John and Yvonne
Virginia Beach, VA
United States
Profile Information:
- A little about me:
- I'm a retired Navy chaplain. And Yvonne is the wife of a retired Navy chaplain. :) Together we spent twenty years in the military. I spent ten years as a chaplain, and prior to that, ten years as an electronics technician.
Yvonne and I open our home to young military men and women stationed in the Norfolk/Virginia Beach area. We like to think of our home as a "home away from home" for servicemen and women.
I originally joined the Navy right out of high school and went to boot camp in San Diego, CA. I came into the Navy thinking I wanted to be an electronics technician on a nuclear powered submarine..
In ET "A" School I discovered I really wasn't interested in electronics and my grades showed it. So I spent the next six years as an electronics technician stationed on a satellite communications station in Hawaii. Six months into that tour Yvonne and I got married and she became a Navy wife.
After my tour of duty I got out, went to Bible College and Seminary, and put my paperwork in to become a chaplain. I was commissioned as an Ensign and served for seven years in the reserves, and then on active duty again. The Navy sent me back to Hawaii. "Aw shucks..."
We've been in Virginia Beach for a little over sixteen years now, ministering to servicemen and women and their families, in our home.
Anyway, that's a little bit of our story. Check out our web site and blog if you want to know more... - I am here to support my
- Son/Daughter
- Stage of (Sailor’s) Navy career?
- Enlisted
- When I heard “Navy,” I...
- Was proud and encouraged it
AgnesB
Thank you so much for the offer. I am constantly amazed at how wonderful this community of people has been!
Oct 27, 2023
Trey
hi.. my sailor is in San Diego Naval Base..
Dec 29, 2023
Dawn
Good morning,,,
Happy Resurrection Day. I am not sure why I never saw your request.. I don't use this app/site very often.. Nevertheless. Happy Day. Thank God HE redeems us. I only ask for prayers for my son. He is like Peter right now.. I pray that the LORD will send HIS spirit of TRUTH to my son's heart. My son has questioned everything so much he talked himself out of his faith. The trauma caused by the CONVID has taken a toll on his psyche and his faith. Please pray that God will soften his heart once again and that my son will put his faith back in the LORD"S ways and redeeming power. thank you, dawn
Mar 31