Hey everyone, I noticed I haven't posted much on here recently but I have been very busy. This past week Dawn and I took a road trip to Jacksonville, FL for a few days. We had a blast with her friend Megan. We went to the Beach at St. Augustine and shopping at some of the stores for school clothes. We also stopped by FT Jackson on the way home and visited the Chaplain Center. I noticed a few of the Chaplains there whom I have been following their blogs online while at CH BOLC.
The coolest thing was we arrived at the New Holiday Inn Express there around 1030. They only had suites left and were discounting them at $95. This room was awesome. It had a flat panel TV, huge bathroom and a jicuzie tub. It even had a big kitchenete. I'll post some pics to my Myspace page at www.myspace.com/airbornechp
Overall, our trip was great. We were away from teh stresses of life for a time and focused on us for a few days.
Friday, August 10, 2007
Wednesday, July 18, 2007
PT Update
Hey Everyone, great news. I have finally broke the 200 barrier. I have been losing weight since last fall in order to make Army Regs. (195) I have 5 lbs. to go but I am working hard and hope to lose at leaset 10 lbs in the next month to be at 190 for OBC in Sept. My PT score is around 270 and I will be giving myself another diagnostic test next week to get an updated status on that.
On the civilian side of things we are in the middle of VBS this week. Take the Plunge is going great. We have had over 70 kids here this week and they have been learning a great deal about how Jesus used water to teach people some important lessons. I'll have more to you soon. later,
Ben
On the civilian side of things we are in the middle of VBS this week. Take the Plunge is going great. We have had over 70 kids here this week and they have been learning a great deal about how Jesus used water to teach people some important lessons. I'll have more to you soon. later,
Ben
Saturday, June 30, 2007
My First Blog Entry
Hey everyone. I have been checking out blogs from many chaplains and chaplain candidates that are at CH BOLC right now and so I thought I would start my own as well.
Just a little about me... I have been married for almost 3 yrs (Sept 4th) to my wife Dawn. I am about to start my 3rd year of graduate studies at Cincinnati Christian University for my MDiv in Family Studies and counseling. This Fall I will be taking the first part of OBC in Sept. when I complete CMIT at FT Jackson, SC. I came to the Army as a ROTC cadet from Kent State University class of '05. During college I got the opportunity to go to Airborne School at FT Benning, GA which was awesome. I received an educational delay from Active Duty to go to Grad school and enter the Chaplain Candidate Program. Since that time I have been working as a full time Teen Youth Minister in Hamilton, OH so that i can finish up my ministry requirements for the Chaplaincy. I really miss the Army life and the opportunity to be a PL (platoon leader) that i would have had in the Engineer Corps if I would have went straight in after college. I know that God will use me to further his purpose and kingdom in the Army Chaplain Corps though, and that he definitely brought me here because there is no way I wanted to go to school for almost 4 more years.
Dawn and I at the Alive 2007 Christian Music Festival in Canton, OH with the youth from West Side Church of Christ and Louisville Christian Church
I'm excited though because I finally get to do some more training this fall and get back into the Army life even if it is for only a month. I leave Sept 15th for CIMT and will be back around Oct 13th. I am pumped because after reading CH Olson, and a few other blogs I am confident I will pass CIMT with flying colors since I have done all those things and more as a cadet. I have been busting my butt to get back in shape since i let myself go a little over the last couple years. I have lost 30lbs since January and got my PT score back up to 260. I hope by Sept to be above 270 and have lost another 10 lbs.
Good luck to all those at OBC now and those who have finished. see ya soon.
Ben
Just a little about me... I have been married for almost 3 yrs (Sept 4th) to my wife Dawn. I am about to start my 3rd year of graduate studies at Cincinnati Christian University for my MDiv in Family Studies and counseling. This Fall I will be taking the first part of OBC in Sept. when I complete CMIT at FT Jackson, SC. I came to the Army as a ROTC cadet from Kent State University class of '05. During college I got the opportunity to go to Airborne School at FT Benning, GA which was awesome. I received an educational delay from Active Duty to go to Grad school and enter the Chaplain Candidate Program. Since that time I have been working as a full time Teen Youth Minister in Hamilton, OH so that i can finish up my ministry requirements for the Chaplaincy. I really miss the Army life and the opportunity to be a PL (platoon leader) that i would have had in the Engineer Corps if I would have went straight in after college. I know that God will use me to further his purpose and kingdom in the Army Chaplain Corps though, and that he definitely brought me here because there is no way I wanted to go to school for almost 4 more years.
Dawn and I at the Alive 2007 Christian Music Festival in Canton, OH with the youth from West Side Church of Christ and Louisville Christian Church
I'm excited though because I finally get to do some more training this fall and get back into the Army life even if it is for only a month. I leave Sept 15th for CIMT and will be back around Oct 13th. I am pumped because after reading CH Olson, and a few other blogs I am confident I will pass CIMT with flying colors since I have done all those things and more as a cadet. I have been busting my butt to get back in shape since i let myself go a little over the last couple years. I have lost 30lbs since January and got my PT score back up to 260. I hope by Sept to be above 270 and have lost another 10 lbs.
Good luck to all those at OBC now and those who have finished. see ya soon.
Ben
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