On May 13th we began our countdown - 7 months till Doug returns from Afghanistan and we look forward to seeing him walk off the plane with his fellow Marines sometime in January 2010. Until then we look forward to hearing stories from Doug of how he has experienced God's protection and encouragement, just as he did in Iraq in 2008. This is a picture of his last Homecoming on September 2, 2008.
Doug began his Iraq deployment meeting up with his best friend from childhood, Mike Shank who is serving in the Army. Mike was determined to find Doug and we know that it was with God's help that he did. Mike and Doug were able to spend some time together before Doug had to leave for a more remote location. Mike Shank is Vi Shank's Grandson.
This is Doug with his Iraqi Police Officer Buddy. God can use anyone, anywhere to show His love. Please pray that Doug will be a true witness to those around him whether foe or friend. We are all God's children!
Many times Doug experienced God's protection and knew it was the prayers of so many people that God had heard and answered. When he did call home he would say "Please tell people to keep praying." On this second deployment we pray that Doug will see God's hand of protection and look to Him for courage, strength and confidence and give God the glory for all He does. Thank you to all who keep Doug and all the Troops in prayer.
Until Doug returns, we will remain In Line With the Word!
Chip and Kim
Kim and Chip,
ReplyDeleteWe are so proud of Doug and his willingness to serve our country. We will be praying for him as he is deployed. Also praying for you and your family while he is away.
We are thankful for our friendship with you.
Laurie and Brian
Kim and Chip,
ReplyDeleteThank you and your family for serving in God's army and for being in service to our country. We celebrate and honor the men and women serving in our military around the world and especially those in harms way in troubled spots like Afghanistan and Iraq.It's families like yours that make this nation great! We will continue to hold on to Psalm 41:2 and pray for God's hedge of protection around Doug and his Marine buddies!
A proud friend,
Sally
Thanks Laurie and Sally,
ReplyDeleteWe "heard" from Doug today May, 19th through Facebook. He tells us it is 120 degrees. WHAT????? Wonder what July and August will be like. He was getting ready to "head out" and it sounds like we won't be communicating through the internet for the next 7 months. Yuk. He says he will write letters (good ole' snail mail) but I kinda wonder about that because he isn't "a writer". We'll see.
We appreciate your encouraging words!
Kim & Chip