{"id":5219,"date":"2018-09-13T12:13:44","date_gmt":"2018-09-13T11:13:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/danforth\/?p=5219"},"modified":"2018-09-13T12:13:44","modified_gmt":"2018-09-13T11:13:44","slug":"journey-mercies","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/danforth\/2018\/09\/13\/journey-mercies\/","title":{"rendered":"Journey mercies"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>We are so thankful to be back at home, after having flown and driven for many, many hours.\u00a0 The welcome was\/is overwhelming!\u00a0 Everyone has made sure first that Roy has recovered as they have showered us with ear to ear smiles, forehead bumping and handshaking (the official and polite greeting), and even some bearhugs.\u00a0 Our long trip was uneventful, not even a flat tire.\u00a0 Roy had pulled his back badly on Monday, but he was able to drive all day Saturday, through rain and very bumpy, muddy roads on just Tylenol.\u00a0 Thank you so much for your prayers, especially in view of the wrecks we saw along the way.\u00a0 Here\u2019s a logging truck mishap we are thankful not to have been close to when it happened!<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/danforth\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2018\/09\/blog-logging-truck-mishap-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-5223\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/danforth\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2018\/09\/blog-logging-truck-mishap-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"450\" height=\"337\" srcset=\"http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/danforth\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2018\/09\/blog-logging-truck-mishap-1.jpg 450w, http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/danforth\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2018\/09\/blog-logging-truck-mishap-1-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-report-this\"><a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/danforth?moderation_action=report_form&object_type=post&object_id=5219&width=250&height=300\" class=\"thickbox\" title=\"Report This Post\">Report This Post<\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We are so thankful to be back at home, after having flown and driven for many, many hours.\u00a0 The welcome was\/is overwhelming!\u00a0 Everyone has made sure first that Roy has recovered as they have showered us with ear to ear &hellip; 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