The following are “Real Life” testimonies for those of you who are married and at least one of you is in the military. We believe you will learn through what they have to say and will prayerfully find hope through reading what they have lived through and learned through.
• STAYING CONNECTED WHEN YOUR SPOUSE IS AWAY
If God has given you a testimony, a personal experience you have lived through which has ended up in a positive way— one that could help and encourage others as they deal with spiritual issues within marriage, we would appreciate it if you would write it down and send it to us— even if what you have to write isn’t very long in length.
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(KENYA) I work in the Navy, and it involves endless months at sea. Sometimes, there’s no access to communication with my wife. We’ve been married for only three months, and she, being raised in a non-military family didn’t quite prepare her for an absentee hubby. Worse, she got lots of stories from friends and so on, about how soldiers, more so, sailors, acting out when on tour of duty. She’s so insecure. I feel she can’t quite trust me, while I’ve never done anything to feel guilty in her presence. I need to revamp my marriage. I think I’m gonna quit… my sailing, that is.
My husband came home from his 2nd tour. Things were amazing for the first three weeks. When home he would confess how much he loved me and would cry about how much he felt for me. Well, then he started saying he was depressed and wasn’t happy. I was shocked and didn’t have the words or advice as to why he was. He asked me to leave and stay with my mom. I thought he needed a few days. Then he said out of no where he wanted a divorce and said that he was happier alone.
He has PTSD and is bipolar. This isn’t my husband but I will not give up. I’m standing until he is back home with me. But its been almost 2 months. I’m getting anxious because I just don’t feel loved. I’m praying everyday. We have very little contact. We have a 2 yr old son. This just doesn’t make sense to me. I’m so sad.