{"id":2316,"date":"2020-07-06T13:35:05","date_gmt":"2020-07-06T18:35:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/clauson\/?p=2316"},"modified":"2020-07-08T21:05:29","modified_gmt":"2020-07-09T02:05:29","slug":"timeline-of-how-covid-19-affected-our-family","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/clauson\/2020\/07\/06\/timeline-of-how-covid-19-affected-our-family\/","title":{"rendered":"Journal of the Clauson Family’s Year of COVID"},"content":{"rendered":"

February 27<\/strong>:\u00a0 We fly as a family to Monterrey, together with our mission colleagues, to celebrate FUNDEFAM\u2019s 20<\/span>th<\/span> anniversary<\/span>.\u00a0 This was a wonderful time remembering God\u2019s faithfulness and transformative work to and through this amazing ministry, of which we had the privilege to be a part when we lived in Monterrey, 2005-2011.\u00a0 Here is where we hear for the first time from the regional coordinators for Latin American, our supervisors, Pia and Eugenio Restrepo that COVID-19 could change travel for all of us, and could affect us in Mexico.<\/span>\u00a0 <\/span>At that time, we had no idea just how much COVID would affect our <\/span>next four months, what was to be our last four months in Oaxaca before returning to the US on home assignment.\u00a0 <\/span>This<\/span> was also the last time we would be together as a Mexico mission team, even though at the time we are unaware that our retreat in June would have to be canceled.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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Erika with Rosalinda in front of the 20 year timeline.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

March 2-7<\/strong>:\u00a0 Mat\u00edas and Lucas travel to Puebla with other students from their school to attend the annual Bible Camp for missionary kids from Mexico City, Puebla and Oaxaca.\u00a0 Several students return home sick with fever, strep throat and other symptoms.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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OCS students off to camp<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

\u00a0<\/span>March 5<\/strong>:\u00a0 Erika is on her way to Ecuador to participate in the Trauma and Healing course with North Park Seminary students and professors as well as other practitioners from Latin America, while at the Mexico City airport, she receives a call that the NPTS group was not allowed to travel due to COVID.\u00a0 She decides to continue with her plans to participate and join the now much smaller team in Guayaquil and Quito.\u00a0 <\/span>Upon her arrival in Guayaquil, she is shocked to see all the anti-bacterial gel stands and people wearing masks.\u00a0 <\/span>There are many changes to their plans that were made each day during her trip, but she is grateful to have been able to participate in the conference to 125 pastors and leaders in Guayaquil with a workshop on forgiveness and how to lead listening groups, as well as connect with some amazing ministries working in the areas of violence prevention, providing services to Venezuelan refugees, and a health clinic and home for vulnerable children outside of Quito.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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Trauma and Healing Team<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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