Pursuing Holiness

The war doesn’t end when troops get home. I saw this documentary on the The Pentagon Channel:
The Wounds Within
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Exploring the debilitating condition of Post Traumatic Stress Disorder. You’ll meet servicemembers whose physical battlefield injuries have healed, but yet emotional wounds linger on.

I’m very familiar with PTSD, having been diagnosed with that and dissociative disorder many years ago. By God’s grace I’m completely recovered now, but I do pray for the troops in this regard, and giving them Godly resources may help them get through the emotional wounds they are sure to sustain. These men and women volunteered to take on burdens that the rest of us can’t or won’t bear. We need to support them every way we can. John Piper’s Desiring God ministries is giving his book, “Don’t Waste Your Life” to soldiers at Fort Benning:

Desiring God was recently contacted by a U.S. Army Captain serving out of Fort Benning with a special request. His words both moved and excited us:

Recently, I partnered with our unit chaplain to provide a table with religious literature free for our soldiers in our large reception areas. Presently, we cannot keep the table filled with enough Bibles and other tracts, such has been the demand.

As Desiring God has communicated the gospel in my own life, my desire is to see the gospel work in the lives of these soldiers. On behalf of our unit ministries and the support of my chain of command, we would like to be a partner with Desiring God in giving soldiers the opportunity to have the gospel available to them.

After sharing this letter with John Piper, we were moved to provide a copy of Don’t Waste Your Life for all 30,000 soldiers who will pass through Fort Benning this year. But we need your help. We estimate it cost around $1 per recruit to purchase these materials and ship them out. Will you help us cover the cost of this tremendous project? Imagine being able to touch the lives of 10 men and women in uniform in such a meaningful way for only $10.00!

Find out how to give here.

written by Laura