It is hard to pen together coherent thoughts when things seem to be happening a million miles an hour. Today embarks a bitter sweet journey for me, my family, and my brother. In a Holy Spirit lead send off, we covered my brother with songs, prayers, and tears, as he goes to spend the next 18 months in the heart and heat of Iraq. His mission is extremely dangerous, and he has been chosen to lead about 40 other soldiers in providing safety for the rebuilders of Iraq. I cannot begin to describe my thoughts, desperate crys for safety, and showers of guided discernment for this man, a true Army Ranger, with officer class, who is undoubtedly and absolutely abandoned to God. I found myself almost mourning as if it were a living funeral. But, then I am reminded of God's providence, even when my finite mind cannot understand. In everything-

He
IS
Faithful!

Also, I have decided to go to Peru to help establish a base for future FYM's, and work with AIM's new missionaries Bob and Becky Cooley. This has been a very prayerfully considered decision, as I believe going anywhere else would be disobedience. Please continue to pray that God sets the stage, works out the details, and prepares me for this new adventure. I believe this will be a year where He teaches me to be independently dependent on Him.

I smile because of the L
ORD.

-Rubie Palmer