Anthony Update

Yesterday we received our first letters from Anthony, and then just as we were about to go into church for Masters Club he called! We ended up sitting in the parking lot for about a half hour talking to him. Which was nice because when Pastor pulled up he got to give him some encouragement too. (Our pastor is retired army, so a great support for Anthony!) In the letters he seemed up and down. Positive one day, discouraged the next. But on the phone he sounded really good. He was very happy that they had been moved out of the processing phase to where they will stay for the rest of boot camp. Also, they had been issued their guns earlier in the day, so they all seemed pumped up from that! He had done the Victory Tower earlier in the day too and did really well. Please keep praying that he stays positive and just keeps moving toward the goal. Also, he is supposed to be coming home for Christmas, but in a company of 50 guys if one of them does something stupid they will all lose their leave. (I needed one more thing to worry about!) Please pray that he gets to come home! For everyone that has been praying for him, a huge answer to prayer came in his letters! He is finding a lot of comfort in reading his Bible and went to a church service. Praise God!