{"id":5365,"date":"2018-12-04T13:29:27","date_gmt":"2018-12-04T12:29:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/danforth\/?p=5365"},"modified":"2018-12-04T13:29:27","modified_gmt":"2018-12-04T12:29:27","slug":"long-ago-and-far-away","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/danforth\/2018\/12\/04\/long-ago-and-far-away\/","title":{"rendered":"Long ago and far away"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Upon arrival to Yaounde, we were fed a yummy meal by long time buddies from Congo days, Carolyn &amp; Jeff Stoker.\u00a0 It was so good to catch up on all their family and work news.\u00a0 Then we spent the next couple of days hanging out with Sheryl and Paul Noren.\u00a0 Again, hearing all about family and work, sharing meals, and just being able to be with these friends who live so far away.\u00a0 We share a rich history, and plenty of stories that even with our frequent repetition still make us giggle.\u00a0 Precious friendship is a gift that keeps giving.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_5358\" style=\"width: 460px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/danforth\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2018\/12\/blog-Paul.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5358\" class=\"wp-image-5358 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/danforth\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2018\/12\/blog-Paul.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"450\" height=\"337\" srcset=\"http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/danforth\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2018\/12\/blog-Paul.jpg 450w, http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/danforth\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2018\/12\/blog-Paul-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-5358\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Paul autographing the fruit book that he and Roy wrote<\/p><\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-report-this\"><a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/danforth?moderation_action=report_form&object_type=post&object_id=5365&width=250&height=300\" class=\"thickbox\" title=\"Report This Post\">Report This Post<\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Upon arrival to Yaounde, we were fed a yummy meal by long time buddies from Congo days, Carolyn &amp; 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