HAPPY FATHER’S DAY SUNDAY!

DEAR DANIELLA (DANNI), DANIEL, DANITA, DANAE, DANIQUA, DANYEL-EZEKIEL, AND DANYELLE:

CHILDREN, I JUST GOT THROUGH PRAYING FOR YOU AND THANKING GOD FOR ALL OF THE GREAT FATHER’S DAY CELEBRATIONS WE HAVE ENJOYED TOGETHER DOWN THROUGH THE YEARS. I THANK GOD AND YOU NOT ONLY FOR ALL THE WONDERFUL FATHER’S DAY LETTERS, GIFTS AND DINNERS THAT YOU GAVE ME DOWN THROUGH THE YEARS, BUT I ALSO THANK YOU FOR SUPPORTING ME AND HELPING ME IN RECENT MONTHS IN SUCH A WAY THAT I CAN CONTINUE TO PREACH THE GOSPEL TO THE LOST AND TO THE POOR EVERY DAY FULL-TIME FOR THE GLORY OF GOD! AS I SAID BEFORE, IF YOU CHILDREN WILL REMEMBER THE GOD-GIVEN GOSPEL MISSION OF OUR FAMILY AND WHAT WE DID TOGETHER TO REACH THE WORLD FOR CHRIST, YOU WILL ALWAYS BE LOVING, RESPECTFUL, AND HELPING CHILDREN TO YOUR OLD PROPHET PAPA. GOD LOVES YOU. JESUS CHRIST LOVES YOU. I LOVE YOU, AND I AM PRAYING FOR YOU AS I HAVE PRAYED FOR YOU EVERY DAY OF YOUR LIVES AND I WILL PRAY FOR YOU UNTIL THE DAY I DIE. PLEASE PRAY FOR ME EVERY DAY AS WELL. LOVE, PAPA

“DEAR PAPA” — The Best Father’s Day Gift That Daniel Whyte III Ever Received Was From His 7 Children — Danni, Daniel IV, Danita, Danae, Daniqua, Danyel Ezekiel, and Danyelle

The Best Father’s Day Gift That Daniel Whyte III Ever Received Was From His 7 Children — Danni, Daniel IV, Danita, Danae, Daniqua, Danyel Ezekiel, and Danyelle — Who All Wrote Spontaneous Letters From Their Hearts When They Were Younger and Had Pure Hearts, Which His Daughter Danita Evangeline Whyte Compiled and Edited and Made Into a Book for Father’s Day, Which He Will Cherish Forever. Danita Evangeline Whyte and her Siblings Share Letters of Love, Appreciation, and Honor That They Wrote to Their Father, Daniel Whyte III, Spontaneously and on Their Own, and Not Only on Father’s Day But Also on birthdays, spiritual birthdays, and for no reason at all other than pure love and appreciation for their father Down Through the Years in the Book Titled, “DEAR PAPA.” The book was compiled and edited in such a way that it can be a blessing to other fathers and children as well. HAPPY FATHER’S DAY 2024!

FOREWORD
by Meriqua Whyte

“Train up a child in the way he should go: and when he is old, he will not depart from it.” (Proverbs 22:6) My husband and I have been married for over twenty-one years now. The Lord has blessed us with seven wonderful children. I can truthfully say, that in our twenty-one years, my husband has taken his God-given role as head of the household and as husband and father seriously. He has also taken God’s command to bring up our children in “the nurture and admonition of the Lord” seriously, realizing that they will only be with us for a short time.
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He has prayed for each of our children since the time of their conception, and has read the precious Word of God to them since birth. He has often times given up his time so that he can spend time with each of the children. He has showered praise and encouragement on each child and has balanced that with discipline when needed.

Three things that stand out in his life and that he has been consistent in living out as a father are:
1. His never ending love that he shows daily to our children.
2. His striving to live a godly life of obedience to God before them.
3. His remaining faithful each day to his God-given role as a father.

The letters contained in this book are some of the many spontaneous letters written by all our seven children to their father from a young age. (My husband never asked the children to write these letters. These letters truly came from their young hearts.) In these letters they show their love and appreciation for him as well as for the life lessons he has taught them and is continuing to teach them each day. We trust that these letters will be an encouragement to you as well, even as they have been to my husband.

I thank you, Daddy, for taking your role as father of our seven children seriously, and for remaining faithful to this task all these years. Thank you also for being a great husband to me.

I love you,
Meriqua

INTRODUCTION
by Daniella ‘Danni’ Whyte (18 years old)

“…the glory of children are their fathers.” (Proverbs 17:6)

Father’s Day is a very special day for fathers and their children. Unfortunately, it only comes around once a year. On this day, fathers are recognized and honored by those who love them the most – their children. However, in my opinion, fathers should be honored and celebrated every day of the year. Fathers who choose to stay in the lives of their children and who help to improve the lives of their children should not just be honored on one day, but every day.
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One of the best ways to honor your father is to write him a letter or a card throughout the year. You can share with him what you are doing from time to time, how your day is, how school is going, or anything that is on your mind.

Your dad, just like our dad, will love to receive a letter from you. It means a lot to him and he will be very appreciative that you took the time to think of him.

