"Pray for Me" stickers

If you pray for our troops and would like others to do the same, someone on Baghdad Prayer Patrol had a great idea - download and print these stickers and put them on your Christmas cards and/or packages. A great reminder to pass on to others the need for uplifting our troops in prayer, especially throughout the holidays.

Memorial Day

Just gotta take a minute to say a prayer of THANKS to each and every veteran, and especially to the families who have paid the ultimate sacrifice. WE REMEMBER AND APPRECIATE each and every veteran who has served or is serving. May GOD truly reward you, uphold you, comfort you, heal you, and give you a sense of understanding that many, many of us still honor and appreciate you.

Thank you to all our Soldiers, Veterans and Military Families!

I know you've probably seen this, but just in case you haven't - it is a must see. Amazing that a girl of 15 has the insight to put together a piece as heart-wrenching as this. And if after viewing it you want to do something, go to THIS SITE and chose a soldier. Send them a card, letter, anything to encourage them. Please.

From Baghdad Prayer Patrol - Praise!

Can I share some good news with you?
Last week there was not a single military casualty; Iraqi or U.S., in Anbar Province. This is the first time that has happened since March 2003.

These statistics reflect the changes since mid-June, which was the peak of the troop surge (and also the Baghdad Prayer Patrol surge) until the beginning of this week.

- Violence in and around Baghdad is down 59 percent.

- Car bombs are down 65 percent.

- Casualties from car bombs and roadside bombs are down by 80 percent.

- Casualties from enemy attacks down 77 percent.

- Operations against Iraqi security forces are down 62 percent.

- Assassination attempts for sectarian reasons are down 72 percent.

Do I hear an amen!
Thank you so much for your faithfulness in prayer.
Only heaven will reveal how much our little Prayer Patrol is contributing to these successes.

Let us not grow weary in well-doing.
Our troops are still there, the Iraqi people are still suffering, our job is not done. Rejoice, give thanks to God for His faithfulness, be encouraged, then strap on your boots and get back on patrol, we've got a job to finish.

I am honored to run with you to the battle,
Wayne Dillard
Baghdad Prayer Patrol

P.S. Please pass this good news on and recruit some more prayer troops, so we can finish well in Iraq and bring these heroes home.

Join me on patrol at: Baghdad Prayer Patrol

Happy Ending

I like happy endings in movies and real life, too, don't you? Well, go HERE and HERE to read of a really good happy ending of which my son took part. He really didn't mind 7+ hours of sweating as he was hacking through ridiculously thick undergrowth with a machete and "eating" spider webs since it all turned out so well! Send your good wishes to the little boy and his family!
And savor all of your own "happy endings" every day!