Phone call in the middle of the night :)

SOOO happy today! Got to hear from him in the middle of the night last night! He sounded so good.. and was so happy to hear my voice :)

The group that he is with was cut down to 5 marines from 8.. and he made the cut! :) He is very blessed to have stayed with this group of instructors for this academy. They are going to be well taken care of! Instead of being in a tent with 18+ marines, the five of them will be in a tent together. They are going to put wood floors and walls in their tent so that they each have their own 'room'! I am really excited for him that he will have a better sleeping arrangement and not be stuffed in a tent in bunk beds! I guess they know that these 5 marines will be very busy, working hard, and have a lot on their plates so they want to make sure that they are comfortable and well taken care of! I am so glad that he stayed with this group. I know that he will soar as a leader and instructor.. he loves helping people better themselves and seems very excited about what is ahead of him! What a blessing! :) It's awesome to think about the impact that he could have on these Afghan soldiers. I know he is relieved that he will be busy for the deployment rather than sitting around and having time creep by... and being at Camp Leatherneck is such a relief! We are so thankful that he will be safe and secure.. and not have to take the chance of moving from place to place and being in harms way! The Lord has blessed us so much with this assignment and opportunity for him. He's hoping that he'll get to pick up Staff Sergeant while he's there since he is a 3rd year Sgt! Never know what this might mean for our future... We are open to anything and everything.. as long as we know we are in God's will!

Hearing his voice and knowing that he's safe and on a sleeping schedule is such a relief. I am so thankful that he has adjusted to the time difference and is actually looking forward to his job! He said they worked on putting up the tents, etc. for the academy yesterday and he was running a jack hammer! I would have loved to see that :)

Thank you again for your continuous support, encouragement and prayers! I look forward to hearing his stories and sharing them with our friends and family! His first care package was mailed Saturday morning.. waiting to see how long it takes to get from me to him! I am excited about being able to mail him goodies to make his heart smile! :)

I will update his 'wish list' when I hear from him again tonight (hopefully!) :)