This book contains over 100 letters that my brothers and sisters and I have written to our father since we were young children. We decided to place them in a book to show children how important writing letters to your father can be. If you don’t know how to write a letter, feel free to use the letters included here as a guide. If you don’t know what to say, just start with what is on your heart and mind at the moment and before you know it one idea can lead to another idea and you can produce a very interesting and encouraging letter for your dad.

May I encourage you not to take your father for granted.

Show love and appreciation to him while you are together.

And remember that Father’s Day is not just one day out of the year, but should be celebrated every day!

Cheers,
Danni

The Purpose Behind Dear Papa by Danita Evangeline Whyte

(Why We Started DearPapa.org) .

Our aim in creating the online ministry of DearPapa.org is to give honor to our father for all that he has done for us, as well as to show appreciation for all fathers across America and around the world, who are devoting their time and love to their children.

This website began as a card design that we drew on paper, complete with our favorite quotes, poems, letters, and pictures for our father. One night, when he came home, we presented it to him and he liked it so much that afterwards we decided to make it a website so other people could come to it and show appreciation for their fathers and even get more ideas on how to celebrate Father’s Day, which is one of the biggest holidays in our home.

On Father’s Day, and many other days of the year, we write our father letters, which is one of the best ways to express your thoughts to anyone. In writing to your father you can tell him how much you love him and thank him for all he’s done for you, tell him things that you need help with and things that are going on in your life. It’s the best and easiest way to open up your heart to him.

As the old saying goes, “The pen is mightier than the sword,” and for years, one of the best ways to express your thoughts to someone has been through writing it out on paper in the form of a letter or card. Sometimes things are easier to write out on paper than trying to speak them because it can really come from your heart, which is very important. Letters will also mean more in the future .
because they last longer than gifts bought from a store, or going to eat out on Father’s Day, even though the memories of things like these should remain strong. If you do things like this, you can write in your letter what made it memorable to you and why you will forever remember it, so that in years to come, when you are grown and your father is older, he can still bring out the letters you wrote him as a child and bring to mind the times you spent together.

Your letters, if they are true and sincere, mean a lot, especially when they tell how you are getting along in life, how you are growing, your plans for the future, etc. Our father tells us that many parents do not talk with their children while they are young, so when the children grow up the parents don’t even know them. Your letters can give your parents a way to get to know you better.

Letter writing was an important part of the family in the times of old. It was a way for the younger generation to connect to their past and for the older people to remember their past. According to Rachael Freed: “Legacy writing connects us to our history and future generations, clarifies our values, and communicates a legacy to those we love. As significant, it also taps into deep universal needs that we don’t even realize we have.” While mothers are important in our lives, fathers are also very, very essential, and we should try our best to make our relationship stronger and better. One of the best ways to do that is through the mightiest tool on earth – the pen.

We encourage you to write your father a letter of appreciation today.

SPECIAL NOTE: On some of the letters in this book, you will notice they are dated. This is because the child who wrote the letter included the date on the letter. The letters in this book span from 1994 to the present, and this is just a small fraction of the letters. We estimate that several thousand letters and notes have been written to our father on many different occasions over the years. And the funny thing about this is that our father was not out of town when we wrote these letters; he was right there in the home with us.

Also, some of the quotes that you see on the letters were actually written on the letters. For some reason, like our father, we fell in love with quotes.

Daniella’s Letters

“It’s only when you grow up, and step back from your father, or leave him for your own career and your own home—it’s only then that you can measure his greatness and fully appreciate it. Pride reinforces love.” – Margaret Truman
June 15, 2003
HAPPY FATHER’S DAY, PAPA!
Any man can be a father, but there is nobody like mine.
It takes two eyes to see, sometimes glasses or contacts.
It takes two ears to hear, sometimes hearing aid.
It takes two to write a letter.
But it only takes one to be a father.
Now we have come to your 13th Father’s Day. God has helped us in so many ways. We have come a long way since I was born. You have done very good this year. I love you very much!
Fathers are special in so many ways. They lead you, train you, and even punish you. But you still love them. And you make them have the best Father’s Day ever. Happy Father’s Day!
To a very special father, From Danni
To Papa
Roses are Red,
Violets are Blue
Sugar is Sweet,
And so are you!

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Daniel’s Letters

“My father used to play with my brother and me in the yard. Mother would come out and say, ‘You’re tearing up the grass;’ ‘We’re not raising grass,’ Dad would reply.
‘We’re raising boys.’” – Harmon Killebrew FOR MY DAD
“The LORD knoweth the days of the upright: and their inheritance shall be for ever.” – Psalm 37:18 I’m really thankful
that God gave me
a Dad like you –
one who shows love
by taking the time
to be a part of what’s important to me.
It makes me very proud to say that
you’re my Dad.
HAPPY FATHER’S DAY!

