Pain Killers

The "Jammin' Chaplain" was in The Pain Killers hospital band at Ft. Carson, CO for our Organizational Day.

Thoughts for a class on healing from war: Numbers 31: 19 "And you, camp outside the camp seven days; whoever has killed any person and whoever has touched any slain, purify yourselves, you and your captives, on the third day and on the seventh day. 20 "You shall purify for yourselves every garment and every article of leather and all the work of goats' hair, and all articles o...f wood." John Wesley (the founder of the Methodist church) wrote this was regarding "All which had contracted some ceremonial uncleanness either from the dead bodies which wore them, or the tents or houses where they were, in which such dead bodies lay, or from the touch of the Israelitish soldiers, who were legally defiled by the slaughters they made." (www.biblemaster.com) "During the High Holidays, Judaism teaches that prayer, repentance, and acts of righteousness and charity can gain us forgiveness. The key concept of repentance is Teshuvah, which means "return". Like Jonah, we have fled . . . like Job felt banished from God's presence." War and the Soul by Edward Tick, PhD, p. 209. The US Army doesn't formally do a week long "redeployment retreat" or "purification ritual", just mandatory training. I wonder if we should. I realize we're in a time of financial cutbacks. Chaplain Satterfield led a Good Friday service in April 2014.

Laugh Your Way

So I should be smiling since I co-led "Laugh Your Way to a Better Marriage", right? :)

Chaplain Steve Satterfield speaking at his Mom's Celebration of Life. Yes, his stole's a little crooked. :)

http://youtu.be/5URxc7bfT0c Here are the Old Testament readings as I'm wearing the stole my parents gave me at Mom's Celebration of Life on 11 January 2014. http://youtu.be/foLia14ebwo Here is my Remembrance of Mom.

The Department Of Ministry and Pastoral Care at the Evans Army Community Hospital at Ft. Carson, CO. We're missing our Warrior Transition Battalion Chaplain and Assistant, our priest, our Clinical Pastoral Education supervisor and our 6 students, our organist, and 2 other volunteers, but you get the idea . . .

A song / video my brother made about Mom: www.youtube.com/watch?v=nk6F87ib_X0

The Pain Killers band, Dec 2013

The Pain Killers band, Dec 2013

Mom, I'm sorry you can't see this here, but you do in heaven.

It was an honor to celebrate your life, Annie. Thanks for serving our Warriors and their Families at Ft. Carson, CO. http://obits.dignitymemorial.com/dignity.../obituary.aspx...

Chaplain Steve Satterfield taught the 7 Habits of Highly Effective Military Families at Glen Eyrie, CO.

Chaplain Steve Satterfield taught the 7 Habits of Highly Effective Military Families at Glen Eyrie, CO.

http://youtu.be/riotaG0wq5E You'll see me at about 10 minutes in to the video. God, be with SPC Littrell's Family / friends.

Forward Operating Base CO Singles’ Trip 10 – 12 July 2013

by Chaplain (Major) Steve Satterfield (in the middle above)

Evans Army Community Hospital, Fort Carson, CO

www.fobsummitcountyco.org is run by retired Non-Commissioned Officers.  They put us up and fed us for free in a $400K home in Buena Vista, CO.  The first day we went on a four hour hike to Ptarmigan Lake.  That night I taught on Spiritual Resiliency, using material from A Resilient Life by Gordon Macdonald.  The second day we went fishing, kayaking and had a BBQ at Cottonwood Lake (pictured above).  That night I taught on relationships, using www.lovethinks.com by John Van Epp.  The third day we were given free passes to Mt. Princeton water park.  We were definitely spoiled! 

Chaplain Satterfield did a blessing at this Lieutenant Colonel's promotion.

Yes, that's a keyboard in my office.  It's for practicing for Sundays, really! :)

SPC Litrell, it was an honor to do your Memorial.  May God comfort your Family / friends.

A friend copied this picture from the video of SPC Litrell's Memorial. Thanks for serving.

God did it again.  I know a church in Denver that is collecting clothes for Afghan children.  I called a chaplain deploying there and asked if he could take them.  He replied that it was interesting I called, since they were looking for some.  Thanks, Holy Spirit!

Happy 4th of July, all!

See www.evans.amedd.army.mil/Pastoral/Staff_.htm  for where the Lord placed me.

Here's an article on the history of Vineyard military chaplains:

www.vineyardusa.org/site/vineyard-chaplain?utm_source=Vineyard+Resources+Newsletter&utm_campaign=f4176b2959-VUSA_96_10_2013&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_8d2ba1a93e-f4176b2959-252206757

"As seen through a night-vision device, U.S. Soldiers work with CH-47 Chinook helicopter crews during a sling-load operation on Jalalabad Airfield in Nangarhar province, Afghanistan. (Photo by U.S. Army)" I was there for a year and sometimes flew in them. 

Thanks, Dream Centers of CO Springs Womens' Clinic, for naming me the volunteer of the month for May!

The Gesticulator :) Chaplain Steve Satterfield spoke to the Nurse Case Managers from the Warrior Transition Battalion at Glen Eyrie Conference Center, Colorado Springs, CO.

Chaplain Steve Satterfield spoke to the Nurse Case Managers from the Warrior Transition Battalion at Glen Eyrie Conference Center, Colorado Springs, CO.

Warrior Transistion Battalion, thanks for asking me to speak to your Nurse Case Managers at Glen Eyrie!

Message summary of my year in Afghanistan http://youtu.be/3ZEIb2c5f24

I played keys in "The Pain Killers" (our hospital band) at our Mardi Gras Resiliency Walk.  The Jammin' Chaplain is back! :)

Where I worked as a Chaplain - Evans Army Community Hospital at Ft. Carson, CO. I did a blessing of the hands.

