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 Despite the disappointment of getting recycled, Patrick and I had a great weekend!  He got all of Saturday and some of Sunday off.  We spent a good portion of the visit restocking his supplies and washing his clothes.  (We soaked them in Oxi-clean and washed them twice, and they still didn’t have that fresh clean smell.  Yuck!!)  We watched some of the Alabama game before he had to go back, and he really enjoyed getting to do that.  Last season, he only got to see the Alabama-Auburn game.  He should get to see a few more towards the end of this season.  It was really nice to get to catch up and hear some of his Ranger School stories.  The next time you see him, you should ask him to tell you some of them.  I laughed pretty hard!

This week at Ranger School, he will go through a series of classes for the recycle students before being inserted into the new class.  (The new class is doing RAP week this week, and he does not have to repeat that.)  All he will be redoing is the patrols portion, which will be the following two weeks.

 Patrick told me to pass along how great it was to get letters while he's away.  He said getting letters reminds him that everyone back home is thinking about him and praying for him.  If you want to write him, this is his new address.  This address may change, but for now, his new address is  
 
2 LT Peake, Patrick P.
ATTN:  Class 11-12, CO A
10850 Schneider Road
Fort Benning, GA 31905

**The underlined portion is all that may change, but past policy shows that he will be in A company.

 Before he left, he wrote down some prayer requests.  We would really appreciate your prayers!

 

Please pray that:
~He would bond with his new squad
~He will learn and know the material thoroughly
~He would have courage and tenacity in facing each task
~He would be the leader he knows he can be
~He will be mentally and physically tough
~He would stay spiritually inspired
~He would remember why he’s there
~He will believe in himself

** I would also like to add the prayer request that the Lord would keep little John Gideon from coming into the world until November 9, when Patrick can be there.