{"id":1165,"date":"2011-12-31T21:31:27","date_gmt":"2011-12-31T20:31:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/danforth\/?p=1165"},"modified":"2012-03-22T18:04:01","modified_gmt":"2012-03-22T17:04:01","slug":"blessing-a-new-new-testament","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/danforth\/2011\/12\/31\/blessing-a-new-new-testament\/","title":{"rendered":"Blessing a new New Testament"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2011\/12\/Nooni-bible-dedication.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1166\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2011\/12\/Nooni-bible-dedication.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"320\" height=\"212\" srcset=\"http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/danforth\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2011\/12\/Nooni-bible-dedication.jpg 320w, http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/danforth\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2011\/12\/Nooni-bible-dedication-300x198.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 320px) 100vw, 320px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>What an awesome gift we have experienced on so many different levels &#8211; our son, Sam, and his wife, Anna, went to Cameroon Dec. 15-26, to attend the dedication of the Nooni New Testament.\u00a0 Anna&#8217;s parents, Cindy &amp; Dave, have worked on this translation for 20+ years.\u00a0 Anna&#8217;s grandpa and a large group of supporters were also able to be there.\u00a0 The smiles and absolute joy can be seen on youtube &#8211; Danforths in Cameroon.\u00a0 So we are blessed by being connected to this celebration through family, AND we were so privileged to enjoy our grandchildren, Elaina &amp; Sawyer, while their parents were in Africa.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2011\/12\/blogElainaSawyer12.11.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1167\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2011\/12\/blogElainaSawyer12.11.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"448\" height=\"336\" srcset=\"http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/danforth\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2011\/12\/blogElainaSawyer12.11.jpg 448w, http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/danforth\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2011\/12\/blogElainaSawyer12.11-300x224.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 448px) 100vw, 448px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>We are all back together again, but soon will part and go our various ways.\u00a0 It has been so sweet and precious to be together!\u00a0 We are blessed!<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-report-this\"><a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/danforth?moderation_action=report_form&object_type=post&object_id=1165&width=250&height=300\" class=\"thickbox\" title=\"Report This Post\">Report This Post<\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>What an awesome gift we have experienced on so many different levels &#8211; 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