In 1999, I accepted Jesus Christ as my personal Savior and re-enlisted in the Army Reserve as a Chaplain Assistant. During a period of time when my unit was between chaplains, I served as the sole member of the Unit Ministry Team (UMT). I enjoyed ministering to the men and women of the unit and mentoring the chaplain assistant who would later take my place. As I realized that I could better perform this ministry to my unit and my UMT in the role of a chaplain, I began to pray about going to seminary and applying to the chaplain candidate program.I have learned a lot about the ministry and the chaplaincy, and I look forward to the opportunity to bring soldiers to God and God to soldiers. I hope to be of greater service to my country as a noncombatant and a pastor than I was as an NCO. As a Christian and a patriot, I believe that the religious freedom guaranteed by the First Amendment is the undergirding foundation of democracy. I am proud to be a champion of this great ideal as a chaplain in the United States Army.
Mark David Williams 07 October 2005
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I am so proud to be your sister in blood AND your sister in Christ. You have been such an inspiration to me in my journey to God. Thank you! I love you and your family so much!!
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