Saturday - Sunday, 10 & 11 July

Flight from K2 to Kandahar

(1:30AM Sunday morning) Sitting on the flight line awaiting the arrival of the C-130 that would transport us to Kandahar Gary and I introduced ourselves to a young civilian contractor by the name of Donnie, within the next hour Donnie gained Life - for all eternity - by accepting the Gospel of Jesus Christ! Hmmm, wonder why God diverted us to K2?

Arriving in Kandahar, the last stronghold of the Taliban around 6:30AM Sunday morning we were met by our support team and transported to our billets, an un-airconditioned tent, the temperature already being close to 100 degrees! Dropping our gear we proceeded to the chapel seeking out the one chaplin who had been seeking us for the past two weeks! Just one more 'moment' to be experienced by all! Attempting to manage this narrative, we had four (Great) presentations that same day and two the next! The troops response was immediate and so very personal - we have every right to be so proud of our men and women in uniform here, THEY ARE IMPRESSIVE!

It was here also that we were able to connect with the family members from our home town of Birmingham, Alabama via Major Bass. In addition to his personal assistance we were also reunited with LtCol Cheryl D. whom we had met way back at Frankfurt! Cheryl so graciously provided us with, among other things a different location to bunk, with A/C along with fans, sheets and pillows - it would be the best night's sleep that we had had during our entire trip!