Welcoming Home Troops... at Saturday, July 25, 2009

Thursday was our last day of VBS, but with every VBS we have done a missions project of some sort. This year our missions project was to make gift bags for incoming troops. Today we made it to the airport with bags in hands along with signs. They gave us brief instructions such as: don't touch the soldiers you can shake their hand if they let you, some of them might be overwhelmed so make sure that you keep your distance. After all of the instructions the doors finally opened and troops flooded out into the crowd and we just stood their giving a huge applause as they walked through us. I handed them a bag and said "Thank You for your service". It was overwhelming for me because I began to think of all the troops that were coming our way and what they have done made me ask myself what have I done for them? Have I prayed for them or thanked some of my friends who serve in the military.

I saw family members united with their family, husbands united with their wives, and finally boyfriends united with their girlfriends. These family members are giving up their loved ones for them to fight for our freedom. We might not agree with the war, but are you welcoming our troops home.

I challenge each and everyone of you reading take time and thank the troops for their dedication to our country and to the families that are giving up their loved ones so that we could have freedom.