Welcome to DP1 by Deployed Podcast
Hi, my name is Rick Campbell Pastor of Deployed Church, an online ministry of Oromocto Baptist Church. I want to invite you to a new podcast for Christian military members and retirees.
The aim of this podcast is to discuss faith, family, and work life as a Christian who is currently active or retired from the military.
The goal of the podcast is to pass on the experiences of Christian military members and retirees to other members, their families and to the broader church family.
The topics we will be discussing are faith, family, and work. I look forward to the experiences that are shared in the podcast, that they will uplift and strengthen you in your walk with Christ.
I look forward to hearing from you. If you have any questions or comments about the podcast, please contact
Rick Campbell at:
deployed@obchurch.ca (mailto:deployedchurch@obchurch.ca)
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Peter Richardson Part 1 "Why?"
Peter Richardson, a 19-year veteran career officer in the Canadian Armed Forces, shares his faith journey on the DP1 Podcast. Raised in a Christian home and having prayed the sinner's prayer as a young child after watching a Jesus film, he later drifted into skepticism and materialism during his teens and early adulthood, influenced by secular education, unanswered questions about science and faith, and a lack of satisfying answers from churches. Over time, especially amid the social division...
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Anthony Lessard Part 3 "Did He Really Change?"
In a heartfelt interview titled "Anthony Lessard Part 3: Did He Really Change?", Canadian Armed Forces member Anthony Lessard shares how his dramatic transformation after encountering God on January 4th has freed him from past burdens, making him fearless in sharing his faith. He recounts seeking divine alignment during a challenging March break family trip to Quebec City, and how his wife Sandra's affirmation of his genuine change to a recently suicidal friend opened doors for deep conversat...
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Anthony Lessard Part 2 "Planting Seeds"
In Part 2 of his testimony titled "Planting Seeds," Anthony Lessard shares his renewed Christian faith as an active member of Brunswick Baptist Church in Fredericton, where pastors Keith and Ross serve; after feeling judged and alienated during his parents' divorce years earlier, he returned with fervor following a pivotal encounter on January 4th. Now baptized by the Holy Spirit and planning water baptism and marriage to his wife Sandra despite her health issues, Anthony stays close to Chris...
11 Mar 2026
Anthony Lessard Part 1 "Shine Your Light"
In this episode of the DP1 Podcast, host Rick Campbell interviews Anthony Lessard, a 41-year-old Canadian military sergeant and combat engineer with deployments to Afghanistan and Poland, who shares his powerful testimony of faith. Raised in a Christian family in Quebec City, Anthony committed his life to Christ as a teenager but strayed after his parents' divorce, delving into drugs, alcohol, and crime, including drug dealing. Meeting his future wife prompted him to quit that lifestyle and j...
22 Feb 2026
Mark Tully - “You Just Can’t Get Close Enough To Christ”
Mark Tully - “You Just Can’t Get Close Enough To Christ” Mark Tully, a Canadian Armed Forces (CAF) member posted in Gagetown, New Brunswick, shares his personal testimony of coming to faith in Christ, his family life, and how his Christian faith influences his military career and daily life. Background and Personal Life Mark grew up in a small Ontario town, joined the military right after high school in 2009, and has been posted in Gagetown ever since (hoping to retire there). He serves...
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Part 3 A Veteran’s Journey: Faith, Service, and Sharing God’s Love
In Part 3 of his heartfelt story, retired Canadian Armed Forces veteran Jimmy Damiani, shares how his deepening Christian faith transformed his life and military service. From struggling with addiction and physical challenges in boot camp—where a passage from Isaiah 40 gave him supernatural strength to run 10K—to facing mockery from an atheist platoon mate and navigating tensions around sexuality and faith in later postings, he describes how regular Bible reading became God’s primary wa...
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Part 2 Staying Close to Christ - Jimmy Damiani
In this heartfelt episode of an interview series (Part 2 with Jimmy), a Canadian military veteran shares his personal routine for maintaining a close relationship with Christ through daily Bible study via the free World Video Bible School (WVBS) online resources, morning devotions from The Good Seed and Our Daily Bread, prayer, and consistent spiritual nourishment alongside his believing wife. He opens up about the limited number of family members who are Christ followers, his ongoing prayers...
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Part 1 From Brokenness to Redemption - Jimmy Damiani - 20 min
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Jimmy (Retired) Canadian Army
Jimmy’s story tells how God can use different people He brings into our lives to show His love and bring healing. Jimmy came from a broken home which led to substance abuse and a broken marriage. But, God was walking with Jimmy and God changed his life. God brought Jimmy into the light from the darkness and was transformed. Jimmy found God in the military and God helped him grow through his military career later in retirement. Listen to how God was with Jimmy before, during and after military life.
Check out Jimmy’s prayer warrior website at:
https://www.militaryprayerwarrior.com/ (https://www.militaryprayerwarrior.com/)
12 Apr 2024
Major (Retired) Neal Whitman, Canadian Army
Major (Retired) Neal Whitman, Canadian Army is a Jesus follower, husband, father, and Pastor. He has been deployed to Haiti, Afghanistan, Canada's North with the Canadian Rangers, Israel, and Kuwait. Neal has seen combat in Afghanistan and has had to go through life battles with his family and with being a Christian in the military.
In this podcast Neal is very candid about his walk with God and how that walk from a young age has molded and changed him throughout his life and career. God has used people and circumstances that have brought Neal through very low valleys and very high mountains. He talks in detail of his experiences and the listener needs to be aware of some of the graphic content in the podcast.
Through out all of this though Neal shows a relationship with God that can help others in their struggles with life. Whether you have a relationship with God or not Neal shows how God can bring new life to those who don’t know Him and a strengthening of life to those that do know God.
Neal can be reached through the church he pastors at: https://www.sgbcoromocto.ca/contact (https://www.sgbcoromocto.ca/contact)
28 Mar 2024
Tony Bourgoine, Royal Canadian Navy Retired
On this episode of DP1 Deployed Podcast I sit down with Tony Bourgoin a retired Royal Canadian Navy member. Tony talks about his walk with Jesus and how that walk has affected himself his family and work life.
If you have any questions or comments about DP1 or would like to come on the podcast send an email: deployed@obchurch.ca
Come and share your walk with Jesus with active and retired CAF members and their families.
7 Mar 2024
Let us introduce you to DP1 a Deployed Podcast
The aim of this podcast is to discuss faith, family and work life as a Christian who is currently active or retired from the military.
The goal of the podcast is to pass on the experiences of Christian military members and retirees to other members, their families and to the broader church family.
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