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Danita’s Letters

“I cannot think of any need in childhood as strong as the need for a father’s protection.” – Selected Dear Papa,
Happy Father’s Day and I love you lots!
I am glad that I have a good father because many kids do not have good fathers to take care of them. Thank you for teaching and training me in the right way. I will do what you say to do, always.
I would really like to be a missionary when I grow up and help a lot of people and lead them to the Lord. I am glad that you are a missionary and help a lot of people. You are the best. Thank you for being a good model for me. I will always take care of you. Thank you for everything you do.
I will be like you and serve God all of my life.
Thank you for being a terrific dad. Happy Father’s Day to a terrific father!
Love is a moment that lasts forever. – Julie Whittey Sincerely,
Love,
Danita

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Danae’s Letters

“You know, fathers just have a way of putting everything together.” – Erika Cosby

Happy Father’s Day!
from Danae` to Papa
A father is a source of strength, a teacher and a guide
The one his family looks up to With loving trust and pride…
A father is a helper
With a willing hand to lend, A partner, and adviser
And the finest kind of friend.
-Unknown
Dear Papa,
Happy Father’s Day! I love you.
Thank you for giving me a great birthday on yesterday. I enjoyed all of the things that we did, but most of all I enjoyed being with you and my sisters and brothers.
Father, I love being with you Times when we are just simply chatting just strolling by.
I never know where the hours go by.
When you would forget your duty and demands and I would forget my little complaints.
Perhaps it’s like this in Heaven, I would often think.
Perhaps it’s like this when we feel Father’s love.
Happy Father’s Day.
– Unknown
You have always been a great father. Thank you for all that you do. God will richly bless you and reward you.
Keep up the great work for the Lord. Thank you for all your encouragement, chastisement, and hard work to make me into the girl God wants me to be; that’s why I am wishing you a Happy Father’s Day to a terrific father.
Sincerely,
Love,
Danae`

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Daniqua’s Letters

“I just owe almost everything to my father…” – Margaret Thatcher
Happy Father’s Day!
There’s a Reason we Call you “DAD”
Dedicated to my Papa, Daniel Whyte III, who has been a great father all these years.
Dear Papa,
I love you very much.
You are the best father in the whole wide world. I am glad that you have reached your 17th Father’s Day. I am glad that you were here so that we could celebrate this Father’s Day together. The meal was great! Happy Father’s Day!
Love,
Daniqua

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Danyel-Ezekiel’s Letters

Dear Papa,
I love you very much.
Even though it was cold and rainy outside, thank you so much for taking me and Danyelle to Chuck-E-Cheese. It was so much fun.
I loved getting the prizes, and taking photos with Chuck– E–Cheese was the best part. You care for us so much.
One day I hope to take you to a fun place of play.
Love,
Danyel
(age 7)

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Danyelle’s Letters

Happy Father’s Day, Papa!

Dear Papa, Happy Father’s Day!!! I love you!!! You are a great Papa! Thank you for being a good Papa. Thank you for showing us that you really love us. Thank you for adopting Sal and for telling us when we do bad. And most of all for telling us about Jesus and God and the Bible and Heaven and Hell and the devil and salvation and the Cross and the Resurrection and the Crucifixion and the Ascension!!! Thank you for telling me how to get saved!!! I want to tell others about Jesus Christ. I hope you have a great Father’s Day!!

Love,

Danyelle, Sal, Wilbur, Sidney, Little Red, Snake, Lilly, Kamala, Alpie, Piglet, Mickey, Teddy Precious, Thing, Xerxes, Methusala (Sal is our real dog that I bought for her on her 7th birthday. The rest of the names represent her stuffed animals)

HIT THE LINK BELOW TO READ ALL THE LETTERS MY CHILDREN SENT TO ME DOWN THROUGH THE YEARS, NOT ONLY FOR FATHER’S DAY BUT FOR OTHER HOLIDAYS AND SPONTANEOUS LETTERS ON ANY GIVEN DAY. GOD IS THE ONE WHO LED MY CHILDREN TO DO THIS SPONTANEOUSLY AND ON THEIR OWN WITH PURE HEARTS. GLORY BE TO GOD!

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DANIEL WHYTE III WAS HONORED BY BEING NAMED ONE OF THE 17 MOST NOTABLE ALUMNI IN THE HISTORY OF THE 134-YEAR-OLD TEXAS WESLEYAN UNIVERSITY, FORT WORTH, TEXAS, AND ONE OF THE 69 MOST NOTABLE ALUMNI IN THE HISTORY OF THE 53-YEAR-OLD LIBERTY UNIVERSITY, LYNCHBURG, VIRGINIA.

DANIEL WHYTE III HOLDS THE FOLLOWING DEGREES FROM THESE UNIVERSITIES:

DOCTOR OF MINISTRY (D.Min. IN PROGRESS) LIBERTY UNIVERSITY JOHN W. RAWLINGS SCHOOL OF DIVINITY / LYNCHBURG, VA

MASTER OF THEOLOGY (Th.M.) / LIBERTY UNIVERSITY JOHN W. RAWLINGS SCHOOL OF DIVINITY / LYNCHBURG, VA

MASTER OF DIVINITY (M.Div.) / LIBERTY UNIVERSITY JOHN W. RAWLINGS SCHOOL OF DIVINITY / LYNCHBURG, VA

BACHELOR OF ARTS IN RELIGION, B.A. / TEXAS WESLEYAN UNIVERSITY / FORT WORTH, TEXAS

BACHELOR OF THEOLOGICAL STUDIES / BETHANY DIVINITY COLLEGE AND SEMINARY / DOTHAN, ALABAMA / HONORS: SUMMA CUM LAUDE

DANIEL WHYTE III WAS ALSO HONORED TO SIT WITH PRESIDENTS AND WORLD LEADERS BY BEING INVITED BY THE BILLY GRAHAM EVANGELISTIC ASSOCIATION TO ATTEND THE HOMEGOING OF DR. BILLY GRAHAM.

