{"id":3460,"date":"2016-09-30T14:24:07","date_gmt":"2016-09-30T14:24:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/covenantkidscongo\/?p=3460"},"modified":"2016-09-30T16:48:09","modified_gmt":"2016-09-30T16:48:09","slug":"together-in-gemena","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/covenantkidscongo\/together-in-gemena\/","title":{"rendered":"Together in Gemena: A Covenant Companion Photo Essay"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/covenantkidscongo\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/97\/2016\/09\/gemena-img.jpg\" rel=\"prettyPhoto[3460]\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter  wp-image-3461\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/covenantkidscongo\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/97\/2016\/09\/gemena-img.jpg\" alt=\"gemena-img\" width=\"546\" height=\"256\" srcset=\"http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/covenantkidscongo\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/97\/2016\/09\/gemena-img.jpg 800w, http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/covenantkidscongo\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/97\/2016\/09\/gemena-img-300x141.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 546px) 100vw, 546px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>This issue of the <em>Covenant Companion<\/em> features a photo essay from\u00a0Gemena, the city in DR Congo where the Covenant Kids Congo program is based.<\/p>\n<p>Check out the <a href=\"http:\/\/covenantcompanion.com\/2016\/09\/26\/together-in-gemena\/\" target=\"_blank\">&#8220;Together in Gemena&#8221; photo essay<\/a>, and see a glimpse of what life is like in your sponsored child&#8217;s community. 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