{"id":30455,"date":"2014-12-01T00:56:53","date_gmt":"2014-12-01T03:56:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/christianfighterpilot.com\/blog\/?p=30455"},"modified":"2016-11-25T00:54:05","modified_gmt":"2016-11-25T03:54:05","slug":"chaplains-serve-all-during-ebola-deployment","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/christianfighterpilot.com\/blog\/2014\/12\/01\/chaplains-serve-all-during-ebola-deployment\/","title":{"rendered":"Chaplains Serve All during Ebola Deployment"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/www.christianfighterpilot.com\/images\/liberia.jpg\" width=\"450\" height=\"298\" \/>US Soldiers deployed in support of Operation United Assistance (deployment to Africa in response to the Ebola outbreak) have many of the same &#8212; if not more &#8212; logistical challenges as those deployed further downrange. Chaplain (LtCol) David Bowlus described conducting outdoor worship services in Monrovia, Liberia, as the chapel tent ended up being requisitioned to house other Soldiers.<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"http:\/\/www.dvidshub.net\/news\/148568\/chaplains-bring-hope-unity-service-members-liberians\">article on the chaplains in Africa<\/a> noted they are <!--more-->deployed in support of US troops &#8212; but they serve <em>all<\/em> who come:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>While the Army chaplains are here to service American troops, anyone who is cleared to come onto the BTC can attend the worship services to include the Armed Forces of Liberia and local Liberian contractors.<\/p>\n<p>Milton Lomax, a driver and Monrovia native who attended on Sunday, said the service was nice and well conducted.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt brings the two nationalities together and we introduce different cultures, songs,\u201d he said. \u201cIt\u2019s awesome.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>In a display of boldness and faith, Lomax also said the US military presence in Liberia is an answer to prayer:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\u201cWe believe and worship God,\u201d he said. \u201cOur trust and our hearts are placed in Jesus and because of our constant prayer, today you people are here. God answers us.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Read <a href=\"http:\/\/www.dvidshub.net\/news\/148568\/chaplains-bring-hope-unity-service-members-liberians\">more<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: xx-small;\">Photo caption: Captain Chris Doering, Catholic priest, 101st Special Troops Battalion, 101st Sustainment Brigade, 101st Airborne (Air Assault) Division, Joint Forces Command \u2013 United Assistance, conducts Catholic Mass for Soldiers deployed in support of Operation United Assistance in Monrovia, Liberia, Nov. 16, 2014&#8230; (U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. V. Michelle Woods, 27th Public Affairs Detachment\/RELEASED)<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"fb-like\" data-share=\"true\" data-show-faces=\"true\" data-size=\"small\" data-action=\"like\" data-layout=\"standard\"><\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: xx-small;\"><strong>ADVERTISEMENT<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script><!-- blogpost --><ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display: block;\" data-ad-format=\"auto\" data-ad-slot=\"2728423835\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-6450825356098669\"><\/ins><script>\n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});<\/script><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>US Soldiers deployed in support of Operation United Assistance (deployment to Africa in response to the Ebola outbreak) have many of the same &#8212; if not more &#8212; logistical challenges as those deployed further downrange. 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