Posted on 11/15/2004 2:48:17 PM PST by alpha-8-25-02
I pray for Benjamin and all our brave troops/
Looks like he'll be stuck with feeding the baby a few more times than he is used to, being stuck in a chair with two casts on!
LOL!
Thank you Lord. What great news! Continued prayers for Benjamin and all of our military.
Continued prayers for Benjamin and his team AND all those involved over there.
God continue to bless all of them and keep them safe.
I like the sanitizing of the terroristscumbag part!!
THANKS RACE!
The boy needs a little domestication!
cleanup on aisle 5
GODSPEED AND THANKYOU FOR YOU SUPPORT!
THANKS AZ!
GODSPEED!
I'LL UP DATE!
I will continue with the prayers for Benajamin, his tea, and all of our troops.
Prayers continue for his complete recovery.
Prayers continuing at least twice a day for swift and complete recovery for Benjamin and his team. (Thank You, O Lord, for sparing their lives!)
God bless and heal Benjamin and his fellow Marine - God bless and protect all of our troops!
You, O Lord, are a shield for them; You are their glory and the lifter of their heads.
Prayers for all.
Prayers for Benjamin and the whole team. May God be with our servicemen and women.
Thanks be to God. I add prayers for all our servicemen.
UPDATE!!!!!!!!!!!!!
NOTES FROM BENJ'S MOM,SHIRLEY!
Dear family and friends, Benjamin is in Germany now. We still don't
have specific info about his injuries but know that both legs are in
casts. We also know that he should be in Germany for a week and then he
will be flown to his base--29 Palms, CA--to be processed and then he
should be coming to NY for medical leave. I have no idea how long he
will be here but it should at least be long enough that he will be here
for the birth of the baby and for Christmas. No idea what happens after
that. God has done exceedingly above and beyond what we could have asked
or thought. We have much for which to be thankful. Thanks so much to
all of you who have so faithfully prayed, called, sent encouragement, and
shared your loved. We have gone through all of this surrounded by so
much love and we are thankful for that. We will continue to send you any
new information that we get. Thanks again. Love, Shirley/mom
PS All of this means no hospitalization in the states which was
something that we had been expecting. PTL
Dear family and friends, So much has happened today. We just talked to
Benjamin and to me he sounded very good. He is tired and sore but ok.
He will have a procedure tomorrow to clean out his wounds and they have
x-rayed the ankle and will determine if it needs pins. He is coming to
the USA either Friday or Saturday, going to CA and will come home from
there. We are praying that he will be home for Thanksgiving--we can't
even remember the last Thanksgiving that we were all together. It is
possible that the last one was when Elizabeth was 2 years old--the last
one before Daniel went to Italy. OK--back to story--. We don't know how
long Benjamin will be here after that. Other details--Benjamin's legs
were not casted--they were bandaged. The ankle is fractured. He was
grazed by a bullet on one thigh, hit by a bullet on the other. PTL he
isn't going to arrive with two legs in casts!! We were wondering how we
were even going to get him into the house!! One last story and I will
let you go. I had told him that when Elizabeth was crying after she had
found out that he was shot, I was telling her that his wounds could have
been a whole lot worse. Benj asked me if I wanted him to tell me a
story. Foolish me said yes. Curiosity will kill the cat!! Anyway.
When he was shot he had a pouch on that had seven grenades in it. A shot
went through the pouch and shot off the tip of a grenade. He could have
been blown to smithareens. PTL, he was not!! Well, I must go. I need
to be at church in nine minutes. I love you all and am thankful for each
one. I am sorry that I have not been able to respond to each message in
the past couple of days. Love, Shirley
I WILL KEEP ALL UPDATED.
THIS MINISTRY HAS BEEN INCREDIBLE!
GOD BLESS AND RICHLY HOLD ON TO ALL OF YOU!
MY BROTHERLY LOVE,
ALPHA
Praise God that he is alive! Tell him we will never, ever forget his sacrifice for us...
Thank you and God bless you, Benjamin!
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