In 1998, Wes Bentley felt God telling him to start a chaplaincy program for the Southern Sudanese army (SPLA) to provide trained and dedicated chaplains on the front-lines during Sudan’s second major civil war. Far Reaching Ministries (FRM) was established for this purpose with the goal to place a chaplain in every unit of the South Sudanese army.
The Chaplaincy Corp training center in Nimule, South Sudan was repeatedly bombed during the civil war with one fatality. Candidates go through a year of discipleship training covering the entire Bible with visiting teachers/pastors from the United States. Following graduation, the men are each assigned to a military unit where they serve as the chaplain.
