OFF TO IRAQ
Our long-time friend Mike Gillett has been a chaplain in the U.S. Army Reserve and the Army National Guard for 16 years. He has been deployed for active duty in Iraq -- leaving on August 16th for an 18-month tour. I'm sure it will be a tough assignment but I don't know of anyone better equipped than Mike. We first met when we were students at Fuller Seminary in the early 80's and then he followed me to North Park Seminary for a year of Covenant orientation in Chicago. Even though he is a Californian he has been the pastor of Covenant churches in Michigan, Florida, Nebraska, and most recently the Salem Covenant Church in Duluth, Minnesota. It's amazing what some people will do to get back to a warm climate.