(Jared Laskey) I was with my family, whom I hadn’t seen in 13 weeks, and was soon to graduate from the Marine Corps boot camp in San Diego, California, when a man walked up and thanked me for helping his son return to the Lord. While in the service, I found myself witnessing in many non-traditional forms. I led a prayer group at boot camp and marched recruits to chapel services, all as a previously burned-out youth pastor with plans to become a chaplain.
Later, while I was training for deployment to Iraq as a field radio operator, a close friend of mine gave me the call sign “Preach,” which stuck. The call sign was a term of endearment as well as a fresh reminder of God’s call on my life. I was amazed to experience firsthand the fulfillment of the prophecies in Joel 2:28-29 and Acts 2:17-19. Wherever I went, I witnessed God speaking to men and women in uniform. He even spoke in dreams to fellow infantrymen while they were on training operations in the field leading up to deployment. READ MORE
Jared Laskey may God bless you and keep you in his loving care I will pray for you and your family it’s so hard to be away in a country like where you all have to go. I was a Army wife back in the 60’s and it was really a hard time but God helped us get through it. But we are now in the times if God’s return and the young and old need to find GOD before it’s to late we may not have much time left so we need to tell it to everyone, that God loves them and doesn’t want any of his children left behind. God bless you and don’t stop witnessing to those lost souls. I have a Grandson that want to be a youth pastor he will start college this fall lives in Nashville TN. I was thrilled to hear that he wanted to do this as my daughter has raised three great kids that serve god. We will hold you up in prayer may God give you the power of the Holy Spirit and may you feel his presents and His protection around you everyday in Jesus name we pray Amen.