Subject: ALERT Update | August 27, 2024
ALERT Update | August 27, 2024
August 27th, 2024 at 2:30 pm CSTAugust 27, 2024 There I was, 2 am on the 24-hour endurance hike as a squad leader. Everyone was groggy and exhausted from the last 20 hours of hiking, and gloomy darkness surrounded us during another break. This was hard. I had an idea! What if we ge ...
The Sergeants Club | August 2024
August 23rd, 2024 at 6:37 pm CSTHello, It is hard to believe that we are already approaching the end of the summer quarter. When I was in training at ALERT the quarters felt so long, and now that I am no longer 18, they seem to fly by. Next Friday 2nd Phase and Leadership Communic ...
ALERT Update | August 20, 2024
August 20th, 2024 at 2:00 pm CSTAugust 20, 2024 Discipline without direction is drudgery, — Donald Whitney. This statement encapsulates a vital truth about the Christian life. It's easy to wonder why discipline is necessary if God has predestined our conformity to Christlikenes ...
Deployment Update | August 15, 2024
August 15th, 2024 at 3:36 pm CSTAugust 15, 2024 ALERT has deployed a team today. Location: Upshur County, TX Dates: 8/15Units Deployed: 2nd Phase Mission: Underwater Search and Recovery Prayer Requests: Safety in the water and on the road. In Christ, 1st Lt. Samuel Winkler | ...
ALERT Update | August 13, 2024
August 13th, 2024 at 5:30 pm CSTAugust 13, 2024 Last week we wrapped up Quest 2024, and closed out the final clean-up and leadership debriefs. As I look back on the past seven weeks, I am so thankful for how God worked in the life of each young man who spent the summer with us. On ...
Deployment Update | August 7, 2024
August 7th, 2024 at 8:00 am CSTAugust 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 | August 6, 2024
August 6th, 2024 at 2:00 pm CSTAugust 8, 2024 During my time with ALERT, I have had the opportunity to go on many different deployments and service opportunities. These have ranged from local service projects to working with local law enforcement on search and recovery, to several ...
ALERT Update | July 30, 2024
July 30th, 2024 at 3:30 pm CSTJuly 30, 2024 We often hear from our Alumni how the training they received at ALERT gave them amazing opportunities in the career God has called them to. That training is only possible because of the staff and guest instructors who selflessly give of ...
The Sergeants Club | July 2024
July 29th, 2024 at 5:42 pm CSTHello, This month I have been working with the Quest program, ALERT’s four week summer camp for guys 14-17. I have a lot of history with Quest; I attended myself back in 2007 and have had the opportunity to work as leadership a total of ten times b ...
ALERT Update | July 23, 2024
July 23rd, 2024 at 5:00 pm CSTJuly 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 ...