godspeed

Please say a prayer for my friend Andrew and his wife Jeren. He's being deployed to Iraq today. She'll stay behind in Georgia. Andrew was part of the group that went to Kenya to study in 1998 - the first trip to Africa. After the departure of Mr. "two weeks" Matthew, Andrew and Keith were the only guys left to put up with eight women for four months. They became great friends to all of us, and Andrew endured more than his fair share of teasing (to this day I cannot hear "Thank God I'm a Country Boy" without cracking up). Be safe, Andrew.