Alert!!!

Ben took 5 days off from writing and we really missed it at home! Here's the letter from 8/15:

They spent the night out in the woods, dug a hole & water proofed it. It was a long and interesting night. But it got better. Next morning, they had to ruck back 3.3 miles with about 80 lbs of gear. Well, he got smoked because the DS didn't think he was going fast enough. So he made him run instead. Then he rolled his ankle along the way and they had to carry him in a litter. Then they dropped him so he felt bad and got up. Then they forced him to run again. So by the time he got back, his foot was bent in and so swollen that the DS thought it was broken. So he spent the rest of the time at the doctors getting x-rayed and all. So he's on profile until Monday. Thank goodness he didn't break anything.

Then I just received a phone call from him today (8/23). He sounded very depressed & worried. The platoon went back into Red Phase (didn't say why). He will be off profile tomorrow & will be made to run again. He is very concerned that he will pass out during whole bunch of test they are suppose to go through this week to determine if they are eligible for Family Day. He's calling to tell his Dad not to go to to GA because he may not be able to get it. :-( So I'm asking your prayer support through out this whole week while he go through bunch of PT tests (Mon-Thur). May his ankle heal quickly & not get any worse & survive the week. He'd mentioned that he might have to start Basic Training over again if he doesn't pass his tests. Oh mine, how awful will that be?? He's been looking forward to this 2 days off for along time! But remember, God is in control of his life!