In July 2004, Pastor Mark Nuckols, also an Army Reserve chaplain, received a message from the US government informing him his reserve unit would soon be activated and deployed to Iraq.
Just seven months after Nuckols arrived in Austin, his family and his new flock se.
He thought of leaving family, friends, and his new congregation left him with great apprehension and concern.
Only six months earlier, he had accepted a call to be shepherd of Saint Paul Lutheran Church in Austin, Texas.
In July 2004, Pastor Mark Nuckols, also an Army Reserve chaplain, received a message from the US government informing him his reserve unit would soon be activated and deployed to Iraq