IAA Updates

Deployment Update | August 7, 2024

August 7, 2024 ALERT is deploying a team today. Location: Brazoria County, TX Dates: 8/7-8/10Units Deployed: Leadership Communications Mission: Helping clean up after Hurricane Beryl Prayer Requests: Safe travels to and from Brazoria County, saf ...

ALERT Update | July 23, 2024

July 23, 2024 Last Wednesday, much of the Battalion was out on deployment, so I took the rest of the guys out to coffee for our weekly Battalion Impact Meeting. It was nothing too remarkable—just me, a coffee shop, and the guys. But we had a great ...

ALERT Alumni Update | July 2024

July 19, 2024 Dear Alumni,  Well, I finally did it. After years of talking about it, I finally made the long journey up to the Northwoods and spent some time where it all began, along with the men who began it. Back when Basic was hard and men were ...

ALERT Update | July 16, 2024

July 16, 2024 One of life's biggest struggles is expectations. We hold expectations on everything: the economy, the weather, the job market, our friends and family. We expect things to go a certain way. We expect our bodies to perform when and how we ...

Deployment Update | July 14, 2024

July 14, 2024 ALERT is deploying a team today. Location: Benton County, AR Dates: 7/14 - 7/19Units Deployed: 2nd Phase Aviation Mission: Tornado relief after the May 25 tornado damaged homes and caused a large amount of tree and debris damage Pra ...

ALERT Update | July 9, 2024

July 9, 2024 Discipline is often denying yourself something now in order to gain something better later. We can do this in many ways. For example, we work out and deny ourselves the comfort of sitting on the couch now to gain the benefits of a strong ...

ALERT Update | July 2, 2024

July 2, 2024 The first line of ALERT’s ethos is “The Gospel transforms a man,” but what do we mean by that? Isn’t the Gospel the doorway into Christianity that we leave behind us as we progress down the path of faith? Not at all. The Gospel i ...

ALERT Update | June 25, 2024

June 25, 2024 I've been reminded lately about how service-oriented our time at ALERT is, and how much this ministry can change lives. The area around campus was struck with some rough weather a few weeks ago, and I've had the opportunity to lead some ...

ALERT Alumni Update | June 2024

ALERT Update | June 18, 2024

June 18, 2024 “We don’t rise to the level of our expectations, we fall to the level of our training.” This well-known quote has rung true in many of my experiences. Whether in the positive, helping me overcome an otherwise overwhelming hardship ...