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The Prophet’s ChamberPat & Cindy Hawkinsby Jane RodgersOne day Elisha went to Shunem. And a well-to-dowoman was there, who urged him to stay for ameal. So whenever he came by, he stopped there toeat. She said to her husband, “I know that this manwho often comes our way is a holy man of God. Let’s makea small room on the roof and put in it a bed and a table, achair and a lamp for him. Then he can stay there wheneverhe comes to us” (2 Kings 4:8-10 NIV).Fort Worth’s Pat and CindyHawkins, longtime friendsof Bible Teaching Resources,have done something prettyspecial. They have turned asmall room off their garageinto a “prophet’s chamber”for Don Anderson to useduring Bible study tours.“Don started calling it the‘prophet’s chamber,’” musesCindy Hawkins, who explainsthe room’s origin: “We usedto live in another home withan upstairs garage apartmentwhere Don stayed. We bought my grandmother’s housefrom her estate when she passed away. She was 103 whenshe died. There was a little room off the garage. It waspractically condemned! The floor was falling away. It wasa servant’s quarters originally. As part of our two-yearremodeling effort, we decided to have it redone becauseDon was doing his Bible classes and coming twice a year.”“It was hard getting all Don’s equipment up the stairsof that garage apartment” says Pat. “The new room isground level. That makes it easier for Don. He can parkwithin ten feet of the door. There’s a desk, a lamp, a bed,and a kitchenette.”“It has an old fashioned tub, too—with a skirt on thebottom. Don has to shower in that. He has a hard time!”laughs Cindy.While the Hawkinses,with characteristicmodesty, underplay theircontribution, Don Andersoninsists the “prophet’schamber” has been ablessing. He describesa typical week: “I drivein on Sunday afternoon,get groceries at CentralMarket, and spend everynight of the week in thisperfect place. I have a bed,table, lamps, TV, phone,microwave, refrigerator, sink, toaster, coffee maker, a nicecloset and bathroom. I drive to the front door and settle infor the week. With all my needs cared for in this way, I amable to study and work on projects that need attention.”Pat and Cindy Hawkins have long been generoussupporters of Bible Teaching Resources. The two met on ablind date and married in 1972, but Cindy recalls havingcontact with Don even before then.“Don had some of his first Bible studies in mymother’s house,” recalls Cindy. “I had two sisters. Westayed upstairs!”After spending a few years in Dallas, Pat and Cindymoved to Fort Worth in 1975 and started attending Don’sBible classes within the year. With their sons Corey andBible Teaching Resources