{"id":4764,"date":"2017-09-30T18:27:03","date_gmt":"2017-09-30T17:27:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/danforth\/?p=4764"},"modified":"2017-09-30T18:27:03","modified_gmt":"2017-09-30T17:27:03","slug":"encouragement","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/danforth\/2017\/09\/30\/encouragement\/","title":{"rendered":"Encouragement."},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/danforth\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2017\/09\/blog-prayer-mtg.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-4773\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/danforth\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2017\/09\/blog-prayer-mtg.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"450\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/danforth\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2017\/09\/blog-prayer-mtg.jpg 450w, http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/danforth\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2017\/09\/blog-prayer-mtg-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>It is amazing what a morning of worship and prayer with friends can do for your attitude.\u00a0 Roy &amp; I were blessed to take part in just such a time with the CEFA contract workers on Friday.\u00a0 There were plenty of tears and some outright sobbing as people shared the prayer concerns on their hearts.\u00a0 Many expressed concern for Roy &amp; me, mostly for security and peace of mind.\u00a0 Many asked for prayer for the country, for their children\u2019s health and schooling, for peace among family and neighbors.\u00a0 I was undone, to understand the love flowing in that room, to hear the desire of so many to follow the Lord.\u00a0 We are blessed to be here, at just such a time as this.<\/p>\n<p>Thank you for praying, for we know that your prayers were instrumental in bringing about this meeting of hearts and mutual encouragement.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/danforth\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2017\/09\/blog-prayer-mtg.jpg\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-report-this\"><a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/danforth?moderation_action=report_form&object_type=post&object_id=4764&width=250&height=300\" class=\"thickbox\" title=\"Report This Post\">Report This Post<\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It is amazing what a morning of worship and prayer with friends can do for your attitude.\u00a0 Roy &amp; 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