Testimony
of Faith #1
Hebrews
11:6
And without Faith, it is impossible to please God, because anyone
who comes to him must believe that he exists, and that he rewards
those who diligently seek him.
My Son George Ramos Jr. was a Marine when the twin towers were attacked
during 911. He like hundreds of other Marines volunteered- they were
unmarried men at the time. They got their orders to ship out early
January 2002. My son had planned to marry on Valentines Day. The invitations
were already sent out. So they decided to elope the weekend before
he was supposed to leave. My son was only one of 4,000 Marines shipping
out on the U.S.S. Boxer-- a fleet of 7 ships that left San Diego.
I Corinthians 16:13
Be on your guard, stand firm in the Faith, be men of courage be strong.
This was probably the saddest day of my life- to see my son ship out
to war. When the U.S.S. Boxer started to pull out- they played "America
the Beautiful"- by Ray Charles on the loud speakers. There was
not a dry eye on that dock that day and there were hundreds of people-
Psalms 34:17
The righteous cry out and the Lord hears them, he delivers them from
all their troubles.
Before my son left, I took him to church for prayers and anointing
with oil-
James 5:13-14
Is any one of you suffering or sick? He should call the elders of
the church to pray over him and anoint him with oil in the name of
the Lord.
It took 2 months to sail to the Persian Gulf. They arrived at camp
Aliashlim in Kuwait- from there to camp Jalieah in Iraq. My son was
in unit HMM-165. Even though he wasn't in the front lines, he served
eight months in a hostile country- performing his job, doing different
duties. During this time it was difficult to sleep because when it
was night here it was day there. And with the coverage all over the
news, he was always on my mind. I would regularly go to prayer meetings-
Mathew 21:22
If you believe, you will receive whatever you ask for in prayer- My
son returned home in mid- August- back at Mir-Amir Air Base in San
Diego. And not one reporter was present-like there had been when they
left. There were a lot of angry parents- but not me. My prayers had
been answered. Praise God! I can enjoy Sundays worshiping. And afterwards-
cheering on the-- "The Silver And Black."
Thank You Jesus!
George Ramos Sr.
