Greetings from Iraq. It has been a while since I posted. Sorry if anyone was waiting on regular updates. I will try to post an update each Sunday. Anyway, life is getting settled here. For all of you who pay more attention to the biased media than doing your own research, Iraq is not as bad a place as America thinks. Yes, it is not America, but it is really not that bad. I am blessed to be working with a very good unit. I was nervous about how a National Guard unit from Connecticut would receive a Reserve Chaplain from Virginia but all of that nervousness went out the window when I got here and everyone accepted me as one of their own and as a part of the team. I am having the best time visiting with my Soldiers and learning about the different jobs that they do. For the sake of security I cannot go into detail about the specific mission or what we are doing, but take my word for it, it is very interesting. Also, I am involved in the 1000 (10:00 AM for those who don't know military time) General Protestant Worship service here. We do not have a big group that come to the service but that's okay. I believe it was either Spurgeon or Moody that said, "If you don't preach to a few, it won't be long until you have no one to preach to." I do not have a lot of pictures yet because I am still unsure of what I can and can't take pictures of. I am sure I will get some pictures of worship service and hopefully I can get some pictures of some palaces, etc. But I have taken a few of some small things. The thing I want above all is that everyone will pray for me and my unit, that we will continue to have a safe and successful mission and that the time will fly so we will be able to come home. I miss home and family, but I am enjoying myself and the ministry that I am seeing here - it is definately an experience I will never forget.