The War Within the Storm

“Gas! Gas, Gas” Yelled our Commander.  We had seconds to awake from a dead sleep and put on our protective mask.  This was something that we had practiced until it was second nature.  But his time it was different for in the distance a low rumble that grew in volume as a group of coalition aircraft flew over our position.  The announcement was brief, Our commander would say “War has been declared and the aircraft you now hear have just returned from the first bombing run on Baghdad”. Aircraft would take-off and land continuously, day and night.   They would leave fully armed and return empty.  Patriot Missile Battery’s would fire shaking the entire area. In 1990, the US-led coalition called "Operation Desert Storm" declares war against a tyrannical regime. Saddam Hussein had invaded Kuwait and threatened the stability of the entire region.  The United States would respond with force never before seen. Yet beneath the propaganda, behind the battle plans and the operations briefings, an invisible war zone exists in parallel to its natural counterpart. "The War within the Storm" offers a Christian soldier's analysis of both battlefields and offers hope for those who feel trapped in life's storms.

Kevin T. Brown Sr. is the Senior Pastor of the Naalehu Assembly of God in the Southernmost Town in the USA Naalehu, Hawaii. He is a combat veteran with 16 years of service in the U. S. Army. He served in Alaska, Georgia, Kentucky, and Texas. He received numerous honors including the Army Commendation Medal and the Kuwaiti Liberation Medal. An Army Achievement Medal was presented to him while serving as an Army Recruiter for his article “Lost Patriotism” published in the Longview Journal in 1996.

Pastor Kevin was licensed by the United Gospel Fellowship, Fayetteville, NC in 1986.  He served the as the Assistant Pastor in Alaska from 1987-1989 and was the Pastor of the Gospel Bible Fellowship in Saudi Arabia during Operation ‘Desert Shield/Desert Storm”.  He is a worshiper that is holds proper Biblical interpretation in high regard. He has been featured on the Trinity Broadcasting Network’s “Praise the Lord” program numerous times. He has served as the worship Leader for the King’s Chapel Honokaa, an extension of the Kings Cathedral, Maui, Hawaii.