My husband and I met while serving in the Army. We both received orders to deploy to Operation Iraqi Freedom in the winter of 2003; however, I did not go overseas because my orders came when I was five months pregnant with our first son. When our son was just three weeks old, my husband […]
Ministry to Military Families: From A Military Wife and Mom
On May 3rd, my husband and I celebrated twenty-five years of marriage. We married the day he graduated from basic training and since that day have lived in eleven states. He frequently says, “Home is where the Army sends us!” In each place we’ve lived, we have attended chapels on post and churches off post. […]
PTSD and How the Church Can Help
I’ve seen the names of those I know, and, yes, I’ve cried. My problem is I don’t know the names of those I tried to help only to have them die in my arms. In my sleep, I hear their cries and see their faces… Attached to this letter are my service medals. I don’t […]
Serving Families Affected by PTSD: A Personal Testimony
After years of agony, I had decided that I was done. My fifteen year wedding anniversary was consumed with unpacking boxes, heartache and tears as I was beginning my new life as a soon-to-be divorced mother. In early 2007, my husband, Chad, had come home from his eighth and final deployment. During the first […]
Ministry Outreach: Adopt a Soldier
This is a great ministry you can use to minister to single soldiers in your church who are deployed overseas. This is as simple as it sounds. The family, couple or person who adopts a soldier commits to pray for and stay in contact with the soldier while they are away. You can ask people […]
Tea Basket Outreach Ministry
This ministry grew out of a desire to bless military families in our area, but it could be used to reach out to women in so many other areas as well. We assemble lovely tea baskets that are given to any woman in our military community as a reminder to take care of themselves and also […]
