Charles Welty - letter to his son in the Navy

For those of you with sons and daughters in the armed forces, I know you can relate to this letter. Charles Welty wrote it to his son over 3 years ago. Welty's advice is timeless and I wanted to make sure everyone reads this letter to his son, Christopher who is now studying at the US Naval Academy, Annapolis.

Deo Mushambo

Catching up on the month's posts, I wanted to introduce you all to Deo Mushambo. Deo is with the Ugandan Army protecting the US soldiers at Fort Summerall, Iraq while the US soldiers are on base (someone has to watch over them while they refuel and recharge!) As you'll read from his testimony, Deo was blessed with meeting Chaplain Chris Rusack and now is one of the lay leaders for the Ugandan Army soldiers bible study and services when Chaplain Chris is out on patrol with the soldiers. What's most amazing is how Verda Reeves, Deo's 'adopted mom' found us while searching for Swahili Bibles to ship to the troops. Verda, Deo and I are in frequent communication these days working out the technical kinks in getting Deo enrolled in Chuck Missler's http://www.studycenter.com/ Koinonia Institute so Deo can engage in formal Bible study. Please keep Deo and everyone in Iraq in your prayers!

First Bible Baptist Church Invitation

Pastor George Grace of First Bible Baptist Church handed on the Soldiers Bible Ministry materials to Pastor Gary Sauer. Gary's asked me to present at two services next month and September for a local Army and a local Marine unit at their special service they have before a family picnic for their units before deployment. Gary wanted them to get first hand exposure to the Soldiers Bible Ministry.

Major Dave Young will be joining me on those days as well.

Thank you, Gary (and thank you, God!)

Special Gifts On the Way!

John Reynolds has put together two boxes of special gifts for Chaplain Chris and the soldiers on his base, to be shipped out today. As you can see from the boxes, John has included some "homey" things that will offer them a few creature comforts. But, more than that, it will remind the soldiers that they're in our thoughts and prayers.

Did you notice that package of "Thank You" notes? John included these because the two packages leaving today are only the tip of the iceburg.

In cooperation with Harp Depot from Marion, Ohio, the troops from the 101st Airborne in Iraq are about to receive a shipment of instruments, sound equipment, and all the peripherals. Thanks to the many people who pitched in to make this possible, the men and women on the FOB will have access to instruments and sound equipment to enjoy a little time relaxing, and, of course, it will also add a lot to the worship services conducted by Chaplain Chris.

This is one way Soldiers Bible Ministry is different than other military ministries. We encourage personal response from the soldiers to those who donated money and items. If you contributed in any way toward the purchase of the equipment, you can expect a response! If you want to get involved in Tunes for Troops, we'll be arranging for shipments to other bases in Iraq and Afghanistan in the future. As the money comes in, arrangements to send sound equipment to other bases will be made.

Contact us now and let us know how you can help. If you have instruments, let us know! If you have sound equipment you're not using, we can probably use it. If you can make a donation of any size, we'll put your money to work by showing visible evidence of your support for our troops. Click Here

We're excited ... we can't wait to hear the response from Iraq. We'll post pictures and updates as we receive them.