When I was a teenager a couple of Christian police officers really
took an interest in my life. As I participated in the youth group they ran they
began to reach out to me more and more. Through their efforts and those of many
others I came to know Christ as my Saviour. From that point forward I have
always had a love for police officers. Once I learned what the Bible teaches
about them my respect grew even more.
When I was in Bible college I had a professor that is a
chaplain who did Law Enforcement Appreciation Days at numerous churches and
shared with us about those days. Ever since that point I decided that I would
do something like that when I was in the ministry.
Police officers aren't perfect, and as with any profession
there are going to be bad people, but as a general rule in the United States you are blessed to
have police that are not corrupt. I have been in places where police officers
are corrupt and encourage bribes; it is a terrible feeling! Thankfully, Chile is also a country blessed with an upright police force, and if you try to bribe an officer here then you will be
taken to jail.
This Sunday night we are doing a law enforcement appreciation
day at our church. Since in Chile the police are a branch of the military we
are extending the day to all branches. I just got this letter in the mail from
an Army Colonel saying that they will be participating by sending three ranking
officers and 15 enlisted soldiers.
We are flying a pastor in to preach who
retired from the Chilean Air Force after 27 years of service. Pretty exciting!
Pray for our day.
