Covenant News

Military Honors Work of Chaplain Ryan Sarenpa

BAGHDAD, IRAQ (October 6, 2005) - Evangelical Covenant Church Army Chaplain (Capt.) Ryan Sarenpa recently was honored with the Meritorious Service Medal. This award is given to soldiers who have distinguished themselves through outstanding meritorious service or achievement.

Sarenpa serves the Scranton Covenant Church in Kansas and was called up to active duty in 2004. He says he hopes to return home sometime between Thanksgiving and Christmas. He presently serves at Log Base Seitz in Baghdad.

To read an interesting story involving Sarenpa and Covenant Chaplain Mike Gillett and the mysterious appearance of Covenant hymnals at Camp Victory chapel, which is located in an outlying building of one of Saddam Hussein's palaces, please see: Mystery Hymnals. To read more about the work of Covenant chaplains during times of military conflict, please see Covenant Chaplains.

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