URGENCY OF THE HOUR - IFCA International

their training in response to the example of the Apostle Paul who mentored Timothy, Titus, Silas and
others and who instructed Timothy "The things which you have heard from me in the presence of many
witness, these entrust to faithful men who will be able to teach others also." It must be the passion of
their giving both of their sons and daughters and their material resources. A pastor and a church that is
immersed in the passion for missions will be a growing and spiritually vibrant church whose light
reaches around the corner and across the world.
These are urgent times. The call of God sounds across His church to respond with a passion for Him and
His work. We must not allow circumstances to rob us of the joy of obedience.
CHAPLAINS DIARY
ADVENTURES IN THE MISSIONARY MINISTRY OF CHAPLAINCY
Following are accounts of God's blessing in lives through the ministries of your missionaries in
Chaplaincy ministry...
LOCAL CHURCH IS FIRED UP THROUGH FIRE DEPARTMENT EVANGELISM
Rev. Dan Nave, pastor of Huggard Bible Church in Sand Lake, Michigan is a chaplain for the local
Volunteer Fire Department.
About a year ago, God opened the door for me to serve as chaplain of our local volunteer fire
department. It's a small department (about 20 people), and has been an awesome experience. They have
accepted my ministry with open arms. We had a special outreach event at the church in April, and about
1/2 of the department attended. One couple, Eric and Tracie, continued attending. Last night, my wife
Cheryl and I had the privilege of praying with them, at their kitchen table, as they BOTH accepted God's
forgiveness through Jesus Christ. They have almost no knowledge of the Bible and are very eager to
begin learning. Another fire department member, who is a member of our church, told me afterward that
Eric and Tracie would have been among those he least expected to come to Christ. Our God Is a
Powerful God!!! God is bringing revival to our church one person at a time.
EVANGELISM AND DISCIPLING IN THE DMZ
Chaplain, Captain Steve Peck was assigned to ministry in the Joint Security Area, of the
Demilitarized Zone on the North/South border of Korea. Always a tense area, with North and South
Korea soldiers facing one another, Steve, a former line officer in the U.S. Army Rangers was
personally selected by the Chief of Chaplains staff for this assignment. He has since been reassigned
to the Special Forces Group at Ft. Lewis, Washington. Following my visit with his ministry in the
JSA he shared the following...
I've got a couple of new soldiers of interest in the JSA who are getting involved since you left. There is a
soldier named Jay, who arrived talking about how he believed God had chosen him to be on this mission
field, and then pretty quickly got overwhelmed with bad influences, a pity party about being separated
from his family and self destructed spiritually.
The other is a highly motivated soldier, who can tell you all about the events in the last revival, but
couldn't Biblically explain a key doctrine if his life depended on it.
The common denominator with both is that they have never learned to use their minds in relation to
God. They just repeat things they have heard pastors say, and depend on emotional feelings.
For the latter, I intend to gingerly challenge him to start justifying his positions with Scripture. For the
former, I'm planning a firm, spiritual "kick in the rear end" to shake him.