Kuwait

Two Sunday's ago Billy and his unit finally made it to Kuwait. Right now, they are in temporary housing/tents until February, then they move into their permanent barracks with internet access, etc. For the moment, we are doing fine, just trying to deal with the time difference, and the limited accessibility to internet and phone. The staff sergeant who preceded Billy gave him his Kuwaiti cell phone... so my little electronic savvy husband took it apart, and put the sim card in his iphone. So now, via Skype or Nimbuzz, which I've installed on my iphone, I can call him for about 14 cents/min. The connection is sometimes fuzzy, or the call drops, but we are learning to deal with it. It's much cheaper than him calling me, which costs about 60 cents/minute from his phone. It has been a blessing for Billy to have that sim card, especially since it's still going to be a while until he has regular internet access. The other guys in his unit are only able to communicate with their families every third day or so, which makes us very lucky. We normally talk for 2-3 minutes twice a day, once around 930pm stateside, 530am over there, and again around 700am stateside, which is about 3pm there. I'm very thankful to hear his voice and say hello and that I love him, even if it's only for a minute. Billy is taking lots of pictures (per my request) and when he has regular internet access, he'll share them with us. He misses everyone a lot and misses being here with us, but we keep each other's spirits up by looking forward to his next break, although we don't know when that will be. Well, it's getting pretty late and it's about time for me to check in with Billy. I hope this post finds everyone well, and Christmas and the new year were wonderful for all. Please keep Billy in your daily prayers, he needs all of our support and love. I'll post his address soon, he should be able to get it to me tomorrow.

Warmest regards,
amy