Thousands of troops request Bibles(Retired officer swamped with orders)

World Net Daily ^ | 3/22/03

[truthandlife]

As coalition forces continue their push into Iraq, thoughts of the battle that awaits them in Baghdad weigh heavy.

"It's an inferno that awaits them. Let them try their faltering luck and they shall meet what awaits them," warned a defiant Saddam Hussein.

While the soldiers have trained exhaustively for this mission, have the backing of the most powerful military in the world and Iraqi soldiers are surrendering by the droves, war is war. And six of their own have already lost their lives in the line of duty in Operation Iraqi Freedom.

Cmdr. Doyle Dunn leads sailors, Marines in prayer on USS Harry Truman.

"We're basically on our plan and moving toward Baghdad, but there are still many unknowns out there," Air Force Gen. Richard B. Myers, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, summed up yesterday.

One piece of equipment thousands are relying on for protection and peace of mind is the RDK, or Rapid Deployment Kit.

Distributed by Military Ministry, a division of Campus Crusade for Christ, the RDK is a Ziploc bag full of Scripture, including the New Testament with Psalms and Proverbs and a 90-day devotional guide.

Soldiers of the tropospheric platoon of V Corps' 578th Signal Company take time for prayer and reflection at Camp Virginia, Kuwait.

As the Beverly LaHaye Institute first reported, the RDK figures prominently in the gear shipped over to troops in the Persian Gulf, and ministry workers are scrambling to fill some 40,000 orders.

Requests from commanders, chaplains, soldiers, sailors and airmen continue to pour in, including one scrawled message on a piece of cardboard which reads: "I have a Bible …but the guys in my unit don't have any. Can you send [Bibles] over?"

"I find the spiritual dimension of one's life extremely important in the armed forces ... and certainly with soldiers protecting our freedom, going into harm's way," retired Air Force Brig. Gen. Dick Abel told the institute.

Abel runs the Military Ministry. He said demand for the RDK skyrocketed in the wake of the Sept. 11 terror attacks.

"I was sort of overwhelmed by it," he said. "We sent out 400,000 prior to the war. We have orders for 40,000 and many of those are from the war zone."

"The reality of death for a young person becomes quite apparent when you're going into battle. If you have faith in Christ, that gives you peace that passes all understanding, even in the midst of the storm or the battle."

[MEG33]

May they be strengthened and comforted.

[Ernest_at_the_Beach]

Prayers for our soldiers!

OFFICIAL BUMP(TOPIC)LIST

[stars & stripes forever]

Our community is sending Bible Promise books to the troops....along with pocket crosses.

[cubreporter]

How do you get an address to do something like this?

[freedom9]

Saddam Hussein is a man that the world would be better without.
He holds power over a nation, a multitude of people and has repeatedly exercised cruelty upon them.
He ecourages and supports terrorist activities that has taken the life of innocents around the world.
In light of these facts any action to remove him from that ablity is condoned.
I hope the troops find encouragement and an inward peace in the realization that they are egaged in a righteous action.
There is a God.
There is a Comforter.

[Dubya]

One way to help get Bibles to troops is to call a base near you, ask for Special Services and/or the chaplin's office. Another is to call the USO near you.

[Russell Scott]

Can't lose when you carry the "sword of the Spirit" in your heart.

[Dubya]

NAVY and USMC

[Dubya]

TO HELP USAF

[Publius6961]

??????????

Unless things have changed dramatically recently, my understanding is that no Muslim Country, regardless of how "friendly" and as a matter of national policy, prohibits Christian bibles and any Christian medals, crucifixes, etc.

I would be happy to be educated otherwise.

[FF578]

The godless libertarians will scream murder over this.

[Hacksaw]

The godless libertarians will scream murder over this.

LOL - they will say that the soldiers, since they are paid by the federal government, are violating the so-called "seperation of church and state".

And that is not so far off the mark - they were heartily supporting the 9th Circuit's decision on the Pledge, actually referring to it as a prayer.

[WellsFargo94]

When I go to the local thrift stores I am always picking up the small Bibles for about a dime. Time to send them over! Thank you for this post.

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[stars & stripes forever]

How do you get Bible Promise books?

Look for the publisher on the inside cover of the book to get the address and call the publisher directly. Ask for the mass circulation rate. We sent Bible Promises published by BarbourPress, but there are many excellent Bible Promise Books on the market.

Bible Promise books have Bible verses arranged in categories like "Fear" "Hope" "Love" ....Many soldiers do not know where to look up the verses in the Bible. They can easily look up the verse they need.

I wish every soldier in America could have a Bible Promise book to pray God's Word. God keeps His promises.

[LiberalBuster]

Good. Maybe they'll be inspired by such things as:

"they shall fall by the sword, their little ones shall be dashed in pieces, and their pregnant women ripped open." --Hosea 13:16

"Happy shall he be who takes your little ones and dashes them against the rock!" --Psalms 137:9

"Behold the day of the Lord comes, cruel, with wrath and fierce anger...Whoever is found will be thrust through and whoever is caught will fall by the sword. Their infants will be dashed in pieces before their eyes, their houses will be plundered and their wives ravished." --Isaiah 13:9, 13:15

"'Pass through the city after him, and smite; your eye shall not spare and you shall show no pity; slay old men outright, young men and maidens, little children and women...'" --Ezekiel 9:5

[Ruy Dias de Bivar]

What happened to the good old days when the US government issued Bibles to soldiers?

They were published under the direction of the Chief of Chaplins by the government printing office in Washington.

The White House
Washington

March 6, 1941

To the Members of the Army:
As Commander-in-Chief I take pleasure in commending the reading of the Bible to all who serve in the armed forces of the United States. Throughout the centuries men of many faiths and diverse origins have found in the Sacred Book words of wisdom, counsel and inspiration. It is a fountain of strength and now, as always, an aid in attaining the highest aspirations of the human soul.

Very sincerely yours,

signed
FRANKLIN D. ROSEVELT

[Ruy Dias de Bivar]

Put it in Context!
It is a VISION of what might happen if the people didn't change their ways while being occupied by the Babylonians.
The prophet is taken in a vision(he was in Babylon at the time) to the Temple and sees the evil things the priests do there in the dark.
Then the Slayers come, and an angel with an ink horn goes through the city and puts a mark on the foreheads of those who weep and mourn for the temple and the city.
Then the slayers slay those without the mark.

The people did NOT change their ways and the Babeylonians destroyed the city and burnt the temple.