HE IS THE ESSENCE NATIONAL BEST-SELLING AUTHOR OF “LETTERS TO YOUNG BLACK MEN” AND AMAZON BEST-SELLING AUTHOR OF “LETTERS TO YOUNG BLACK WOMEN” (AFRICAN-AMERICAN CATEGORY.) HE HAS AUTHORED OVER 100 BOOKS.

HE IS ALSO THE FOUNDER, PRESIDENT, AND EDITOR-IN-CHIEF OF THE 20-YEAR-OLD BLACKCHRISTIANNEWS.COM (BCNN1.COM), WHICH HAS IMPACTED EVERY DENOMINATION IN THE EVANGELICAL AND CHRISTIAN WORLD AND HAS IMPACTED PRESIDENTS, THE US GOVERNMENT, AND GOVERNMENTS AROUND THE WORLD ALONG WITH IMPACTING THE PUBLIC SQUARE. BLACKCHRISTIANNEWS.COM HAS BEEN NAMED THE #1 BLACK CHRISTIAN WEBSITE AND BLOG IN THE WORLD 4 YEARS RUNNING BY THE INDEPENDENT FEEDSPOT AND IS ON THE TOP 60 CHRISTIAN NEWS SITES LIST IN THE WORLD — RED, YELLOW, BLACK, OR WHITE.

HE HAS PREACHED THE GOSPEL AND THE WORD OF GOD IN PERSON ACROSS AMERICA AND IN OVER 24 COUNTRIES TO THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE. HE HAS PREACHED THE GOSPEL AND THE WORD OF GOD PROBABLY MORE TIMES THAN ANY MAN IN HISTORY TO MILLIONS OF PEOPLE AROUND THE WORLD WITH THE HELP OF THE INTERNET AS HE PREACHED THE GOSPEL AND THE WORD OF GOD NEARLY EVERY DAY FOR OVER 8 YEARS, LIVE AND ON-DEMAND MULTIPLE TIMES A DAY TO THIS VERY DAY. “CRYING IN THE WILDERNESS,” “EXILED ON THE ISLE OF PATMOS,” AND “PREACHING THE GOSPEL BY ANY MEANS NECESSARY” FOR THE GLORY OF GOD AND JESUS CHRIST.

DANIEL WHYTE III IS THE PRESIDENT OF THE OVER-40-YEAR-OLD GOSPEL LIGHT EVANGELISTIC SOCIETY INTERNATIONAL AND THE OVER-37-YEAR-OLD GOSPEL LIGHT HOUSE OF PRAYER INTERNATIONAL. HE IS KNOWN WORLDWIDE AS THE PROPHET WHO PREDICTED THE CORONAVIRUS PLAGUE FOR OVER 10 YEARS BEFORE IT HIT IN RECORDED PREACHING AND WRITING. GOD ALSO LED HIM TO GUIDE THOUSANDS THROUGH THE CORONAVIRUS PLAGUE THAT KILLED OVER 20 MILLION PEOPLE BECAUSE OF THE SINS IN THE JUDAS-LAODICEAN CHURCH.

DANIEL WHYTE III’S GREATEST BLESSING IN THIS LIFE IS HIS QUIVER FULL OF 10 CHILDREN — DANIELLA (DANNI), DANIEL IV, DANITA EVANGELINE, DANAE MARY-LOUISE, DANIQUA GRACE, DANYEL EZEKIEL, DANYELLE ELIZABETH BREEDLOVE, DANIELLE TEKEELA, DURAN-DANIEL AND THE FIRST DANIEL IV (DECEASED AND IN HEAVEN WITH THE LORD), ALONG WITH GRAND-CHILDREN AND GREAT GRAND-CHILDREN.

DANIEL WHYTE III HAS BEEN UNBLISSFULLY BUT SEXUALLY SATISFYINGLY MARRIED TO HIS FIRST AND ONLY WIFE, MERIQUA WHYTE OF CHRISTIANA, JAMAICA, FOR OVER 37 YEARS SINCE DECEMBER 19, 1987. JESUS CHRIST SAID: “AND A MAN’S FOES SHALL BE THEY OF HIS OWN HOUSEHOLD.” EVEN THOUGH MANY EVANGELICALS, CHARISMATICS, AND PROTESTANTS TRY TO ACT LIKE THESE WORDS OF JESUS CHRIST ARE NOT A REALITY IN OUR MODERN CHRISTIANITY, PRIMARILY BECAUSE OF THE SATANIC-DRIVEN PROSPERITY GOSPEL, OVER-POSITIVE PHILOSOPHY, WHICH IS A LIE, AND IS NOT BASED IN REALITY OR BIBLICAL TRUTH. HOWEVER, THE WORDS OF JESUS CHRIST ARE TRUE FOR EVERY PERSON WHO PREACHES THE GOSPEL AND THE OUTCOMES OF THE GOSPEL, WHICH IS A CHANGED LIFE AND OPPOSITION, THEREFORE TO FAMILY, LUKEWARM CHRISTIANS, LAODICEAN-JUDAS PASTORS AND CHURCHES, THE WORLD, AND THE DEVIL. THIS IS A REALITY, YES, IN OUR PRESENT EVIL WORLD.

