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Officer McDuffie

Background​

  • Current Role: Liberty Police Department Officer
  • Previous Service: Liberty County Sheriff's Department (started 1994-1995)
  • Military Service: Afghanistan deployment, embassy evacuation team
  • Ministry Connection: Recruited Apostle Delmar as Police Department Chaplain
  • Character: Described as genuine, reliable, and spiritually-minded

Law Enforcement Career​

Sheriff's Department Origins​

  • Start Date: 1994-1995 at Liberty County Sheriff's Department
  • Long-term Service: One of only seven officers who served under three different sheriffs
  • Community Integration: Well-known throughout Liberty County law enforcement
  • Career Transition: Moved from Sheriff's Department to Police Department

Afghanistan Military Deployment​

  • Service Period: Deployed during embassy evacuation (early 2021)
  • Mission Role: Primary team member for embassy evacuation operations
  • Dangerous Missions: Participated in missions described as "suicide missions"
  • Supernatural Protection: Zero casualties, zero injuries despite extreme danger

Testimony of Divine Protection:

"The last couple of hours that we were there, right before the sun went down, they sent us out on a mission. It was a suicide mission... every single one of my guys came back, zero casualties, zero injuries."

Relationship with Apostle Delmar​

First Encounter - Car Crash Scene​

Initial meeting established pattern of ministry partnership:

Professional Introduction:

"When I first met him, it was on a car crash one night... this random guy comes up... 'I just wanted to let you know, I'm a minister. I'm gonna be standing right over there, and I'm praying for you guys.'"

Consistent Presence:

"Ever since then, it was like, hey, we're just clicking along. And he would just show up randomly on our scenes."

Chaplain Recruitment Campaign​

Persistent effort to bring Apostle into police chaplaincy:

Recruitment Strategy:

"This man is the one, is the reason I'm a chaplain at the police department... I'm gonna harass you until you do. No is not an option."

Professional Recognition:

"The new chief says he want the best and you're the best. You are the best."

Military Deployment Support​

Maintained connection during overseas service:

Consistent Communication:

"When I was deployed overseas, I got regular messages from this man. Telling me, hey, I'm thinking about you, I'm praying for you."

Rare Support:

"One of the very few people back home that I wasn't related to, they kept a regular contact here."

Spiritual Development and Ministry​

Faith Journey​

Evolution from professional relationship to spiritual mentorship:

Mentor Recognition:

"Has he helped you in your faith? Oh, yeah. Yeah, he's been a mentor and a guide."

Spiritual Commitment:

"When it comes up to spiritual things, I'm all the way in... God is with me."

Bivocational Ministry​

Operating in both law enforcement and ministry:

Dual Calling:

"We're bi-vocational, so we're ministers at the church. And we also do us this."

Ministry Heart:

"I'm just trying to show Jesus to as many people as I can... It was a free gift given to me. Why not try to get as many other people as I can to get it too?"

Community Impact and Perspective​

Law Enforcement Challenges​

Understanding the spiritual warfare aspect of police work:

Trauma Recognition:

"We're not designed to see that kind of stuff... dragging a baby out of a car or stabbing, suicide whatever."

Professional Limitations:

"We're not allowed to show emotion. We have to be professional."

Chaplain Ministry Value​

Recognition of spiritual support importance:

Resource vs. Blessing:

"A lot of people say that the pastors and law enforcement is a resource for us to go to. It's not a resource. It's a blessing."

Angel Recognition:

"These guys are our angels... When I go home and my wife she'll tell you her favorite sound in the world is Velcro. Because she knows when she hears it I made it home another night."

Personal Character and Values​

Reliability and Dependability​

Consistent character traits recognized by community:

Professional Standards:

"Dependable. Very... Nothing but good things to say."

Spiritual Integrity:

"He's genuine. He's different. And he interacts."

Family and Personal Life​

  • Wife: Recognizes the danger of law enforcement work
  • Home Life: Values the safety of returning home each night
  • Community Roots: Deep connections throughout Liberty County

Ministry Partnership Vision​

Training and Development​

Interest in expanding ministry training:

Discipleship Desire:

"I want to train anybody... Every time I touch him the fire guard comes up on him... I want to come under your train."

Spiritual Hunger:

"I haven't lived the easiest life... by experiencing the worst parts of mankind I can really see what is good."

Future Collaboration​

Plans for expanded ministry partnership:

Building Blessing:

"We're going to put something together in Crane. Bless that building... We're going to cast out some stuff."

Systematic Ministry:

"We're going to lay some rules and lay some laws and feed the blood and dispatch angels."

Officer McDuffie represents the ideal integration of law enforcement and ministry, demonstrating how authentic Christian faith can transform both individual officers and entire departments. His recruitment of Apostle Delmar as chaplain has created a model for law enforcement ministry that provides both practical support and supernatural protection for officers while building bridges with the community they serve.