Kuwait
Well, here I am in Kuwait. It's Wednesday morning here (late on Tuesday night back home). It's surreal being here. To prepare for something so long and now finally to be in the Middle East is really a good feeling.
My flight here was interesting. We made stops in Iceland and Germany. I've always wanted to go to Iceland, but hopefully next time I'll get to see a little more of the country.
On the way in here, we flew over Iraq. That was eerie. I had a bit of a knot in my stomach, to be perfectly honest, as I flew in for tha last leg. It was partially excitement, partially anxiety, and partially a whole bunch of other emotions. I can't imagine a person not feeling that, at least on their first trip over here. But I also can't express the gladness at finally being here, and being able to get started with my ministry.
Kuwait is not my final stop. I am at Camp Ali Al Salem currently. A pretty decent place. My first meal in country was: McDonald's. Yep, there are golden arches here. Also a Pizza Hut. I will maybe post a picture of the arches if I get a chance. But it is HOT (yeah, first time anyone has said that), but it's not humid. I prefer this to the humidity of Missisippi.
As for after this, I now know where I am going, but I'll wait to talk about that until I get there. Security concerns are a big deal, considering how many people read blogs, but also with the number of hackers who read emails any time you or I or anyone send them. I heard this statistic: if you send an email, assume that 200 people will read it, along with your recipient. So, as a result, my blog is going to focus more on how I perceive things, about my spiritual life, and that sort of thing, and I will not, obviously, write about details about things before they happen.
One last thing: I met with a couple of chaplains when I got here, and they prayed Psalm 91 over me. It was such a blessing. I commend the psalm to you all; many of you know it, but I encourage you to read it, and say it as a prayer for all of our troops. I believe they make bandanas with that psalm on it as well.
My flight here was interesting. We made stops in Iceland and Germany. I've always wanted to go to Iceland, but hopefully next time I'll get to see a little more of the country.
On the way in here, we flew over Iraq. That was eerie. I had a bit of a knot in my stomach, to be perfectly honest, as I flew in for tha last leg. It was partially excitement, partially anxiety, and partially a whole bunch of other emotions. I can't imagine a person not feeling that, at least on their first trip over here. But I also can't express the gladness at finally being here, and being able to get started with my ministry.
Kuwait is not my final stop. I am at Camp Ali Al Salem currently. A pretty decent place. My first meal in country was: McDonald's. Yep, there are golden arches here. Also a Pizza Hut. I will maybe post a picture of the arches if I get a chance. But it is HOT (yeah, first time anyone has said that), but it's not humid. I prefer this to the humidity of Missisippi.
As for after this, I now know where I am going, but I'll wait to talk about that until I get there. Security concerns are a big deal, considering how many people read blogs, but also with the number of hackers who read emails any time you or I or anyone send them. I heard this statistic: if you send an email, assume that 200 people will read it, along with your recipient. So, as a result, my blog is going to focus more on how I perceive things, about my spiritual life, and that sort of thing, and I will not, obviously, write about details about things before they happen.
One last thing: I met with a couple of chaplains when I got here, and they prayed Psalm 91 over me. It was such a blessing. I commend the psalm to you all; many of you know it, but I encourage you to read it, and say it as a prayer for all of our troops. I believe they make bandanas with that psalm on it as well.
posted by Christian | 8:14 AM
2 Comments:
Hallelujah! I praise God for your safety!! I am so thankful to hear of your peace. God is good. I look forward to hearing more -- our prayers are with you daily.
You are in our heart and in our prayers. And you are right, you can get that on a bandana. Here's a place that sells them: http://www.psalm91bandana.com/
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