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THE

GUARDIAN

3rd Edition, 2017

“Pursue righteousness, godliness, faith, love, steadfastness, gentleness. Fight the good fight of faith”

1 Timothy 6:11b-12

Dear Friend of Chaplain Ministries,

I am honored and humbled to begin serving the PRCC Family as the new Executive Director. It is a

privilege to serve and to seek to bring honor and glory to our gracious Lord through this ministry. The

PRCC has a long standing heritage of strong leadership and professional excellence. It is my prayer to

build on the solid foundation laid by Bill Leonard, Dave Peterson and Doug Lee. These men have

labored tirelessly and each one expanded the reach and ministry of the PRCC. What a legacy and

reputation these men have left. It has been a joy over my 30 years in the PRCC to see the growth and

development since my initial endorsement by Bill Leonard. It is my prayer to work faithfully to

continue to build on this legacy.

Terri and I are excited about the future of the PRCC. These are encouraging and challenging times

for our Chaplaincy. Our military and civilian Chaplaincy continues to expand, and we are blessed with

godly Chaplains who are dedicated to sharing the Gospel of Christ. There is still a significant amount

of work to do as I raise resources, educate presbyteries about the nature of the Chaplain ministry,

partner with seminaries for the preparation and continuing education of Chaplains, screen applicants

for endorsement, and minister to Chaplains, military personnel, and family members who have endured

over fifteen years of war. These are unprecedented times in our nation’s history and it is also a time

when we have a great opportunity to share the love of Christ. I remember my last deployment of over

fifteen months to Baghdad and how challenging those times were, but I also remember what an

opportunity it was to see the mighty hand of God at work.

Terri and I seek your prayers as I strive to navigate these waters to minister and represent Chaplains

as we seek to build the Kingdom of God. I want to thank you for faithfully praying for our Chaplains,

their families, their ministries and those they serve. I look forward to participating in “the good fight”

with you through our Chaplains.

Yours in Christ,

Jim

Dr. James R. Carter

PRCC Executive Director & Endorser

Chaplain Ministries Coordinator – Mission to North America

Chaplain (Lieutenant Colonel) USA (Retired)

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New PRCC Executive Director and Endorser James R. (Jim) Carter

Dr. Jim Carter accepted the call to serve as the next PRCC Executive Director

and began his ministry on September 1st, 2017. Dr. Carter returned to the

PRCC Commission after serving in a local pastorate for the past six years. He

served as the Founding and Senior Pastor of the New Presbyterian Church

(NPC) in South Florida. In addition to regular pastoral duties, Dr. Carter led

the church through relocation, a capital campaign and a debt free renovation.

Jim retired from a very successful military ministry career in the Army

Chaplaincy after reaching the rank of Colonel and serving in that rank for

sixteen months. Yielding to God’s call Jim retired from active duty to plant

NPC. It is encouraging to have a gifted Chaplain and spiritual leader of Jim's

unique background following our previous godly Executive Directors. Dr.

Carter understands both the rigors and challenges of military ministry life as

well as the civilian ministry and brings a Shepherd’s heart to the daily ministry of the PRCC. He is passionate to

serve the military and civilian Chaplains and military personnel as well as their family members.

Chaplain James R. “Jim” Carter was born October 30, 1960 and is a native of Monroeville, Alabama. After

attending Belhaven College and Reformed Theological Seminary and receiving his ordination as a Presbyterian

Minister (PCA), Jim entered the Army Chaplain Corps in 1988. He previously served in the Army Reserves as a

Second Lieutenant Chaplain Candidate from 1986-1988.

Chaplain Carter degrees include a Bachelors of Art from Belhaven College in Jackson, Mississippi; a Master

of Divinity and a Master of Arts in Marriage and Family Therapy from Reformed Theological Seminary,

Jackson, Mississippi and a Doctor of Ministry from Erskine Theological Seminary, Due West, South Carolina.

Chaplain Carter’s military education includes the U.S. Army Chaplain Basic Course and Advanced Courses,

Combined Arms Service Staff School (CAS3), the Command and General Staff College, and the Chaplain

Lieutenant Colonel Course.

Chaplain Carter served over 23 years within the Army Chaplaincy. He held numerous military ministry

leadership positions and has served in two combat tours. His assignments include: 24th Infantry Division, 3

rd

Engineer Battalion (Combat), Fort Stewart, Georgia; 2-7 Infantry Battalion, Fort Stewart, Georgia with a combat

tour in Saudi Arabia-Iraq (Operation Desert Shield and Storm); 59th Ordnance Brigade, Sogel, Germany; 409

th

Base Support Battalion, Grafenwoehr, Germany; 4-5 Field Artillery Battalion, 1st Infantry Division, Fort Riley,

Kansas and 4-1 Field Artillery Battalion, 1st Infantry Division, Fort Riley, Kansas, and 3

rd Brigade Combat

Team, 1st Armored Division, Fort Riley, Kansas; Area III Installation Chaplain, Camp Humphrey’s, Korea;

Brigade Combat Training Religious Support Observer Controller (BCTP), Fort Leavenworth, Kansas; 3rd

Regiment and Senior Pastor of the West Point Cadet Chapel, United States Corps of Cadets, United States

Military Academy, West Point, New York; Deputy Installation Chaplain and Chief of Religious Support

Operations, Fort Bliss, Texas; 4th Infantry Division Chaplain, Fort Hood, Texas and Multi-National Division

Baghdad Command Chaplain, (MND-B) Baghdad, Iraq (Operational Iraqi Freedom (OIF 07-09); Senior Pastor

of the Protestant Congregation and Deputy Installation Chaplain, United States Army War College, Carlisle

Barracks, Pennsylvania.

Chaplain Carter’s awards and decorations include the Legion of Merit, Bronze Star Medal with one Oak Leaf

Cluster, Meritorious Service Medal with two Oak Leaf Clusters, Army Commendation Medal with four Oak

Leaf Clusters, Army Achievement Medal with two Oak Leaf Clusters, National Defense Service Medal, Iraq

Campaign Medal with two Stars, Global War on Terrorism Service Medal, Korean Defense Service Medal,

Army Service Ribbon, and the Overseas Service Ribbon.

Chaplain Carter is married to the former Terri Ganey of Mullins, South Carolina and they have two children,

Sarah (24) and David (21). He enjoys sports, tennis, traveling, reading and serving his local community.

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HAS YOUR CHURCH ADOPTED A SPECIFIC CHAPLAIN WITH PRAYER SUPPORT?

Thank you, Guardian Prayer Warrior, for faithfully lifting up our Chaplains, their families, their ministries,

and those they serve with prayer.

We desire to have at least one specific church praying for each of our full-time military and civilian

chaplains. We have some full-time Chaplains that have NO church assigned to pray for them. If your

church is currently not assigned as a “Chaplain-Adopting Church” for at least one PRCC Chaplain, please

discuss this with your Church’s Leadership and suggest they consider doing so this fall, as they plan their

budgets for 2018. Supporting PRCC/MNA Chaplain ministries financially is not a requirement to

Sponsor/Adopt a Chaplain with prayer support, but it is the main source of funding for our work to recruit,

credential, care for and cover the backs of our Chaplains.

You may find the list of churches that have Adopted a Chaplain on our website (WWW.PRCC.CO) then

look under the tabs on the right for HOW CAN YOU GET INVOLVED?, then select SPONSOR A

CHAPLAIN.

Thank you VERY much,

The PRCC Staff

EMAIL: [email protected]

PHONE: 678-825-1251

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How can you support our Chaplains financially without costing you or your church a penny?

PLEASE HELP US GET THE WORD OUT To all Military Personnel and other Federal Employees

As you know, the PRCC must raise the financial support necessary to continue to recruit, endorse, and

care for our PRCC Chaplains in the field. There is one source of revenue that is available to us by way of

the Combined Federal Campaign (CFC) that does not cost your church anything. But it does require our

churches to help us get the word out to folks who probably want to know about this opportunity.

The CFC is the “United Way” for Federal Employees (Military Personnel, Federal Courts, Federal

Civilian and Post Office Employees). When these folks are encouraged by their Federal Employer for

100% participation, they can now choose to direct their CFC gifts to support our Chaplains through the

PRCC! All they have to know to direct their payroll deduction gift to us is our

MNA/PRCC CFC #38370

Please communicate this good word to all of the Federal Employees in your sphere of influence.

The Campaign takes place in October and November, so please include this information in your church

and presbytery bulletins and newsletters during that timeframe.

Email us for more information & a sample bulletin insert: [email protected] or you can

find bulletin insert samples on our website at: www.PRCC.co,

Go to: How Can We Get Involved, Why We Need Donations, CFC Gifts to Chaplains

mailto:[email protected]


http://www.prcc.co/

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CURRENTLY DEPLOYED Jason Gregory aboard JOHN P MURTHA -LPD 26 Matthew Fore aboard the CG-70 Lake Erie Keith Goode to Middle East Andrew Spriensma to undisclosed location Ben Shear to Middle East Luke Heibel to Middle East John Um aboard USS BLUE RIDGE Steven Fisher aboard USS FRANK CABLE

Edward David Kim to Kuwait Mark McKellen to Qatar Daniel Chung aboard a Carrier Strike Group Kenneth Conklin to Iraq John Van Dyke aboard the DESRON 28 Brady Rentz to the Pacific Theatre Chris Bryan to Kuwait

CHANGE IN CHAPLAIN ASSIGNMENTS Shannon Philio from Kuwait to Joint Base Lewis McChord, Tacoma, WA Matt Schillings to Fort Lejeune, NC (first AD assignment) CHC Conner Armstrong to Fort Lauderdale, FL, Knox Seminary Stephen Roberts to Joint Base Lewis-McChord in Tacoma, WA. USAR to AD Ted Hamm Fort Bragg, NC to Columbia, MD Hwa Chung, from Fort Knox, KY to Fort Sam Houston, TX. Buster Williams from Kings Bay, GA to Hawaii James Bond from Little Rock, AR to Bolling AFB, Washington D.C. JR Harris from Colorado Springs, CO to Minot AFB, ND Sam Rico from JBLM, WA to Yale Divinity School, New Haven, CT Jason Hill from Grafenwoehr, Germany to Fort Drum, NY Michael Keifman from Okinawa to Fort Lee, VA Lynell Friesen from Alaska to Sheboygan, WI. Dan Oh from Maxwell AFB, AL to Fort Belvoir, VA Michael Oliver from Fort Stewart, GA to Fort Gordon, GA Matthew Heathman from Iwakuni, Japan to Mayport, Florida Lane Cramer from Washington, DC to Fort Knox, KY Jonathan Entrekin from Fort Rucker, AL to Joint Base Lewis-McChord in Tacoma, WA Tony Wade from Turkey to Travis Air Force Base, near San Francisco, California.

RECENT AWARDS or SPECIAL RECOGNITION Bee Kirk recently Board Certified

RECENTLY PROMOTED Chang Kim to Major Scott Cauble to Commander

NEW CHAPLAINS OR CANDIDATES Thad Davis, Chaplain Candidate to ANG Jason Oh, New CC at Covenant Seminary Jeffrey Shamess, Michigan National Guard Brian Douglas, working w veterans in Boise, Idaho Dan Bartel, Chaplain w Ember-Hope Youthville ministry in Dodge City, KS. Mike Horne, South Carolina State Guard Michael Shipma, USAR Kevin Wainwright, USA Marcus Assis, USAFR Seth Duhs from CC to USAFR

RETIRING CHAPLAINS Tim Power

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GLOSSARY

The military has its own language, and to make it even more challenging, each of the branches of

service has its own language, particularly when it comes to their acronyms. If you come across an

acronym in a chaplain report, you might want to check this Glossary to see if it is translated here. If

you don’t find it here, and want to know what the acronym means, send an email to the Chaplain!

If there is one that you think we need to add to this Glossary, let us know:

[email protected] Thank You!

Miscellaneous:

APF = Appropriated Funds

BN = Battalion

BDE = Brigade

BRAC = Base Realignment and Closure

CAV = Cavalry

CGSC = Command and General Staff College

CH = Chaplain

CHBOLC = Army Chaplain Basic Officer

CO = Company or Commanding Officer

CPE = Clinical Pastoral Education

DADT = Don’t Ask Don’t Tell

DIV = Division

DMZ = Demilitarized Zone

DoD = Department of Defense

HHD = Headquarters Detachment

IED = Improvised Explosive Device

ILE = Intermediate Level Education course

A Leadership Course

IRR = Individual Ready Reserve

KIA = Killed in Action

MP = Military Police

NAF = Non-Appropriated Funds

NTC = National Training Center, Ft. Irwin, CA

OEF = Operation Enduring Freedom

OTS = Officer Training School

PCS = Permanent Change of Station (moving!)

POWC = Protestant Women of the Church

PT = Physical Training

RMT = Religious Ministry Team

ROK = Republic of Korea

RP = Religious Professional (Armed Chaplain’s

Assistant)

SPMAGTF = Special Purpose Marine Air-

Ground Task Force

TDY = Temporary Duty Assignment

UMT = Unit Ministry Team

XO = Executive Officer

Air Force

USAF = Air Force Active Duty

USAFR = Air Force Reserve

ANG = Air National Guard

AFB = Air Force Base

Lt = Lieutenant

Capt = Captain

Maj = Major

Lt Col = Lieutenant Colonel

Col = Colonel

Army USA = Army Active Duty

USAR = Army Reserve

ARNG = Army National Guard

(LT) = Lieutenant

(CPT) = Captain

(MAJ) = Major

(LTC) = Lieutenant Colonel

(COL) = Colonel

UMT = Unit Ministry Team

Navy

USN = Navy Active Duty

USNR = Navy Reserve

CHC = Chaplain Corps

LTJG = Lieutenant Junior Grade

LT = Lieutenant

LCDR = Lieutenant Commander

CDR = Commander

CAPT = Captain

NAS = Naval Air Station

Marines – Chaplains retain their Navy Ranks

MEF = Marine Expeditionary Force


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September 2017

1 Friday This is Transition Day. CH (BG) Doug

Lee, USA, RET retired yesterday as the MNA

Chaplain Ministries Coordinator and as the PRCC

Executive Director and Endorser. Doug has served

our Churches and our Chaplains in this role for the

past nine years. We thank the Lord for Doug and all

he has done for Christ’s Church through Chaplains.

We are pleased to announce that CH (LTC) Jim

Carter, USA, RET starts today in these same roles.

PRAYER REQUESTS: Thank the Lord with us

for Doug Lee, and pray for him as he embarks on

“another retirement”. Doug has many plans for his

“third half”. Please pray for his continued health

and service to Christ. Also please pray for Jim

Carter, as he begins his new calling. Pray for the

Lord to give Jim His wisdom, and grant him health

and energy as he takes the “baton” from Doug

today and “presses on!”

