Acceptance Day is here! No longer a Basic Cadet!

Here is Caleb and his friend AJ Wallerstien a fellow Cadet and football player. They are in full pads for the first time today! Pray for their success! We are so proud of Caleb and all the cadets that made it through basic.
Becky

TO THOSE WE LOVE

As I prepare to preach on the morrow there is a vortex of emotion swirling within. Those emotions range from apathy to sadness to anxious anticipation. The temptation toward apathy comes from fighting for years to proclaim God’s word to only see the labor of my heart vanish like a zephyr of smoke. I know this is not true, but it is how it feels. The sadness comes from realizing that this next sermon will not be delivered in the context of a congregation that I dearly love and from whom I have felt dear love. I so do miss our congregation. I miss it like one that longs for the sacred; a longing to be in the midst of the cloud of His presence enjoying the communion of the saints with their God and experiencing the fellowship of their love. The anxious anticipation comes from a great desire to proclaim the truth of God through His Word. To walk with Jesus again along the shores of the sea, to watch Him speak, to see hearts changed, to be overwhelmed by fear and then to have that fear transformed into shear delight. This is what preaching is for me. It is to know and proclaim the worth of the kingdom, but in an existential way. It is a desire to stand at the threshold of His glory and see the beauty of His presence transported by His Spirit through earthen vessels. The artist paints, the musician plays, the singer expresses their soul through melodies that echo through the hearts of men. So how do I express my heart? I long to roar like the lion, not with empty vibrato, but with soul emptying expressions, to this end, not for the praise of men, but to know and feel the pleasure of the God whom I desire to praise. Maybe these are the musings of a childish heart, but they are the thoughts of one who is a son of the Lion of Judah. I pray that God may use them and me to glorify Himself. Lord help me I pray, will You stand with me on the morrow.

Please pray

The above link is the passage he will be preaching on Sunday

I wanted to ask you all for prayer for Robert this Sunday. He has been asked to preach at a church right here in Taylorsville that is without a pastor. We are not looking for a church right now as he is very focused on finishing school. but we are open to the Lords sovereign leading. Pray for clarity and wisdom. Once again God has provided in mysterious ways. I have had a bad tooth ache and was taking an old prescription for an antibiotic so that I could avoid the high cost of going to the dentist. ..I know not to smart but we are on a very tight budget while he is finishing school. I was supposed to go with a friend to a book sale when the pain was just too bad so I had to call and cancel. Without going into great detail with her about our situation we agreed to try and go next week. Well as the day went on the pain continued to get worse.I had to drag myself out the door to get Robert since our truck was in the shop and he had no way home. Well...on our way home I received a call from the friend from earlier in the day.She said that she and her husband talked to their dentist about me and that if I could get to the dentist by 5:45 then he would see me for no charge! He did not only see me they did xrays and shot me up with Novocain so that I would not feel any pain for many hours. It was such a relief. I know one tooth has to have a root canal but the one that is hurting the most has a spot on the root that they won't be able to tell what it is until the infection is cleared up. If you remember that a couple of years ago I had a tumor in that same exact spot that was removed but the Dr. said it may grow back again.It was benign the last time so that is good but the surgery is very costly. So please pray for that as well. I am just so amazed at how God provided for us yesterday.Please remember to pray for us and we will certainly continue to pray for you..

Pictures from physical fitness test

Please Write

I am including Calebs address so that all that have inquired can write to him. He would love the encouragement. Please use a plain white envelope when you write with nothing but the address and no pictures inside just plain letter.The address is:

Basic Cadet Andrew Konemann
P O Box 5509
USAF Academy CO 80841

Jack's Valley

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Tent city coming to life


picture of the troops starting their march to the valley. This is apparently a big deal with many people lining the parade route with signs and hollers of encouragement.



Well yesterday the basic cadets got to get out for a few hours to a sponsors home. Caleb had the priviledge of going to head coach Troy Calhouns house for the day with 5 others. He enjoyed his time and was able to make a short call home. He is loving it and was very positive in everything that he said.The first half of Basic Training is done and today starts the second half with the troops marching to Jack's Valley which will be home for the next couple of weeks. I have included the following description from the webguy taking all these great pictures.

What is Jack's Valley?

Jacks Valley is a 3,300 acre training complex where the Basics will spend the majority of 2nd BCT. The location is the valley north of North Gate Boulevard. They go out there, pitch big tents, and camp out. They will return from Jacks Valley on Saturday, July 26th.

What do they do out there? Remember when we were young and watched movies like Private Benjamin, Stripes, Officer and a Gentleman, etc? All of the running over obstacles; falling in the mud; crawling through dirt. That's it!

I will try and post more pictures when I find them, The preceding is a picture of the troops starting their march to the valley. This is apparently a big deal with many people lining the parade route with signs and hollers of encouragement.

More Field Day

Do you think he looks like he is having a little fun or what?I can't tell you how good it is to see his smile and know that he is happy and loving it there at the
academy. The prep school sure seems to have paid off in many ways. It was great preparation for this years experience at least so far.




Looks like trash talkin to me LOL



Looks like a challenge is being made to the opposing team