{"id":1585,"date":"2015-09-04T12:01:01","date_gmt":"2015-09-04T17:01:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/clauson\/?p=1585"},"modified":"2016-10-11T20:41:24","modified_gmt":"2016-10-12T01:41:24","slug":"summer-of-family-travel-and-connecting","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/clauson\/2015\/09\/04\/summer-of-family-travel-and-connecting\/","title":{"rendered":"Summer of family, travel and connecting!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Thank you so much for your prayers for our family during this time of transition and adjustment to life in the U.S.! \u00a0It&#8217;s hard to believe that we have been back in the States for three months now &#8211; time is going by fast! \u00a0And, it has been a fun and busy summer for us. \u00a0Here are some things we&#8217;ve been up to&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>First, we&#8217;ve really enjoyed spending special time with our families. \u00a0Erika&#8217;s family is all here in the Twin Cities, so we&#8217;ve had many opportunities to play together with her family&#8230;<\/p>\n<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-1585 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-thumbnail'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/clauson\/2015\/09\/04\/summer-of-family-travel-and-connecting\/boys-and-britts-kids\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/clauson\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2015\/08\/boys-and-britts-kids-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/clauson\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2015\/08\/boys-and-britts-kids-150x150.jpg 150w, http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/clauson\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2015\/08\/boys-and-britts-kids-220x220.jpg 220w, http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/clauson\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2015\/08\/boys-and-britts-kids-450x450.jpg 450w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/clauson\/2015\/09\/04\/summer-of-family-travel-and-connecting\/img_3505\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/clauson\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2015\/08\/IMG_3505-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/clauson\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2015\/08\/IMG_3505-150x150.jpg 150w, http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/clauson\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2015\/08\/IMG_3505-220x220.jpg 220w, http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/clauson\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2015\/08\/IMG_3505-450x450.jpg 450w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/clauson\/2015\/09\/04\/summer-of-family-travel-and-connecting\/img_3483\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/clauson\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2015\/08\/IMG_3483-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/clauson\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2015\/08\/IMG_3483-150x150.jpg 150w, http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/clauson\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2015\/08\/IMG_3483-220x220.jpg 220w, http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/clauson\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2015\/08\/IMG_3483-450x450.jpg 450w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/clauson\/2015\/09\/04\/summer-of-family-travel-and-connecting\/img_3533\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/clauson\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2015\/08\/IMG_3533-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/clauson\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2015\/08\/IMG_3533-150x150.jpg 150w, http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/clauson\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2015\/08\/IMG_3533-220x220.jpg 220w, http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/clauson\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2015\/08\/IMG_3533-450x450.jpg 450w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>We took a trip to Wisconsin and Chicago and had the opportunity to spend time with Nils&#8217;s parents and brothers&#8217; families&#8230;<\/p>\n<div id='gallery-2' class='gallery galleryid-1585 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-thumbnail'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/clauson\/2015\/09\/04\/summer-of-family-travel-and-connecting\/img_0112\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/clauson\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2015\/08\/IMG_0112-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/clauson\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2015\/08\/IMG_0112-150x150.jpg 150w, http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/clauson\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2015\/08\/IMG_0112-220x220.jpg 220w, http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/clauson\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2015\/08\/IMG_0112-450x450.jpg 450w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/clauson\/2015\/09\/04\/summer-of-family-travel-and-connecting\/clauson-sp\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/clauson\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2015\/08\/Clauson-sp-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/clauson\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2015\/08\/Clauson-sp-150x150.jpg 150w, http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/clauson\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2015\/08\/Clauson-sp-220x220.jpg 220w, http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/clauson\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2015\/08\/Clauson-sp-450x450.jpg 450w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/clauson\/2015\/09\/04\/summer-of-family-travel-and-connecting\/matias-y-sebas\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/clauson\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2015\/08\/matias-y-sebas-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/clauson\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2015\/08\/matias-y-sebas-150x150.jpg 150w, http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/clauson\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2015\/08\/matias-y-sebas-220x220.jpg 