EMAIL: [email protected] and

[email protected]

2 Saturday CH Bee Kirk, St. Joseph's Hospital,

Tampa, FL (PCA - Southwest Florida) I remain

working mostly cardiology and the medical/surgical

department at St. Joseph's Hospital. Longer term, it

is possible I could move onto a new team focusing

on patients who would receive a new technology

heart pump. Outside of work, I have decided to

begin work on my Doctor of Ministry degree. It will

likely take three years. My first class occurred the

last week in July. PRAYER REQUESTS: Pray for

my wife’s minimally invasive surgery to repair a

degenerative disc. Please pray the surgery is

successful in relieving her back and leg pain,

thereby restoring her ability to exercise regularly.

Pray also for my eldest son's wife who is pregnant

with what we pray will be my second grandchild.

Please pray for the health of my daughter-in-law,

Audrey, as well as for full-term pregnancy, and the

birth of this child.


3 Sunday CH Mike Horne, SC State Guard,

Greenwood, SC (ARPC - Second Presbytery) I

will continue to serve the SC State Guard in the

future. I am currently a Captain and hope to be

promoted to Major in 1 1/2 years. As Chaplain I

attend to the needs of the members of the State

Guard and also to any veteran who is hospitalized

or in need of a Chaplain. (Branch of service does

not matter.) PRAYER REQUESTS: As I had both

knees replaced in August I would request prayers

for a quick and successful recovery.


4 Monday CH Eric Dye, Erie VAMC Chaplain,

Erie, PA (PCA - Palmetto) I am now serving as a

Staff Chaplain at Erie, PA VAMC. We are

preparing to attend Staff Chaplain training at the

VA National Chaplain Center in Hampton Roads,

VA. and continuing to provide ministry to Long

Term, Palliative Care and Hospice veterans and

their families. We are attending Faith Reformed,

PCA in Erie, PA. when not on duty for the Chapel

Service. PRAYER REQUESTS: Please pray for

our son Peter's status for the AF promotion board to

be released sometime in August, and for daughter

Ruth's commissioning into the Washington State

National Guard later this year. Pray also for the new

Secretary of Veteran Affairs, Dr. Shulkin, as he

works to reform the VA culture. Nothing specific in

the way of things; but prayer and encouragement in

the work of the Lord in the VA system which

continues to be a source for certain negative

publicity hounds.


5 Tuesday CH (2Lt) Thad Davis, 145 Wing,

ANG, Charlotte, NC (PCA - Central Carolina) I

am awaiting appointment to the Air National Guard.

I hope to soon be appointed to the 145th Wing in

Charlotte, NC most likely as the operations group

Chaplain. I hope that I can minister effectively

during a large base-wide transition. PRAYER

REQUESTS: Pray for contentment in this time of

waiting, that God would lead as we seek ministry

opportunities and pray for our family as we adjust

to a change in ministry roles.


6 Wednesday CH (CAPT) Jeff Shamess, 1st BN,

119th FAR, MI National Guard, Wyoming, MI

(OPC - Presbytery of Michigan and Ontario) Thank you so much for your prayers and support

for my application to serve as a Chaplain in the

Michigan National Guard. I’m glad to report that I

had my final interview this morning and was

approved to serve. So, officially, “I’m in the Army

now!” I’ll have my first weekend drill starting in

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September. PRAYER REQUESTS: Thank you so

much for your support, and will you continue to

pray with me that the Lord might use this

opportunity to advance the cause of Christ in the

world. God be with you.


7 Thursday LT Joe Gilliam, CHC, USN, Naval

Air Station Oceana/Dam Neck Annex, Virginia

Beach, VA (PCA - Potomac) I am currently

serving at a chapel on Dam Neck Annex. The base

is primary made up of students that are working in

intelligence. I have a service that I lead on Sunday

night and I also counsel regularly through the week.

Our service will have anywhere from 12-25 in

attendance on Sunday. However, the students are

only here for about 3 months and then they rotate to

their permanent duty station. I am also doing

marriage counseling for several couples on base.

PRAYER REQUESTS: Please pray that the Holy

Spirit would give me the ability to speak the Gospel

clearly and boldly in each counseling session that

God gives me. My family is up for orders next

month, so please pray that God would prepare our

family for where God sends us next. Please pray for

the marriage counseling, that God would restore

these relationships.


8 Friday CH (CPT) Mike Myers, GA Army

National Guard, Elberton, GA (OPC -

Presbytery of the Southeast) I have officially

transferred into 1st Battalion, 121 Infantry of the

48th IBCT in the Georgia Army National Guard.

Soldiers in the state affectionately refer to this

storied organization as The Brigade. It is an honor

to be involved with the courageous Soldiers that

make up its ranks and to add my small part to its

history. May the Lord bless the work here! Civilian

side ministry continues to progress, and we hope to

organize out of church plant status into a local

church with our own leadership soon. My amazing

wife Katy and I continue eagerly to await baby

number five due in September. PRAYER

REQUESTS: Please pray that the Lord will bless

the organization process for Heritage. Please also

continue to pray for my ministry to my many

Soldiers in 1-121, especially that the Word of the

Lord would speed ahead and be honored. Thank

you all for your faithful support.


9 Saturday CHC (2LT) Jason Oh, Covenant

Seminary, St Louis, MO (KAPC-Midwest

Presbytery) I’ve completed CPE (Clinical Pastoral

Education) at Christian Hospital, Saint Louis,

Missouri. By God’s grace, I have had the

tremendous privilege of serving the drug addicted

patients as a clinical Chaplain. Through visiting

those patients, I’ve learned the opioid epidemic

crisis in the United States as well as in the St. Louis

local area. My intensive pastoral care involves

building relationships with these patients, and then

helping them find out where they are and who they

are and guide them as to how to get out of their

deep dark hole. I am also able to provide them the

Word of God because they need the good

companion who can be always with them and

deliver them from drug addictions. All these

experiences help me to improve my pastoral care

and counseling others. Praise the LORD! PRAYER

REQUESTS: My family and I ask God to fill us

with the knowledge of His will through all spiritual

wisdom and understanding so that we may live

godly lives and may please Him in every way. We

ask God to help us bear good fruit in every good

work, and grow in the knowledge of God, and be

strengthened with all power according to His

glorious might, and increase our endurance and

patience with joy, and give thanks to God in

everything.


10 Sunday CH (LTC) Jeff Dillard, USA,

Research, Development, & Engineering

Command, Aberdeen Proving Ground, MD

(PCA - Chesapeake) For my headquarters I'm

currently leading a weekly Bible study and prayer

group through John 13-17. We're taking it very

slowly focusing on how Jesus describes love among

the Persons of the Trinity and, therefore, what it

means for us to love and be loved. I also created

two hands-on practical exercises for Moral

Leadership Training. You can see the introduction

to one of them on YouTube at https://youtu.be/C1--

vLrfjII Both are followed by explicitly Christian

devotionals on leadership by voluntary attendance.

To see other digital ministries that I offer to my unit

of 14,000 personnel in 28 states and 11 countries,

you can check out my ministry blog at

https://tools4trenches.net/ PRAYER REQUESTS:

Please continue to pray for God's leading and our

loving trust and obedience, especially as I approach

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potential retirement and return to more traditional

ministry venues.


11 Monday CH (CPT) Steve Goddard, 2nd

Battalion, 228th Aviation Regiment, McGuire

AFB, NJ (PCA - Philadelphia) Praise God for His

faithfulness during my job transition here at Ft.

Bragg. I am now officially the Chief of Pastoral

Care at Womack Army Medical Center, Ft. Bragg,

NC. PRAYER REQUESTS: Please pray for me as

I learn the new job and strive for excellence in

providing religious support to the hundreds of staff

and patients in our hospital and clinics. We have a

great team here. Please pray that we will gel as a

team and that I will provide godly, focused

leadership. Most importantly please pray for

opportunities to bring the gospel of God's grace in

Christ to every situation in which God places me

here. Sarah and the children are doing well. Please

pray for her as she prepares for the beginning of the

new homeschool year. We have a great homeschool

community and Sarah contributes in amazing ways,

but she needs renewed energy and focus. It is

physically and emotionally taxing to keep up with a

baby and four other school-age children.


12 Tuesday CH (CPT) Bill Lamkin, 231st

Military Police & Civilian Hospital,

Montgomery, AL (PCA - Southeast Alabama) I

have begun a new position with Baptist Health in

Montgomery, AL where I am one of several

Clinical Chaplains in the system. My primary

location is at the Montgomery Cancer Center. I also

fill in as needed with Baptist Hospice and rotate the

on-call schedule at the 3 hospitals in our system. In

February, I was honored to be selected for Board

Certification with the Association of Certified

Christian Chaplains (ACCC) and plan to attend the

national convention in November (’17). This spring

my wife’s dad passed away. This coincided with the

end of her residency in Family Medicine. She will

begin her new medical practice in Montgomery, AL

very soon. In addition to my civilian ministry

opportunities, I continue as Battalion Chaplain with

the 231st Military Police (ALARNG) in Prattville,

AL. I am very thankful to be in such a great unit.

We have outstanding leadership and they are very

supportive of the Unit Ministry Team. Over the

course of the past year I led several classes for

Soldiers, participated in a staff hurricane exercise,

and conducted an Officer Professional

Development seminar for the Staff as I continued to

provide pastoral care to the Soldiers and families. In

August, the Chaplains of ALARNG participated in

marriage/family counseling training led by Dr. John

Van Epp. We also had the privilege of meeting our

new state commander MG Sheryl Gordon (the first

female commander in AL history). I am currently

enrolled in the Chaplains Captains Career Course

(C4) and expect to finish by December. PRAYER

REQUESTS: Please pray for this year of transition

in our home and hearts, open doors for ministry

opportunities with the 231st and efficient time

management as I complete C4.


13 Wednesday CDR Robert Burns Jr., CHC,

USN, USNA Annapolis, Annapolis, MD (PCA -

Central Florida) Ministry at the Naval Academy is

going wonderfully! It is an honor and a privilege to

serve at this fine institution. We have been working

closely to build cooperation among the various on-

campus ministries and this past month the leaders of

each of the seven protestant campus ministries met

together for prayer and fellowship all on their own

volition! We have planned combined worship

opportunities and have built numerous avenues for

cooperation that have benefited midshipmen and the

ministries alike. The protestant chapel is in a state

of flux. It has been the same for the past six decades

at least. Please pray that we can create a new

worship style that is Christ Centered and yet

relevant to today's audience. PRAYER

REQUESTS: Please pray that community revival

occurs within the Protestant chapel as attendance

numbers have diminished over the years.


14 Thursday CH (LTC) Douglas Hoover, USA,

Watters Family Life Chaplain Training Center,

Fort Bragg, NC (PCA - Ohio Valley) This

summer I became the director of the Ft. Bragg

Family Life Chaplain Training Center. Every year 6

to 8 Chaplain Majors come here and begin a 17

month master's program in marriage and family

counseling from a local university. At the Center

we help the Chaplains integrate theology, helping

produce truly pastoral counselors. As their

internship site, they have plenty of opportunity to

develop their new ministry. Each year we conduct

approximately 5,000 hours of counseling for

Soldiers and families at Ft. Bragg. It is a blessing to

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see lives and marriages transformed as individuals

and couples come, sit with our Chaplains for a

while, get unstuck from current challenges and

leave with new hope in life and relationships!

PRAYER REQUESTS: Please pray for wisdom

for these Chaplains, healing for relationships - with

God and spouse, and for God's glory as lives are

changed.


15 Friday CH (CPT) Chang Kim, USA, 319th

MI BN, 525th MI BDE, XVIII Airborne Corps,

Fort Bragg, NC (KAPC - Philadelphia

Presbytery) Thank you so much for your prayer

support and encouraging words during my waiting

time for results of the March 2017 Chaplain Major

Promotion Board. My Battalion commander called

me to his room the day before the official result

came out and congratulated me for being selected to

be Chaplain (Major) Kim. It was great news to me

and my family and Doug Lee also emailed me his

congratulations. Thank you again for all who

prayed for me and my family. So, what's next for

us? I don't know and yet I am very excited to

experience what God already has prepared for me

and my family for our next assignment. Meanwhile,

I will continue serving the Military Intelligence

Battalion and Brigade until summer of 2018 so that

my elder son can graduate high school by that time

and go to college. PRAYER REQUESTS: Please

pray for my ministry here with my current unit until

next summer and pray for my son who will be

leaving home for college. Lastly, please pray for my

next assignment as Chaplain (MAJ) Kim (Most

likely a Brigade Chaplain or Hospital Chaplain)

somewhere. I will be happy to serve God and his

people anywhere God wants me to serve!


16 Saturday Ch Maj Mike Hendrick, USAF, 24

SOW, Hurlburt Field, FL (ARPC - Second

Presbytery) Greetings to the PRCC Family! We so

appreciate all the prayers, emails, and support! It

was great seeing Doug Lee at the ARPC Synod and

breaking bread with him and the other ARPC

Chaplains. As of August 2017, I've just finished my

first year serving as Wing Chaplain for the 24th

Special Operations Wing (SOW) at Hurlburt Field.

As the singular Chaplain serving six geographically

separated Chaplains/units (GSUs) the LORD has

reminded fresh and anew how tangibly-faithful HE

is in provision. On August 9th, the 24 SOW

received its first E-7 Chaplain assistant to assist in

providing care for the four Hurlburt Field assigned

units and GSUs. This Chaplain assistant comes with

a breadth of experience and a Master of Divinity

(MDiv) degree. God is good! PRAYER

REQUESTS: As we go forward may you continue

to lift us in prayer as we seek, with God's power, to

bring members and families to Christ, grow them in

Christ, and launch them in His name to gather

others. Thank you ... Tammy and I so appreciate

you!


17 Sunday CH (LT) Matt Schilling, 2nd Marine

Logistics Group, Camp Lejeune, NC (PCA -

Grace) I will become an active duty Navy (at ODS)

beginning Sept 17, 2017. I have transitioned from

the Navy Reserves to Active Duty status. In mid-

September I will go to Officer Development School

for 5 weeks followed by 9 weeks of Chaplain

training. Then, in mid-December I will report to

Camp Lejeune in North Carolina where I will be

serving with the 2nd Marine Logistics Group,

Combat Logistics Battalion 8. PRAYER

REQUESTS: Pray that faith, hope, and love would

prevail in our family as we are separated during my

3 months of training and as we move to North

Carolina to begin a new adventure together in the

Navy. Pray that God would graciously use the

training I receive at ODS and Chaplain School to

prepare and equip me for the work to which God

has now called me.


