Chaplaincy Stories

SPIRITUAL RESILIENCY TRIPS: JORDAN AUGUST – SEPTEMBER 2020 By Chaplain Adam Kawaguchi, US Army Reserve “DUDE! BAPTISMS IN THE JORDAN RIVER On the itinerary, the Jordan River, Mount Nebo, Madaba and Machaerus represent the most biblical of the sites in Jordan. Jerash has some early churches, Umm Qais is traditionally the site of the demon-possessed…

Submarine Veterans Chaplain Wins Souls and Saves a Life in the Process By Assoc. Dir. Andy Meverden & Myra Meverden, RN, Chaplain, Rocky Mountain Submarine Veterans, Denver, Colorado Since January 2015, as director, and since April of 2020 as associate director, I’ve visited VCN chaplains across America. It’s been exciting to see our chaplains and…

“Raise your Right Hand”: One Pastor’s Journey to Commissioning By Pastor Ryan Faust, Chaplain, US Navy Reserve Here is my journey: When I was a kid, I always wanted to join the military. For various reasons, my parents convinced me not to join. So, I went to college instead, got married, and felt called into…

Healing Hero Award: Recently endorsed VCN Chaplain Goes Above and Beyond Humbly submitted by Chaplain Scott Boyles, Bristol Regional Medical Center, Bristol, TNorse One of our newly endorsed hospital chaplains forwarded the following recognition: Randy,  I hope all is well with you! Thank you so much for remembering my birthday last month! I know it’s…

Fun Run for the Son: All American Chapel Team hold Heaven-Class Event By Sean Callahan, Army Chaplain at Fort Bragg, NC On Saturday, 3 July, All American Chapel Protestant Service hosted a 4 Mile Family Fun Run on Fort Bragg. For weeks leading up to the event, we advertised at the chapel and on social…

Penultimate Chaplain Visit: Chaplain Retires on a Blessing! By Chaplain Jim McMillan & Andy Meverden, Associate Director Good afternoon, Andy, Today I am honored to pray for you, Myra and your ongoing faithful service to our Lord and His kingdom. I have been praying for your health needs as well as enjoyment in your retirement…

Season of Uncertainty and Trouble: Chaplain shares message of hope with listening ears By John Hatfield, Chaplain, Rhode Island National Guard A man has joy by the answer of his mouth: and a word spoken in due season, how good is it! (Proverbs 15:23) It has been a tremendous blessing to proclaim the excellency of…

Pastor Quietly Returns to Pulpit after Military Deployment By Greg Klein  Staff Writer, The Daily Star It is a big deal for a church to send its pastor off on deployment.  It is less common to hear about their return. “Chaplain (Maj.) Timothy Miller of the New York Army National Guard, who is also the…

Making Airborne Disciples: Paratroopers Dig Deeper in God’s Word By Sean Callahan, 82nd Airborne Division, Fort Bragg, NC Our travel schedule remained as busy as ever for this quarter, but one incredible blessing was the increase in one-on-one discipleship meetings each week. I have several Paratroopers that I meet with on a regular basis, and…

Would He Have Ridden a Motorcycle? – Chaplain Reaches Bikers for Jesus By Shawn Taylor, Motorcycle Chaplain, Phoenix, AZ The Christian Motorcycle Association has a pamphlet with the title; “He Would Have Ridden a Motorcycle.”  The inside text continues… “Jesus The Biker: He was a lot like you and me.  The government didn’t like him. …