God really does answer our prayers. On Friday I got up and as usual I got on line and checked out what was happening in Afghanistan since my son is serving there with the 82nd Airborne. I've gotten pretty good with my Afghanistan geography and when I read the headlines it took my breathe. An American soldier had been kill in a fire fight in the area my son is operating in. Since he serves on the front lines as a reconn scout these kinds of headlines always gets my attention. When it hits close to home I typically spend the next couple of days on guard. I hate it, but it is simply the way it is...
I found myself praying very specifically all day, "God, I sure would love to hear from my son". Then it happen at 7:00 pm that night he called. In the past three months he has called about twice so his calling was a really big deal.
When he calls some random number pops up on my caller id and their is a long delay after I pick up...then I hear that voice, "Hey dad". That's is music to my ears. We talked for about 30 minutes. It was really early and no one was standing in line waiting on the phone. He was really doing well. I could hear it in his voice. He talked about the fire fight he had been in. He talked about spending 5 days with 5 other scouts at 2500 meters on a mountain at an observation point. He talked about how he worked side by side with his Platoon commander pre-plotting targets and tactical plans as they advance. He talked about coming home in October for two weeks before going back to finish his 15 month tour. He talked about the fact that had been thinking about reenlisting. He talked about his training and how important it was considering he wore 60 pounds of gear and carried another 100 pounds in his rut sack.
When we got off the phone I praised and thanked God for hearing my prayers. God really does hear our prayers...he hears them when we are praying for our children...he hears them when we are planting a church. He just simply hears them....Thank you God for hearing my prayers....Today I pray for my son...I pray for all of our troops...I pray for the special forces soldier that lost his life last Friday...I pray for the 3 NATO soldiers that died today. I pray for the 7 kids that lost their lives when they were used as a human shield. I pray for our leaders who have to make very difficult decisions related to this conflict everyday...I pray for peace on earth and good will toward all men....d
I am so glad to hear that he is ok. You are both in my prayers. Thanks for the encouragment.
Posted by: April Pearson | June 21, 2007 at 10:06 AM