These boys are all from Corinth and are serving with the National Guard in Samarra, Iraq.(https://www.christianphotographers.com/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fimg16.imageshack.us%2Fimg16%2F2668%2FCorinthBoys.jpg&hash=474d7be657635bb2fb7b00ce3ff46cd75488ac7a)
The one kneeling on the right is Gene's and my special prayer partner and spiritual son - the only one smiling. :)
What a neat picture and I pray that God will be protecting these young men and all of our troops as they put their lives on the line to protect us.
It's nice to put faces on our military personell that we are praying for. I have a photo of one young man in my Bile and pray for the troops every day as I lay hands on his picture.
Father God, I lift these eight young men to you, asking for protection over them as they serve us and our country in harm's way in Iraq. Please be with each of them, draw them close to You, and if they don't know Jesus as their Lord and Saviour, send someone across their paths to minister Life to them. Please be with all our military people who are serving across the world, and please give wisdom to President Bush, Rumsfeld, and all our other leaders.
Any who oppose You, we ask that they be removed from power and replaced with people of faith and morals. In Jesus' name, amen.
If it weren't for troops such as these men, we would have no freedom. I pray for the troops daily and pray that they return home safe and sound.
And Father, I pray for these eight also. I pray that You will make their mission very, very successful. Protect them, Father, from rebels and others and grant that they and their buddies may fully succeed in establishing order in Iraq. Oh grant those people freedom, Father, and move us here in this country to value it more ourselves.