Life Is Noisy

This week has been a whirlwind.

I’m now in Washington state getting a quick overview of procedures and technology at JPI’s headquarters.  I plan to leave for Afghanistan Saturday.

JP & I in front of the JPI office. I’m growing a beard for the adventure ahead…

Because of confidentiality reasons I’m not allowed to discuss the specifics of my work including the locations of my work.  So bear with me if I’m vague about my work.  I will be providing technical support in Afghanistan (no VSAT installations, as far as I know), but I need to be up to speed with what JPI does in Afghanistan ASAP.

Thank you for praying for my passport and access card.
– It only took only 8 days to get my new passport
– Yesterday I was approved for a DOD CAC card (common access card).  It took 2 hours to get approved.

New prayer requests –

Short Version –

Safety for me and my family.
I’m already feeling overwhelmed with everything & everybody that I need in a short period of time.
Logistics coming into Afghanistan (smooth, without a hitch)

Long Version –

I’m feeling overwhelmed with all the different procedures and technology.  In 2 days we have quickly reviewed the JPI technology & procedures manual (300+ pages).  I’m not sure what we are going to be doing Friday, but it’s my last day before shipping out.  I hope I can quickly grasp what I need to know and excel in that knowledge (not just get by).  Security procedures are the most critical to understand.

The logistics for getting into Afghanistan have been worked out by JPI.  However it’s a tight & precise plan that I need to follow.  I need to be at certain places at certain times to request a visa for Afghanistan.  There is not much room for mistakes or delays.

Well it’s 9:00p and I’m exhausted.  I need to go to bed.  I got up at 3:30a and could not go back to sleep.