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Military Family’s Pre-Deployment Surprise!

Before Marcus left for a 9-month deployment, he decided to send his wife Osha and their three children to live near relatives in Georgia. They were about to take out a loan to pay for the move when something unexpected happened. Find out what ... Read Transcript


NARRATOR: Behind every front line's Marine

military operation stands a readiness support group

with hundreds of Marines, working

hard to ensure the mission is a success.

One support team includes flight equipment mechanic Marcus.

Everything that we do is essential to getting

the mission done.

The troops can't get on ground without the planes working.

The planes can't work without the mechanics

that fix the planes.

Everyone is an integral part of making the whole process go.

NARRATOR: When he's away, Marcus relies on his wife, Osha,

to take care of their son, Zavier, and their twins, Marcus

III and Myah.

My wife does an excellent job.

She's my backbone in so many ways.

NARRATOR: Osha relies on her faith in God

to give her the strength to get through the long months

when he's away.

OSHA: Long as I stay close to the Lord,

I know He will see me through anything.

Without Him I would not be able to get

through our first deployment.

NARRATOR: The couple decided to move Osha and the children

to be near family during the deployment.

They planned to take out a loan to do it.

To them, going into debt was worth it.

It makes me feel a little bit more

at ease knowing that if something was to happen to her,

then they'd have cousins, aunts, grandparents, uncles,

right there in the vicinity instead of several hours away.

NARRATOR: The couple attends River of Life Church,

close by Camp Lejeune.

When their pastor, Chris Phillips,

learned about their decision to take out a loan,

he contacted CBN to ask for financial help.

Pastor Chris told the couple the good news.

We want to pay for the U-Haul rental to get you loaded up

and get you out of town.

Thank you so much.

It's a blessing.

That sounds awesome.

And in addition to that, we want

to make sure that we take care of the expenses that

are related to the travel, so that nothing will come out

of your pocket to get you down there.

It's a blessing.

Oh, man.

It's a relief.

I'm not done yet.

Just before you deploy, we want to pay the expenses to fly you

from Jacksonville to Valdosta so that you'll

be able to see your family one last time

before you're separated for months.

Thank you so much.

NARRATOR: Osha can now get through the deployment

without worrying about debt.

MARCUS: I am so grateful that CBN has this program

to show the military that you support

them and you understand, and that you can help them out,

as well.

It just means so much.

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