US Navy SEAL Hell Week

As most of you know, our son-in-law is in the US Navy Seal Training program. From this Sunday through next Friday is Hell Week, which is where these young men are allowed only about five hours sleep for the entire week. They are put through unbelievable training and their physical, mental, and emotional abilities are pushed way beyond what anyone thinks they can endure.



Having said all that I know that God can help him endure that which is impossible to endure. So we am asking friends, family, and anyone else to sign up for a time to pray for him.

Currently, over 60 people have dedicated a specific 1/2-hour (or more) between Sunday, February 15th and Friday at 1:00 pm on the 20th. If you wish to join the list, please E-Mail us and indicate when you are willing to pray for him. The more people we have praying the better. Our goal is that every minute he is training, someone will be praying "him through". While you are praying please remember to pray for peace for his wife and his mother as well. Recently, I had the opportunity to share with him to remember that "they that wait upon the LORD shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings as eagles; they shall run, and not be weary; and they shall walk, and not faint" (Isaiah 40:31).

Thank you so much for we do not fully understand how much these prayers will mean to him. This interactive calendar (now removed) lists the latest dedicated prayer times (displayed in the Pacific Time Zone) which you can view.

I would like to conclude with a quote from a letter of encouragement to our family from a fine young man, a good friend, and a US Navy SEAL himself. "Give him your prayers but overall be proud. Give remorse to those who will never have the opportunity to go through what he is going through. For a man to push himself to the breaking point and then bust right through it, there is no greater feeling of accomplishment. He will forever be changed after this week. As time goes on he will forget the bad memories and grow to cherish every moment he went through this week as I have grown to do. For I know now what my body and more importantly my mind can do. He is going into this a man and coming out a warrior. He will never drop his chin to anyone or anything again. It’s a gift very few will ever go through."