Almost 1000 soldiers in basic training at Ft. Leonard Wood in Missouri have given their lives to Jesus Christ since March.
There is no question God is doing something amazing at the army base and that He is using Captain Jose Rondon, a chaplain at the base, to carry out His plans.
Rondon, a native of Venezuela, told ChurchLeaders.com that in his 25 years of preaching the message of salvation, he has never seen such a great response.
In a Facebook post, Rondon wrote that the key to seeing so many people come to Christ “is summed up in one word: INTENTIONAL.”
He wrote – “If we want to see people coming to Christ, we must be intentional to speak clearly about:
1. Our problem as sinners;
2. God’s solution to the sin-problem through Christ’s death, burial, and resurrection;
and 3. Our individual response to God’s desire to forgive us of our sins and His desire that nobody will go to Hell.”
Rondon said soldiers in basic training, the first stop in their military career, are more open to the gospel having abruptly found themselves separated from loved ones and facing a harsh and demanding military culture.
Some have pointed out that new soldiers often turn to God as they face a dangerous and uncertain future.
Rondon doesn’t dismiss that observation but said he’s never seen nor heard a response of this magnitude at any military base.
He is asking Christians to pray for him and his fellow chaplains