WHILE DANIEL WHYTE III THOROUGHLY ENJOYS HIS MARRIED LIFE BECAUSE HE DID NOT ALLOW HIS WIFE TO HAVE HER WAY AT ANY POINT AND WAS AND IS SOLIDLY AND BIBLICALLY, THE HEAD OF HIS HOUSEHOLD THROUGHOUT THE MARRIAGE, WHO HAS OFTEN TIMES QUOTED JOSHUA “AS FOR ME AND MY HOUSE, WE’RE GOING TO SERVE THE LORD” “UP IN HERE!” AND BECAUSE HIS WIFE NEVER FAILED IN THE VERY IMPORTANT AREA OF SEX, WHICH HE GOT MARRIED FOR IN THE FIRST PLACE TO AVOID SINNING AGAINST GOD. HE HAS ESPECIALLY ENJOYED THE PRIVILEGE AND JOY OF RAISING HIS CHILDREN IN THE LORD VIRTUALLY BY HIMSELF AND SERVING THE LORD WITH THEM EVERY DAY OF THEIR LIVES, FROM THE TIME THEY WERE BORN UNTIL THEY GRADUATED FROM COLLEGE, BECAME ADULTS, AND MOVED ON AS GROWN PEOPLE.

HOWEVER, HIS WIFE MERIQUA WHYTE MOTIVATED BY SATAN, PHAROAH-STYLE PRIDE MIXED WITH THE WELL-KNOWN FEMALE JAMAICAN-STYLE PRIDE, STUBBORNNESS, REBELLIOUSNESS AND WITCHCRAFT HAS BEEN HIS GREATEST JUDAS ENEMY IN THE WORLD AND HAS BEEN WHAT PAUL SPOKE OF — A “MESSENGER OF SATAN” AND A “THORN IN THE FLESH.” AMAZINGLY AND BY THE GRACE OF GOD, GOD HAS USED THAT SATANIC EVIL OPPOSITION TO SPUR DANIEL WHYTE III ON TO PREACH THE GOSPEL PROBABLY MORE TIMES THAN ANY MAN ON RECORD, AND GOD HAS HONORED HIM BECAUSE HE DID NOT “HEARKEN TO THE VOICE OF HIS WIFE.” WHYTE TELLS OTHER CHRISTIAN MEN TO ONLY HEARKEN TO THE VOICE OF GOD AND JESUS CHRIST — NOT TO THEIR WIVES, AS SO MANY THOUSANDS OF CHURCH MEN AND OTHER MEN HAVE BEEN TAUGHT BY PASTORS AND OTHER OLDER MEN DOWN THROUGH THE YEARS. REMEMBER WE ARE IN THIS WORLDWIDE MULTI-GENERATIONAL MESS BECAUSE ADAM HEARKENED TO THE VOICE OF HIS WIFE AND NOT TO THE VOICE OF GOD.

DANIEL WHYTE III TOLD HIS WIFE MERIQUA WHYTE BEFORE THEY GOT MARRIED THAT WE ARE NOT GOING TO DO FAMILY LIFE AS HER PARENTS DID IT FOR THEIR MARRIED LIFE WAS HELLACIOUS AND ENDED IN DIVORCE, AS DID SOME OF HER OTHER FAMILY MEMBERS, INCLUDING THE AUNT SHE WAS LIVING WITH. HE ALSO TOLD HIS WIFE WE ARE NOT GOING TO DO FAMILY LIFE AS HIS PARENTS DID IT BECAUSE IT WAS ALSO HELLACIOUS AND OUT OF ORDER BECAUSE HIS MOTHER WAS THE HEAD OF THE HOUSEHOLD, NOT HIS FATHER, BUT THANKS BE TO GOD, THEY NEVER GOT A DIVORCE. WHYTE TOLD HIS WIFE BEFORE THEY GOT MARRIED THAT WE ARE GOING TO DO IT GOD’S WAY ACCORDING TO EPHESIANS CHAPTERS 5 AND 6 OR NO WAY AT ALL. AND THEN HE ASKED HIS WIFE ARE YOU WILLING TO DO MARRIAGE GOD’S WAY ACCORDING TO EPHESIANS CHAPTERS 5 AND 6, AND SHE SAID YES. AND WHYTE TOLD HER BEFORE THEY GOT MARRIED THAT IF SHE DOES NOT LIVE UP TO HER END OF THE DEAL, ALL BETS ARE OFF!

BECAUSE DANIEL WHYTE III’S WIFE MERIQUA WHYTE WAS SO PROUD, UNSUBMISSIVE, STUBBORN, AND REBELLIOUS AFTER THEY GOT MARRIED, GOD LED HIM TO READ EPHESIANS CHAPTERS 5 AND 6 EVERY DAY IN THEIR FAMILY DEVOTIONS THROUGHOUT THEIR MARRIAGE. IN THE FIRST YEAR OF THE MARRIAGE DANIEL WHYTE III ALSO GAVE HIS WIFE A LIST OF VERSES FOR WOMEN FROM THE WORD OF GOD FOR HER TO READ, WHICH SHE STILL READS TO THIS DAY. HE ALSO BOUGHT HER MANY BOOKS TO READ TO HELP HER BE THE WIFE GOD WANTED HER TO BE.

