Pray for Joe

Joe Pierce has moved into the thick of things. Joe is in the Army and had been stationed in Germany for the past year and a half. Joe is in an armored division working in tanks. On Sunday his group moved from Germany to a staging area in Kuwait. From there they will be heading to Baghdad, which should happen in a few days. His tour over there should be about 1 year and if all goes well he should be discharged in November 2007.

I've known Joe for about 6 years, since he was 14. He was a real punk kid, but a product of the environment his mother created for him. His mother gave up on him and he came to live with my friends Linda and Joe. In 6 years they took this punk kid and turned him into a fine young man. I know Joe and I know he's over there and he's not afraid. He's been trained well and he'll use that training to be safe and do his job. I'll still be praying for his safe return to his family.