18 Monday CH (MAJ) Chris Bryan, 35th

Engineer Brigade, Missouri National Guard,

Fort Leonard Wood, MO (PCA - Missouri) My

Brigade will mobilize in October 2017. We will

spend two months stateside in training at Ft.

Leonard Wood, MO and Ft. Bliss, TX, and then ten

months deployed at Camp Buehring in Kuwait. Our

mission is the command and control of Army

Engineers throughout the Middle East, so I

anticipate frequent travel to visit Soldiers and

Chaplains in addition to garrison responsibilities in

Kuwait. The time until our departure will be very

full. I will remain at my civilian teaching position

until the end of September to train my long-term

substitute and ensure a smooth transition. I hope to

complete several home improvement projects. Most

of all, I want to spend time with my wife, Cris, and

our family, friends, and neighbors. PRAYER

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REQUESTS: Please pray that I would have a

cheerful and willing attitude to serve wherever the

Lord takes me. Pray especially for my wife, Cris,

that God would comfort and sustain her in my

absence. Pray for an open door and boldness to

preach the gospel in word and deed at every

opportunity.


19 Tuesday LT Brady Rentz, CHC, USN,

NMCB-4, Port Hueneme, CA (PCA - Tidewater) Our Battalion is within the 90-day window for our

next deployment. We have been busy with a steady

schedule of training and field exercises since we

returned home from our last deployment. The bulk

of the ministry in the Battalion is counseling and

leadership with a regular preaching schedule during

deployment. I will continue in counseling during

our pre-deployment window in addition to

preparing sermons. PRAYER REQUESTS: Please

pray for our preparations in the midst of the

business and for safety for pre-deployment and

throughout. In addition, please pray that the Holy

Spirit moves in the Battalion convicting hearts and

showing the need for our Savior. Please pray for my

endurance for another deployment and 9 more

months at the Battalion. Prayer for strength and

endurance for myself and my family.


20 Wednesday CH Ty Keys, Florida Dept. of

Corrections, Lancaster Unit, Trenton, FL (PCA

- North Florida) Last year Lancaster changed over

from a youthful offender (18 to 24 yrs.) to an adult

camp. These changes have restructured our

approach to Chaplaincy ministry at Lancaster. Our

future focus is to develop a new comprehensive

model to reach these older and more seasoned

inmates with the truths of the gospel. Inmates are

becoming more personally active in all the

programs offered in the Chaplaincy department. I

am seeking to learn more about the many different

religious groups’ spiritual needs to become a better

ministering Chaplain. PRAYER REQUESTS:

Please pray for the transition and training of a new

Chaplain that was recently hired and for more

effective time management for me, as I take a

clinical pastoral education class in the fall.


21 Thursday CH (CPT) Chris Crain, USA, SPT

BN 1st SWTG JFKSWCS, Fort Bragg, NC (PCA

- Palmetto) God has blessed the ministry here at

Fort Bragg and my family abundantly the last

several months. I'm thankful to have passed the

Jumpmaster course in May. Thank you for your

prayers. It was very challenging and, honestly

stressful, but God was good and gracious. I'm still

in shock I passed. I have enjoyed pulling

Jumpmaster duties on airborne operations now and

it has given me another way to connect with

Soldiers. I preach once a month and really delight in

bringing home the Word. I recently took some

single Soldiers white water rafting in the mountains

and we had a blast in the cool Nantahala River as

well as talking about some deep spiritual issues.

Nancy is prepping for homeschooling and for

leading a PWOC bible study. PRAYER

REQUESTS: Please pray for me as I have just

gotten a new CDR and XO. They both embrace the

faith, thankfully, and support me. I'd like to be of

support to them and the unit. This is probably my

last year at Bragg before I PCS to the Captain's

Course summer 2018. Pray for this year to count for

eternity!


22 Friday CH John Cline, SSM Saint Louis

University Hospital, St. Louis, MO (PCA -

Missouri) I can thankfully and joyfully offer some

resolution from my last report. First I interviewed

on April 7th to be board certified by the Association

of Professional Chaplains and was passed. It was a

growing process for me as I had to represent myself

clearly and speak confidently of the work I do as a

Chaplain. It took a lot of work to prepare and I had

a lot of help from my colleagues but the interview

went really really well. Praise God. Secondly and

more importantly my wife and I were finally able to

adopt a little baby boy! He's now a healthy 4 1/2

month old who loves to laugh and smile and he has

been a delight to mom and dad. PRAYER

REQUESTS: Please pray I find godly ways to care

for myself as I continue to find my work quite

draining. Pray also for my wife Stacey and I that we

care well for and thoroughly enjoy our little boy.


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23 Saturday LT Cornelius Johnson, CHC, USN,

Marine Communications Electronics School

Chaplain, Twenty Nine Palms, CA (OPC -

Presbytery of New Jersey) I am thankful that our

new Chaplain has finally arrived. Since February I

have been taking care of 4000 student Marines and

permanent staff as well. The commandant of the

Marine Corps has emphasized the importance of

spiritual fitness. We have already set up regular

classes for Marines talking freely about faith,

values, etc. Also, I have been mentoring several

young Marines who come from troubled

backgrounds. Many of these kids did not have

parental guidance and discipline growing up.

PRAYER REQUESTS: Pray for new PRCC

Chaplain (Chaplain Hwang) and his family that

God's blessings would be on them. Also please keep

my family and me in your prayers as we serve here

at Twenty nine Palms. Pray that many of these

students would make a profession of faith


24 Sunday LT Danny Cho, CHC, USN, 2d

Marine Division, 2d Combat Engineer Battalion,

Camp Lejeune, NC (KAPC - North America

Presbytery) Ministry with Marines continues to be

a great blessing. A good portion of my unit is either

deployed overseas, or out-of-state on extended field

operations. Those who remain are busy with field

training and their own preparations for deployment

later this year and early next. With the summer

came the usual turnover in personnel. Many new

Marines and families have joined the unit. My own

time here is coming to a close in the near future,

which has proven to be a bittersweet anticipation

for both myself and Jiyoung. PRAYER

REQUESTS: Please continue to pray for my

Marines and Sailors. Recent unfortunate events in

our military have demonstrated the dangers that

exist, even in training environments. Please pray for

their safety and well-being. Please pray for ministry

to these Marines and Sailors. Pray that those of faith

would have their faith strengthened, and those who

do not yet know Christ, that opportunities would be

given for them to hear of the good news. Please

pray for Jiyoung and me as we faithfully and

prayerfully continue to try to start a family.


25 Monday CH Clint Stockton, Andrews Fire

Dept., Andrews, SC. (PCA - Palmetto) As time

moves forward we plan to work with fire

department families to solidify their homes with

God being center in their lives. I have just been

asked to officiate a recommitment service for one of

our fire department couples’ 30th year of marriage.

PRAYER REQUESTS: I pray this will encourage

other firefighters to recommit to their spouses and

families.


26 Tuesday Ch Lt Col Glenn Gresham, USAF,

HQ AFSPC/HC, Peterson AFB, CO (PCA -

Central Florida) Thank you to all of you who

write and tell us that you are praying for us! I had

the privilege of attending our PRCC Chaplain

training and the opening of General Assembly - it

was a great time of fellowship, worship and

encouragement. I am profoundly grateful for our

denomination and our endorser team and for all of

the support and encouragement that they give to us

throughout the year. It is hard to believe that we

have been in this assignment in Colorado Springs

for a year already; the time here has gone by very

quickly. While my job is mainly administrative,

there are still opportunities for counseling and

providing a listening ear and guidance to fellow

Chaplains and Chaplain Assistants. PRAYER

REQUESTS: Please continue to pray for all of our

military, both deployed and at home station and that

God would give our leaders at all levels wisdom

and strength to make right choices. Thank you!


27 Wednesday CH (CPT) Mike Basie, USA, 54th

BDE Engineer Battalion, 173rd IBCT, Italy

(ARPC - First Presbytery) My family and I are

living and working in Vicenza, Italy. I am the

Battalion Chaplain for the 54th Brigade Engineer

Battalion, 173rd Airborne Brigade. I will be on

several training rotations in the coming months,

ministering to Soldiers who keep up an extremely

fast pace. I will be doing airborne jumps, lots of

counseling, preaching in the Traditional Worship

Service, and training the Soldiers in spiritual

matters. My wife and four daughters continue to be

a great source of support even during our frequent

separations. PRAYER REQUESTS: Please pray

for wisdom in speaking the Gospel to Soldiers and

families, that God would lead many Soldiers to

know Christ, and for strength for my family and all

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the Soldiers’ families since the fast pace and

different culture make life difficult here.


28 Thursday CH (CPT) Stevo Roberts, USA,

JBLM, WA (OPC - Presbytery of the Midwest) My family and I are gearing up to transition to

active duty. I'll be assigned to joint base Lewis-

McChord in Tacoma, WA. This transition will mark

a major cultural adjustment for my family, but we're

excited to embrace our missionary calling within

our own culture! Our report date to our new

location will be today, 9/28. PRAYER

REQUESTS: Please pray for our adjustment to this

new calling, for my adaptation to the active duty

culture, and for my wife and children's embrace of

full-time Army life. Please also pray that this great

change would prompt a deeper trust in our Lord

Jesus Christ and that we would find new faithful

and fruitful ways of ministering and caring for

believers and unbelievers alike.


29 Friday Ch Capt Jeremy Coenen, USAF, 354

Fighter Wing, Eielson AFB, AK (PCA -

Tennessee Valley) Greetings from beautiful

Alaska. We have been stationed at Eielson AFB,

AK since February 2017. What a change from the

heat of Louisiana! Thank you all for your

faithfulness in prayer. I am the Chaplain assigned to

the Maintenance and Operations Groups and I lead

the Protestant community where I preach most

Sundays. Sarah is a vital part of the ministry as she

is networking on base and leading our two boys in

our homeschool. PRAYER REQUESTS: Please

pray for us to build relationships at our new Base.

Pray that I lead the congregation well as I teach

them biblical truth. Pray that we point our family

and the people at Eielson to our gracious Savior.


30 Saturday CH Ross Haverhals Jr., Federal

Correctional Institution Sandstone, Sandstone,

MN (PCA - Siouxlands) The Protestant

congregation continues to thrive at FCI Sandstone

and the number of men desiring deep, unapologetic

Biblical teaching is truly encouraging. In answer to

prayer, Christian inmate leaders continue to grow in

the grace and knowledge of our Lord and Savior

Jesus Christ. The month of Ramadan recently

ended, and for many reasons it was my most

challenging one yet as a correctional Chaplain.

PRAYER REQUESTS: Please pray for the Lord

to stir the hearts of men involved in the many other

religious groups that meet in the chapel, and for the

hearts of us Chaplains in order to continue to reach

out to all men, even those who are actively hostile

towards us. Please pray for the inmates in the

congregation who have recently been released, that

they may quickly become part of a solid local

church. Praises: I am grateful to the Lord for Pastor

Kevin Carr, the pastor of our church in Hinckley,

MN. He has been a great source of wisdom and

Gospel encouragement to me and my family.


October 2017

1 Sunday LT Daniel Chung, CHC, USN, Walter

Reed National Military Medical Center,

Bethesda, MD (PCA - Korean Southwest Orange

County) I'm getting ready to PCS from Walter

Reed to COMDESRON 23 in San Diego, CA. On

October 1 I will be deploying on a Carrier Strike

Group this fall and won't be back until the summer

of 2018. PRAYER REQUESTS: Please pray for

the ministry onboard my ships, as well as our

safety. Please also pray for my wife and two sons as

this will be our first deployment as a family.


2 Monday CDR David Todd, CHC, USN, Naval

Leadership & Ethics Center- Naval War

College, Newport, RI (PCA - South Coast) We

are finishing work on the ethics portion of the

Division Officer Course and continuing work on the

ethics portion of the Petty Officer Course that will

be used throughout the Fleet. Meanwhile, we

continue to deliver the Commander's Course for

every commander, executive office and command

master chief - select in the Navy which includes

ethics and character/leader development. We are

also involved with the Chapel's various outreach

programs to the Naval War College, Officer's

Training Command and Naval Academy

Preparatory School students who are here for 12

weeks to 10 months. PRAYER REQUESTS: Pray

for wisdom and approbation of leadership in the

development and delivery of ethics and character

development modules for leaders. Pray for times of

rest and refreshment, both physical and spiritual, as

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there is much to do. Pray for the family and a good

work/home balance.


3 Tuesday CH Kenny Honken, FCI Waseca,

Waseca, MN (OPC - Presbytery of the Midwest) Praise God for the steadfast march of the gospel

through FCI Waseca! At our last Protestant Bible

study, we talked about repentance for two hours:

what it is, what it isn't, what it looks like in daily

life. What a blessing! Additionally, pastoral

counseling and my group work continues to be very

active, with slowly increasing participation. I am

very blessed to be the Supervisory Chaplain at FCI

Waseca! PRAYER REQUESTS: Please thank the

Lord for the success the ministry of the Word and

Sacrament is currently enjoying at the institution.

Please pray that my administrative duties would not

impinge upon the ministry of the Word any more

than absolutely necessary. And thank our God for

my wonderful administration, who are very

supportive me and the work of my department.


4 Wednesday CH Dick Fisher, Assistant Pastor

for Visitation, Chattanooga, TN (PCA -

Tennessee Valley) This summer I became a staff

missionary with International Biblical Training

(IBT). They teach in overseas Christian schools

training pastors and leaders on 3 continents. As part

of this global ministry, I will continue to develop

You Last Forever (YLF) materials and training. The

goal is to train 500 pastors overseas or in North

America for evangelism and discipleship using the

YLF Gospel paradigm and teaching. My overseas

travel, if any, will be limited, but I will multiply

myself through teaching and equipping others.

www.youlastforever.com I teach two Bible studies

a week to men who either 1) choose to be in a court

ordered discipleship program instead of going to

jail, or 2) are in recovery or homeless. PRAYER

REQUESTS: Pray that God will use His Word to

transform their lives. Pray for God to continue to

use the evangelism training I did at the Wildwood

NJ Boardwalk Chapel in August. This request for

training came through the Guardian. Praise God for

His goodness that we have the privilege of serving

Him.


5 Thursday CH (MAJ) Sam Kim, USA, HHBN,

1st Armored Division, Fort Bliss, TX (KAPC -

North America Presbytery) Ministry at Fort Bliss

has been such a blessing to my family. As Deputy

Division/Rear-Detachment Chaplain, providing

support/guidance/training to over 30 Unit Ministry

Teams has been a lot of fun. The Lord has truly

blessed me with two great division Chaplains

whose mentorship and trust allow me to enjoy every

aspect of division-level religious support. As Senior

Pastor at Chapel Next Fort Bliss, I'm surrounded by

an amazing group of pastor-Chaplains to witness

what God is doing in the Fort Bliss Community.

