{"id":72542,"date":"2017-06-09T21:24:09","date_gmt":"2017-06-09T14:24:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.freeburmarangers.org\/?p=72542"},"modified":"2017-06-09T21:24:09","modified_gmt":"2017-06-09T14:24:09","slug":"celebrating-our-24th-wedding-anniversary-in-mosul","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wp.freeburmarangers.org\/my\/2017\/06\/09\/celebrating-our-24th-wedding-anniversary-in-mosul\/","title":{"rendered":"Celebrating Our 24th Wedding Anniversary in Mosul"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1 class=\"p1\">Celebrating Our 24th Wedding Anniversary in Mosul<\/h1>\n<p><em>9\u00a0June 2017<\/em><\/p>\n<p>West Mosul, Iraq<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_72544\" class=\"thumbnail wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"width: 900px\"><a href=\"http:\/\/wp.freeburmarangers.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/IMG_4451.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-72544\" src=\"http:\/\/wp.freeburmarangers.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/IMG_4451.jpg\" alt=\"Karen and I and our Humvee the Iraqi Army so graciously let's us use. It has been hit over 20 times and was hit by a mortar after this photo but it keeps moving!\" width=\"900\" height=\"723\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wp.freeburmarangers.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/IMG_4451.jpg 900w, https:\/\/wp.freeburmarangers.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/IMG_4451-300x241.jpg 300w, https:\/\/wp.freeburmarangers.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/IMG_4451-768x617.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"caption wp-caption-text\">Karen and I and our Humvee the Iraqi Army so graciously let&#8217;s us use. It has been hit over 20 times and was hit by a mortar after this photo but it keeps moving!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">On June 5, 2017, Karen and I celebrated 24 years of marriage here in West Mosul. She and the kids help back with IDPs and patients at the CCP while our FBR team and I were\u00a0at the front.\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"s1\">Back together on our anniversary, we met with Iraqi commanders and they all prayed with us as I got on my knees to thank her and God for Karen. <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Karen has helped me do many good things I could not do alone, forgiven me my wrongs, and stopped me from doing worse things. I am so grateful for her love, support, wisdom, freedom, and among many gifts our three precious children who are here with us &#8211; Sahale, Suu, and Peter. They are all here because of God\u2019s call. We love the Iraqi people who loved us first, just like Jesus does. <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">We love you all and thank you for being in this with us &#8211; your prayers are powerful because God listens and works though them. Psalm 23 says it all for us deeply here. We love you all and are grateful for your love in spite of our weaknesses. We are a family and team of love together.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Thank you and God bless you, <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Dave, Karen, Sahale, Suu, Peter, and all FBR here and in Burma and all points in between<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><a href=\"http:\/\/wp.freeburmarangers.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/IMG_4450.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-72543\" src=\"http:\/\/wp.freeburmarangers.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/IMG_4450.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_4450\" width=\"900\" height=\"726\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wp.freeburmarangers.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/IMG_4450.jpg 900w, https:\/\/wp.freeburmarangers.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/IMG_4450-300x242.jpg 300w, https:\/\/wp.freeburmarangers.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/IMG_4450-768x620.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_72545\" class=\"thumbnail wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"width: 900px\"><a href=\"http:\/\/wp.freeburmarangers.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/IMG_4452.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-72545\" src=\"http:\/\/wp.freeburmarangers.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/IMG_4452.jpg\" alt=\"Armored ambulance and our family in the back line. Thanks for all of you who help us be here - physically and spiritually!\" width=\"900\" height=\"675\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wp.freeburmarangers.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/IMG_4452.jpg 900w, https:\/\/wp.freeburmarangers.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/IMG_4452-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/wp.freeburmarangers.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/IMG_4452-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"caption wp-caption-text\">Armored ambulance and our family in the back line. 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