Chaplaincy

Pastor-friend’s long-term prayer for chaplain-friend By Chaplain Greg Uvila, LCDR, US Navy,Naval Air Station Whidbey Island, Oak Harbor, WA Recently at the CBNW annual enrichment conference we experienced phenomenal preaching and teaching by Pastor Jeff Vandestelt.  He wisely articulated what “Everyday Evangelism” is.  Pastor Jeff challenged us in many important ways; particularly one stuck like…

Guard chaplain supports peacekeepers in Kosovo By Chaplain Jason Dong, Oregon Army National Guard, Deployed Greetings from Kosovo!  I hope this finds you in peace and good health.  We arrived in Kosovo five days ago.  Unfortunately, I’ve already become quite sick as the poor air quality reignited by chronic sinusitis into an infection.  Due to…

Chaplain preps himself for divine duty By Chaplain Dan Wilton, Illinois Air National Guard, Deployed My first deployment was full of many wonderful demonstrations of God’s faithful presence and gracious empowering.  Nearly every day I saw God grow in me a greater desire to be obedient to His Spirit in what, when, and how I would…

How a Navy Chaplain’s wife supports her husband By Chaplain Jonathan Stephens, US Navy, 7th Fleet, Yokosuka, Japan  When her first child was only six months old, Melissa’s husband received orders to the Forward Deployed Naval Forces (FDNF) in the 7th Fleet at Yokosuka, Japan.  After the three of them arrived, it was only two…

Text reply from recently released inmate By Jerry Levizon, Chaplain to female inmates, Pacific Northwest This New Year’s Day I woke up early to take Misty to the train station in Klamath Falls Oregon. On Monday December 30, Misty was released from jail after serving 6 months. I began visiting Misty in jail three months…

by Phil Persing Whew! 2019 is now history!  Reflecting on the past year,  it’s difficult to imagine that God could have packed any more excitement into it for our family.  The year began with a much needed reunion, as Phil returned from his nine-month deployment to Iraq on January 14.  We enjoyed a family getaway…

Ten-hour Pass during Ranger School By Chaplain Sean Callahan, 82nd Airborne Division, Fort Bragg, North Carolina This year, Thanksgiving was quite unorthodox, both for our family and our ministry. I started  Ranger School in early November, and after receiving a “no-go” on patrols, received the news that I would be a Darby recycle for next…

From Local Church Ministry to Prison Chaplaincy By Chaplain Joel Van Sant, Federal Bureau of Prisons Where Do I Start? This is the question that was in the front of my mind when the Lord began to lead me from local church ministry to prison chaplaincy. Where do I start? I knew that there would…

Army Chaplains launch new ministry outreach By Chaplains Sean Callahan and Daniel Werho, US Army, Fort Bragg, NC Our greatest blessing this quarter has been the new Verge service launched here at Fort Bragg. This ministry was a product of much labor, prayer, guidance by the Holy Spirit, and the leadership of fellow CBAmerica Chaplain…

Chaplain Reflects on Blessings and Challenges By Chaplain Roy Fondren, USN/USMC, Okinawa Greatest blessing of quarter… There are many; but I’ll zone in on one. As a former Marine Infantry Officer, being in the urban training areas/field is what we do!  And the ultimate auditor of a Marine’s fitness (Tactical, Physical, Emotional) is war! And…