Arnold Hamby Memorial

As most of you have heard, on February 12th, my dad went to be with the Lord
after a three month flight for his life. By God's grace, I was able to spend
most of every day (most nights when he was critical), with him in the
hospital. I have appreciated hearing from many who have learned along with
me the importance of caring for our loved ones, to the very end. My only
regret is that I did not have more time to just sit and enjoy my dad without
having some work or project that needed to be done...however, dad and I sure
enjoyed working together. We loved accomplishing something.

The day before my dad became ill he was digging test holes for a pond we had
designed on our fifty acres we own in western NY. Can you imagine at 76?
As I thought about the time I didn't have or didn't take, I was reminded of
the way my dad came to know the Lord as his Savior. He was reading the
Lamplighter books that God has given me to publish, particularly Christies
Old Organ, Buried in the Snow, and That Printer of Udell's. These were the
stories that God used to awaken his soul and bring him to the Savior. If I
hadn't followed God's calling of leaving my family 25 years ago, I may have
never founded Lamplighter Publishing which would never have provided an
opportunity for my dad to come to the know the Lord. When I left
twenty-five years ago, my dad was heart broken. For the past ten years, I
have longed to return to western NY so that I could be near mom and dad in
their latter years. But I have tried to keep a "Seek first the Kingdom of
God" focus, and all these things will be added unto you. The fact that I
will see my dad again for all of eternity was worth any temporary sacrifice.
We just never know how obedience to the Lord will bring about redemption to
our loved ones in ways we can never imagine.

The Arnold Hamby Memorial fund has been established to send his favorite
Lamplighter books that led him to the Lord, to nursing homes, hospices,
hospitals, and children's hospitals. We have a donor who will match each
gift sent in my father's name. It is my desire to see these books in the
hands of those who sit in darkness and have never had the light of the
gospel shine into their souls. Just this week I sat with my dad's best
friend who is 86 years old and asked him if he would like to receive Jesus
as his savior. His response was that he wasn't ready to make this decision.
My friends, Satan has blinded the eyes of many, even those we love so much.
Our loved ones are being lulled to sleep, without any regard to their
eternal destiny. These stories are an opportunity to bring hope to the
hopeless and freedom to those who are in bondage, so that the glorious
gospel will set them free.

All gifts for the memorial fund can be sent to Lamplighter, PO Box 777,
Waverly, PA 18471.
If you would rather purchase a book and have it sent to your loved one as a
gift from you, that would mean just as much to my dad as giving to the
memorial fund. Our goal is to place these stories into the hands of those
whose souls hang in the balances.
Here are the titles my dad loved the most:
Christies Old Organ, Buried in the Snow, That Printer of Udell's,
The Basket of Flowers, Shipwrecked, The Robber's Cave, Ishmael, Self Raised,
Clear Your Boots, The Inheritance, Winter's Folly, Throw Me Overboard, and
Rising to the Top