The Mail Room Is Open!!

The mail room is up and running!  We can now send letters and packages to Patrick.  In one of the previous blogs, I posted information about how to send a package and a list of some of Patrick's favorite things.  A letter just takes regular postage. 

The post office will be very helpful in mailing packages and letting you know what can't be mailed. It's basically nothing that is flammable or would combust under pressure.  The only thing the Army doesn't want sent is bulk religious materials.

Let's overwhelm him with letters, but remember that he is staying pretty busy and has limited storage.  So for now, let's try to keep the packages small. 

Patrick P. Peake
Bravo Company, 2-30 IN
FOB Fenty
APO, AE 09310

Patrick Made It!

Well, after several very long flights, Patrick made it to his new nine-month-home.  They almost immediately got to work with property inventory, which takes several days.  Now they are working with the troops they are relieving to learn the area and standard procedures.  They will begin what each soldier considers "the fun part" in a few days. 

Patrick is doing well, but he is pretty tired.  He called me today at 1:30am his time and told me they were just now stopping for the day.  He will have to get up again in just a few hours. Although this seems terrible to us, he still jokes by saying, "At least it's not Ranger School!"  Please be praying that his time of rest will be sufficient and refreshing for him.

As soon as we get the go-ahead to send mail, I will let everyone know!  I know it's hard to wait, but they told us it would probably get lost if we sent anything too soon, so I'm holding off.  Remember that my list of things to send Patrick is by no means exhaustive, and I will periodically add more things to it. 

That's all for now!  Sorry I don't have more to write about.  Hopefully soon I will have more pictures to show you.

Prayer Requests:
-Success in all of Patrick's endeavors
-Restful and sufficient sleep

Pictures from Patrick

These are pictures Patrick sent me from his journey to the FOB. I thought you might enjoy some pictures from over the pond!!