Sky-Pilots … our troubles “in the province of Asia”

8We do not want you to be uninformed, brothers and sisters, about the troubles we experienced in the province of Asia.  We were under great pressure, far beyond our ability to endure so that we despaired for life itself.  9Indeed, we felt we had received the sentence of death.  But this happened that we might not rely on ourselves but on God, who raises the dead.  10He has delivered us from such a deadly peril and He will deliver us again.  On Him we have set our hope that He will continue to deliver us, 11as you help us by your prayers.  Then many will give thanks on our behalf for the gracious favor granted us in answer to the prayers of many.

       The Monroe County Michigan Vietnam Veterans Memorial is a beautiful park displaying two helicopters and multiple memorials.  One is a tribute to “sky-pilots”, the chaplains who brought spiritual guidance and comfort to those in battle. Resting on a stack of C-ration boxes often used as a field altar in Vietnam, the bible of the sky-pilot memorial is appropriately opened to 2 Corinthians 1:8-11 as if a 2000 year old account of St Paul’s travels could have forewarned us of the troubles we would face in Vietnam. This beautiful park is worth a visit. Find this and 99 other unique stories in the photo documentary #WarriorsRemembered at www.warriorsremembered.com

Sky-Pilot memorial

Sky-Pilot memorial