{"id":3579,"date":"2015-11-06T17:07:54","date_gmt":"2015-11-06T16:07:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/danforth\/?p=3579"},"modified":"2015-11-06T17:07:54","modified_gmt":"2015-11-06T16:07:54","slug":"keeping-up-with-c-a-r","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/danforth\/2015\/11\/06\/keeping-up-with-c-a-r\/","title":{"rendered":"Keeping up with C.A.R."},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/danforth\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2015\/11\/blog-talking-with-Benoit.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-3536\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/danforth\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2015\/11\/blog-talking-with-Benoit.jpg\" alt=\"blog talking with Benoit\" width=\"448\" height=\"336\" srcset=\"http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/danforth\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2015\/11\/blog-talking-with-Benoit.jpg 448w, http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/danforth\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2015\/11\/blog-talking-with-Benoit-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 448px) 100vw, 448px\" \/><\/a>We&#8217;ve been able to skype (a computer to computer free system or a computer to phone call for reasonable prices) pretty regularly with Benoit, the CEFA (ag farm) director, as well as touch base with friends at Gamboula and in Cameroon.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-report-this\"><a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/danforth?moderation_action=report_form&object_type=post&object_id=3579&width=250&height=300\" class=\"thickbox\" title=\"Report This Post\">Report This Post<\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We&#8217;ve been able to skype (a computer to computer free system or a computer to phone call for reasonable prices) pretty regularly with Benoit, the CEFA (ag farm) director, as well as touch base with friends at Gamboula and in &hellip; 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