Update #6

I received an email from AJ earlier this morning letting me know that he and the rest of his National Guard soldiers traveling with him arrived safely at their destination! Where they are currently located is not where they will be staying for the duration of the time they have left in the deployment. They are currently 12 hours ahead of us (Central Time at least!) but once they move to their long-term housing they will be 10 1/2 hours ahead. (It was originally going to be 9 1/2 hours, but they don't observe DST over there!) Again, you can always refer to the clock that has been posted here on the blog (on the right a little farther down) to know what time it is there for him. Thank you for your prayers for safe travels so far, and we are truly blessed to have so many amazing family and friends to support us and encourage us through this challenging year :)