{"id":2081,"date":"2013-08-13T11:46:42","date_gmt":"2013-08-13T10:46:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/danforth\/?p=2081"},"modified":"2013-08-13T11:46:42","modified_gmt":"2013-08-13T10:46:42","slug":"graces-florist-shop","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/danforth\/2013\/08\/13\/graces-florist-shop\/","title":{"rendered":"Grace&#8217;s florist shop"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Awhile back, Roy was able to help out an enterprising friend in Cameroon. \u00a0Grace was in the process of setting up flower fields and a florist shop. \u00a0 A part of Roy&#8217;s spare time and hobby interest is raising flowers, mainly orchids and heliconias. \u00a0So it was natural that he would help her and boy was it a fun thing to see Grace&#8217;s excitement and how she had gotten things all set up to provide floral arrangements for the local population in her big city.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_2082\" style=\"width: 458px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2013\/08\/blog-Grace-flowers-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2082\" class=\"size-full wp-image-2082\" alt=\"Unloading orchids from Gamboula\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2013\/08\/blog-Grace-flowers-1.jpg\" width=\"448\" height=\"336\" srcset=\"http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/danforth\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2013\/08\/blog-Grace-flowers-1.jpg 448w, http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/danforth\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2013\/08\/blog-Grace-flowers-1-300x224.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 448px) 100vw, 448px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-2082\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Unloading orchids from Gamboula<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_2083\" style=\"width: 228px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2013\/08\/blog-Grace-flowers-2.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2083\" class=\"size-full wp-image-2083\" alt=\"Grace's flower shop in Bamenda\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2013\/08\/blog-Grace-flowers-2.jpg\" width=\"218\" height=\"206\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-2083\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Grace&#8217;s flower shop in Bamenda<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_2084\" style=\"width: 211px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2013\/08\/blog-Grace-flowers-3.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2084\" class=\"size-full wp-image-2084\" alt=\"Shop entry\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2013\/08\/blog-Grace-flowers-3.jpg\" width=\"201\" height=\"184\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-2084\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Shop entry<\/p><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2013\/08\/blog-Grace-flowers-6.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-2087\" alt=\"blog Grace flowers (6)\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2013\/08\/blog-Grace-flowers-6.jpg\" width=\"203\" height=\"143\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2013\/08\/blog-Grace-flowers-5.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-2086\" alt=\"blog Grace flowers (5)\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2013\/08\/blog-Grace-flowers-5.jpg\" width=\"122\" height=\"93\" \/><\/a><a href=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2013\/08\/blog-Grace-flowers-4.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-2085\" alt=\"blog Grace flowers (4)\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2013\/08\/blog-Grace-flowers-4.jpg\" width=\"215\" height=\"119\" \/><\/a>Here are various bouquets for sale and some decorations from weddings. \u00a0Grace is an amazing woman, and actually is in the states right now, attending Covenant&#8217;s Trienniel Women&#8217;s conference. \u00a0Pray that she would be healthy and rested and well able to tell her story of faith and her life walk!<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-report-this\"><a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/danforth?moderation_action=report_form&object_type=post&object_id=2081&width=250&height=300\" class=\"thickbox\" title=\"Report This Post\">Report This Post<\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Awhile back, Roy was able to help out an enterprising friend in Cameroon. \u00a0Grace was in the process of setting up flower fields and a florist shop. \u00a0 A part of Roy&#8217;s spare time and hobby interest is raising flowers, &hellip; 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