Close to home

We just found out last night that the son of a fellow ministry family here was one of the soldiers involved in the recent axe attack in Afghanistan - he was actually one of the solidiers who shot the attacker. He has also been very close to some of the roadside bombings that have been occuring. I knew in the back of my mind that he had been deployed to Afghanistan, but hadn't been putting two and two together as various incidents there were reported on the news. Knowing that someone we 'know' is actually there, in the midst of things, makes it seem all the more real - you can bet I will be listening to the news with different ears from now on.

This man's name is Kevin Schamuhn, and he's a Captain in the regiment stationed in Kandahar. He's quoted quite a bit in various news articles, and although we aren't able to watch the news, apparently he is often on the television news as well. Here are a few recent articles that talk about him: CTV - soldiers tell harrowing tale of Afghan ambush, CNews Canada - Afghanistan blast misses top general, and CNews Canada - Afghan villagers won't identify attacker.

Please pray for Kevin (as well as all of the soldiers currently in Afghanistan) - his parents have already lost one son in an accident several years ago. They are understandably very concerned about his safety while he is over there serving our country.