Charlie Tyson

Before I forget: we can now tell everyone Charlie has deployed with his unit. Aside from that we are not allowed to give out too much information. We cannot say where or for how long. We can tell you he has called several times now and is doing very well. He sounds up beat and encouraged. Please continue to pray for his safety and health.

If you would like to write him or send him something in the mail, send me an email and I will give you his mailing address.

Then and Now..

Wowzers!!! I cannot believe my sweet, innocent niece is in the third grade. Leah R. Haynes, aka: Leah the Beah. It is amazing how quickly time flies. She is supposed to still be this sweet, innocent little girl pictured on the above. This picture was taken in 2001 when she drank out of a sippy cup, wore diapers and her daddy's big ears were very apparent.
Fast forward 7 years: Leah is now 8 years old. Leah has outgrow her diapers and sippy cup: traded them in for Hannah Montana's wig and microphone. She now enjoys having the ability to choose the color of rubber bands on her braces
(favorite color to get is pink). And of course, she loves anything Hannah Montana and The High School Musical movies. Pretty much anything Disney related, she enjoys. This second picture is her third grade fall picture. Leah was recently named "Student of the Week" at her school in ABQ, NM. The Lord has blessed our family so much through Leah. I am very proud of her and love her very much.
I would love to say she gets her sweet spirit, great intelligence and beautiful looks from her Auntie Carrie, but that would be far from the truth (Praise the Good Lord - it would be scary having two of me running around).
I hope you enjoy the pictures. I have other family news coming soon from Oahu, HA. I just need a little more time to get them downloaded, etc. I will try to have it done by the end of this weekend.

Dave's Address

We received Dave's address and have pasted it below. The missing information from the previous post is highlighted green. Please send Dave a note of encouragement. It can be as simple as a small prayer, your favorite scripture passage, or a full blown letter. I know he would love to have any encouragement he can get. He is averaging 3 +/- hours of sleep/personal time each day, so I do not expect to hear much of anything from him. I also know that will leave him little time to read any scripture.
If you do send him anything, make sure it does not contain magazine or newspaper clippings, etc. You can send him brownies or cookies, goodies, etc. but they will be held until the end of each phase. I will see him for a few hours (less than 8) towards the end of October (end of Phase I) for restocking on supplies. I will have the lovely duty of doing his laundry. Keep in mind over the last week he may have had one shower. :) I don't expect him to take anymore unless he swims through a creek or pond.
Please continue to keep him in your prayers. Thank you. God bless you.

2 LT David Tyson

4th RTB

RN-162,Class 01-09

10850 Schneider Road

Fort Benning, GA 31905

Ranger School

Dave started Ranger School yesterday. He was excited and nervous all at the same time. I haven't heard anything from him and do not expect to. With Ranger School, no news is good news. If I do hear from him it means something went wrong and he is either being dropped or recycled. I am praying I do not hear from him. =)

I have a rough idea of what his address will be:
2LT Tyson, David
4th Ranger Training Battalion
ATTN: 001-09, ??????? (I don't know what company he is in)
10850 Schneider Road
Fort Benning, GA 31905

I will update this address as soon as I know what company he is in. If you would like to know exactly what he is doing, you can click on the video link on the right side of this page "Ranger School" videos from YouTube. And you can visit the Ranger School Homepage for more information. Please pray for favor from the guys in his squad and the Ranger Instructors (RI's), for protection over his body (from sickness and/or injury), for strength and energy, endurance, rest, etc.

In other news: please also be praying for Jon and Charlie as they are getting ready to deploy with their units. I can't give dates or more information over the internet or in writing, but we can talk about it. I may have to make this blog by invitation only as the security clearance continues to change. There is a lot I am learning about what we can and cannot talk about. Send me an email letting me know you still want to see this and I will make sure I add your email address to the list. My email is teamtyson@gmail.com.

Thank you for your continued prayer and support. I'm sorry this is so brief, I have a lot going on that I need to tend to. I will write more and post pictures from the past few weeks later this week.

God bless you!