Semper Gumby

That title may seem strange, but those 155+ of us who are in the Army Chaplains School this summer it says a great deal.  Our Chaplain Course manager, Chaplain Cline, constantly preaches this to us.  From day one we were told to be Semper Gumby - Always Flexible!  Our motto is to be rigidly flexible, because things are always changing in this environment.  Change is something that many of us battle with and against, but change is a good thing.  Think about who you were before you embraced Christ as your Savior - yes change is good!

It is excessively hot here and we are definitely working hard from a physical standpoint in this first part of CH-BOLC during CIMT.  But praise God that the Lord is merciful, always meeting and exceeding the need of His children through His bountiful blessings.  Had a great time yesterday during our team building exercises on the Confidence Course (Team Development Course).  I would love to do that again.  I am forging many wonderful friendships with brothers and sisters in Christ, and I am excited about serving in this missionary capacity to our soldiers.  Tonight I was reminded about this great missionary task that my Lord has called me to, and that my family, friends, and church stand behind me on.  Missionaries go to new cultures, learn new customs and new languages - they immerse themselves in the new environments with the purpose to open new doors to share the love of Christ.  That is exactly what Chaplaincy is about - I am in a new culture, learning new (yet old) traditions, and how to speak a new langauge - all for one purpose - to share the love of Christ with soldiers and their families as we soldier through this life together.  Hooah!

Thanks again for the many prayers and words of encouragement.  These sustain me daily, along with the abiding presence of my Savior!  I miss my family and kids, and I welcome the opportunity to embrace them in my loving arms again.  I love you family!  I love you friends and church family!  To God be the glory!