U.S. Army Chaplain (Capt.) Jose Rondon (L) serves as a chaplain at the
Fort Leonard Wood military base facility. He has seen more than 1,400 soldiers come to faith since he started serving at Fort Leonard Wood. Photo from Jose Rondon’s Facebook page.
A total of 1459 soldiers accepted Jesus Christ as their personal Lord and Savior at the Fort Leonard Wood military base, in Missouri, a state in the Midwestern United States.
The base was originally created in December 1940 to train infantry troops, and named in honor of United States Army major general, physician, and public official Leonard Wood, in January 1941.
“We have seen 1,459 soldiers come to Christ since March of this year,” Capt. Jose Rondon, the army chaplain at Fort Leonard Wood, where every Sunday, many come to hear him preach the Gospel said, according to God TV.
Rondon added: “There is nothing more exhilarating in life than seeing people come to Christ!”
God TV, which is an international Christian media network that started in the UK and is now worldwide, on May 25, 2019 quoted the director of the chaplaincy for the North American Mission Board, Retired Major General Doug Carver as saying that what is happening right now at Fort Leonard Wood is an answered prayer.
“The Lord is answering our prayers for revival within our military communities. I’ve prayed for over 40 years for our troops and their families to experience the reality of Jesus Christ in a new and fresh way,” Doug said.
“Our troops, who are increasingly hungry for truth and relevancy in their lives, are finding a faith that works through a personal relationship with the Lord Jesus Christ,” General Doug Carver said.
He said 1,348 army chaplains are at work.
According to God TV, Chaplain Jose Rondon is intentional with his words and actions to his fellow soldiers. He is not only there to preach the Word of God but also to be a listening ear to anyone that comes to him.
“To be intentional is to be faithful to Christ and obedient to His Great Commission,” Rondon said. “But we will not succeed in making disciples until the lost make the first step to follow Christ as their Savior. To be intentional not only means to preach Christ’s Word in the chapel, but to be sensitive to the Holy Spirit to share His message of reconciliation if, and when, the time fits.”
“Instead of asking them whether or not they knew they were going to heaven if they died today, I simply said, ‘I see that you need Christ in your life. He can not only help you to deal with the challenges of daily living, but He can also save you from an eternal death because of your sins,'” Rondon said.
Because of his reputation for being intentional in his ministry, many have come to hear Rondon share the Gospel on Sundays.
