{"id":3192,"date":"2015-05-16T01:32:39","date_gmt":"2015-05-16T00:32:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/danforth\/?p=3192"},"modified":"2015-05-16T01:32:39","modified_gmt":"2015-05-16T00:32:39","slug":"paul-sheryls-visit","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/danforth\/2015\/05\/16\/paul-sheryls-visit\/","title":{"rendered":"Paul &amp; Sheryl&#8217;s visit"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>What a treat to have our 2 best friends come and hang out with us and help us during our last week at Gamboula! \u00a0These two and their family have been a part of our lives ever since we first stepped on African soil in 1978. \u00a0We have been through joys and sorrows, babies&#8217; and grandbabies&#8217; births, evacuations, work, worship and play. \u00a0We give thanks to our Lord who brought us together with\u00a0these precious\u00a0buddies, long ago in the dark ages!!LOL!!!\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/danforth\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2015\/05\/blog-cyber-friend.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-3175\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/danforth\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2015\/05\/blog-cyber-friend.jpg\" alt=\"blog cyber friend\" width=\"448\" height=\"299\" srcset=\"http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/danforth\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2015\/05\/blog-cyber-friend.jpg 448w, http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/danforth\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2015\/05\/blog-cyber-friend-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 448px) 100vw, 448px\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/danforth\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2015\/05\/blog-cyber-2.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-3174\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/danforth\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2015\/05\/blog-cyber-2.jpg\" alt=\"???????????????????????????????\" width=\"3283\" height=\"2189\" srcset=\"http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/danforth\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2015\/05\/blog-cyber-2.jpg 3283w, http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/danforth\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2015\/05\/blog-cyber-2-300x200.jpg 300w, http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/danforth\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2015\/05\/blog-cyber-2-1024x682.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 3283px) 100vw, 3283px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-report-this\"><a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/danforth?moderation_action=report_form&object_type=post&object_id=3192&width=250&height=300\" class=\"thickbox\" title=\"Report This Post\">Report This Post<\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>What a treat to have our 2 best friends come and hang out with us and help us during our last week at Gamboula! \u00a0These two and their family have been a part of our lives ever since we first &hellip; 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