacle I have faced throughout my life, but specifically while dealing with stress and school and I wanted others to able to confide in God the way I have been able to confide in Him,” Hidalgo said. “It was a blessing to have the opportunity to praise the Lord with students and teachers at Fields of Faith.”
See You at the Pole, a student-initiated, student-organized, and student-led global movement of prayer, was held on September 28. This national event was started in 1990 when students from Burleson, Texas felt lead to join in prayer with fellow students.
“It was such a heartwarming experience to see students willing to gather together to praise the Lord,” freshman Erin Rachel said. “It blows my mind to see this kind of thing happen nationwide. I am so blessed to be living in America.”