WHYTE REALIZED EARLY IN THE MARRIAGE THAT HIS WIFE WAS NOT A BORN-AGAIN-SAVED PERSON EVEN THOUGH SHE LIED AND SAID SHE WAS BEFORE THEY GOT MARRIED. AFTER OVER 37 YEARS OF MARRIAGE, SHE IS STILL NOT SAVED NEVER BEARING ANY FRUIT OF A SAVED PERSON TO THE POINT OF NOT EVEN WANTING TO TELL HER CHILDREN “I LOVE YOU” AND NOT WANTING TO HUG THEM WHEN THEY WERE LITTLE CHILDREN EVEN AFTER HER HUSBAND TOLD HER TO DO SO. SHE ALSO HATED THE DAILY FAMILY DEVOTIONS THAT HER HUSBAND LED AND TRIED TO HINDER THEM. SHE ALSO DEMONICALLY HATED AND TRIED TO HINDER EVERY GOSPEL PREACHING SERVICE TO THIS VERY DAY.

HOWEVER, ONLY BY THE GRACE OF GOD, THEY ARE STILL MARRIED AND DESPITE THE DEVIL CONSTANTLY WORKING THROUGH HIS WIFE TO TRY TO HINDER HIM FROM PREACHING THE WORD OF GOD, HE IS STILL PREACHING THE GOSPEL AND THE WORD OF GOD LIVE AND ON-DEMAND THAT REACHES OVER 148,800 PEOPLE PER MONTH WITH OVER 21,000 UNIQUE VIEWS PER MONTH REACHING 149 COUNTRIES PREACHING THE GOSPEL AND THE WORD OF GOD IN 2 TO 3 SERVICES A DAY 7 DAYS A WEEK. GLORY BE TO GOD!

Mrs. Meriqua Whyte, the Wife of Daniel Whyte III, Gave him the Best Father’s Day Gift Ever About 10 Years Ago When She Unexpectedly and Voluntarily Apologized for the First Time to Him and Their 7 Children for Not Being the Wife, Mother, and Christian Example of the Woman She Should Have Been Over the Past 37 Years of Marriage

by Meriqua Whyte

Here’s what Mrs. Meriqua Whyte wrote ten years ago after verbally apologizing to the entire family on Father’s Day right before church service:

Over thirty years of marriage. Over Thirty years of ups and downs. Over Thirty years of trying to make it a personal thing between my husband and me. Thankfully, he did not allow me to do that and kept telling me it was between God and me—over thirty years of acting on my feelings and not on what the Bible says. Over Thirty years of refusing to obey God’s simple command to a wife — to be obedient to your husband in all things. Over Thirty years of disobedience, rebelliousness, stubbornness, lying, and dishonesty, all rooted in pride. Over Thirty years of simply not choosing to mature as a Christian.

God has been dealing with me for over thirty years now about changing my attitude and behavior as a wife, which has manifested itself in disobedience, rebelliousness, stubbornness, lying, dishonesty, having an ungodly attitude and spirit, and simply not being the wife, mother, or example of a Christian woman that I should have been down through the years. (By the way, for those of you who may be thinking that my disobedience, rebelliousness, stubbornness, lying, and dishonesty have resulted in adultery, I will say here that I have never committed any adultery or had sex with another man besides my husband, Daniel Whyte III since I have been born.)

God kept telling me I needed to stop my rebellious and stubborn behavior, apologize to my husband and children, and get my heart right with him, my husband, and my children. He sent others my way to tell me how to behave:

1. My husband, but I didn’t want to hear it from him
2. Other Christian women speakers
3. Other preachers
4. Books and other materials, but I would not take heed

I knew what to do, but I chose not to do it. The devil had me thinking and believing, as he is having a lot of wives and mothers thinking and believing, that your relationship with your husband and how you respond to your husband, be it positive or negative, will not affect your relationship with your children and your relationship with God. I say without hesitation that this is one of the devil’s lies, and sad to say, many wives and mothers are falling for this lie.

Another lie of the devil that Christian wives are falling for is that you can still have a strong relationship with God without being submissive to your husband. Lie! Lie! Lie! There is no truth to this. I know because I have experienced this and am still experiencing this as I am going through this breaking process, which is not happening overnight.

Even throughout my years of rebelliousness, stubbornness, and pride, I still kept praying the prayer I used to pray daily before I got married, “Lord, make me be exactly what You want me to be. Lord, break, make, and mold me into what you want me to be.” Well, God took that prayer seriously, and once you accept Him, He will begin the breaking process. It’s up to us how long that breaking process will take. For me, sad to say, it has taken over 30 years, and the breaking is not complete. In what way is God breaking me down right now? Well, our children have grown up; the three oldest have gone through and are still going through college and have gotten their degrees, and some are working on their second, third, and fourth degrees and are launching their careers and moving out. God slapped me into reality and truly intensified the breaking process. My husband told me before our first child was born and repeatedly while the children were young that my job was to love our children and make positive memories with them and that if I did that, I would have a wonderful relationship with them in time to come as adults. Well, I disobeyed God and my husband, who did not let up on his duties. And he has a wonderful relationship with our children, even the girls, and I don’t. However, God led me to break the day before Father’s Day finally, and while I was helping my husband get dressed to preach, I asked him if I could apologize to him and the entire family. That’s the first time I ever did that on my own. Throughout the years, he has always told me that I need to get my heart right with God, him, and my children; otherwise, I will never have the joy and peace of the Lord in my life. However, I kept on lying and denying that I was the problem.

