In the Valley of the Shadow of Death
Summary: Fr. David Alexander, an Antiochian priest and chaplain with the United States Marine Corps, gives us a window into life with his marines as they battle in Afghanistan and his struggle to be a shepherd in their midst.
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- Artist: Fr. David Alexander and Ancient Faith Radio
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Fr. David is back in the United States and shares one final message from home about what homecoming is like for combat-deployed troops.
Fr. David is back in the United States and shares one final message from home about what homecoming is like for combat-deployed troops.
In this final episode of "In the Valley of the Shadow of Death" (for now), Fr. David reports from Bagram Air Base, explaining the simultaneous sense of community and lack of community that marked his time in Afghanistan.
In this final episode of "In the Valley of the Shadow of Death" (for now), Fr. David reports from Bagram Air Base, explaining the simultaneous sense of community and lack of community that marked his time in Afghanistan.
Fr. David chronicles what could be the last of his Paschas spent in Afghanistan, describing the services he celebrated in Kandahar at a very unique Romanian chapel.
Fr. David chronicles what could be the last of his Paschas spent in Afghanistan, describing the services he celebrated in Kandahar at a very unique Romanian chapel.
Fr. David describes the first of the two Paschas that he celebrated this year in Afghanistan.
Fr. David describes the first of the two Paschas that he celebrated this year in Afghanistan.
In this first episode of a three-part series, Fr. David recalls his very first Pascha while on deployment.
In this first episode of a three-part series, Fr. David recalls his very first Pascha while on deployment.
A mortar attack on his base prompts Fr. David to look back on past experiences with indirect fire.
A mortar attack on his base prompts Fr. David to look back on past experiences with indirect fire.
Fr. David explains how the humility that comes with exhaustion can bring you very close to God.
Fr. David explains how the humility that comes with exhaustion can bring you very close to God.
Fr. David tries to put himself in the shoes of a non-canonical Orthodox chaplain who is attempting to minister to canonical Orthodox marines.
