For the Ragged Little Boy In the winter of 1917, Richard Forrest went to Los Angeles, California, with the hopes of meeting Lyman Stewart, the man who was founder and president of Biola University. He also wanted to hear Dr. R. A. Torrey preach—the university’s first dean and someone he greatly admired. Through a God-arranged [...]
Kiss The Baby for Me Many of Dr. Forrest’s later letters ended with this salutation: kiss the baby for me. He was traveling and rather than spend money to call home, he wrote letters—letters that talked about how God was using him, but most of all about how much he missed his wife, family, and [...]
Just to Encourage You Shortly after Richard and Evelyn Forrest moved their school to Toccoa Falls, Georgia, Dr. A. B. Simpson, founder of the Christian and Missionary Alliance and close friend of the Forrests, arrived in Toccoa for a visit. Up to this point, he had only heard about the progress of the school through [...]
The Cure for Anxiety ONE EVENING I DECIDED to go riding above the falls on one of our horses. It had been a beautiful day, but I wanted to be alone with the Lord for a while. I was carrying a heavy burden in my heart and needed God’s perspective concerning my situation. I confess [...]
Discovering Peace THE YEAR WAS 1992, and work was completed on the house that would soon be home to TFC students who were children of missionaries serving overseas. I had felt the burden for such a haven, and the need to trust God continually for each dollar was overwhelming. I was experiencing worry, doubt, and [...]
Rewards for Labor A FATHER AND MOTHER came into my office with their son. They wanted to tell me in his presence how much it meant to them for their son to be here as a student. They were happy that he had established good marks in his studies, but the most important thing was [...]
Rewards for Labor A FATHER AND MOTHER came into my office with their son. They wanted to tell me in his presence how much it meant to them for their son to be here as a student. They were happy that he had established good marks in his studies, but the most important thing was [...]
Ask And Receive ON ONE OCCASION, Richard and I left Toccoa immediately following his Sunday morning sermon. We needed to be in Asheville, North Carolina, which was 135 miles away, before Monday evening when I was scheduled to teach a Bible study. At that time, the roads were unpaved and on this particular occasion heavy [...]
If These Walls Could Talk EARLY ONE MORNING in 1913, Dr. Forrest left Staley Cottage and with an ax and a brush hook cleared a place for a new dining room. After clearing the site, he and the Toccoa Falls Institute family marched around the site singing and giving praise and claiming this site for [...]
In Everything Give Thanks WE ALL HAVE MUCH in the past to forget. It may be a sorrow, a hurt, a wound, a bitter experience, or a sin. Rather than giving in to the depths of sorrow and distress at the loss of a friend, one should offer thanks to God for the years they [...]
