Friday, November 24, 2006

"HE'S COMING HOME!"

It is Friday, the day after the Thanksgiving holiday. I am at work and weeping at my desk. The first thing I do each workday morning is check my email. Today I received an email--the subject line read, "He's coming home". It was from my friend who has a son doing his second tour in Iraq. He is a frontline soldier. He has seen the worst of things.

Just last week, I helped one of my co-workers out by booking his airfare online. He needed a return ticket because he was driving his son's truck to him. As I was booking the flight, my friend's son was on a plane, returning from Afghanistan. I have seen pictures of his bunker. I have heard stories from his dad. He has experienced hard things.

A couple months ago, Vicki Sue and I met our friend's girlfriend. She is a marine. She had just returned from a year in Iraq. We asked her questions and her answers amazed us. It was difficult to see this charming, beautiful woman and know that she had lived the life of a soldier and felt the death of war.

So, I am at my desk weeping because these are the soldiers that God had put on my heart to pray for. And they have come home (or will soon be) home safe. I am weeping for relief at their safety and weeping for the pain that others are feeling because their soldiers died doing their jobs.

Just a reminder...please be praying for the soldiers that you get asked to pray for. And for their families.

8 comments:

Sara said...

thanks for the reminder. praying and rejoicing with you.

Tracey, in MI said...

is it a soldier that I know?????

Who's mom we previously ministered along side????

Margie said...

what a great story. thanks for sharing.

KayMac said...

Trac-yes

Becky said...

i know how if felt when ken came home, i can't imagine a child comming home.
military are always on my heart.

Anonymous said...

I think I' quite lucky to live where I live...we usually send only soldiers good in chemistry to help where it's needed... I will pray for them and all your soldiers! It must be so hard for all their loved ones. Why do wars have to be in this world...

KayMac said...

Peta, sadly, i believe we will cont to have war until Jesus redeems the whole earth...

Anonymous said...

Yeah, I know you're right :(( It's just so pointless... I know sometimes you need to protect your country... But whatever people fight for, it brings only suffering to both sides. :((