{"id":2769,"date":"2014-08-11T17:48:51","date_gmt":"2014-08-11T16:48:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/danforth\/?p=2769"},"modified":"2014-08-11T17:48:51","modified_gmt":"2014-08-11T16:48:51","slug":"more-joy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/danforth\/2014\/08\/11\/more-joy\/","title":{"rendered":"More joy!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Oh, how delightful it is to share, to bless, to give, and to encourage.\u00a0 Yesterday we were able to help, in a small way, about 35 families who had to flee their homes earlier this year.\u00a0 Their villages were attacked by Seleka and their ilk, complete with needless \u00a0deaths, injuries, and homes burnt to the ground.\u00a0 These families have been biding their time here in Gamboula, waiting and hoping for a safe return.\u00a0 Please pray that these displaced friends can find healing and forgiveness, to return home to rebuild their lives in peace.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2014\/08\/blog-Sunday-gift-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-2770\" alt=\"blog Sunday gift 1\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2014\/08\/blog-Sunday-gift-1.jpg\" width=\"448\" height=\"313\" srcset=\"http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/danforth\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2014\/08\/blog-Sunday-gift-1.jpg 448w, http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/danforth\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2014\/08\/blog-Sunday-gift-1-300x209.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 448px) 100vw, 448px\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2014\/08\/blog-Sunday-gift-21.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-2773\" alt=\"blog Sunday gift 2\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2014\/08\/blog-Sunday-gift-21.jpg\" width=\"336\" height=\"440\" srcset=\"http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/danforth\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2014\/08\/blog-Sunday-gift-21.jpg 336w, http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/danforth\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2014\/08\/blog-Sunday-gift-21-229x300.jpg 229w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 336px) 100vw, 336px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-report-this\"><a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/danforth?moderation_action=report_form&object_type=post&object_id=2769&width=250&height=300\" class=\"thickbox\" title=\"Report This Post\">Report This Post<\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; Oh, how delightful it is to share, to bless, to give, and to encourage.\u00a0 Yesterday we were able to help, in a small way, about 35 families who had to flee their homes earlier this year.\u00a0 Their villages were &hellip; <a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/danforth\/2014\/08\/11\/more-joy\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":9,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[472,2724],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2769","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-mission","category-monthly-prayer-requests"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.5 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>More joy! 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