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I feel the need to ask for your prayer support here.  Bryan is still at Fort Lewis, WA, being "chaptered out" of the Army.  A couple weeks ago I made some phone calls to the Chaplain and Bryan's unit commander to let them know that Bryan has special needs that he doesn't talk about nor that show up to the casual observer.  The Captain looked him up and sent him to the Chaplain for counseling. 

Bryan has sunken into a deep depression.  His mother finally got a phone call to him yesterday and she says "he is spiralling down" ... he was supposed to call her back last night but didn't.  She put in some calls to his CQ and to his commander but there was no answer at either number.  She is very concerned about Bryan and is going to try to get hold of the Chaplain today.

Please pray for Bryan's mental and emotional health and for peace ... and hope.   Pray for Joy to have the right words when she speaks with whomever will be in contact with Bryan.  She needs peace of mind as well.

Thank you,  Jane

oh, dear Janie,

Know that I am here for you.

I may not have the right words to express but our Heavenly Father knows
how much we need HIS help at this time.

Dear Lord, help this young man to become captive of your love for him--make him
see , feel, and hear how you have been in this same position and you have promised
him that you would take care of his needs.

Words are just words at this time but the heartfelt need for your presence is oh, so
real.

Bless and give his family the strength that is needed to convey their love and hope for
his recovery from the dark abyss that the devil is steering him to.

Dear Lord, this grandson of Janie has  a brillant future ahead of him --let him see
the reason that you have created him--to give honor and glory to your name.

love in Christ,

Joyce

Dear Jane my prayers are  for Bryan's mental health
and also for his mother and for you as grandmother.

Dear Father , You know how I have been interceding for Bryan, his mother and grandmother, daily. Father the time has come that Bryan needs your immediate attention, I realize that you know all things and that this is no surprise to you, Lord God. But I am coming before your face again with this request to give Bryan the peace that passes all understanding, to wipe those terrible memories from his memory banks. I ask you again Father to cleanse his mind and his dreams from reliving those horrible things which he saw in Iraq. I ask you to give him the joy of the Lord as that joy is his strength. Please Father  I pray that the Chaplain has been able to reach Bryan and help him to adjust. I don't know how else to say this Father but Please heal Bryans mind, and hold him in your loving arms until he is well again. In Jesus name Amen.

Jane you request has brought tears to my eye and  can barely see to type this prayer, I will be praying for Bry constantly through out the days ahead.

Please know that I will pray for him as well!

Jane:  I am so sorry that Bryan is in this state.  I will be praying for him as well.

I deal with the spectre of depression all the time with my son, Jane, so I recognize the huge difficulties Bry faces. Yes, K've already been praying for y'all and will continue.

May God bring rest to Bry and peace that passes understanding.

Ruth Ann

A hearty amen to Marilyn's prayer.  Jane, I will continue to pray for dear sweet Bry.  I know God has special plans for him, otherwise the enemy wouldn't be trying so hard to destroy him.  Please know we love you, we care what happens to Bry, and we will keep on praying.  (((hug)))

Thank you, so much, for your prayer support at this time in our lives, JOYCE, RIA, MARILYN, KARMA, JUDY Mc, RUTH ANN, and JANET.  This has been a very trying day but I know, beyond a doubt, that our Lord reigns ... and nothing is too difficult for Him.  Bless you for caring.  Jane

Dear Jane and Joy,

              "I charge you to believe My daylight at midnight"...


Be assured that Christian brethren in my home locality are in fervant prayer for Bryan. We are on the "hotline".

Luv U.
Jenny.

Jane ~ Ya know that it will be my priviledge to keep Bry in my prayers as well as his Mom and GrandMom!

Yes, Jane... as Etta Sue as said., its an honor to pray for Bry.  Keep us posted on how he is doing....we really CARE!

Jane, I will also keep Bry, his mother and you in my prayers.  I hope he can get the kind of help and support that he needs from the military. 

Jane does Bry keep in touch with you? Have you spoken with the  chaplain lately? I am praying that he will get to spend some time with you before he moves on to where ever his is going to live.

Marilyn, Bryan called the day after his mother and I returned from visiting him at Ft. Lewis.  That was the last until Joy spoke with him on the 18th.  Actually, she had phoned his unit commander for information on his release and Bryan happened to be in his office at the time.  That's when she talked with him and he was very depressed.  Since then no one has heard from him. 

