Next Month!

Kelly received a phone call from Dave last week, and fortunately the connection held for a few minutes this time. Dave says that it is ok now to let people know that they'll PROBABLY be coming home in late September; unfortunately, this will probably be coupled with a fairly short turn-around and they may all have to go back in a few months.

Better news is that he and Kelly want to spend a couple of weeks in California in October! We may not let them go back. ;-)

His only request this time was that Kathleen and I send some jar cakes ( cakes baked in jars and sealed as if canning ) for his fellow Corpsman's birthday. So we put together a party pack and sent it off with the express wishes that his next birthday would be in much better surroundings.

Kathleen would like to include a few more pictures that Dave has sent so here they are. I hope you are all enjoying your summer.

NEWS FLASH! NEWS FLASH! ! ! !

Kelly just now called us, and Dave's company has permanently left the town where they've been since March. They've had many IEDs and numerous casualties in the past few weeks, but have now been moved to a much better place. We are so grateful, this sounds like a much safer location. Praise God!

The downside is that there's no mail going in and out of this location. They will only get mail when they can pick it up at the large base. Dave said it's best to stop sending packages now, but please keep the prayers, letters and motomails coming.

And now back to the pictures . . . .