Praise be to God; my brother, David, arrived safely at Camp Pendleton, San Diego in the wee hours of Tuesday morning after a very long day! My parents finally received his phone call after 3:00 am when all the recruits are allowed a very short, scripted phone call. Mom answered her cell phone and could barely even hear David or what he was saying over all the other recruits yelling in the background but she knew it was him. Mom said it sounded like the other recruits were yelling "eat dirt" but my Dad assured her it was probably more like "we're here". :) So the intense 13 week journey to become a Marine begins for David. We know he will come home mentally stronger, physically stronger, but Oh for the grace of God, our greatest prayer is for him to grow in spiritual strength and stature! Please pray for my brother over these next 3 months, pray for my parents, and pray that with all joy we will go out to San Diego in a few months and see a man dressed in blues, that I'm so proud to call, brother! It will be a while before we receive any correspondence but I will keep posting through the blog what we hear. Blessings!
**Please watch the video to the left if you want to see a small sampling of what David will be going through to reach his final goal.
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That's great news for your family! I know it seemed that this day would never come! He'll be in my prayers.
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