My wife Susie and I have been approaching every

assignment as if it were our last assignment, and we

are humbled by the ministry fruits God has allowed

us to see. PRAYER REQUESTS: Please pray for

all deployed Soldiers (including 8 UMTs) and their

Families back home. Please pray for God's wisdom

and discernment for our three children (Bryce-17,

Kaylee-15, and Morgan-13) as they attend the same

high school (senior, sophomore, and freshman), and

please pray for Susie and me as we serve God in

various ministries at Fort Bliss.


6 Friday CH (CPT) Steve Walton, 446

Movement Control Battalion, Kaiserslautern,

Germany (PCA - Southeast Alabama) I am

grateful to report that I successfully completed the

Captains' Career Course, so a big thank you to

everyone who prayed with me about that! By God's

grace I finished the online portion by the deadline,

and then got a last-minute slot in the residency

phase. Praise the Lord with us that this important

milestone is now behind me. In the fall, I intend to

start a lunchtime Bible study at my unit, and my

commander has encouraged this. I am also planning

a day trip for members of my unit, touring some

significant Luther & Reformation sites in our area.

It appears I'll continue to lead the EUCOM Bible

Study for the year ahead. There are not many

Chaplains in Stuttgart who are willing to baptize

infants, so some of the local active duty Chaplains

have reached out to me when such ministry needs

arise. Our church here has lost quite a few families

over the past year, but we hope the current PCS

season will bring new people to our ranks. We are

also making plans to reinstate Sunday School in the

fall, and to host a Reformation mini-conference. We

enjoyed having both of our sons home with us this

past summer. PRAYER REQUESTS: Pray that

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the Lord will bless my service for Him in my

battalion and on post here in Stuttgart, and that our

sons would thrive spiritually and academically.

Pray also that I would faithfully preach the Word

and shepherd Christ's flock, both in this

congregation I pastor and in every opportunity my

Chaplain duties afford me.


7 Saturday CH Jeff Woods, UAB Hospital,

Birmingham, AL (PCA - Evangel) I’ve been in

the Emergency Department for about 5 months

now. It is bigger than a football field. On a typical

day every space is full (there are over 50 spaces)

with many more patients waiting. UAB is the

primary level 1 Trauma Center in the state, which

means many patients are air lifted to the hospital

from all over the state. I see Motor Vehicle Crash

Victims, Gun Shot Wound Victims, ATV Crash

Victims, Stabbing Victims, and Rape/Assault

Victims usually within minutes of their arrival.

PRAYER REQUESTS: My prayer request is that I

continue to be blessed with discernment and

wisdom as I minister to those who are experiencing

such frightening things.


8 Sunday CH Chris Jennings, Northeast Georgia

Medical Center, Gainesville, GA (PCA - Georgia

Foothills) God has been very gracious to me as I

have filled the Manager of Pastoral Care role at

Northeast Georgia Health System (based in

Gainesville, Georgia) now here for about 15

months. It has been a tremendous opportunity for

growth for me in leadership and being a resource

for other Chaplains. I have two direct reports (staff

Chaplains) and I also lead our Volunteer Chaplain

program (about 30 volunteer Chaplains) and our

Contract Chaplain program (about 25). PRAYER

REQUESTS: Our department and our health

system are both undergoing a tremendous amount

of change, so please pray that God would bless my

ministry and leadership in our department. Pray that

God would use our department to minister His love

to the patients, families and staff here in our

hospitals. Pray also that God would be with my

wife Nicole as she is a stay-at-home mom to our

seven children (Samuel, Thomas, Caroline, Claire,

Matthew, John and Amelia). I am very grateful for

God’s work in our life as a family and we covet

your prayers for us!


9 Monday CH Ed Fleagle, Chaplain - Arkansas 1

DMAT & CAP, Little Rock, AR (ARPC - First

Presbytery) I remain a CAP Chaplain as a patron

member and a Chaplain for the Arkansas Team One

of the Disaster Medical Assistance Team (DMAT).

The federal government has been on a trend to

eliminate Chaplains within the HHS. Unless those

orders are rescinded by the current administration,

our presence will no longer be with any Disaster

Medical Assistance Team. PRAYER REQUESTS:

Pray that this trend to eliminate Chaplains with

DMAT would be reversed.


10 Tuesday CH (MAJ) Drew Arrington, USA,

US Army Chaplain Center & School, Fort

Jackson, SC (ARPC - Catawba Presbytery) I

continue to serve at the US Army Chaplain Center

and School training civilian ministers to be Army

Chaplains. The major project which occupied a lot

of time and effort is close to approval. Now begins

the task of evaluating the training and doing some

research for further developing the course.

PRAYER REQUESTS: I ask prayers for me, my immediate family, and my

extended family. With a heavy and sorrowful heart

I ask for your prayers. This summer saw the death

of my father from lung cancer in late June. A week

later, my niece died suddenly in an accident while

the family was gathered to support my mother. Pray

that we may seek the God of peace and the comfort

that only He can provide.


11 Wednesday LT John Um, CHC, USN,

Deployed aboard USS Blue Ridge (LCC19),

(PCA - Korean Southeastern) Praise the Lord!

Our RMT conducted Suicide Prevention Campaign,

“Seeking out help is a sign of strength” and our

Sailors did 50 push-ups at Hawk Nest to remind

everyone of 50 Sailors’ suicide related deaths in

2016 and to promote the suicide prevention

campaign. Religious Ministries Teams organized

more than 10 Community Relations events, one of

which was a visit to Shunkouen Orphanage for

2017. Many donated gifts and American candies

from our Sailors were distributed to close to 70

children in the orphanage house. We had a blessed

time with them playing sports, reading books, and

games. PRAYER REQUESTS: Please pray for

God's plan over our next ministry opportunity and

duty station. We will be moving to Washington

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State from Japan in June 2018 as a Coast Guard

Chaplain. Pray for our daughter Grace as she will

be leaving the middle school and her friends.


12 Thursday Ch Lt Col John Sackett, USAF,

Wing Chaplain, 71 FTW/HC, Vance Air Force

Base, OK (PCA - Rocky Mountain) Thanks again

for the continued support and encouragement from

many of our Guardian partners. Susan and I have

felt loved and encouraged. Susan continues to

slowly heal from some radiation damage to her

esophagus and airway, and while it's discouraging,

by God's grace she has continued to support the

family and chapel ministry in tremendous fashion.

Our Worship service is going well. 1 John is a

blessing to preach through and we are experiencing

slow growth in attendance and volunteering. We

have also started a Sunday Night small group using

William Barcley's "The Secret of Contentment".

We have four couples in our study, and our college

age daughters (Abbey and Laura) are leading a

parallel study for their older children. Susan also

has launched a leadership wives' prayer group and

is expecting about six base leader's wives to attend.

I am grateful to the Lord for His sustaining grace,

and for increasing our love for Him. Recently one

of our Chaplain assistants stopped by our house the

night before she flew to Korea, with tears in her

eyes she thanked Susan and I and remarked "You

have changed my life"... We rejoiced that we had

the opportunity to remind her that God was

changing her life, and He would continue that work

of grace even in Korea. PRAYER REQUESTS:

Please join me in praying for real healing for Susan.

Pray also that her MRI's would show no return of

cancer at this one-year point. Please also join us in

praying through the above mentioned ministry

items. Finally, thanks for your continued prayer for

me with respect to how and when to finish out my

time in the Chaplaincy and for God to open the

right doors for ministry afterwards. Thanks again

for joining us in prayer.


13 Friday CH (COL) Keith Goode, USA,

Deployed to Middle East (PCA - South Texas) As

you read this update, I will have returned to the

Middle East to assume the duties of the Combined

Joint Task Force- Operation Inherent Resolve

(CJTF-OIR) Chaplain. In that role, I am responsible

for the overall supervision and management of the

religious support personnel across the Syria and

Iraq region. This Task force includes more than 30

US Chaplains and a dozen Coalition Chaplains

representing 8 different nations. The opportunity is

great, but it is the realizations that this is simply the

first quarter of ministry that will stretch out over the

next very long year. PRAYER REQUESTS: Pray

for wisdom to lead well- by example,

encouragement, and candor. Even with the good

news about how ISIS is being defeated, the needs in

the Middle East remain overwhelming politically,

militarily, and spiritually. How to minister in Jesus'

name to a world gone mad is my prime prayer every

day, and I ask you to join me in the same!


14 Saturday CH Ken Hargis Jr., Washington

Regional Hospice, Fayetteville, AR (PCA -

Covenant) I am continuing to pursue certification

as a CPE Supervisor so that I may begin training

other Chaplains and help them get their credentials.

PRAYER REQUESTS: Pray that I may

effectively represent Christ to the dying and their

families and that God will 'open doors' at the end to

any who do not know Him so that I may share the

Gospel and help them leave this world with hope

and peace.


15 Sunday CH (COL) Bob Nay, USA, U.S. Army

Security and Assistance Command, Red Stone

Arsenal, AL (PCA - Philadelphia) I spend a bit of

my time on the road providing religious support and

care to our personnel. I appreciate the local Army

Garrisons who provide financial support for me to

conduct spiritual fitness luncheons. These

luncheons are growing in size. The focus is the

power of the Gospel in us to love Christ and our

neighbor and to stand firm in the daily challenges

we face. PRAYER REQUESTS: Please pray for

my travels overseas, my distance education for the

Army War College, and that we remain at Redstone

until my daughter graduates high school.


16 Monday CH Al Herrington, Tippah County

Hospital, Ripley, MS &, New Albany, MS (PCA -

Eastern Carolina) Maybe one of the best Chaplain

moments happened when I was on duty this week. I

stopped to go into Walmart. Walking in the door, a

young boy saw my Chaplain cap and uniform and

he asked what a Chaplain does. As I stooped down

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to talk with him I explained that I was there to help

protect him. His mother and other people gathered

to hear what I had to say. He asked me about my

badge, knife, and gun. I let him blow my whistle. I

told him I help, protect and serve others. I shared

with them that I get to talk to others like him about

Jesus. The doorway was getting crowded by now

and the Walmart greeter was not happy we were

congregated there. He told me to be on my way as

there were busy shoppers coming in. However, the

young boy, his mother and others wanted to hear

more. We moved out of the way of the door and I

continued to share with all of them. As he left he

gave me a big smile. You might think this is a small

incident but in God’s providence it is being ready to

give an answer for the hope we have within us. That

is one of the privileges I have as a PRCC Chaplain.

I go into a lot of difficult situations but talking to a

young boy and others was important for that

moment. PRAYER REQUESTS: Pray for strength

to work through health related issues of allergies to

mold and back disc problems. I have a need of a

good used truck for my Chaplain’s ministry. Pray

for Sheriff’s deputies to know God’s peace as they

face increasing danger every day.


17 Tuesday Ch Maj Chris Reeder, USAF, 355

MDG/12 AF/ AMARG Chaplain, Davis

Monthan AFB, AZ (ARPC - Florida Presbytery) Things continue to go well here at Davis Monthan

Air Force Base in Tucson, AZ and we continue to

enjoy our outstanding leadership. At the time of my

last report my wife Jennifer and I were anticipating

notification of an assignment. Since that report we

received that notification and then soon after

received a second notification that we were not

moving after all but instead staying in place at

Davis Monthan AFB for one more year. My buddy,

one of the other Chaplains on staff, who has been

working ACSC (Air Command and Staff College)

via on-line correspondence with me has completed

the course (I’m still working on it) and he is

unexpectedly moving this summer. Jen and I will

miss him and his family. They have been dear

friends. PRAYER REQUESTS: Please pray as I

continue to work on ACSC, for my buddy as he

goes to his new assignment, and for our two new

Chaplains who will be joining our staff soon.


18 Wednesday CH Douglas Perkins, St. Francis

Hospital/Compassionate Care Hospice,

Wilmington, DE (PCA - Heritage) I remain as

Senior Chaplain for Compassionate Care's

Wilmington/New Castle palliative/hospice work.

And I praise God that "no more on-call shifts" for

weeknights & weekends frees me up to focus on

church-pastoring & revitalization work (including

mercy ministries) here in metro

Wilmington/Wilmington Manor. PRAYER

REQUESTS: Pray that new church officers (elders,

deacons) can be further built up and

elected/installed in 2018 for both my 'parishes': City

Church of Wilmington and the revitalized

Wilmington Manor congregation (which MAY be

re-titled "Church of All Nations"). I've never had a

sabbatical in my 30+ years of ministry, so my wife

Pam & I praise God for our health holding up

(physically, spiritually, emotionally, and mentally)-

-even with raising 5 kids (2 adopted) and

specializing in cross-cultural ministry in

metropolitan areas. Ask the Lord of the Harvest to

continue to empower us & those we equip. Pray that

Pam would "finish strong" her second & final year

as chair of our presbytery's Women's Ministry

Council. It will culminate in the annual March 2018

gathering which last year (in her first 'presiding')

drew over 200 ladies, with an additional track of

pastor's & Chaplain's wives. Pray that I'd be

applying much of the "by faith" passages from

Hebrews 11 which were memorized during 2016-

17. Ask God that I'd remember to pray similar to

Jehoshaphat: "LORD, I don't know what to do...but

my eyes are upon You!"


19 Thursday CH (LTC) Wylly Collins, Joint

Forces Headquarters, Alabama ARNG,

Montgomery, AL (PCA - Southeast Alabama) We are now in the midst of hurricane season. We

continue to monitor possible storms in the Gulf of

Mexico for any potential hurricanes. We will be

having our annual Religious Support Team Training

with our Chaplains and Chaplain Assistants in the

Alabama Air and Army National Guard. This year

we will be having training on how to conduct

couples counseling. There is a real focus on

resiliency in the military today. We hope that this

additional training will give more tools to our

Chaplains as they minister to Soldiers/Airmen and

their spouses. We will also be hosting a British

Army Reserve Chaplain. We are looking forward to

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learning from him on how Chaplains minister in the

Army Reserve in the United Kingdom. We are

seeing a number of applicants who are interested in

becoming either Chaplains or Chaplain Candidates.

PRAYER REQUESTS: I praise God for that.

Thank you for your prayers and support!


