{"id":5593,"date":"2019-05-15T11:03:41","date_gmt":"2019-05-15T10:03:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/danforth\/?p=5593"},"modified":"2019-05-16T11:49:17","modified_gmt":"2019-05-16T10:49:17","slug":"a-dear-friend-has-passed-away","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/danforth\/2019\/05\/15\/a-dear-friend-has-passed-away\/","title":{"rendered":"A dear friend has passed away"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/danforth\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2019\/05\/blog-Hajja.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-5594\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/danforth\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2019\/05\/blog-Hajja.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"450\" height=\"299\" srcset=\"http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/danforth\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2019\/05\/blog-Hajja.jpg 450w, http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/danforth\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2019\/05\/blog-Hajja-300x199.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Hajja J, mom to some of my closest friends, and my own dear friend since our arrival to CAR 21 year ago, is gone.\u00a0 She went to meet her Maker on Saturday.\u00a0 She will be missed, her smile and warm welcome and oh so quick wit.\u00a0 She was dearly loved.\u00a0 I was able to be with the family on Monday at her oldest son\u2019s home. \u00a0The place was packed, for Hajja was the middle wife (one older and one younger still living) of Chief T.\u00a0 Big family!!\u00a0 \u00a0Oh, the tears with each greeting, mixed with joy in the reunions.\u00a0 I was able to see and visit with many I haven\u2019t seen for a long time, sorrow and smiles all together.\u00a0 May the Lord have had mercy on her soul.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-report-this\"><a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/danforth?moderation_action=report_form&object_type=post&object_id=5593&width=250&height=300\" class=\"thickbox\" title=\"Report This Post\">Report This Post<\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Hajja J, mom to some of my closest friends, and my own dear friend since our arrival to CAR 21 year ago, is gone.\u00a0 She went to meet her Maker on Saturday.\u00a0 She will be missed, her smile and warm &hellip; 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