220w, http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/clauson\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2015\/08\/matias-y-sebas-450x450.jpg 450w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/clauson\/2015\/09\/04\/summer-of-family-travel-and-connecting\/clauson-family-2\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/clauson\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2015\/08\/Clauson-family-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/clauson\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2015\/08\/Clauson-family-150x150.jpg 150w, http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/clauson\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2015\/08\/Clauson-family-220x220.jpg 220w, http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/clauson\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2015\/08\/Clauson-family-450x450.jpg 450w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>While in Chicago, we spent over a week with our missionary colleagues who are on home assignment right now, first in a time of retreat with the kiddos, which was such a blessing, and then in meetings that helped us with some reverse culture shock and prepare us for our time sharing with churches. \u00a0It was wonderful to get to know other Covenant missionaries, to hear their stories of God at work in their lives and in their ministries and for our kids to spend time with other missionary kids!<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1593\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1593\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/clauson\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2015\/08\/IMG_0250.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-1593 size-medium\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/clauson\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2015\/08\/IMG_0250-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_0250\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/clauson\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2015\/08\/IMG_0250-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/clauson\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2015\/08\/IMG_0250-1024x768.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/clauson\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2015\/08\/IMG_0250-250x188.jpg 250w, http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/clauson\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2015\/08\/IMG_0250.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1593\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">A visit from the Hoskins, Covenant missionaries in Ecuador!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>We&#8217;ve also had a few opportunities to share and connect with our partners in ministry in Minnesota (unfortunately we don&#8217;t have many pictures of our time with churches). \u00a0We thank Thief River Covenant Church, Grace Covenant Church of Little Falls, Roseville Covenant Church, Salem Covenant Church&#8217;s VBS, Fridley Covenant Church&#8217;s senior luncheon group, Rice Creek Covenant Church&#8217;s women&#8217;s group for inviting us to share how God is at work in our lives and in Mexico, but also for showing us God&#8217;s love in a variety of ways this summer!<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1604\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1604\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/clauson\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2015\/08\/Rice-Creek-shower-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-1604\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/clauson\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2015\/08\/Rice-Creek-shower-1-300x263.jpg\" alt=\"Surprise baby shower with women from Rice Creek Covenant!\" width=\"300\" height=\"263\" srcset=\"http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/clauson\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2015\/08\/Rice-Creek-shower-1-300x263.jpg 300w, http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/clauson\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2015\/08\/Rice-Creek-shower-1-1024x897.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/clauson\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2015\/08\/Rice-Creek-shower-1-250x219.jpg 250w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1604\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Surprise baby shower with women from Rice Creek Covenant!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/clauson\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2015\/08\/baby-shower-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-medium wp-image-1605 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/clauson\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2015\/08\/baby-shower-1-300x269.jpg\" alt=\"baby shower (1)\" width=\"300\" height=\"269\" srcset=\"http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/clauson\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2015\/08\/baby-shower-1-300x269.jpg 300w, http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/clauson\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2015\/08\/baby-shower-1-1024x917.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/clauson\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2015\/08\/baby-shower-1-250x224.jpg 250w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1559\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1559\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/clauson\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2015\/07\/IMG_3593.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-1559\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/clauson\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2015\/07\/IMG_3593-300x224.jpg\" alt=\"Sharing with VBS at Salem Covenant\" width=\"300\" height=\"224\" srcset=\"http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/clauson\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2015\/07\/IMG_3593-300x224.jpg 300w, http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/clauson\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2015\/07\/IMG_3593-1024x765.