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Marine Phillip Stevens 7850 Bishop Road Brighton, MI 48116
Birthdate -- November 30th
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Update provided by Sandy Peavyhouse 01/04/2010 . Phillip spent Christmas'09' with his Michigan family.
His grandparents, Phillip and Sandy Peavyhouse drove from Florida to spend time with him.
His Crossroad's family greeted
him with hugs and handshakes. . Phillip spent New Year's Day in Lejeune, North Carolina.
. Monday, January 4th, Phillip began his workday in California
where he will spend a month completing his last training before his anticipated Afgan deployment. Marine deployments are usually seven months. .
His
family is already looking forward to Christmas '10" with Phillip being home again.
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| Memorial Day May 2009 |
Update provided by Sandy Peavyhouse May 26,
2009 Phillip
was home for 96 hours over Memorial Day week end. Family and friends were at a party for him. They were so
happy to be able to spend time with him. What a treat for the Crossroads Church folks as they got to see him on
Sunday too!
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| Memorial Day May 2009 |
Continued prayer for God's protective and directive hand in Phillip's life journey.
Update 05/21/2009 provided by Sandy Peavyhouse.
Phillip graduated bootcamp November of 08. He was then temporarily
assigned to recruiting responsibilities which included photos of girl scouts and the Marine Toys For Tots
program.. His family may have liked the recruiting project more than Phillip did. Phillip is now at the Marine School of infantry,
located in Lejuene, North Carolina, where he continues his training, expands his skills ,and participates in leadership
opportunities. Pray for God's protective and directive hand in Phillip's life journey.
When very young, Phillip Stevens responded to an alter call at the Brighton
Assembly of God Church, followed by his father, Rob Stevens. They did not attend that church but what happened at that
alter call changed Phillip forever.
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| Phillip with Phil and Sandy Peavyhouse |
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| Phillip in the Marine barracks |
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Phillip's Uncle Mike first located Crossroads Covenant Church on-line,
got brother Rob (now in Austin, Texas) involved, which encouraged their parents, Phil and Sandy Peavyhouse, to follow and
to become important additions to our 'army'. His sister, Alex Clave, attends youth group with Michael and Kasey
Cuellar.
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| Phillip and his red car |
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| Here's Phillip training for future hikes in the Marines |
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Phillip's decision to go into the military seems to have been made
early -- when Thomas the Train toys gave way to army action figures. He built ships and planes with Duplo Blocks and
his fields of army men were constantly reassigned and regrouped as battlefield tactics evolved.
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| Phillip planning battlefield strategy |
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At Crossroads, Phillip did not enter the Promiseland program with the
younger children unless he was a helper. He waited to join Fusion so he could 'enlist under unit commander
'Dave Kurt'.
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| Phillip wanted mudbowl, camp and paintball. It was his first taste of boot camp, Crossroads' style |
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He
left for real boot camp at Paris Island, South Carolina, on September 2, 2008 and became a Marine on November 25, 2008. Phillip is now in combat training at Camp Geiger, North Carolina
(Marine School of Infantry). "Graduates are prepared mentally,
physically, and morally for the challenges of 21st Century warfare." Although every Marine is first
and foremost a Rifleman, other MOS specialties include; Machine-gunner,
Mortar, Assalt or Anti-tank guided missles. Phillip's MOS specialty will be assigned soon. Phillips' family
is thankful that he knows who God is, that Jesus Christ is his Savior and that the Holy Spirit lives in Phillip's heart.
Please pray for God's favor on Phillip's military experience, his Christian
influence and growth, and for his complete protection.
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