Chaplains having eternal impact in Army National Guard

A chaplain recruiter with the Army National Guard says pastors are serving their country and helping many servicemen and servicewomen find Christ. The military, says James Collins, is a huge mission field.Collins is a chaplain and also a chaplain recruiter with the Army National Guard based in Oklahoma. He recruits chaplains from throughout the southwestern United States. Chaplain Collins says pastors can serve in the Army National Guard and also have an eternal impact on people's lives."I know one chaplain who was in Iraq for about a year-every time the man spoke, someone made a decision for Christ," Collins says. "And I'm talking about, not just every chapel service he had, but every time he spoke. If he went into the mess hall and had a mass prayer before the meal, people were coming up to him after that and giving their heart and their life to Christ."Chaplain Collins says soldiers who are about to be deployed are especially receptive to the gospel."When these soldiers are deployed and they've got the possibility of bullets coming at them, or mortar rounds, or explosives, they're faced with their own mortality," he shares."They really start to think 'Where am I going to spend eternity?' and that's where the chaplain can really step in and do great things for God and God's kingdom."
Collins adds that the U.S. military is making a positive impact in Iraq, despite what is regularly reported in the secular media.
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