20 Friday CH (LTC) Mark Levine, USA, U.S.

ARCENT, Shaw AFB, SC (PCA - Missouri) My

wife, Cameron, and I are grateful to be able to

report that I’ve been extended in my assignment as

the ARCENT Deputy Command Chaplain until

next summer! Now, while it is the prerogative of

the Army to change its mind, this is initially great

news for us. We love the area and continue to grow

in grace through involvement in the ministry of

First Pres. in Columbia. I have the privilege of

mentoring several younger men, and am also

involved in a single men’s Bible Study group. Lord

willing, I will be able to finish work on my D.Min.

by next summer, as I’ve just finished up the course

work in May. Work at ARCENT continues apace. I

am continuing my Bible Study in the Sermon on the

Mount, and soon will transition to teach through

Galatians. PRAYER REQUESTS: Once again, I

am humbled and grateful for the prayers of many of

you, several of which have been kind enough to

drop a line of encouragement to me. Please pray

that the Lord would abundantly bless the various

avenues of ministry both Cameron and I are

involved with. Especially pray that we would

experience many open doors for evangelism,

counseling, and transformed lives through the Word

of God here at ARCENT. Also please pray that the

Lord would provide a buyer for the house we are

trying to sell in the Ft. Campbell, KY area.

Continue to pray for my son, David, that he would

come to faith; for my daughter, Luci, for blessing in

her work, contentment, and a godly husband.

Lastly, I would appreciate prayers for wisdom,

discernment, and open doors as to the Lord’s

leading in the last third of our lives.


21 Saturday Ch Maj Mark McKellen, USAF, 87

ABW/HC, McGuire AFB, NJ (PCA - South

Texas) By the time this goes to print, I will have

deployed to Al Udeid Air Base in Qatar. While

there, I will serve as the Deputy Wing Chaplain.

My units will be the Expeditionary Medical Group

and the Combined Air Operations Center.

PRAYER REQUESTS: Please pray for God's

protection of my family while deployed. Also,

please pray that God would open doors of ministry

opportunities to share the Gospel. Thank you for

your continued prayer support.


22 Sunday CH (MAJ) Seth George, USA, 3rd

Brigade of the 4th Infantry Division, Fort

Carson, CO (PCA - Rocky Mountain) My unit is

starting to wrap up a 9 month deployment to

Central Europe. I have had the privilege of

supporting battalion Chaplains and Chaplain

Assistants in units deployed to the Baltics, Poland,

Germany, Hungary, Romania and Bulgaria. We

have been able to interact with Chaplains from most

of these countries. Of particular interest were the

questions from the Latvian Chaplains who live in a

secular society much like ours and asked how we as

U.S. Chaplains maintain relevance in a culture that

appears to value secularism. Our discussion

revolved around the importance of timely ministry

and evangelism at the platoon level and trusting that

God will open doors that we cannot. In my

estimation, that has always been and always will be

the joy and challenges of the Army Chaplaincy.

PRAYER REQUESTS: Including myself, there

are eight Chaplains in our brigade, please pray for

us as we re-deploy and integrate back into our

homes. Also, pray for the Chaplains in these other

countries that they will be effective in their ministry

as well.


23 Monday CAPT Dwight Horn, CHC, USN, I

MEF, Camp Pendleton, CA (PCA -

Philadelphia) The ministry is focused on two

central issues: 1) development and care of 60

Religious Teams; and 2) continuous training that

explores God's truth for war and captures it in

philosophical concepts that enable open discussions

for all while inciting inner spiritual awakenings.

With both, I have had great opportunities and it is

exciting to see God work. PRAYER REQUESTS:

As I provide training in many settings, pray that

God uses those opportunities to open conversations

that lead to metamorphosis and metanoia (Rom

12:1-2)


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24 Tuesday 2LT Ken Kruchkow, Westminster

Theological Seminary, Glenside, PA (OPC -

Presbytery of Michigan and Ontario) We just

finished a three week training and it was

unbelievable! The breadth of ministry experiences

in such a short time was amazing. I had more

gospel conversations, passed out more Bibles and

had more encouraging counseling moments than I

have ever experienced in this short of time

compared to any of the other ministries I've been

part of. I was privileged to get to shadow my

Chaplain during several situations before being sent

on a mission by myself to fill in for a Chaplain.

Much of what I saw shadowing was put into use

when I was on my own. My mission went so well

that I was given an Army Achievement Metal.

Chaplaincy is a great ministry opportunity and I

thank you for your prayers during this time and in

the months to come. PRAYER REQUESTS:

Please pray for endurance for my family and me,

grace with those I interact with, and full healing of

my leg. It is still experiencing setbacks after

progress was made.


25 Wednesday CH (CPT) Edward Kim, USA,

304th Expeditionary Signal Battalion, South

Korea (KAPC - Northern California Eastern

Presbytery) I will be doing multiple projects on

suicide prevention for out unit. I'm organizing our

resources for suicide prevention since it has been

one of the biggest issues for the Soldiers. Also, I'm

bringing ASIST (Applied Suicide Intervention

Skills Training) to the unit, so that there will be

multiple layers of first-aid type of resources

available around the Soldiers. Hopefully this will

help with this ongoing issue. PRAYER

REQUESTS: I am heading into the second year of

my Korea tour, and hopefully will be going to C4

(Chaplain Captain's Career Course) next summer. I

want to finish strong as I provide the exact ministry

that this BN needs, and at the same time, the Family

will continue to be taken care of as we move on

from here.


26 Thursday LT Stephen Scott, CHC, USN,

Naval Base Point Loma, COMSUBRON 11, San

Diego, CA (PCA - Gulf Coast) I recently had the

privilege of going underway with one of my

subMarines. As we submerged, I observed how

detailed and specific the subMariners were as they

called out various commands to each other. I saw

how they trusted each other from the navigator

giving the proper course, to sonar listening for any

close contacts, to the helmsman who drove the

subMarine strictly by instrumentation. These

subMariners prepare and drill daily in order to

continue defending our country. It reminded me

about how we as believers should mimic this trust

and teamwork in our daily walk with Christ. We too

should be together preparing for the daily spiritual

battles we face and learn to sharpen each other as

we defend against the fiery darts of the evil one.

PRAYER REQUESTS: Pray for the work load of

these subMariners. They have a difficult

deployment schedule and when they are back in

port, they still maintain strenuous schedules. Pray

for the challenges that come with Sailors struggling

to go under water for a length of time. Pray that I

would be able to provide wise counsel to them and

encourage them with comfort and hope that can

only come from Christ.


27 Friday CH Michael Barber, St. David's

Medical Center, Pastoral Care Dept., Austin, TX

(PCA - South Texas) Our large downtown hospital

continues to grow with construction of new added

rooms/units. Overall this is a wonderful ministry

that keeps me and my Chaplain team very busy.

PRAYER REQUESTS: Please pray for endurance

for myself and my Chaplain team in this ministry.

Please pray that I can continue to learn how to

sacrifice and care for my wife and two boys at

home. Lastly, praise God that we are pregnant with

a baby girl due in November! Please pray for a

healthy baby girl and healthy pregnancy for my

wife.


28 Saturday CH (CPT-P) Inhwan Noh, 106th

CH DET, New Windsor, NY (KPCA - Eastern

Northern Presbytery) I am currently waiting for

God's directing my future full-time ministry:

hospital Chaplaincy (CPE) or church ministry. I am

also waiting to be reassigned to a new unit.

PRAYER REQUESTS: Please pray with me about

both of these matters. Pray also for me to be

spiritually recharged for the next ministry since

deployment. I am looking forward to seeing the

glory of God working in my ministry and for

becoming a true example of a joy-filled Christian in

my family and outside the family. Pray for the Lord

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to provide us a minivan that my family needs in the

near future.


29 Sunday CH (LTC) Tom McCort, USA, Camp

Zama, Japan, (PCA - Illiana) All is well in Japan!

I am still greatly enjoying the ministry here. The

Lord has blessed our services lately; we've seen

increased attendance as well as a few conversions.

The Contemporary service has really taken off. We

started it last OCT and its now our largest

Protestant service with roughly 120 attending each

week. I continue to lead the Gospel service, which

is a great privilege and joy for me. I marvel that

within God's providence, a white, Reformed

Presbyterian (me) leads a "spirited" (or Spirited!)

worship service of mostly African-Americans and

Japanese locals with Pentecostal leanings. God

moves in mysterious ways! PRAYER

REQUESTS: Please continue to pray for my zeal

and faithfulness to God in the many roles of life:

disciple, husband, father, pastor and garrison

Chaplain. I often wonder, "who is sufficient for

these things?" (2 Cor. 2.16) Also pray for Rachel as

she now teaches school, for Chris as he plans his

future, for Hailey and Brennan in High School.


30 Monday CH (MAJ) Lenny Siems, USA, 1

Jarrett White Road, Tripler AMC, HI (PCA -

Mississippi Valley) Colleen and I have been in

Hawaii for a year and are enjoying being here. I

continue my work in the hospital, visiting patients,

leading a Bible Study and managing the

Department’s funds. I enjoy working in the hospital

with so many interesting people. After working in

battalions and brigades for most of my time in the

Army it is exciting to minister to a broad spectrum

of people from Federal Civilian workers to

Veterans. I am learning a lot and to be able to

minister to such a variety of people has been

exciting and exhilarating! PRAYER REQUESTS:

Continue to pray for the ministry here at Tripler

Army Medical Center, that many would be

comforted by God’s Grace and presence in their

lives. Pray for our dog, Ginger, she has bad

allergies here in Hawaii, and is having medical

issues related to that


31 Tuesday CH (1Lt) Seth Duhs, New Covenant

Presbyterian Church, Natchez, MS (PCA -

Grace) Greetings brothers and sisters in Christ

from Natchez, MS! Things here are rocking along

as usual – being a solo pastor is definitely a full-

time job! As of last Sunday (July 9), we finished

examining two new Elder candidates and one

Deacon candidate for new leadership here in our

church! This is the first time new officers have been

trained since 2010, so a much needed blessing and

opportunity. My wife is five months pregnant with

our first child. We are excited! She is due in

November and we are waiting to find out the gender

until the child is born. There aren’t many surprises

left these days! I was also recently promoted to 1st

LT the first of May. I will head to BCC next May

for 6-8 weeks at Maxwell AFB! PRAYER

REQUESTS: Please pray for the continued growth

of our church, the anticipation and excitement of

our first child, longevity of life together, and the

energy to do ministry 24/7 in all seasons & areas of

life – from church work, to the Air Force, to the

Community College in town – wherever the Lord is

leading me.


November 2017

1 Wednesday LCDR Jason Gregory, CHC, USN,

Deployed aboard the USS JOHN P. MURTHA

(LPD 26) (PCA - Tennessee Valley) We are

nearing our first huge inspection onboard the ship,

so stress levels are relatively high. However, that

also gives me the opportunity to speak God's calm

into the chaos. Ministry at sea remains strong, but

we will soon be sent to "the yards" for several

months for routine upgrades to the ship. This will

mean plenty of time with our families. However,

yard periods are generally times when Sailors find a

lack of purpose (we are meant to go to sea!) and can

get into trouble! PRAYER REQUESTS: Please

pray that my Sailors will make good decisions.

Also, my wife and I are expecting our second child!

Our little girl will be born around Thanksgiving--

something truly to be thankful for. Please pray for

Mom and Baby's health and well-being.


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2 Thursday CDR Todd Orren, CHC, USN,

Newport, RI (PCA - Northern California) It has

been a very challenging time for me this year. I

have had some health issues. I had a heart ablation

the very end of 2016 and recently I had a total hip

replacement. I am still recovering and in some pain

but I trust the Lord has a good plan. The chapel is

being taken care of by the other Chaplain that is

stationed at Corry Station while I am healing. I look

forward to getting back to preaching and counseling

soon. I have been working through Romans on

Sunday mornings! PRAYER REQUESTS: Please

pray for my healing as well as the ministry at Corry.

Pray that we will proclaim the Gospel clearly and

that the students will respond with faith. Thank you

for your prayers it means a lot to us and our

ministry.


3 Friday CH (MAJ) Jay Outen, USA, 160th

SOAL (A), Fort Campbell, KY (PCA -

Covenant) Our unit received a grant to fund

alternate family resiliency events. These funds will

enable us to conduct father/son events,

father/daughter events, and parenting conferences.

These events have the potential to provide valuable

connections within the families of our Soldiers

returning from deployments! PRAYER

REQUESTS: Please pray for our family as our

oldest leaves for her freshman year of college in the

fall. Also please pray for the marriages within our

unit. Many of our Soldiers spend a significant time

away from home each year. This has a cumulative

effect over time.


4 Saturday CH Parker Johnson, First

Presbyterian Church, Brewton, AL (PCA -

Southeast Alabama) The Lord continues to bless

my efforts as a volunteer Chaplain for the Brewton

Police Department. I continue to do devotions two

or three times a week at shift change and counsel

officers when needs arise. I've been serving as

Chaplain for about a year now, and it’s encouraging

to see the inroads that the Lord has given me with

many of the officers. Ride alongs are particularly

fruitful as I get one-on-one time with officers for

several hours at a time! PRAYER REQUESTS:

Please pray for the general culture of the

department and the working relationships between

the officers. Pray especially for the marriages of all

first responders in the area. Pray also for my

continued favor with the administration.


5 Sunday Ch Maj Mike Howard, USAF, Wing

Chaplain, Fairchild AFB, WA (PCA - Northern

California) As we begin our second year, and as I

serve as Wing Chaplain at Spangdahlem Air Base

in Germany. We are thankful to God for Mike, Jr.'s

successful surgeries here in Trier, Germany. In June

and July he had two surgeries - corneal cross-

linking - to correct his keratoconus in both eyes

AND he had all four wisdom teeth removed. All

this while wrangling a job at Outdoor Recreation on

base. He returns to Dublin, Ireland in September to

begin his third year of studies. Shannon continues

to serve the base community as a "Key Spouse" for

the Wing Staff Agencies, as well as a volunteer at

Airman & Family Readiness. In July Shannon and I

moved into base housing! PRAYER REQUESTS:

With all the leadership transition this summer, I'd

ask you to pray for our relationships and ministry

with the new leaders, spouses and kids this fall.

Thank you for your faithful prayers!


6 Monday CH Michael Stewart, Columbus

Regional Health, Columbus, GA (PCA - Central

Georgia) Just this week in the neonatal intensive

care unit of the hospital a baby who had survived

four months since birth passed away. I was called

on to minister to the family and afterwards was

asked to facilitate a debriefing for the nurses and

physicians and other staff who had taken care of

this baby for all those days. Deaths in the hospital

take their toll emotionally and spiritually with our

dedicated and excellent staff. I'm grateful to be their

Chaplain and the one who can point them to the

ultimate comforter, the Lord Jesus Christ!

PRAYER REQUESTS: Pray for my son as he

goes to seminary and for both him and his wife to

have a child.


