{"id":3425,"date":"2015-09-06T12:48:00","date_gmt":"2015-09-06T11:48:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/danforth\/?p=3425"},"modified":"2015-09-06T12:48:17","modified_gmt":"2015-09-06T11:48:17","slug":"dalene","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/danforth\/2015\/09\/06\/dalene\/","title":{"rendered":"Dalene"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Our dear friend and colleague, Dalene, has passed away, right on the heels of our buddy, J&#8217;s, death. \u00a0Dalene was one of those sweet, quiet, in the background women. \u00a0Even when she was feeling poorly, she seemed to come up with a smile and the energy to make others feel welcome to her little palm leaf\u00a0walled home. \u00a0She had a servant heart, and was a good and caring mom to a flock of children she married into, very unlike the usual adoptive parents that we have known. \u00a0Her absence in the little town across the river from our home in C.A.R. will be a great loss to many, but especially to her husband, Pastor B. \u00a0Our Fulani friends could always find a listening ear and a warm welcome at their home.<\/p>\n<p>Please pray for Pastor B, for their family and friends, and especially for the Fulani there, that they would understand that Dalene has gone to be with the Lord, only because she believed He was her Lord and Savior. \u00a0Peace to her memory.<a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/danforth\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2015\/09\/blog-Dalene1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-3426\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/danforth\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2015\/09\/blog-Dalene1.jpg\" alt=\"blog Dalene1\" width=\"299\" height=\"448\" srcset=\"http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/danforth\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2015\/09\/blog-Dalene1.jpg 299w, http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/danforth\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2015\/09\/blog-Dalene1-200x300.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 299px) 100vw, 299px\" \/><\/a>Dalene is the one in the pink blouse, with a Fulani neighbor sitting next to her and her husband, Pastor B, standing on her left.<\/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=3425&width=250&height=300\" class=\"thickbox\" title=\"Report This Post\">Report This Post<\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Our dear friend and colleague, Dalene, has passed away, right on the heels of our buddy, J&#8217;s, death. \u00a0Dalene was one of those sweet, quiet, in the background women. \u00a0Even when she was feeling poorly, she seemed to come up &hellip; 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