Wednesday morning, Joel Taylor left for another one-year duty in Iraq.

He will spend a few days in Dothan, after which he will travel to a base up north where he will receive additional training. After a couple of months of training, Joel will fly to Iraq. This will be his second tour of duty in that part of the world, his third overall since the war began.

One year is a long time. We will miss Joel while he is away. Let’s keep him and his family in our prayers.