Monday, November 16, 2009

That Others May Live

I have an extremely important prayer request.
Please pray for Kyle and his many life decisions that are rapidly approaching. Before Kyle had ever met me his whole plan after graduating highschool was to join the military. His grandpa served for 25 years and his dad served for 6 (I think buut I'm not sure... but the point is he comes from a military family) so naturally he wanted to follow in their footsteps. Then he started dating me right after graduation and everything changed. He postponed joining the military because he didn't want to leave or be deployed. He was basically young, dumb, and in love. Since we've been together he's looked into joining but never seriously. Now, he's seriously looking at joining the airforce. I am fully supportive of any decision he makes but I'd appreciate any and all prayers for a Godly decision. Pray that God reveals his plans for Kyle's life to Kyle and that any decision he makes is one based on a clear conviction that can only come from our Father. It'd be much appreciated.
Also, I'm going to need some prayer as well. I'm 100% supportive of any decision Kyle makes in this matter but that doesn't mean it will be easy. Kyle wants to be a pararesueman which one of the prestigious and one of the most dangerous jobs in the military. It's the kind of program that only takes men (sorry GI-Jane) before they're 29th birthday. Meaning you have to be in tip top physical shape to do all the crazy stuff they do. They jump out of plans into combat areas, restricted enviornments, the ocean, and anywhere else accesible only by plane to perform rescue missions. Pararescuemen are basically intense combat medics that perform rescue missions to the otherwise un-rescuable (if that makes sense). So it's really dangereous, they can be called for deployment at any time, and it's really hard to get into. So, needless to say I'll need some prayers. If Kyle signs with the airforce I'll be asking for the the following prayers
1. That he gets accepted into this program because it's his dream
2. That he stays safe throughout training and throughout his millitary career
3. That I can deal with more long distance, deployment, and the fact that the person I love with all my heart is risking his life on a daily basis.

That being said, I completely trust God with this decision and am totally excited to see what God has in store for Kyle (and me by default)! I know that Kyle would be an awesome pararescueman. He's a total andrenaline-junkie and thrill-seeker. The job description of a pararescueman fits him to a T! He loves saving lives (best part of his current fire-fighting job), he loves emergency medicine, he loves to swim and is awesome at it, and he has always wanted to just run and jump out of a plane (yes he is totally crazy for that one). Life with Kyle will always be an adventure :)

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