7 Tuesday Ch Lt Col Mike Curtis, USAF, 25 AF

NSA/CSS TX, San Antonio, TX (PCA -

Missouri) The past few months have ushered in

some change in our units, mostly in growth of

number of persons to serve, but no growth for our

Religious Support Team. With our other Chaplains

at our site, we are able to faithfully minister to our

workforce, but challenges remain in reaching

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families - they cannot come onto our site nor attend

most events. We have started an initiative to

sponsor an event or two for them, as well as partner

with other offices for joint events. Our next one will

be a site-wide family day with tours. I have been

able to support our mission here; it is good to be

embedded into our operations! Changes ahead

include my amazing Chaplain Assistant retiring and

new missions happening for our site personnel. We

are always excited to be part of a joint military

environment, it is never boring! PRAYER

REQUESTS: Keep TSgt Annalisa Hernandez in

prayer as she transitions from our ministry here into

her next career path, also our men and women as

they work new and uncharted territory in defense of

our nation. Pray for our family as we make

decisions regarding college for our oldest son and

for the other boys as they face the ever-changing

morals of our world - that they can keep grounded

in faith. And join us in praise for the wonderful

team we have here and the ways in which we have

been able to mobilize volunteers to assist in

ministry!


8 Wednesday LCDR Cristiano DeSousa, CHC,

USN, NROTC NORTH CAROLINA, Durham,

NC (PCA - South Florida) I have successfully

relocated to the Durham, NC area for Navy student

duty at Duke Divinity School. I've registered for

four courses or 12 credit hours. It is a challenging

school schedule but rewarding in many ways.

Aimee and I have slowly adjusted to the new area

and rhythm. I am looking forward to doing well and

wrap up the fall semester this December! PRAYER

REQUESTS: Please pray that we may build

relationships within a local church. Please continue

to pray that God would grant us a child. Please pray

for God's blessings on my studies this fall.


9 Thursday CH Randy Williams, Memphis VA

Hospital, Memphis, TN (PCA - Northern

California) I will be beginning to address issues of

Moral Injury by talking to community clergy,

Stephens Ministry groups, and co-facilitating a

Moral Injury support group. Moral injury is the

damage done to a person’s conscience or moral

compass when they perpetrate, witness, or fail to

prevent acts that transgress their own moral and

ethical values. It can accompany PTS (Post

Traumatic Stress), or be separate from it. An

example might be when a person has neglected their

spiritual life for a number of years and feels guilty

asking for prayer since they've become ill. Or,

they've done things that has contributed to their

illness, i.e. drinking and driving led to an accident

and don't think that God will forgive them because

of their actions! PRAYER REQUESTS: Pray for

our Vietnam veterans, many with declining health

due to Agent Orange. Pray for OIF/OEF/OND vets

who were exposed to open burn pits in the desert.


10 Friday CH (CPT) Kenneth Conklin, USA, 1-9

Cav., 2BDE, 1CD, Fort Polk, LA (PCA -

Missouri) I’m serving as the new Chaplain for 5-25

Field Artillery, part of 3rd Brigade of 10th

Mountain Division at Fort Polk, LA. We will soon

be deploying to Iraq for 9 months! PRAYER

REQUESTS: Pray for both Allyson and me to be

able to build relationships with the new people

we’ll meet at Polk. Pray that I’d be able to fit in

with the unit, and once we come back, fit in to

chapel and community at Polk. Pray that my

shepherding and ministry of Word and Sacrament

to my Soldiers would bear fruit, and that God would

use me to speak the Gospel and words of comfort,

mercy and truth into people’s hearts and lives.


11 Saturday CH Kyle Schmidt, Caris Healthcare

LP, Town & Country, MO (PCA - Missouri) I

am enjoying work with Caris Hospice in St. Louis

as spiritual care and bereavement director. The Lord

continues to open doors for His Word with our

patients and families. I am honored to be used in

this place and time for His purposes. I plan to

continue with more CPE training as opportunities

arise in the future. PRAYER REQUESTS: Pray

that I may love my family. Pray for vision for the

future with my wife working. Pray for our staff and

volunteers as burn out is a pressing concern in this

particular field of ministry.


12 Sunday CH (MAJ) Light Shin, USA,

USACHCS, Fort Jackson, SC (PCA - Korean

Eastern) I have recently had an incredible privilege

to lead worship services at 120th Reception

Battalion. This is the first stop for all trainees prior

to basic training, where they receive their uniform

and learn how to salute. Many are scared and

intimidated, but many are excited and motivated. It

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has been a wonderful opportunity to share the

gospel and be encouraged by their receptiveness to

the gospel. PRAYER REQUESTS: Please pray

that God would grant me wisdom and winsomeness

to apply the truth of God in the life of these new

trainees, that they would not be ashamed of the

gospel throughout their time in the basic training,

the Army, and life.


13 Monday CH David Kim, Pastoral Care Dept.

New York Presbyterian Hospital, New York, NY

(PCA - Korean Northeastern) As a part of my

ministry goals in this hospital, I plan to do a brief

survey with Patient Care Directors of my hospital in

order to implement ongoing education programs for

nursing staff in regards to collaborating with

pastoral care department. Also, I will continue to

offer educational sessions to new nursing staff

regarding 'Self-Care: prevention of compassion-

fatigue'. I hope this provides me a God-given

privilege to share with them about the secret of

peace only Christians can enjoy. PRAYER

REQUESTS: Please pray for my quick recovery

from a health issue, and please pray for Jenny, my

wife's trip to Korea; for God's comfort and strength

for everyone in her family.


14 Tuesday CH (CPT) Jon Williams, 1182 DDSB

Support Battalion, North Charleston, SC (PCA -

Calvary) A year ago we moved to Fountain Inn

South Carolina where I am a full time solo pastor at

Fairview Presbyterian Church. Tracy and I have a

daughter Briley who turned two in July and are

expecting a baby due in January. We are thankful to

be in Fountain Inn. We look forward to serving the

Lord at Fairview PCA for years to come. I look

forward to continued service in the Army Reserve

for as long as possible also. PRAYER

REQUESTS: Pray for a possible transfer to a BDE

which is 20 minutes from (very close to) my house!

Pray that God would help me to set boundaries in

order to love my family well, and for prayer for

vision for our Church and renewed commitment to

knowing and following Christ.


15 Wednesday CH (MAJ) Eric Leetch, USA, I

CORPS HQ, JBLM, WA (PCA - South Florida) It has been a busy quarter here at JBLM. Actually,

most of these months have been spent away from

the base, either training at our home-away-from-

home in Yakima, WA, or at the National Training

Center in Fort Irwin. However, the Lord continues

to bless our family in countless ways, all of which I

am convinced are a result of the faithful prayers of

our "Guardian friends" and other loved ones. One

blessing in particular (one I am ashamed to say I

never prayed for) has had a wonderful effect on our

family and on the Brigade as a whole: our new

commander is both a fine leader and committed

follower of Christ. PRAYER REQUESTS: My

prayer request would be that I can support him in

Christ as he shoulders a heavy burden in the months

ahead.


16 Thursday CH Phillip Binnie, Miami VA

Healthcare System, Supervisory Chaplain,

Miami, FL (PCA - South Florida) I was recently

selected as a member of an advisory group to work

on the new Miami VA Policy for Life Sustaining

Treatments. The intent is to give treatment options

to veterans at end of life well before they may be

needed. We have about 12 months to roll out this

VA-wide mandated policy with approvals.

PRAYER REQUESTS: I request prayer that the

spiritual perspective will be honored for veterans

and their families in preparing for end of life care.

Thank you.


17 Friday CH (MAJ) Andy Nix, USA, Garrison

Chaplains Office, Fort Stewart, GA (ARPC -

Catawba Presbytery) Ministry remains busy as

units on post prepare for deployment or long term

training. With these events, workloads across post

increase and my office is no exception. I expect to

see an increase in marriage counseling as well as

overall increase in conflict, alcohol and drug abuse

and domestic violence. PRAYER REQUESTS:

Please pray for all the Unit Ministry Teams across

post as we seek to minister to those whom God has

placed in our paths as well as continue to care for

ourselves and our families. Please continue to pray

for me professionally that the burdens of this

counseling does not become more than I can bear

and that I continually rely on the strength of the

Lord as opposed to my own strength and

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knowledge. My oldest daughter is looking hard at

colleges and will be starting her senior year in just

over a month. Pray that the Lord will give her

wisdom as she makes a selection and pray for my

wife and me as we guide her in this endeavor. My

family is doing wonderfully and we are all growing

in the knowledge and grace of our Lord Jesus, pray

that it continues.


18 Saturday CH Christopher Brown, MUSC

Hospital, 169 Ashley Ave., Charleston, SC (PCA

- Lowcountry) I just recently passed my 10 year

anniversary at MUSC. It's hard to believe it's been

that long! God has certainly blessed me that I can

do the work of ministry to the sick and suffering

full time. A comment I often hear at the hospital is

"You have a hard job; I don't know how you do it."

To be honest, I don't know either, except for the

grace of God! On a recent visit a patient talked

about some of the profound sadness and stress in

her spirit. It was a blessing to share the Truth with

her and to see the Light start to break through.

PRAYER REQUESTS: I would appreciate your

prayers for my spiritual life. Space doesn't permit

me to go into detail, but I will say God seems to be

leading me through a "refining" time. Please do

pray that "He who began a good work will be

faithful to complete it".


19 Sunday CH (CPT) Ted Hamm, USA, 503D

MP BN (ABN), Fort Bragg, NC (PCA - South

Florida) I have continued to be highly encouraged

as to ministry and gospel opportunities at my unit

and chapel during this year with the Blackhawk

Combat Aviation battalion. We recently received

surprise orders to move to Ft Meade, Maryland. I

will be a Chaplain recruiter; fishing for new

Chaplains in the northeastern US. After admittedly

initial disappointment, we are getting excited about

what God has for us. His ways are above our ways

and He is the one who plans our steps. While I will

miss direct Soldier contact as a traditional Army

Chaplain of a unit during this season, it will be

somewhat of a break from the fast operations tempo

of Fort Bragg. And it may be an opportunity to

pursue the DMin schooling I have thought about the

last couple years. PRAYER REQUESTS: Please

pray for our marriage and family relationships:

preparing for and during the move, and during our

last couple years together before Craig leaves for

college. Please pray that I may have an impact on

the types of Chaplains who come into the Army,

and that God will use me to coach, mentor, and pray

with young seminary students or pastors

considering this calling.


20 Monday CH (MAJ) Shannon Philio, USA,

593rd Expeditionary Sustainment Command,

JBLM, WA (PCA - Grace) I've been living out of

suitcases for the last month and a half. I redeployed

from my 10-month tour in Kuwait on 7 June, signed

out of Fort Bragg on 13 June, and enjoyed post-

deployment leave on the MS Gulf Coast before I

reported to Joint Base Lewis McChord under

Seattle/Tacoma, WA on 1 August. I am the Deputy

Command Chaplain for the 593rd Expeditionary

Sustainment Command, responsible for overseeing

and mentoring seven battalion unit ministry teams. I

will be conducting many Strong Bonds marriage

and single Soldier retreats. I will be preaching

regularly at the Main Post chapel. I am now at 20.5

years of active duty service, by God's grace and

favor. The calling to edify the flock in uniform and

evangelize the lost with the message of God's love

and salvation still burns brightly within me.

PRAYER REQUESTS: Please pray for a smooth

transition for me. Please continue to pray for the

Lord's working in and through me to minister to our

military team and families for His honor and glory.


21 Tuesday 2LT Conner Armstrong, True North

Custom, 75th CSH A Company, Ft. Gillam,

Chattanooga, TN (PCA - Tennessee Valley) As I

move to Fort Lauderdale to complete the remainder

of seminary as a residential Chaplain Candidate

student at Knox Theological Seminary, I have had

to transfer units. I move from the 75th Combat

Support Hospital in Fort Gillam, GA, to the 725th

Military Police Battalion in Fort Lauderdale. I am

in the process of finishing CHBOLC and look

forward to using the new knowledge I have

obtained. I have not met the Chaplain I will be

serving under at my new unit. PRAYER

REQUESTS: I would appreciate prayer regarding

finding a job while I finish seminary, ideally

something related to the Chaplaincy. We are also

adding a new member to our family, our first

daughter.


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22 Wednesday CH (CPT) Jonathan Secrest,

USA, 705 MPs, Fort Leavenworth, KS (PCA -

Calvary) I am starting my assignment with the

prison here at Fort Leavenworth and am looking

forward to getting to know the prisoners under my

care. This will be the first time we have lived on

post and are looking forward to interacting with the

community here. PRAYER REQUESTS: Pray for

my opportunities to preach the gospel to both the

prison community and garrison community alike.

Pray for my older two daughters that they may

grow in grace and wisdom as they pursue their

future development.


23 Thursday CH (MAJ) Hwa Chung, USA, CPE,

Brook Army Medical Center, Fort Sam Houston,

TX (PCA - Korean Central) Greetings from San

Antonio, TX! I praise God for His faithfulness and

goodness. I thank you, our prayer warriors, for your

unceasing prayer support and words of

encouragement. I arrived safely here at San Antonio

(Fort Sam Houston), TX and began the Clinical

Pastoral Education (CPE) Resident Program with

eight other Army Chaplains. I will receive various

trainings (class work, 24 hours on-call-duty and

clinical ministry practicum) for one year in order to

become a hospital Chaplain. May God's blessings

be with you always! PRAYER REQUESTS: Pray

for family: My family will be at Fort Knox, KY

while I am in training. Please pray for their safety

and spiritual wellbeing. May God protect them and

guide their daily lives. Pray also for their health.

For me: Please pray for my training. May God give

me wisdom and understanding so that I can

complete the training successfully. Pray also for the

Chaplains receiving the training with me so that we

can all work together in harmony and unity in Jesus

Christ.


24 Friday LCDR Buster Williams, CHC, USN,

NSSC Kings Bay, Kings Bay, GA (PCA -

Northwest Georgia) We are in the middle of

transitioning to our new assignment with the

Marine air group in Hawaii! We anticipate lots of

opportunities for Bible studies, counseling young

Marines and their families, service in local

churches, and outreach opportunities with our

Marine families. I may be doing short deployments

or field exercises in the very near future. Hoping

work events don't turn our tour with the Marines

into a combat deployment so pray for our leaders.

PRAYER REQUESTS: Please pray for a smooth

transition to Hawaii- especially quick and excellent

housing, help in finding a local church and support

group, initial positive impressions on my new

command, and for the kids to quickly adjust to a

new environment. Prayers for personal loss -

Christa's mom died in late June and my very close

cousin on the 4th of July leaving behind 4 young

children and his common law wife. Pray for

salvation for Buster's family, and for many to come

to Christ and be encouraged in Christ through the

new ministry in Hawaii.