Here is what I said to my husband and children on Saturday afternoon, June 17, 2017, the day before Father’s Day. My husband told the entire family that this was the best Father’s Day gift I have ever given to him:

“Daddy, children, I apologize for not being the wife, mother, and example of a Christian woman I should have been down through the years. I have shown nothing but pride, disobedience, rebelliousness, stubbornness, and a bad attitude and spirit toward God and my husband in front of you. My disobedience and rebelliousness have caused much unnecessary unrest and upheaval in the family. As my husband told me, things could have gone much better if I had obeyed God’s word from the beginning. Please accept my apology, and I am asking you to forgive me.”

The diminishing of peace and joy in my life down through the years I brought on myself. Not having a proper relationship with God, my husband, and my children, I brought on myself—all because I chose the disobedient route. My number one desire is to live a life of peace—peace with God, my husband, and my children. I have learned that peace will not come as long as I live in disobedience, rebelliousness, stubbornness, and pride.

I will end this with two notes: (1) Happy Father’s Day to my husband: you have been a great husband and Father. (2) Happy Children’s Day to my children: You all have been great children. I have no complaints whatsoever against my husband and, of course, children; you have never been at fault. My bad behavior is all on me, and I’m sorry I put you through this. May God bless your lives, and I love you.

BELOW IS THE PASSAGE IN THE BIBLE THAT DANIEL WHYTE III READ IN THEIR FAMILY DEVOTIONS EVERY DAY FOR DECADES — EPHESIANS 5:22 – 6:20 THAT COVERS THE BIBLICAL DUTIES OF THE HUSBAND, THE WIFE, AND THE CHILDREN, AND IT INCLUDES HOW TO FIGHT AGAINST THE DEVIL WHO IS SEEKING TO DESTROY THE FAMILY:

²² Wives, submit yourselves unto your own husbands, as unto the Lord.

²³ For the husband is the head of the wife, even as Christ is the head of the church: and he is the saviour of the body.

²⁴ Therefore as the church is subject unto Christ, so let the wives be to their own husbands in every thing.

²⁵ Husbands, love your wives, even as Christ also loved the church, and gave himself for it;

²⁶ That he might sanctify and cleanse it with the washing of water by the word,

²⁷ That he might present it to himself a glorious church, not having spot, or wrinkle, or any such thing; but that it should be holy and without blemish.

²⁸ So ought men to love their wives as their own bodies. He that loveth his wife loveth himself.

²⁹ For no man ever yet hated his own flesh; but nourisheth and cherisheth it, even as the Lord the church:

³⁰ For we are members of his body, of his flesh, and of his bones.

³¹ For this cause shall a man leave his father and mother, and shall be joined unto his wife, and they two shall be one flesh.

³² This is a great mystery: but I speak concerning Christ and the church.

³³ Nevertheless let every one of you in particular so love his wife even as himself; and the wife see that she reverence her husband.

6 Children, obey your parents in the Lord: for this is right.

² Honour thy father and mother; which is the first commandment with promise;

³ That it may be well with thee, and thou mayest live long on the earth.

⁴ And, ye fathers, provoke not your children to wrath: but bring them up in the nurture and admonition of the Lord.

⁵ Servants, be obedient to them that are your masters according to the flesh, with fear and trembling, in singleness of your heart, as unto Christ;

⁶ Not with eyeservice, as menpleasers; but as the servants of Christ, doing the will of God from the heart;

⁷ With good will doing service, as to the Lord, and not to men:

⁸ Knowing that whatsoever good thing any man doeth, the same shall he receive of the Lord, whether he be bond or free.

⁹ And, ye masters, do the same things unto them, forbearing threatening: knowing that your Master also is in heaven; neither is there respect of persons with him.

¹⁰ Finally, my brethren, be strong in the Lord, and in the power of his might.

¹¹ Put on the whole armour of God, that ye may be able to stand against the wiles of the devil.

¹² For we wrestle not against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this world, against spiritual wickedness in high places.

¹³ Wherefore take unto you the whole armour of God, that ye may be able to withstand in the evil day, and having done all, to stand.

¹⁴ Stand therefore, having your loins girt about with truth, and having on the breastplate of righteousness;

¹⁵ And your feet shod with the preparation of the gospel of peace;

¹⁶ Above all, taking the shield of faith, wherewith ye shall be able to quench all the fiery darts of the wicked.

¹⁷ And take the helmet of salvation, and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God:

¹⁸ Praying always with all prayer and supplication in the Spirit, and watching thereunto with all perseverance and supplication for all saints;

¹⁹ And for me, that utterance may be given unto me, that I may open my mouth boldly, to make known the mystery of the gospel,

²⁰ For which I am an ambassador in bonds: that therein I may speak boldly, as I ought to speak.

