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June 11, 2007
Urgent Prayer Request: Jensen & LTC
Hey All,
As you may or may not know, Jensen has been pursuing his dream of joining the military throughout this semester. God has continued to open doors, but never without testing us about whether we trust him and whether we can be okay if he takes the dream away.
At the beginning it was his physical fitness--could he pass the PT test? With lots of prayers and a ton of work, he did it and got the next go-ahead, dropping his running time by three minutes in two weeks.
Next was his academic standing--could he make the grades to raise his cumulative GPA? Once again, with lots of prayers and tons of work, he did it and got the next go-ahead, achieving a semester GPA of 3.61.
I truly tell you these things to give God the glory. He keeps bringing Jensen above and beyond.
This morning, I took Jensen to the airport so that he could fly to Fort Knox, KY for a month of military training. This training would allow him to catch up on what he's missed by not starting in ROTC his freshman year. Just to let you know how much we believed this is what God has for us, you should know that Jensen's participating in this training means that we will be separated for the last month before our wedding (he'll return less than a week before the big day).
But once again, God wants to know if we will give up this dream for him and he is testing our faith. Jensen called me this afternoon (he only had two minutes to talk) and told me that when he arrived at Fort Knox and had to go through a physical, his blood pressure was really, really high. This has happened before when he is stressed out, but it typically goes down as his anxiety is reduced.
Jensen and I would like you guys to pray that he would be filled with peace beyond understanding tonight and that his blood pressure would return to normal by tomorrow morning when he will be tested again. If it is not, this journey will be over and he will be sent home.
Guys, please pray that we would both be filled with trust and praise through the next twenty-four hours and all our days.
Posted by Autumn at June 11, 2007 05:05 PM