{"id":6507,"date":"2023-04-21T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2023-04-21T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/adn.monetizemail.com\/?p=6507"},"modified":"2023-04-22T06:48:23","modified_gmt":"2023-04-22T06:48:23","slug":"prayer-breakfast-brings-camp-zama-community-together-for-food-fellowship","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/adn.monetizemail.com\/?p=6507","title":{"rendered":"Prayer breakfast brings Camp Zama community together for food, fellowship"},"content":{"rendered":"
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\n Col. Craig Evans, assistant chief of staff, G2, U.S. Army Japan, gives remarks during the National Prayer Breakfast held April 17 at the Camp Zama Community Club on Camp Zama, Japan. The event drew more than 100 people for a morning of food, fellowship and prayer.
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\n Lt. Col. Jonathan Stafford, deputy commander of the 38th Air Defense Artillery Brigade, bows his head in prayer during the National Prayer Breakfast held April 17 at the Camp Zama Community Club on Camp Zama, Japan. The event drew more than 100 people for a morning of food, fellowship and prayer. Col. Craig Evans, assistant chief of staff, G2, U.S. Army Japan, served as the guest speaker at the event.
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CAMP ZAMA, Japan \u2013 The guest speaker at Camp Zama\u2019s National Prayer Breakfast said the event was an opportunity for people of all backgrounds to come together and acknowledge their collective faith and trust in God.<\/p>\n

After giving remarks at the event, held April 17 at the Camp Zama Community Club, Col. Craig Evans, the assistant chief of staff, G2, U.S. Army Japan, said he felt privileged to have been invited to speak.<\/p>\n

\u201c[My spirituality is] my foundation, my anchor point for all of who I am as a man, as a husband, as a father, and as a Soldier,\u201d Evans said. \u201cI live by the verse Matthew 5:16\u2014\u2018Let your light shine before men, so that they may see your good works and glorify your father in Heaven\u2019\u2014so the opportunity to share my story of faith with this community, and be a light in this community, is a huge honor.\u201d<\/p>\n

In his welcoming remarks following the invocation, Col. Christopher L. Tomlinson, commander of U.S. Army Garrison Japan, told the more than 100 people in attendance about the history of the event in America. In 1952, President Harry S. Truman signed a bill into law proclaiming the National Day of Prayer, which President Ronald Reagan amended in 1988, designating the day be observed on the first Thursday of May.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe Army currently focuses on holistic health and fitness for our Soldiers, and spiritual readiness is one of the domains of that program,\u201d Tomlinson said. \u201cPrayer is an essential element in strengthening our Soldiers\u2019 spiritual readiness. Today, I welcome you to pray with us.\u201d<\/p>\n

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\n Attendees fill their plates with food during the National Prayer Breakfast held April 17 at the Camp Zama Community Club on Camp Zama, Japan. The event drew more than 100 people for a morning of food, fellowship and prayer. Col. Craig Evans, assistant chief of staff, G2, U.S. Army Japan, served as the guest speaker at the event.
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Attendees helped themselves to scrambled eggs, potatoes, bacon and French toast and ate their meal prior to Evans\u2019 remarks. Community members from different faiths being able to share a meal together is a large part of what makes the prayer breakfast a beneficial event, Evans said.<\/p>\n

\u201cDespite our different backgrounds and organizations, we can come together and acknowledge the truth of our oath,\u201d Evans said. \u201cWhen we say, \u2018so help me God,\u2019 we [are saying that] we really do need God\u2019s help. The National Prayer Breakfast and events like this are occasions for us to rally around that theme.\u201d<\/p>\n

Different command chaplains and community members offered various prayers after the meal\u2014for families, for peace, the armed forces and the nation\u2014before Evans was introduced.<\/p>\n

Evans\u2019 remarks focused on what he views as an important aspect of one\u2019s faith, which he explains as \u201cseek[ing] God\u2019s heart, not just his hand.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cWhen we get [God\u2019s] heart, we inevitably receive his helping hand in every area of our life,\u201d Evans said.<\/p>\n

This year\u2019s National Prayer Breakfast was held for the second year in a row, following past cancellations due to COVID-19.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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