IF YOU WERE TO DIE TODAY, WHERE WOULD YOU GO: HEAVEN OR HELL? IF YOU’RE NOT SURE, “BELIEVE ON THE LORD JESUS CHRIST AND THOU SHALT BE SAVED” FOR JESUS CHRIST SAID THE MOST IMPORTANT WORDS EVER SPOKEN IN THE HISTORY OF THE WORLD WHEN HE SAID, “FOR GOD SO LOVED THE WORLD, THAT HE GAVE HIS ONLY BEGOTTEN SON, THAT WHOSOEVER BELIEVETH IN HIM SHOULD NOT PERISH, BUT HAVE EVERLASTING LIFE.” READ FURTHER RIGHT HERE:

THE BIG QUESTION
GOSPEL LIGHT MINUTE X #447 WITH DANIEL WHYTE III

This is the “Chief of sinners,” Daniel Whyte III, president of Gospel Light Society International, with the Gospel Light Minute X Podcast #447 titled, “The Big Question” I’m here to remind you of what the Bible says, that “Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners” like you and me.

“HAVE YOU BEEN BORN AGAIN?”
The question is not “Have you joined a church?” or “Are you trying to do your best?” or “Do you have religion?” but “Are you twice-born?” Jesus Christ said in John 3:3, “Except a man be born again, he cannot see the kingdom of God”.
We enter the physical world by birth. Spiritual life likewise is entered with a birth. We become members of a human family by birth; we become members of the family of God by birth, by being “born again.” There is no other way to get into the human family except by birth, and there is no other way to get into God’s family except by the new birth. Neither education, nor cultivation, nor reformation, nor “turning over a new leaf,” will accomplish this. What is needed is not a new “leaf” but a new “life”! “Ye must be born again” (John 3:7).

A New Nature Needed
By physical birth we become partakers of human nature; by being born again we become “partakers of the divine nature”. A Christian is the product of a divine “begetting”. The second birth is not an improvement of the old nature; it is the imparting of an entirely new nature. The old nature is hopelessly corrupt and incapable of ever being made fit for His presence. The new birth requires a creative act of the Holy Spirit. “If any man be in Christ, he is a new creature”.

Not “Trying” But “Trusting”

“Trying to follow Christ” is not Christianity. Christianity is not imitation of Christ, it is the indwelling of Christ. Christianity is not trying to do anything. It is trusting Christ Who has done it all! He has “finished the work” and there is nothing left to do but simply to receive and trust Him. He shed His precious blood on the cross and the work is all done once and forever! Cease trying and begin trusting! Believers will progressively become more and more like Christ, but by His power, not their own.

What Must I Do To Be Saved?
Simply “Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ”. The Bible says in 1 John 5:1, “Whosoever believeth that Jesus is the Christ is born of God”. The Bible states in John 1:12,13, “As many as received him, to them gave he power to become the sons of God, even to them that believe on his name: Which were born, not of blood, nor of the will of the flesh, nor of the will of man, but of God”.
You are born again, you become a Christian by trusting a Person—receiving a Person. The very moment you do this, the Lord Jesus Christ comes in and life begins!

What Is Meant By “Believe”?
To “believe on the Lord Jesus Christ” means more than simply believing the historic facts concerning Him. Intellectual belief about Christ is not sufficient. The belief that brings salvation must be “with the heart,” that is, with the whole being. This belief also includes repentance: “Repentance toward God, and faith toward our Lord Jesus Christ”. The Bible states in Acts 17:30, “God … now commandeth all men every where to repent”.

The faith which saves, then, includes the necessity to repent, and to receive Christ as Saviour and Lord, to rest upon Him alone for salvation. It means to trust Him so utterly and completely that, if He should fail, there would be no hope at all!

May I Know That I Am Born Again?
This is an important question. We know that we are born again by the testimony of God’s Word. God says in John 5:24, “He that heareth my word, and believeth on him that sent me, hath everlasting life, and shall not come into condemnation; but is passed from death unto life”. Have you believed on the Lord Jesus Christ as explained by God’s Word? If so, then you are saved, you are “born again,” you have “passed from death unto life.” God says so! Take God at His Word, and go on your way rejoicing!

One Final Word
You may “belong to a church,” you may be “trying to do the best you can,” you may be “striving to live right.” Your outward life may be the model of moral correctness, and you may be looked up to, honored, revered, and respected. Yet, if you have not been “born again” you are just as lost as if you had never heard of Christ. Yes, you may teach in the Sunday school, read the Bible, sing, shout, “feel happy,” and all the rest—but if you have never been “born again” you are still in your sins and a stranger to the Lord Jesus Christ!.

If you want to be saved from the wrath to come and from an eternity in Hell, and if you believe that Jesus Christ suffered, bled, and died on the cross for your sins, was buried, and rose again from the dead and you are willing to trust Jesus Christ with all of your heart so you can go to Heaven, please pray with me what is called the sinner’s prayer: Holy Father God, I acknowledge that I am a sinner and I admit that I have sinned against You and that I have broken Your Ten Commandments. I have lied before. I have stolen things before. I have lusted after people and things before. I have dishonored and disobeyed my parents. I have taken Your holy Name in vain. For Jesus Christ’s sake, please have mercy and grace upon my soul and forgive me of all of my sins, my failures, and my faults. As I now believe in Your Holy Son the Lord Jesus Christ. I believe that He suffered, bled, and died on the cross for my sins, was buried and rose again. Lord Jesus, please come into my heart and save my soul and change my life. Fill me with Your Holy Spirit and help me to repent of my sins past. Help me to turn from my old, evil life and follow You in the new life. For it is in Your Name I pray. Amen.