Hey guys,
I received a call from Isaac today and he is currently in Camp Striker, Baghdad. I looked up pictures of this place on Google and it is crazy how much it looks like the Arizona desert.... well a bit dirtier, but the tree's, smog, dirt, etc. He will be staying there until the 18th and then he will be headed over to where he will be stationed. He said until the 18th, he doesn't really have a whole lot going on, except for 2 Formations, one in the morning and in the evening. He is planning on buying a few phone cards tomorrow, so he will hopefully be making some phone calls soon. Also, he is able to use the internet in 30 minute intervals. He doesn't get to use his own computer, so he can't use his Skype, but he will be going on Facebook and checking his Emails. If you wanna send him a message, I am sure he will send one in return. I was able to catch him twice on Facebook today and we were able to im eachother. It has been great getting to communicate with him finally, I think I was about to lose my mind. He says that everything is good and they are feeding him well, which is a relief to me! We hope that everyone is doing well, I will update again, when he reaches his Duty Station :) We love you all!!
Wednesday, July 14, 2010
Monday, July 12, 2010
I love having updates!!
Hey Family and Friends,
I received another phone call this morning from Isaac. They have been being trained to the point of exhaustion. To give an example of how crazy the training is, they went to bed at 7pm, woke up at 1am and were not released from training until 6pm!! Bless his heart, but he is still soo positive, I can't help but smile when he tells me about his experiences. He said the weather is still in the 120's and the dust has been blowing. Part of their training is in using their weapons.... he said when they were at the firing range, there were Scorpions and Camel spiders everywhere... that would be enough to make me wanna come home :( Due to the mass ammounts of training and classes, he wasn't able to make it to Church, but I shared our Sunday school lesson and a few Scriptures with him. He said he has really felt the Spirit very stronglly lately and he hopes that when he gets settled in Iraq, that they too will have Church services. They are leaving for Iraq now on Wednesday, not Tuesday. I know that all our thoughts and prayers are helping him stay positive :) Until next time, we love you guys and hope everyone is doing great!!
I received another phone call this morning from Isaac. They have been being trained to the point of exhaustion. To give an example of how crazy the training is, they went to bed at 7pm, woke up at 1am and were not released from training until 6pm!! Bless his heart, but he is still soo positive, I can't help but smile when he tells me about his experiences. He said the weather is still in the 120's and the dust has been blowing. Part of their training is in using their weapons.... he said when they were at the firing range, there were Scorpions and Camel spiders everywhere... that would be enough to make me wanna come home :( Due to the mass ammounts of training and classes, he wasn't able to make it to Church, but I shared our Sunday school lesson and a few Scriptures with him. He said he has really felt the Spirit very stronglly lately and he hopes that when he gets settled in Iraq, that they too will have Church services. They are leaving for Iraq now on Wednesday, not Tuesday. I know that all our thoughts and prayers are helping him stay positive :) Until next time, we love you guys and hope everyone is doing great!!
Saturday, July 10, 2010
Isaac Update!!
Hey everyone,
I finally have an update on Isaac, I just received a phone call from him. He said he had to wait 2 hours for his turn to use the phone, crazy huh.... Well, he went from Shannon(spelling?), Ireland to Camp Buehling, Kuwait, where he said he should be until Tuesday. They are going through training there at Camp Buehling before they head over to Iraq. He said it is a melting 125 degrees over there and it is miserable, but luckily they have huge cases of water constantly being shipped in. They all went the whole trip until around 6am Kuwait time, before they were able to go to sleep. He said it isn't the most comfortable thing sleeping during the day in that kind of heat, but they were exhausted, so they didn't complain. Get this, they have a tent set up serving as an LDS Chapel, so he will be attending Church Services tomorrow! He was really excited for that. I think it is awesome! Isaac is in such great spirits, somehow he seems wiser already. He is such a great example to me. He didn't have one negative thing to say, other then his skin felt like it was burning off..... but thats more of a fact, right haha. Well, his phone calls in Kuwait are only allowed to be 20 mins long, and thats per day, so until he gets to Iraq, we will continue updating everyone this way. He is in hopes that once he gets there, his schedule will be a little clearer and he can set up times for communication. Alot of that will be through the Internet, so everyone get their Skype downloaded :) Also, I am aching to start sending letters and care packages, so I asked him to give me suggestions of what we are and aren't allowed to send... here are the things we can't send: Anything having to do with Religion :(, anything Pork, so no bacon haha..., and of course, Guns, alcohol, tobacco etc., he didn't think we would have a problem with those last few :) As for what he would like to receive: Beef Jerky, or any snack that provides energy that won't melt and will fit in his pockets, Letters, phone cards, and sunflower seeds. I'm sure he will think of more things as time goes by. As soon as he gets his permanent address, I will be getting that to everyone. He loves you all!! Thank you for all of your support!!
I finally have an update on Isaac, I just received a phone call from him. He said he had to wait 2 hours for his turn to use the phone, crazy huh.... Well, he went from Shannon(spelling?), Ireland to Camp Buehling, Kuwait, where he said he should be until Tuesday. They are going through training there at Camp Buehling before they head over to Iraq. He said it is a melting 125 degrees over there and it is miserable, but luckily they have huge cases of water constantly being shipped in. They all went the whole trip until around 6am Kuwait time, before they were able to go to sleep. He said it isn't the most comfortable thing sleeping during the day in that kind of heat, but they were exhausted, so they didn't complain. Get this, they have a tent set up serving as an LDS Chapel, so he will be attending Church Services tomorrow! He was really excited for that. I think it is awesome! Isaac is in such great spirits, somehow he seems wiser already. He is such a great example to me. He didn't have one negative thing to say, other then his skin felt like it was burning off..... but thats more of a fact, right haha. Well, his phone calls in Kuwait are only allowed to be 20 mins long, and thats per day, so until he gets to Iraq, we will continue updating everyone this way. He is in hopes that once he gets there, his schedule will be a little clearer and he can set up times for communication. Alot of that will be through the Internet, so everyone get their Skype downloaded :) Also, I am aching to start sending letters and care packages, so I asked him to give me suggestions of what we are and aren't allowed to send... here are the things we can't send: Anything having to do with Religion :(, anything Pork, so no bacon haha..., and of course, Guns, alcohol, tobacco etc., he didn't think we would have a problem with those last few :) As for what he would like to receive: Beef Jerky, or any snack that provides energy that won't melt and will fit in his pockets, Letters, phone cards, and sunflower seeds. I'm sure he will think of more things as time goes by. As soon as he gets his permanent address, I will be getting that to everyone. He loves you all!! Thank you for all of your support!!
Friday, July 9, 2010
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