Major Joshua Mast

But, you know, you're connected with these people on the ground and you're trying to get vulnerable people out and you're trying to get your little girl out like last chance before the Taliban take over. And so like a lot of that stuff reflecting on it is difficult, but it is absolutely reinforced like the paradigm that we made these decisions in.

But, you know, you're connected with these people on the ground and you're trying to get vulnerable people out and you're trying to get your little girl out like last chance before the Taliban take over. And so like a lot of that stuff reflecting on it is difficult, but it is absolutely reinforced like the paradigm that we made these decisions in.

But, you know, you're connected with these people on the ground and you're trying to get vulnerable people out and you're trying to get your little girl out like last chance before the Taliban take over. And so like a lot of that stuff reflecting on it is difficult, but it is absolutely reinforced like the paradigm that we made these decisions in.

And I'm excited to kind of talk through what those were.

And I'm excited to kind of talk through what those were.

And I'm excited to kind of talk through what those were.

a lot of the positive stuff would not even happen it's in god's hands and and um so it doesn't so kind of what i'm getting at here is it doesn't sound like it's really maybe it's strengthened your faith absolutely rather than absolutely yeah so i think i would 100 say it is it when you get to see um deliverance and the faithfulness of god over time it encourages you um to just trust him for the future and like she should have been

a lot of the positive stuff would not even happen it's in god's hands and and um so it doesn't so kind of what i'm getting at here is it doesn't sound like it's really maybe it's strengthened your faith absolutely rather than absolutely yeah so i think i would 100 say it is it when you get to see um deliverance and the faithfulness of god over time it encourages you um to just trust him for the future and like she should have been

a lot of the positive stuff would not even happen it's in god's hands and and um so it doesn't so kind of what i'm getting at here is it doesn't sound like it's really maybe it's strengthened your faith absolutely rather than absolutely yeah so i think i would 100 say it is it when you get to see um deliverance and the faithfulness of god over time it encourages you um to just trust him for the future and like she should have been

Yeah. And to ask others for help. We've learned that. We've never asked for help ever. But when it's so far beyond you and you can't do it yourself, that's one of my first things in life where it's like you can't, between the two of us, you can't figure it out. Pull it off or afford it or those types of things.

Yeah. And to ask others for help. We've learned that. We've never asked for help ever. But when it's so far beyond you and you can't do it yourself, that's one of my first things in life where it's like you can't, between the two of us, you can't figure it out. Pull it off or afford it or those types of things.

Yeah. And to ask others for help. We've learned that. We've never asked for help ever. But when it's so far beyond you and you can't do it yourself, that's one of my first things in life where it's like you can't, between the two of us, you can't figure it out. Pull it off or afford it or those types of things.

But then when you have so many good people come along and help you through those, it's just totally unexpected a lot of the times. And this has gained momentum now where it's more of a national news story. But at the beginning, people without any recognition were coming in and stepping in and helping us. And they have literally saved our lives and her life.

But then when you have so many good people come along and help you through those, it's just totally unexpected a lot of the times. And this has gained momentum now where it's more of a national news story. But at the beginning, people without any recognition were coming in and stepping in and helping us. And they have literally saved our lives and her life.

But then when you have so many good people come along and help you through those, it's just totally unexpected a lot of the times. And this has gained momentum now where it's more of a national news story. But at the beginning, people without any recognition were coming in and stepping in and helping us. And they have literally saved our lives and her life.

Yeah, and I think that for people to understand, it's essentially a Taliban-Ileane Gonzalez situation. That's how we've kind of boiled it down into a one-sentence thing because we're not really litigating these Afghans that we've been in litigation with because they wouldn't actually be in control of this child if she was ever in their custody.

Yeah, and I think that for people to understand, it's essentially a Taliban-Ileane Gonzalez situation. That's how we've kind of boiled it down into a one-sentence thing because we're not really litigating these Afghans that we've been in litigation with because they wouldn't actually be in control of this child if she was ever in their custody.

Yeah, and I think that for people to understand, it's essentially a Taliban-Ileane Gonzalez situation. That's how we've kind of boiled it down into a one-sentence thing because we're not really litigating these Afghans that we've been in litigation with because they wouldn't actually be in control of this child if she was ever in their custody.

There would be someone above them that would be calling the shots, and I believe that's the Taliban.

There would be someone above them that would be calling the shots, and I believe that's the Taliban.