Prayer needed for our military

[Hank and Dot]

We received the following as an email.

It makes us feel so ashamed for complaining about the 98 degree temperature. We complain while living in an air conditioned home.


Subject: FW: PRAYER REQUEST


7-Day Forecast for Baghdad, Iraq

Fri 115ºF


Sat 89ºF



Sun 117ºF



Mon 89ºF



Tue 120ºF



Wed 90ºF



Thu 122ºF


Prayer request .

According to the weather reports, it is our understanding that it is 122 degrees in Iraq right now -- and the low will be 111! Our troops need our prayers for strength, endurance, and safety..... If it be God's will, give these men and women the strength they need to prevail.



I am not breaking this one.....Let us pray.



Prayer chain for our Military.....please don't break it...


Please send this on after a short prayer.



Prayer


'Lord, please hold our troops in your loving hands. Protect them as they protect us. Bless them and their families for the selfless acts they perform for us in our time of need. Amen.'

Prayer Request: When you receive this, please stop for a moment and say a prayer for our troops around the world.



There is nothing attached... . Just send this to all the people in your address book. Do not let it stop with you, please....Of all the gifts you could give a US Soldier, Sailor, Airman, Marine & others deployed in harm's way, Prayer is the very best one!

[Sandi Moses]

I got this e-mail, too, and although I didn't verify the accuracy of it, I do know that if it isn't true this week or this month, it will be true this summer.

I worked for a short time with a letter carrier who was in the reserves and spent a year in Iraq. When she came back she said two things.

1) Hell was one block down the street.

2) "I will never, ever, EVER complain about carrying mail in the summer again!"

Everybody over there is somebody's loved one. They need all the prayer they can get.

Sandi

[Erich]

I remember it getting very hot in Vietnam but nothing close to these temps. If military vehicles are the same as 35 yrs ago then there is no AC in any of them. The combat troops who are on foot patrol carry a lot of weight on their backs and the flack jackets must also contribute to their discomfort.

Let's hope there is not much humidity... if so that would make things worse than they already are...

Erich

[Sandi Moses]

Jun 10, 2008 10:36:48 GMT -5 Erich said:

Let's hope there is not much humidity... if so that would make things worse than they already are...

Erich

According to Iraqi acquaintances, the Baghdad area is more desert-like, and the south is kind of swampy and miserable.

Sandi