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/clauson\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2015\/07\/IMG_3593-250x187.jpg 250w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1559\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Sharing with VBS at Salem Covenant<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Another\u00a0big praise to God is for the gift of attending the pastor&#8217;s family retreat at Lake Beauty Bible Camp! \u00a0We had such a relaxing and fun time as a family playing board games, paddle boating, playing basketball, even taking a dip in the lake (although it was only in the 60s and windy that day!), and getting to know other pastor&#8217;s families in MN and WI.<\/p>\n<div id='gallery-3' class='gallery galleryid-1585 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-thumbnail'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/clauson\/2015\/09\/04\/summer-of-family-travel-and-connecting\/img_0238\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/clauson\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2015\/08\/IMG_0238-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/clauson\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2015\/08\/IMG_0238-150x150.jpg 150w, http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/clauson\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2015\/08\/IMG_0238-220x220.jpg 220w, http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/clauson\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2015\/08\/IMG_0238-450x450.jpg 450w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/clauson\/2015\/09\/04\/summer-of-family-travel-and-connecting\/img_0230\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/clauson\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2015\/08\/IMG_0230-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/clauson\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2015\/08\/IMG_0230-150x150.jpg 150w, http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/clauson\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2015\/08\/IMG_0230-220x220.jpg 220w, http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/clauson\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2015\/08\/IMG_0230-450x450.jpg 450w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/clauson\/2015\/09\/04\/summer-of-family-travel-and-connecting\/img_0184\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/clauson\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2015\/08\/IMG_0184-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/clauson\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2015\/08\/IMG_0184-150x150.jpg 150w, http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/clauson\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2015\/08\/IMG_0184-220x220.jpg 220w, http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/clauson\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2015\/08\/IMG_0184-450x450.jpg 450w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>Finally, we are so grateful to have found a place to live in Fridley, MN. \u00a0It is a great place close to Erika&#8217;s family and the boy&#8217;s school. \u00a0Family and friends in the area have responded so graciously to our petition to donate or lend used furniture and household items for this year &#8211; muchas gracias to all! \u00a0Truly our hearts are overflowing with gratitude!<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1590\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1590\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/clauson\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2015\/08\/IMG_0146.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-1590 size-medium\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/clauson\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2015\/08\/IMG_0146-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_0146\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/clauson\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2015\/08\/IMG_0146-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/clauson\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2015\/08\/IMG_0146-1024x768.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/clauson\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2015\/08\/IMG_0146-250x188.jpg 250w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1590\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Some of our first visitors!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>If you are in the Twin Cities, please stop by and see us! \u00a0We love visitors and catching up with friends!<\/p>\n<p>Upcoming travel and prayer requests:<\/p>\n<p>Boys start a new bilingual public school on Sept. 8th &#8211; they are both excited and nervous! \u00a0Pray that they will adapt well, make friends quickly and experience God&#8217;s love for them and share that love with those around them.<\/p>\n<p>Nils will be traveling and sharing in September: \u00a013 &#8211; Castle Oaks in Colorado, 27 &#8211; Zion Covenant in Wisconsin. \u00a0Pray for safe travels, great connections with our partners and for Erika and boys at home. \u00a0Erika plans\u00a0to connect with women&#8217;s groups at Twin Cities Covenant churches that month.<\/p>\n<p>Baby girl is due October 16th! \u00a0So far things are going well and we ask your continued prayers for healthy baby and mama, as well as preparing our hearts, minds and family for this big change!<\/p>\n<p>Continue to pray for the ministry in Oaxaca, Mexico, specifcially for MAEM that is leading a 10 week course on forgiveness and reconciliation with the women&#8217;s group and the group of Christian leaders in training.<\/p>\n<p>Thank you for your partnership, prayers and friendship! \u00a0We are grateful for each of you! \u00a0Please keep in contact and let us know how we can be praying for you.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-report-this\"><a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/clauson?moderation_action=report_form&object_type=post&object_id=1585&width=250&height=300\" class=\"thickbox\" title=\"Report This Post\">Report This Post<\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Thank you so much for your prayers for our family during this time of transition and adjustment to life in the U.S.! \u00a0It&#8217;s hard to believe that we have been back in the 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