Dee: This is Dee, and my family and I are visiting relatives near a naval base. Harv's brother Jack is a Lt. Commander, retired. He is also a Christian. Thanks for sharing with us today, Jack.

Jack: Glad to be here.

Dee: I wonder if you've found any conflict in your navy career and your Christian life?

Jack: Not really. My wife and I have been respected for our views and even our abstinence from alcoholic beverages. There have been social obligations where drinks were served but my wife and I took our 7-UP or Coke and this was accepted.

Dee: It doesn't seem that your Christian lifestyle kept you from advancing since you attained Lt. Commander. What advice would you give a young person aspiring to get ahead in the navy?

Jack: Be a true professional individual, study hard, and work, work hard.

Dee: It seems you were constantly taking courses that were offered.

Jack: There were times when I'd be in the Chief's mess studying; they would all laugh at me and say, "Hey, you don't know what's going on, do you?" Not too long after that, I was commissioned as an officer in the electronics field.

Dee: Your hard work paid off.

Jack: Yes, it did.

Dee: Did you find opportunities to help or counsel others while in the navy?

Jack:Oh yes. In our church here in town, we studied how to witness to different individuals. During this period of time, we were able to put this to practice. My wife went to see a friend in the hospital who was not a Christian. We went to wish him well and offer to pray for him if he'd like. We sensed a need there. He requested a return visit and showed an interest in Christianity. We witnessed to him using the help and suggestions we'd learned from the class at church on witnessing. And he accepted Christ into his life.

Dee: Then you found it beneficial to have learned methods and scriptures that would help you minister to him.

Jack: He shared shared freely about how he had been saved and had actually accepted the Lord Jesus Christ as his personal Savior. There was a complete change in this man.

Dee: Did you ever have an opportunity with the fellows who were under you in the navy?

Jack: I was leaving one day from work and I noticed one of my men as he came up to me. I sensed something was wrong. Everyone was leaving but I hung back in case he was waiting to see me.

"Sir. I'd like to talk to you," he said. I responded positively and he unburdened himself. I was able to share with him the plan of salvation. He accepted the Lord and I was able to share scriptures with him that would help him to grow in the Lord.

Dee: Had the classes on how to witness and the memorization of pertinent scriptures helped?

Jack: Oh yes. The effort to memorize had been really beneficial. It felt wonderful to have someone seek me out, having seen my life, and then to have the 'tools' ready to help him to the Lord.

Dee: You and your wife talked to me and Harv about the beach ministry your young people at the church had after they prayed and studied together ho to share Christ with others.

Jack: Our pastor had classes during the summer for the youth, encouraging them to learn scriptures and be prepared to share when opportunities presented themselves. The church young people were enthused and many youth came to Christ as a result and have grown in the Lord since then. The prayer, training and efforts to memorize the scriptures made this possible. One of these new converts is now studying for the ministry.

Dee: Your daughter also married one of the youth who came to Christ during this ministry, didn't she?

Jack: Yes, she did.

Dee: As human babies would die if they didn't eat, even so our spiritual babies in Christ may starve spiritually if they don't pray and feed on God's Word.

Jack: There's great joy in helping another to find peace and happiness through Christ.