SURFING WITH JESUS
Pastor Gene A. Dasher, Sr.
Web Site: http://SurfingwithJesus.Blogspot.com
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A VETERANS MEMORY LANE
It’s hard to
believe it has been 47 years since I was in boot camp at Ft Knox, KY. I had
married the love of my life just a year before and we are now separated by the
call of duty to my Country, the good ole U S A. Bravo Company with a Drill Sergeant
that had just come back from Vietnam.
Well, here I
was 163 lbs soaking wet being drilled to be a soldier and go save my Country.
Finishing book camp brought on Advance training which I also completed at Ft
Knox.
Now for our
first assignment; our Commander announced that we were the first unit that no
one was going to Vietnam. Wow! I waited in line that night at the phone booth
to call my wife of one year and tell her I was going to Germany. I would see
her on the weekend with a two week leave before deploying.
Next
morning, bright and early our Commander fell us out and announced everyone with
the last name A-D was to fall out for Vietnam orientation. My mouth dropped and
I thought, oh, my goodness, I’ll not call my wife on this one. I waited until I
got home. To say the least she was shocked when it finally soaked in we will be
apart another year.
Our separation
and saying goodbye was one of the hardest things in our lives. We will always
be grateful for the plane crew at Chattanooga, TN for allowing us a few extra
minutes at the gate.
Well, up,
up, and away to my new assignment and my first plane ride 12,000 miles away to
a place we had only head about on the news.
Space will
not allow me to continue but I want you to know I was blessed to know Jesus
then and he is sweeter to me today than ever before. God allowed me to serve my
country and come home safe. The prayers of my wife, family and friends played a
big role in encouraging me while I was away.
I had to
cling to God’s word where he said he would never leave me nor forsake me. Life
is not always a bed of roses but I want you to know my God is real and he can
help you and provide for you today. Give it all, give it all to Jesus and he
will show you the way.
Do you know
the Lord? Then you need nobody else. If you need the Lord he is ever near. Just
call his name and he will answer, the line is never busy so what are you
waiting for.
Lord, thank
you for this day, thank you for blessing me to know you and still have the love
of my life with me after 48 years of marriage. Truly, it gets sweeter and
sweeter as the days go by. Thank you for your protection and provision. May I
never fail to praise you for all you have done.
REMEMBER
“If we confess our sins he is faithful and just to forgive us our
sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.” 1John 1:9
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