(FAITHWIRE) – Over 150 U.S. Army soldiers were baptized during basic training this summer at Fort Leonard Wood in Missouri.
Cpt. Logan Lair, a Southern Baptist Convention chaplain, told Baptist Press trainees have been “hungry to learn about spirituality and their spiritual strength,” with 73 getting baptized in August and 84 in July.
Lair said he’s deeply encouraged by the response from these new trainees and called watching their baptisms, which unfolded the third Sunday of each summer month, a “joy.”
