{"id":6060,"date":"2019-12-31T10:55:01","date_gmt":"2019-12-31T09:55:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/danforth\/?p=6060"},"modified":"2019-12-31T10:55:01","modified_gmt":"2019-12-31T09:55:01","slug":"another-dear-fulani-friend-gone","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/danforth\/2019\/12\/31\/another-dear-fulani-friend-gone\/","title":{"rendered":"Another dear Fulani friend gone"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>We feel the pain of separation deeply when we receive word of a dear one passing away and there is no way we can just pop in and be with the family.\u00a0 Since receiving word of H\u2019s passing, we have tried numerous times to contact different family members and friends without much success.\u00a0 \u00a0H was a sweet, good humored but definitely opinionated little old lady.\u00a0 She was my friend, and mother to A, who has chosen to be a Jesus follower.\u00a0 I hope and pray that H understood in her heart of hearts that God loved her enough to send the Messiah.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_6063\" style=\"width: 460px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/danforth\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2019\/12\/blog-hajjas.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-6063\" class=\"wp-image-6063 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/danforth\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2019\/12\/blog-hajjas.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"450\" height=\"337\" srcset=\"http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/danforth\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2019\/12\/blog-hajjas.jpg 450w, http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/danforth\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2019\/12\/blog-hajjas-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-6063\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">H &amp; H. H passed away earlier this year, and is on the left. H who passed away in November is on the right.<\/p><\/div>\n<p>She was the oldest of Chief T\u2019s wives, and now only the youngest wife, H, who happens to be my best friend, survives.\u00a0 Please pray that those who understand about God\u2019s free gift of grace would share the good news.<a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/danforth\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2019\/12\/blog-Hajja-Abdallah.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-6062\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/danforth\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2019\/12\/blog-Hajja-Abdallah.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"450\" height=\"316\" srcset=\"http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/danforth\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2019\/12\/blog-Hajja-Abdallah.jpg 450w, http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/danforth\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2019\/12\/blog-Hajja-Abdallah-300x211.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=6060&width=250&height=300\" class=\"thickbox\" title=\"Report This Post\">Report This Post<\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We feel the pain of separation deeply when we receive word of a dear one passing away and there is no way we can just pop in and be with the family.\u00a0 Since receiving word of H\u2019s passing, we have &hellip; 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