Joy is just returning from a trip to New Jersey (helping a friend move) and she called me while she was "stateside" and could use her cell phone.  We have been in contact with both the Chaplain and Bryan's NCOIC (non-commissioned officer in charge) and they have been very understanding and helpful.  Bryan has all the phone numbers for us and other family members but if he chooses not to use them we will honor that. 

Right now, we are trusting God to work everything out for His glory and we know that Bryan will be in good hands whatever he decides to do.  I would love for Bryan to stop by here for a while. His mother would love to meet the bus when he gets off, but we don't have any idea where or when that will be.  He will receive two weeks' briefing once he has been given a date for discharge and we leave all this in God's hands.  Bryan's decisions...or not...his further treatment, where he goes, what he does ... we just don't know right now.

We are at peace with this because we know our God is an AWESOME GOD who does all things well!  

Thank you for the update, Jane. We'll keep supporting him with our prayers (and you and Joy and the remainder of the family).

Ruth Ann

I just received word from Joy that Bryan is "officially discharged from the Army as of 10 a.m. 10/28."  There are many complications but, the bottom line is that Bryan is currently at a family friend's in Sacramento, CA and will be with his mother in Mexico on Wednesday.  It looks like his mother and I will be with him, in Sacramento or vicinity, the first part of December to help him establish his residence and life as a civilian.

There have been problems and will probably continue to be issues that need to be dealt with, but we are praising God for his release and the promise of a future. 

Thank you for your prayers ... please continue to hold Bryan before the Lord.  This is a difficult time for him as well as other family members.

Thank you Jesus for the answered prayers and that Bryan is now a civilian.

During this transition, Father, I pray that you will keep Bry in the palm of Your hand. That he will feel the comforting warmth of Your love wrapped around him like a child wrapped in the warmth of his father's arms.

When he starts to drop - please hold him up. When ne needs clarification, give him the God-given gift of understanding. When he is scared, please comfort him.

Thank you for your never ending love to us all. For the beauties of nature. For food to eat and clothing to wear.

And, Father, thank you for Bry and for those who love him. Please guide each person with whom he comes in contact and allow him to see You through them.

Ruth Ann

Amen to Ruth Ann's thoughts Lord.

Please keep our dear Bryan looking unto You.  Keep his heart fixed Lord.

"....to give unto them beauty for ashes, the oil of joy for mourning, the garment of praise for the spirit of heaviness." Isaiah 61:3

Praise You for the mighty way You have rescued this young man from the fiery furnace.

In Jesus Name.
Amen.

I wanted to let y'all know that Bryan is doing well as a civilian.  He is working in customer relations with Safeway Stores.  He says he loves "being sickenly sweet" to people all day because it keeps him in a good mood.  He wants to stay in this line of work and, actually, he has been told he is "management material" and they will be training him for management.  He is saving his money and trying to get his bills paid so he will be able to move into an apartment before winter.  I know y'all have prayed for him and would be interested to know he is doing very well. Maybe, one day, he will be in Mexico working for/with his parents on their resort property ... who knows?  Only God, who is all knowing and cares for each detail of our lives.

Jane, it is encouraging to read of Bryan's progress. 

Jane, I am so happy to hear that Bryan is doing well in civilian life.

Beverly

Jane, I'm so glad to hear that!

God is good ... all the time!! Thanks, so much for your prayers and concern for this one of many that is readjusting to life in the United States after combat duty.  Things are not easy but God is in total control and we leave everything in His so very competent hand.

OH, yes Janie,

GOD is so very good.

Keeping Bryan in our prayers.

Love in Christ,

Joyce

Praise the Lord I am still praying for Bryan.

Thanks for the updates on Bryan, Jane.  So happy that he's enjoying being "sickly sweet"! 

Larry, Beverly, Karma, Joyce, Marilyn and Pat ~Thanks, so much, for your prayers and concern.  I hope to see Joy (Bryan's mother) nixt month and, possibly, Bryan as well.  He has always been appreciative of Christian friends who keep him in their prayers.  I still believe that one day he will be a great counsellor and able to help many to overcome the same difficulties he is familiar with.

Jane - I am so happy to read that Bryan is doing well.

I can't add anything more than what has been said already.  Ruth Ann said it best. ... - thank you, Ruth Ann!