I just got back from three days of rather intensive training with the International Conference of Police Chaplains. Each April, Region 5 of the I.C.P.C. (which consists of the North East and Mid-Atlantic states) conducts a regional training conference. This year's conference was held at an Assemblies of God conference ground just outside Carlisle, PA. My associate here at Grace and newly installed chaplain with the West Lampeter Police Department accompanied me to the conference. The conference was attended by approximately 75 law enforcement personnel and police chaplains. They came from Massachusetts, Vermont, New Hampshire, New York, New Jersey, Connecticut, Maryland and Pennsylvania. Topics covered included "Death Notifications," "Substance Abuse," "Hostage Negotiations," and "Post Traumatic Stress Disorder" - just to name a few. The presenters of each session were experienced police officers, FBI agents and fellow chaplains. All in all it was a very informative time of training.
But this training also reminded me of the job, day in and day out, that law enforcement does to keep all the rest of us "safe and sound" - and often at a great cost to themselves (one stat that was shared is that more police officers die from suicide than die in the line of duty). If you see a police officer today, why not take a moment out of your day to thank them for serving. It might just make their day!
Thanks for stopping by . . .
pj
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