"Shepherd of the Valley Lutheran Church is moving forward in faith — gathering, empowering and sending persons into an ever-changing world as disciples of the living Christ."
—SOV Mission Statement
Recognizing our Service Members
The individuals listed below are serving in our military and are connected to Shepherd of the Valley Lutheran Church in some way.
Please pray for their safety, wisdom, relationships, families and God's active work in each of their lives.
If you know of others who should be listed here, please ask permission of the family and then contact the church office with the information to be added to our list.
| Matthew Breitbach, nephew of Shawn Wiseman, serving in Afghanistan | |
| Thomas Butler, grandson of Clark & Barbara Barlow, stationed at Fort Drum, New York with the Army | |
| Alex Clark, Karen Clarke's son & Eleanor Foster's grandson, stationed in San Diego with the Marines | |
| Matt Densley, Connie & Laurie Wold's grandson, serving with Marines at Camp Pendleton | |
| Scott Gregory, son of Lee Gregory, serving in the US Navy at the Puget Sound in Washington State | |
| Don Hollenbaugh, family friend of Sue Howard, in Iraq | |
| K.C. Johnson, grandson of Clark & Barbara Barlow, stationed in Ft Carson, Colorado with the Army | |
| Lennie Koelbel, Lisa DeRosier's brother, serving in Iraq | |
| John Mohr, son of John & Linda Mohr, deployed to Qatar | |
| Veronica Moczygemba & Ed VanDenburgh, friends of Don & Jo Stensaas, married couple with Marine Reserves in Iraq | |
| Chris Patchen, nephew of Bill & Linda Patchen, chaplain's assistant serving in Afghanistan | |
| Coleen & Brian Spotts , niece of Brent Pierce, stationed in Germany |
Inspiration
In a recent article on the Focus on the Family website, Cheri Fuller offered a way for praying for a soldier using “five blessings”:
“Think of the word BLESS, and it will help you cover his or her life with prayer.
The B stands for BODY. For example, you might pray for physical protection, safety and health.
The L stands for LABOR, pray for them to do their job well, with skill and wisdom.
The E stands for EMOTIONAL—pray for their emotional health.
The S stands for SOCIAL—pray for their marriage, the parent-child relationship (deployments are hard on marriages & with parents away for months; the children can feel distant or abandoned and have trouble understanding why dad or mom isn't there). Pray for God to fill the gaps of the love needed with His love while the parent is away.
And the last S stands for SPIRITUAL—pray for them to know God, put their trust in God, and experience His unfailing love for them even in the great difficulties they face in a war zone, for spiritual renewal for our troops, for peace in Iraq and Afghanistan—and for all of the soldiers to come home safely to their families.
Think what could happen if every family, every church in America prayed for our soldiers, for victory and peace in Iraq and for them to return safely to their families and jobs.”
Quoted from “A New Year's Prayer for our Military Troops” at Focus on the Family website.