25 Saturday Ch Capt JR Harris JR, USAF, 5

BW/HC, Minot AFB, ND (PCA - Pacific) The

year 2017 closed out with a lot of transition and

change for the Harrises. We PCS'd to Minot AFB,

ND to serve as the Deputy Wing Chaplain for the

5th Bomb Wing. In my first job as a Deputy Wing

Chaplain, supervising five Chaplains, I'm learning a

great deal about leadership and about how the Lord

has called me and equipped me to serve. PRAYER

REQUESTS: Pray for me to be able to adapt to this

new base (in an austere location) quickly so that I

can best serve the mission and the people of Minot.

Also, pray for Abby and me to find solid Christian

community where we can invest in and be loved in.


26 Sunday CH (LTC) Collin Grossruck, USA,

USAG-RP, (PCA - Pacific Northwest) I’m just

starting to lead pastors, volunteers, and staff in

ministry to six congregations in the Kaiserslautern

area. This community is really six sub-communities

with diverse locales and needs. It is like a large base

divided in many small towns separated by

highways. PRAYER REQUESTS: Please pray the

Lord enables us to rebuild relationships damaged by

past mismanagement. Leadership has been lacking

and much change is needed to move forward in a

positive way. Stand with us in faith for God to

provide new pastors for chapels full of many

faithful volunteer ministers.


27 Monday CH (MAJ) Samuel Rico, USA, Yale

Divinity School, New Haven, CT. (PCA - Rocky

Mountain) Thank you all for your prayers. By the

time you get this note my family and I will have

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arrived at Yale Divinity School. The past five years,

my family has done some serious bouncing around

the country and the kids with their schools. God has

held them up, and we're praying they'll be stronger

for it. We are excited and thankful for the chance to

attend Yale. My family's support has been fantastic.

I love them dearly, they're so flexible. PRAYER

REQUESTS: Pray for my kids as they transition

(we'll only be at Yale one year and then move

again). Pray for my wife and me as we raise our

little Francesca alongside our teens. Pray for our

continued growth in storing up treasures in heaven

as a family. Pray that God uses this time of study

for His glory and spreading the reign of our Lord

and Savior Jesus Christ.


28 Tuesday CH (CPT) Jason Hill, USA,

Headquarters Battalion, 10th Mountain

Division, Fort Drum, NY (PCA - James River) I

am getting settled into the unit and assessing the

needs of the Soldiers. We will implement Chaplain-

led programs to assist in meeting the discovered

needs, including a marriage enrichment training

program. We will begin preparations for

deployment in early 2018. PRAYER REQUESTS:

Pray that the Lord would allow my family to

connect closely with friends that will help their

growth in Christ. Pray also for the Lord's guidance

as to what programs to begin to help the families of

the unit grow spiritually and for God's favor with

my leaders in the unit and with the division and

garrison Chaplains.


29 Wednesday CH (MAJ) Mike Keifman, USA,

Combined Arms Sustainment Command

(CASCOM), Fort Lee, VA (ARPC - Virginia

Presbytery) We have moved from Okinawa to Fort

Lee, Virginia. I have been assigned to the

Combined Arms Sustainment Command

(CASCOM) as the Capabilities Developer for the

Chaplain Corps. I will be providing advice on

Chaplain Corps capabilities for the Army. I will

also be holding regular Bible studies, prayer

breakfasts, pastoral counseling, and Sunday

worship services. Sue and Dan are doing very well.

Sue will continue to homeschool Dan. PRAYER

REQUESTS: Please pray for our Soldiers at Fort

Lee. Many are new to the Army and need direction

and strength as they transition from civilian to

military life. Also please pray for the Chaplains at

Fort Lee, that their ministry will bear fruit for

Christ.


30 Thursday Ch Capt Chad Montgomery,

USAF, McConnell AFB, Deputy Wing Chaplain,

Wichita, KS (PCA - South Texas) Transitions are

often challenging. I could write a "things are

perfect" note, but post-fall life is mixed. On July 9

the unit gave us a farewell roast/share time and then

we started driving to Wichita, Kansas. Most

military Chaplains experience these. It is a reminder

of many things: people you poured into and missed

nights with your family in order to help will not be

there for various reasons. Some people you talked

too much less than others will thank you for what

you did. Many will just enjoy the moment and then

you are gone from their memory once you move.

Not unlike pastoral ministry and life in general. A

powerful reminder to me once again that we are

called to be faithful - see Luke 17:10. Our influence

does infiltrate many thanks be to God. PRAYER

REQUESTS: Kansas (my kids only know N.

Carolina since we have been there for almost 7

years). Pray for my parents (Dad has advanced

cancer).


December 2017

1 Friday CH (LTC) Jim Carter, USA RET,

PRCC Executive Director, CH Del Farris,

Civilian Chaplains, CH (COL) Mack Griffin,

USAR RET, Military Chaplains, CH CDR Dave

Tubley, USN RET, Military Chaplains, and

Gary Hitzfeld, Administrative Assistant and

Guardian Editor We summarize our calling to the

PRCC with four “C” words: “Catch, Credential,

Care for and Cover the backs of” PRCC Chaplains.

These are challenging days for our Bible believing,

teaching and preaching Christian Chaplains, and

Jim and his PRCC Staff are working hard in all four

of these areas of ministry. Although Chaplain

salaries and operating expenses are paid for by the

institutions they work for, the PRCC Staff must

raise financial support from individuals and

churches to cover our salaries and operating

expenses. If you and/or your church are considering

some year end gifts to Christian Ministries, we

would be grateful if you would include us in those

considerations. You may donate online at

www.PRCC.co. Please also remember Chaplain

http://www.prcc.co/

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Ministries in your estate planning. Thank you very

much for your faithful prayer and much needed

financial support.


2 Saturday CH Lynell Friesen, HSHS St.

Nicholas, Sheboygan, WI (PCA - Pacific

Northwest) I recently accepted a call to Chaplain

ministry at St. Nicholas in Sheboygan, WI. St.

Nicholas is a 185-bed nonprofit community hospital

sponsored by the Hospital Sisters of St. Francis

(HSHS), and is located within the western

Wisconsin division. This hospital operates three

others within the greater Green Bay Area. At

present I am still acclimating to the transition from

urban Alaska to this rural northeastern Wisconsin

ministry. PRAYER REQUESTS: Pray for us as

we endeavor to find a church home for my wife and

me in Sheboygan. Pray for employment for Debbie,

my wife, that best uses her gifts and skills. Pray for

me to develop interpersonal relationships with

patients and individuals that focus on deepening our

relationship with Christ within this traditionally

Catholic, Lutheran, Dutch Reformed, and Hmong

community.


3 Sunday CH (COL) Dan Oh, USA, U.S. Army

Intelligence & Security Command Chaplain,

Fort Belvoir, VA (PCA - Korean Southwest) I

would like to express my deepest gratitude for those

who prayed for me while I was a student at the Air

War College in Maxwell AFB, AL. I happily report

that I have successfully completed the program and

recently made a Permanent Change of Station

(PCS) to the United States Army Intelligence and

Security Command (INSCOM) in Ft. Belvoir, VA

as its Command Chaplain. INSCOM is a complex

organization with more than 17,000 assigned

personnel across the globe for whom I am

responsible to provide religious support as well as

overseeing 37 Chaplains and their ministries. The

job is certainly challenging, but I know that its

rewards will be great. PRAYER REQUESTS:

Please pray for wisdom from the Lord as I am

learning about my job and how INSCOM operates

as well as strength from the Lord as I will be

travelling extensively. Please continuously pray for

my two daughters who currently live and work in

Washington D.C. As always, I am immensely

grateful and indebted to all of our prayer warriors.


4 Monday CH (CPT) Leon Buchanan, USA, 1-91

CAV (Airborne) 173rd IBCT (A), Grafenwoehr,

Germany (ARPC - First Presbytery) We just

PCSed to Germany and we are experiencing some

culture shock. We are getting our feet under us and

we are starting to build relationships with the unit

and the chapel. The family is excited to live in

Germany and we pray that God will open people's

heart to the Gospel. We are in a state of hurry up

and wait as we are patiently anticipating our

housing, goods and car. PRAYER REQUESTS:

Pray for God to prepare the hearts of my new Unit,

and for God to use this time in Europe for the

outpouring of His Spirit on my family. Pray also for

a gathering of godly women to surround my wife as

I minister to troops.


5 Tuesday LCDR John Van Dyke, CHC, USN,

COMNAVSURFLANT Ministry Center,

Norfolk, VA (PCA - Western Carolina) I am

assuming duties as the Chaplain for DESRON 28.

PRAYER REQUESTS: Please pray that I will

serve my own ship well, as well as the four

Chaplains whom I supervise on the other ships in

our Destroyer Squadron. Please pray for our

daughter, Rachel, as she launches out on her own.

Pray that she will trust the Lord and look to him for

His grace. Pray too for our son Samuel as he begins

in a new school this year. Pray for his growth in

faith and in wisdom.


6 Wednesday Daey Shim, 102ND TRAINING

DIVISION (MS), Fort Leonard Wood, MO

(PCA - North Texas) I continue serving as the

young adult minister at Korean Presbyterian Church

(PCA) in St Loui, and serving the 102ND Training

Division unit as a Chaplain Candidate. I am

planning to do a practicum for the chaplaincy

program at WestPoint in the summer 2018. I will

apply for CPE at local hospitals there. I am

currently at Fort Jackson for Chaplaincy training

(CHBOLC). PRAYER REQUESTS: Please pray

for safety. Pray for me to be equipped with spiritual

strength.


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7 Thursday CH (MAJ) Michael Oliver, USA,

116th Military Intelligence Brigade, Fort

Gordon, GA (PCA - Nashville) I became the

116th Military Intelligence Brigade Chaplain on

June 15, 2017. This unit is located at Fort Gordon

(Augusta, GA). I'm a geo-bachelor in this position,

but my wife and home are only two hours away and

I regularly visit home. This unit is "garrison-

deployed" and conducts missions 24/7. PRAYER

REQUESTS: Pray that I will effectively minister

to the 116th Military Intelligence Brigade. Also,

pray that I will be a good coach/teacher to my three

subordinate Unit Ministry Teams.


8 Friday LT Matt Heathman, CHC, USN, CNSS-

14 Ministry Center, Mayport, FL (ARPC -

Mississippi Valley Presbytery) We have returned

safely to the States and are transitioning into our

new home. After a month on the road and two

months in an apartment, we finally moved into our

house. I am beginning a new ministry with the

Navy in Mayport, Florida - outside of Jacksonville.

PRAYER REQUESTS: Please pray for me as I

begin a new ministry. Pray for our family,

especially the children, who have experienced a lot

of change in the past few months - our youngest

two are brand new to the States, one child does not

remember the US, and our eldest has some vague

memories of the US. The move has been the

toughest on the oldest two, please pray for them.

Also, I am due to deploy within the year. Please

pray for us as we have that on the horizon.


9 Saturday CH (LTC) LJ Creamer, USA, HRC,

Fort Knox, KY (ARPC - Northeast Presbytery) I

have relocated to Fort Knox, KY for a one year

pilot program at Human Resources Command.

PRAYER REQUESTS: Please pray that I will

quickly learn new personnel systems so that I can

better serve Army Chaplains. Pray also for

opportunities to share the Gospel. Thank you for

your continued prayer support.


10 Sunday CH Brent Easton, Lourdes

Hospital/Hospice, Paducah, KY (PCA - Illiana) I

am grateful to the Lord that He has seen me through

the trial of Board Certification with Association of

Professional Chaplains and am happy to receive

final word on ratification and the Certification is in

the mail. In addition to Chaplaincy I also have the

regular opportunity to preach and fill pulpits in and

out of my Presbytery. It is a joy to have so many

opportunities to let the Light of Christ shine and

extend Hope to the Hurting. PRAYER

REQUESTS: Please pray for me and my wife

Holly as we seek to raise Hosanna (12 1/2 and

Justus (11) who are both pre-teens. These are new

and difficult years for all of us. Pray for us to have

understanding and patience as they live these

internal changes and that we always point to Christ

as their only hope!


11 Monday CDR Scott Cauble, CHC, USN,

Naval Chaplaincy School & Center, Fort

Jackson, SC (PCA - Ohio Valley) I have now

completed two years as an instructor and Special

Projects Officer at the Naval Chaplaincy School in

Fort Jackson, SC. As I work into my third year, my

duties are more in the administrative realm of

ensuring our students receive the best possible

training as they serve the Lord and our nation's

Sailors, Marines, and Coast Guardians. Since my

interest is in the history of our Chaplain Corps, I

have recently been given the opportunity to assist a

group in preparing for training that will be given

around the Navy in 2019. I am also beginning a

writing project that I hope will be used to educate

and inspire today's Chaplains with the lessons from

the past. PRAYER REQUESTS: I was recently

promoted to the rank of Commander and would

appreciate your thanking the Lord on my behalf to

serve in this new capacity.


12 Tuesday CH (MAJ) Jonathan Entrekin, USA,

Resource Manager, Fort Rucker, AL (PCA -

Tennessee Valley) My time as the Resource

Manager for the Religious Support Office at Ft.

Rucker is drawing to a close. I have orders to report

back to Joint Base Lewis-McChord in Tacoma, WA

on 08 January 2018. I will be serving as the 42d

Military Police Brigade Chaplain. This will be a

homecoming of two sorts. We were stationed at

JBLM from 2011-2015, so we are very familiar

with the area and already have a network of people

we look forward to reconnecting with. But also, this

will be my second time serving with Military

Police. In fact, I served in one of the MP Battalions

that falls under the 42d Brigade. I am very familiar

with the MP mission at JBLM which includes law

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enforcement, as well as prison support. There is a

Regional Correctional Facility on JBLM. In my

time serving with MPs, I realize they are a branch

that never gets to really "come home" from

deployment. They carry a loaded firearm every day

to work. Their work puts them daily at risk for their

lives. When they kiss loved ones good by every

morning, it could be their last kiss. They work shift

work regularly, making it difficult to spend

meaningful blocks of time with family. And, by

nature of their job, they are often witnesses of the

worst humanity has to offer. PRAYER

REQUESTS: As you pray for our family, please

pray for our Military Police and their families as

they assist, protect, and defend our Service

members. Please also pray for our family, as we

will be separated while the kids finish up the school

year here in Alabama. In the summer of 2018, I will

come back and move the whole family back up to

Washington State. Please pray for an inexpensive

living situation for me while alone at JBLM.


13 Wednesday CH (CPT) Andrew Spriensma,

USA, Deployed to (URCNA - Classis Central

U.S.) I have returned home from deployment and

have enjoyed a good mix of family and ministry

over the past few months. The Lord richly blessed

me with ample opportunities to proclaim the gospel

during the deployment, and many of the

relationships that were built during the deployment

continue to grow as we are back at home station.

We have recently started a bible study in our unit,

entitled CREDO: What do Christians really

believe? We are studying the Apostles Creed.

