{"id":2812,"date":"2014-08-23T17:05:39","date_gmt":"2014-08-23T16:05:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/danforth\/?p=2812"},"modified":"2014-08-23T17:05:39","modified_gmt":"2014-08-23T16:05:39","slug":"thankful","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/danforth\/2014\/08\/23\/thankful\/","title":{"rendered":"Thankful!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>I am so very thankful for friends across the river. I am thankful for their positive attitudes and for their openness to whatever God brings them today. I am thankful that so many are weathering the storm, waiting for a time when they can return home. I am thankful for all of you who are praying and making it possible for us to be here at such a time as this. Please continue to pray for healing in C.A.R. and for open minds and hearts to receive the love of the Messiah.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_2784\" style=\"width: 458px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2014\/08\/blog-Hajja-Abdallah.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2784\" class=\"size-full wp-image-2784\" alt=\"Happy grandma with chubby grandson!\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2014\/08\/blog-Hajja-Abdallah.jpg\" width=\"448\" height=\"315\" srcset=\"http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/danforth\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2014\/08\/blog-Hajja-Abdallah.jpg 448w, http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/danforth\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2014\/08\/blog-Hajja-Abdallah-300x210.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 448px) 100vw, 448px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-2784\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Happy grandma with chubby grandson!<\/p><\/div>\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=2812&width=250&height=300\" class=\"thickbox\" title=\"Report This Post\">Report This Post<\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I am so very thankful for friends across the river. 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