News from Brian! (and a couple of prayer requests)
Sorry for the lack of updates, but there really hasn't been a lot going on here. I did hear from Brian over the weekend though! He called me on Saturday, and I got a letter from him yesterday.
He's doing reasonably well. He's getting over a cold that he says most of the guys have had recently, and is constantly tired and sore. Of the two major area that he has to pass in Basic, he is over one of the hurdles. He passed is Basic Rifle Marksmanship last week! Now he just has his PT test to get through. He's got the pushups and sit ups down alright, but he still needs to cut 3 minutes off of his two mile run. That's down from the 7 minutes he was originally over on this run. I told him I would pass this along as a specific prayer request, because if he doesn't pass the PT test, he gets to do the WHOLE NINE WEEKS of Basic over again.
He also asked me to thank everyone who has sent cards and letters. If you were waiting on sending them, it's okay now. He really appreciates hearing from everyone. He did have one other request. He would like to be able to get a laptop computer when he gets to his AIT next month. He is currently paying off old bills and won't be able to afford one any time soon. So he asked, that instead of care packages if anyone is interested in contributing to a 'computer fund' for him, he would really appreciate it. I'll probably still send packages too (because he may not realize it yet, but it will mean a lot to him), but told him I'd pass this along. I may do an early birthday present for him and set some money aside for his computer.
My second prayer request is for Aaryk. He's doing fine also, working nights at the moment (when it's a little cooler to be outside working on the trucks), and is due to come home on leave in a couple weeks. At the moment, he is scheduled to fly in on either the 4th or 6th of July to Fayetteville. Brian's graduation is on the 6th with family day on the 5th. It would be really nice if Aaryk could be there for it, and so I am requesting your prayers that he get in on the 4th so we have time to get him and bring him down to Ft. Jackson.
I'm doing okay too, trying to stay busy. I finally can update my weight loss tracker again (yea!), and I've been going to the gym for a little over a week now. That's about it for right now, as always, thanks for the prayers and support!
He's doing reasonably well. He's getting over a cold that he says most of the guys have had recently, and is constantly tired and sore. Of the two major area that he has to pass in Basic, he is over one of the hurdles. He passed is Basic Rifle Marksmanship last week! Now he just has his PT test to get through. He's got the pushups and sit ups down alright, but he still needs to cut 3 minutes off of his two mile run. That's down from the 7 minutes he was originally over on this run. I told him I would pass this along as a specific prayer request, because if he doesn't pass the PT test, he gets to do the WHOLE NINE WEEKS of Basic over again.
He also asked me to thank everyone who has sent cards and letters. If you were waiting on sending them, it's okay now. He really appreciates hearing from everyone. He did have one other request. He would like to be able to get a laptop computer when he gets to his AIT next month. He is currently paying off old bills and won't be able to afford one any time soon. So he asked, that instead of care packages if anyone is interested in contributing to a 'computer fund' for him, he would really appreciate it. I'll probably still send packages too (because he may not realize it yet, but it will mean a lot to him), but told him I'd pass this along. I may do an early birthday present for him and set some money aside for his computer.
My second prayer request is for Aaryk. He's doing fine also, working nights at the moment (when it's a little cooler to be outside working on the trucks), and is due to come home on leave in a couple weeks. At the moment, he is scheduled to fly in on either the 4th or 6th of July to Fayetteville. Brian's graduation is on the 6th with family day on the 5th. It would be really nice if Aaryk could be there for it, and so I am requesting your prayers that he get in on the 4th so we have time to get him and bring him down to Ft. Jackson.
I'm doing okay too, trying to stay busy. I finally can update my weight loss tracker again (yea!), and I've been going to the gym for a little over a week now. That's about it for right now, as always, thanks for the prayers and support!
posted by Kyrie Drake | 11:03 AM
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