I worked at Swedish Medical Center in Denver, CO as a Chaplain in 2000.

I assisted with this Memorial in Iraq.  Thanks for serving, PFC Plowman. 

Chaplain Satterfield in Operation Iraqi Freedom, 2003

My first Memorial as a Chaplain.  Thanks for serving, Grandpa Drummond.

My time in the Holy Land http://youtu.be/p8bMCypn7gQ

SSG Haney Memorial Ceremony in Afghanistan  http://youtu.be/UrXwuUmr2pQ 

Here is a summary video of my year in Afganistan. Thanks for your assistance, SSG Havens! http://youtu.be/3OWtfJEROs4

Fanatic video http://youtu.be/m40MQAEUdlQ

I Want to Praise You video http://youtu.be/elGk5cPKJwU

Sing Alleluia video http://youtu.be/XEZ3ptLT_0E

Facades video http://youtu.be/yHuCsge086o

African Nights song and pics

http://youtu.be/0n9W91TiHt4 Thanks for the fun back in 1996 or so, The Exiles! :)

An article Cru did about me

www.militaryministry.org/2011/06/01/a-chaplains-heart/

When I don't have a keyboard, this is the way to worship in the field! :)

This is where I worked for about the last 2 1/2 years:

http://www.nytimes.com/2015/03/29/magazine/inside-americas-toughest-federal-prison.html?_r=0

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ADX_Florence

If you're an Amazon member, you can read chapter 6 which I cowrote with SGT William Seo of www.helpafghanistan.net (I'm a board member) http://www.amazon.com/Miracles-Moments-Grace-Inspiring-Chaplains/dp/0891122699/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1360813339&sr=8-1&keywords=miracles+moments+chaplains

How Can They Believe? video

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OPES6fJCKQk © 1989 by Steven W. Satterfield The world says it’s money that counts but it never fails we always want more. It’s true we can’t take it with us, we’d take the same if we were poor. Life has an underlying theme, there’s more than living day by day. A Man died so we could be free with a message we must proclaim. How can they believe of whom they have not heard? How can they hear without a preacher? We’re ambassadors in a foreign land, we’re not of this world. The harvest is plentiful but the workers are few. Half the world still needs to hear about the Man who really cared. How can we say we love the world if we don’t do our share? It’s hell for some, eternal pain, for those who don’t believe. We’ll share a taste of their pain if they ask “Why didn’t you tell me?”

Thanks, Greenwood Community Church in Denver, for asking me to speak on Veterans' Day!

SSG Riley, thanks for being a Ranger in Iraq, Afghanistan, etc. You are missed.

It was an honor to celebrate your life, SSG Riley.

Chaplain Steve Satterfield brought Richard Coss (www.christbarsnone.com) in to speak at work.

Chaplain Satterfield brought Dennis Rice into work to speak to more than 80. See www.manson2jesus.com for more info.

Chaplain Satterfield brought Mr. Jon Prevo (www.destinedtokneel.com) into work for 75+ to hear him.

Chaplain Satterfield brought Dr. Sidebotham (top, www.oprev.org) to work to speak to about 30 Muslims and Christians, helping each other understand each other better.
Chaplain Satterfield baptized 9 men at the Federal Correctional Institution https://www.bop.gov/locations/institutions/flf/

Here is an article CH Satterfield wrote that appeared in the NAECC newsletter: "I started my CH career by getting 15 months of Clinical Pastoral Education at the Veteran Affairs Medical Center in Pittsburgh, PA and at the Swedish Medical Center in Englewood, CO. Then I joined the US Army as an Active Duty CH for 9 years, including 28 months in Afghanistan, Iraq (4 months at the Abu Ghraib and Cropper prisons) and Kuwait.

It was then time for a change. I had previously volunteered in prisons when I was with Youth With a Mission in Scotland and W. Africa, and I also volunteered in the Pueblo, CO city jail. I was open to prison ministry and in Nov 2010 I stared working at the Federal Correctional Complex in Florence, CO. The majority of my ministry time is spent at a medium security facility housing male inmates, where I serve prisoners who represent about 25 religions. As a Christian CH endorsed by the NAE, I only perform worship services for Christians. A recent highlight was leading a Christian service for about 75 where I shared about my trips to the Holy Land over the years.

In addition I spend several hours per week at the male minimum security satellite prison camp. I regularly co-lead worship on a keyboard and preach to about 20 Christian inmates there. I also co-lead a group of about 12 in Threshold, the Bureau of Prisons faith-based community re-entry program to provide guidance to inmates in transition and promote accountability.

It has been a challenge learning to work in the prison while being the 169th Fires Brigade CH in the CO Army National Guard and a Doctor of Ministry Marriage and Family Counseling student at Denver Seminary, but I know the Lord has been using me to nurture the living, care for the wounded and honor the fallen, For God and Country!

Chaplain (Major) Steve Satterfield at the 169th Fires Brigade Ball, CO Army National Guard, 2011

Chaplain Satterfield was promoted to Major by his Chain of Command and his Family.

Chaplain Satterfield being promoted to Major by his Chain of Command and his Family.

Chaplain Satterfield about to be promoted to Major.

Chaplain Steve Satterfield at Petra, Jordan - He couldn't find Indiana Jones or the rock band. :)

See www.140wg.ang.af.mil/news/story.asp?id=123268020 for the article based on the picture below.

Chaplain Steve Satterfield in the Jordan Armed Forces Mufti's (senior Imam) office

Chaplain Steve Satterfield wading in the water of the Jordan river. Thanks, CO Army National Guard, for sending me for 9 days!