PRAYER REQUESTS: Please pray for the Lord's

blessing upon our study. I also ask that God would

give me wisdom and compassion in my daily

pastoral care and counselling.


14 Thursday CH (CPT) David DeRienzo, USA,

5-52 ADA, Fort Bliss, TX (OPC - Presbytery of

New York and New England) God is good in El

Paso! As a Chaplain you end up sharing preaching

responsibilities with others, but lately I've been able

to get in the pulpit at least two or three times a

month. By far the most beneficial use of my time!

Additionally, I've been teaching some material I

developed that is focused on financial stewardship

and ethical decision-making for young people as we

prepare for our Middle East deployment at the end

of the year. My family is well, with one entering 1st

grade, one in kindergarten, and the twins still at

home with mom. PRAYER REQUESTS: Please

pray for our marriages and families in the Battalion

as we will soon feel the strain of prolonged

separation. Please pray for our Battalion leadership

that they would seek the Lord and His wisdom in all

that they do.


15 Friday Ch Capt James Bond, USAF,

Chaplain, 19 AW/HC , Little Rock AFB, AR

(ARPC - Second Presbytery) Summer was busy as

Jennifer, the girls and I PCS'd from Little Rock to

Bolling AFB, Washington D.C. After spending

more than five weeks in temporary living facilities

(TLF), we were able to secure housing on base.

This is a definite blessing as traffic in the D.C. area

is heavily congested. Bolling is a joint Navy/Air

Force base providing service and support for the

Capitol region. PRAYER REQUESTS: Please

pray for us as we learn to adjust to the frenetic pace

of D.C. Blessings to you all.


16 Saturday CH (CPT) JJ Kim, USA, Chaplain

Captain Career Course, Fort Jackson, SC

(KAPC - Northern California Eastern

Presbytery) My family moved to Camp

Humphreys at the end of June and just finished In-

processing. Due to multiple trainings, the

OPTEMPO is high at 602d ASB with over 1,000

Soldiers. PRAYER REQUESTS: Pray for BN

CDR, CSM and leaders of 602d, and for Soldiers of

602d ASB to accomplish their missions safely and

pray for their family members. Pray also for my

family, Reina, Abigail, and Eugene


17 Sunday LT Bill Schweitzer, CHC, USNR,

Marine Raider Training Center, Camp Lejeune,

NC (PCA – Low Country) During my yearlong

HMA from the mission field, I am serving as the

MARSOC school Chaplain. I have just completed

my first week. I am not yet up to speed on the

situation here, but I have already done some of the

kind of things I hoped I would do: I attended the

funeral of one of the young Marine Raiders (special

operators) killed on the recent C-130 crash and

spent a good while with his wonderful Christian

parents. I shared the gospel with a young man who

came to the Chaplain’s office looking for directions,

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and I had some decent time in prayer for the

command. PRAYER REQUESTS: Pray for the

young man who heard the gospel and for me to

grasp what is needed here. Pray for three upcoming

retirement ceremonies I will be officiating, and

finally, for the numerous ways in which Pam and

the kids need to get set up for life here.


18 Monday LCDR Louis Lee, CHC, USN,

Command Fleet Activities, Sasebo, Japan

(KAPC - Northwest Presbytery) We are about to

begin a busy fall season of ministry and work.

There's nothing fancy about ministry/work - just an

everyday faithfulness and integrity. PRAYER

REQUESTS: I covet your prayers for vigor in my

ministry, God's protection for my family, daughter

going back to college (sophomore), and health of

my father who lives on the East Coast.


19 Tuesday CH (MAJ) Mike Turpin Jr., USA,

BDE Chaplain for the 25th CAB, Hawaii, HI

(PCA - Palmetto) It is a very busy time in our

home. One child is away at College, I am spending

four months away training and another child is

starting her senior year of high school and applying

for colleges. We are also building anticipation for

our next duty assignment. We are still running a

great little chapel service and celebrated our one

year anniversary here. The team members I am

working with are humble servants of Christ and it is

a joy to work with them. I still have Chaplains that I

supervise from Alaska to South East Asia. It is a

great opportunity and God is constantly blessing

our mission. PRAYER REQUESTS: I would ask

for prayers as I begin my four-month training and

the family is apart once again. Pray for that the

chapel service would thrive in my absence.


20 Wednesday CH (CPT) Luke Heibel, USA,

Deployed to Middle East (PCA - Tennessee

Valley) I am currently deployed and serving as the

Special Ops Task Force Chaplain. We are working

towards maintaining the pace of battlefield

circulation to provide Religious Support and

pastoral care to all of our Soldiers spread

throughout the country. Once things wind down

here there will be a busy season of reintegration

with retreats and support to families. PRAYER

REQUESTS: Please pray for safety and security

for all of our Troops; protection against injury and

death. Pray also for all the families, especially the

marriages of our deployed Soldiers. Pray that God

would both preserve and protect them, and for a

season of spiritual growth during the hardships of

war and separation.


21 Thursday CH (CPT) John Lee, USA, 1st

Squadron, 2nd Cavalry Regiment, Germany

(KAPC - Northern California Eastern

Presbytery) We have been road marching

throughout the eastern Europe countries to

participate in one of the biggest multi-national

operations in Europe. Currently we are in Georgia

to finish our last military training with Georgian

Soldiers and scheduled to head back to Germany.

We will take a break after we return home and get

ready for another one-month long deployment at the

end of October. PRAYER REQUESTS: Pray for

my physical and spiritual strength during

continuous military exercises/operations in Europe.

Pray for the abundant harvest of souls in the midst

of high tempo unit training schedule, and for

Soldiers and families during frequent family

separations being caused by multiple mini

deployments in Europe.


22 Friday CH (LTC) Mike Milton, Department

of the Army Military Intelligence, Fort Belvoir,

VA (PCA - Tennessee Valley) I am in the process

of transitioning to Mandatory Retirement (MRD).

As Command Chaplain of U.S. Military

Intelligence Readiness Command (MIRC), I am

focusing my energies on equipping my Deputy

Command Chaplain. We are in the midst of a

horrible trend of suicides. We have had three in one

unit (the 345th MI BN at Fort Gordon), another in

San Diego. I am leading a training event for our

Command in September to address the ethical

framework of postmodernity that could be, in part,

be contributing to these catastrophic cases.

PRAYER REQUESTS: Pray for my physical

health, to complete the race I have run in the Armed

Services. I will retire with forty years of service in

either the Army or Navy. I want to end with a

witness for Christ Jesus our Lord.


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23 Saturday Ch Maj Tony Wade, USAF, Travis

AFB, CA (PCA - Heritage) Greetings from

Incirlik Air Base, Turkey. I'm in the process of

leaving here to head to my next assignment. By the

time you are reading this, in God's Providence, I

will be the Deputy Wing Chaplain for the 60th Air

Mobility Wing, Travis Air Force Base, near San

Francisco, California. "God moves in mysterious

ways His wonders to perform." While it is a good

assignment (being a deputy wing Chaplain at a

large base), it was not our choice. Lisa and I had

hoped to be east of the Rocky Mountains, closer to

family. Hence, Lisa and I came to the difficult but

prayerfully-considered decision for Lisa and our

son, Nathanael, to stay in Centerville, Ohio (near

my previous assignment at Wright-Patterson Air

Force Base) while I serve in California on a two-

year unaccompanied tour. It's difficult, but it makes

sense for us: Nathanael has "special needs." In

Centerville, he and Lisa have well-established

connections: church, neighbors, medical care and

good schools for Nathanael. And on a positive note,

Travis is a major Air Force hub, and I will be able

to get back to Ohio on a fairly regular basis. And I'll

be able to plug into the local, Bay-area PCA

community, including attendance at Presbytery!

PRAYER REQUESTS: Pray for Lisa and

Nathanael "keeping the home fires burning." Pray

for Lisa and me in this extended season of

separation. Pray for me in my role as the Deputy

Wing Chaplain on a large staff.


24 Sunday CH (LTC) Moon Kim, USA, 2ID

Division Chaplain, South Korea (PCA - Korean

Southeastern) Brothers and sisters in Christ, thank

you so much for your prayers and support. With

your faithful thoughts and prayers, I have been able

to encourage and motivate 40 plus Chaplains and

Chaplain Assistants in order to share God's love

(Gospel) with Soldiers in Area I, Korea. All our

2ID/ RUCD (ROK US Combined Division)

Chaplains and Chaplain assistants are busy

providing religious support (weekly worship

services, bible study and pastoral counseling , etc.)

to their units as they participate in several training

exercises this quarter. We have unique

opportunities here in Korea in that we work with

ROK (Republic of Korea) Army Chaplains as we

service our Soldiers because we train/ fight

together. Our Battalion Unit Ministry Teams

engage several community outreach programs, i.e.

weekly or monthly orphanage visits, English camp

and other community support opportunities in

sharing God's love. PRAYER REQUESTS: Please

pray for Chaplains and Chaplain Assistants to be

strong in the Lord as they endure this hardship tour.

Please pray for our Soldiers to maintain "Fight

tonight" readiness.


25 Monday CH (LTC) Jim Carter, USA, RET,

and PRCC Executive Director and MNA

Chaplain Ministries Coordinator, I would to take

this special day to Thank You, our Chaplain

Champion Prayer Warriors, for your faithful

prayers for our Chaplains, their families, their

ministries, and for those they serve. This ministry

would not be possible without you. If the Lord has

blessed you financially in 2017, would you consider

sending a special year-end Christmas gift to be used

to serve and support our Chaplains? Checks would

be made out to PRCC Chaplain Ministries, and

mailed to: % Mission to North America,

PO Box 890233, Charlotte, NC 28289-0233. You

may also donate online at our website:

www.PRCC.co Thank you, again, and Merry

Christmas from our PRCC Staff and Chaplains.

PRAYER REQUESTS: “Lord, thank you for all of

those whom you have called to support the work

and ministries of our PRCC Chaplains. Thank you

for your grace and protection for our Chaplains in

2017 and we pray that PRCC Chaplains everywhere

will continue to serve You faithfully and bravely,

despite opposition, and to advance Your Kingdom

in the new year”. We particularly pray for all

military personnel, Chaplains included, who are

separated from their families today, serving us and

our country in far-away and dangerous places. We

pray also for their families who are celebrating

Christmas without their deployed loved ones.


26 Tuesday CH (COL) Chip Huey Jr., USA, US

Army Chaplain School, Fort Jackson, SC (PCA -

Grace) I continue to serve as the Director of

Training at the Chaplain School. Since graduating

from the War College this summer I began

preaching in a new worship service on Fort

Jackson. I'm very glad to have the opportunity and

privilege. My daughter rejoined the family after a

year-long internship at a Christian camp in

Pennsylvania. Kristin and the boys, whom she

continues to home school, are thriving. PRAYER

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REQUESTS: We are very grateful for the prayers

of God's people! Please pray that God will be at

work in the US Army Chaplain School preparing

evangelical men to serve God and country. Please

pray that God will work in the hearts of my

covenant children seeking, saving, sanctifying, and

preserving them.


27 Wednesday LT Matthew Fore, CHC, USN,

CREDO, Camp Pendleton, CA (KAPC - North

America Presbytery) I'm currently deployed in the

5th Fleet AOR with the USS Lake Erie. The crew is

doing well. Uniquely, this is the first deployment

for about 65% of the crew (to include myself). They

are a resilient bunch and we've bonded very well for

the first few months. We've had a number of port

visits to include a Humanitarian Assistance Disaster

Relief (HA/DR) operation in Sri Lanka. We still

have a way to go. We are in an area where our

adversaries could cause us harm. My family is

doing well. PRAYER REQUESTS: Please pray

for our safety Please also pray the Lord takes care

of my family while I am away.


28 Thursday CH (CPT) Robbie Rayburn II,

USA, Fort Campbell, KY (PCA - Missouri) I

have recently returned for Ranger School. The Lord

was gracious and I returned successfully and am

now looking forward to reintegrating with my

family and with my battalion here at Fort Campbell.

We are also shortly back from Afghanistan and all

our Company and Battalion Commanders will be

changing out, so it will take a little while to get to

know the new team. I am looking forward to getting

back into the swing of things at home and am

praying that we will see new faith in the Battalion

as well as deepening faith in God and in His

provision for His people. PRAYER REQUESTS:

Please pray that the 3rd Brigade Chaplains have the

wisdom to understand how to minister to our

Soldiers. Pray also that new doors will be opened to

share the gospel and that I would have the courage

to walk through them.


29 Friday CH (CPT) Matt Oliver, USA,

Squadron Chaplain, Fort Carson, CO (PCA -

North Texas) We are in the thick of our training,

preparing for deployment early in 2018. This means

more time in the field and less time with family.

Many of these Soldiers are already struggling with

their marriages and personal lives. Fortunately, they

are reaching out for help. I have opportunities in the

field and in my office where I enter into the lives of

these Soldiers. I am not going on this next

deployment. I report to "the schoolhouse" JAN2018

for our Chaplain Captains Career Course (C4).

PRAYER REQUESTS: Pray for ministry

opportunities with Soldiers and their families, for

protection over our marriage, that my current

Chaplain Assistant will have a heart for ministry

and willingness to serve, and for my replacement -

We need a Chaplain who cares about Soldiers, is

willing to die to self, and has the skills to lovingly

shine Light into the darkness, and that I finish

strong.


30 Saturday CH (MAJ) Geun Lee, USA, 2

ABCT/1 AD, Fort Bliss, TX (KAPC -

Philadelphia Presbytery) We recently made

another PCS move less than 12 months since our

last one in July 2016. We are excited to inform you

that our family has moved to Ft Hood, TX. We

spent the first three years of our experience at Ft.

Hood from the year 2010 to 2013 before and are

now glad to be back to familiar territory. Finally,

after 14 years of FORCOM Chaplain time, I am

going to do something I have never done before. I

now serve in an IMCOM Chaplain ministry

position. I will be the Deputy Plan and Ops

Chaplain at USAG- Ft Hood Religious Support

Office. PRAYER REQUESTS: Many prayers and

words of encouragement would be greatly

appreciated.


31 Sunday CH (1LT) Michael Shipma, USAR,

Harvest, AL (PCA Providence Presbytery) I was

commissioned as an Army Reserve Chaplain on

July 19 during our UMT's celebration of the

anniversary of the Chaplain Corps. This took place

at Bicentennial Chapel, Redstone Arsenal, where I

currently serve as the Garrison Director of

Religious Education. My Occupational Physical

Assessment Text is behind me, and I now wait for

my unit assignment. PRAYER REQUESTS:

Please pray that all the details that need to take

place as I prepare to go to school would work out

uneventfully, and for my family as we begin this

new season of ministry as a Chaplain.


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