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During a particularly difficult season of testing a brother in Christ sent me a
copy of Bill Britton’s autobiography which is titled Prophet on Wheels. I found
encouragement to sustain me in the midst of my trials as I read the accounts
of Bill Britton’s own experiences. Our lives were very similar in some ways. We
had both received a call from God to teach the saints of God truths that they
rarely considered. Our audiences were often those “outside the camp” of
mainstream denominationalism. Bill too was led to quit his job selling
insurance while he still had young children, and was led to look to the Father
for all the needs of his family. He too struggled, yet God sustained him.

The following account from Prophet on Wheels that encouraged me mightily.

After a year with the insurance company, Daddy (Bill Britton) had been
promoted to State Trainer. He trained all the new agents that were hired in
Kansas. He would teach the men about insurance and then take them with
him to show them how to sell. The company decided to enlarge its territory
into Oklahoma. Daddy was selected as the man to travel over the state and
hire new agents. So along with the manager of the new Oklahoma District,
we mover to Oklahoma.

At a fellowship meeting in Wichita, Brother C.L. Moore had prophesied to
Daddy that God was changing his ministry, and named the ministry in
which God was going to use him. This had been spoken over him just a few
months previously by two other preachers, but it was still hard for Daddy to
receive. However, he respected Brother Moore as a prophet, and opened his
heart for this new work to come to pass. Oklahoma was a preparation time
for this new ministry to begin to develop.

Daddy’s job carried him all over the state during the week. It was a good job.
He put ads in the newspapers and held interviews in the employment agency
of the city he was working in that day. He was instructed to drive a nice car,
stay in the best hotels, eat the finest meals in the best restaurants, leave large
tips and give the company the appearance of prosperity. They would pay the
bill. He had a nice salary and an expense account.

It was during this time that God began to anoint him to write. He took his
typewriter along, and in the afternoons and evenings in the hotel he would
write about the truths God was revealing. “THE PATTERN SON” book came
from the messages written during this time. The prophecy given to him in
Memphis in 1950 was coming to pass.