{"id":2,"date":"2011-08-29T19:12:48","date_gmt":"2011-08-29T19:12:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/decastro\/?page_id=2"},"modified":"2015-02-12T21:56:06","modified_gmt":"2015-02-13T02:56:06","slug":"sample-page","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/decastro\/sample-page\/","title":{"rendered":"Who we are."},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"attachment_14\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/94\/2011\/09\/Small-Family.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-14\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-14\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/94\/2011\/09\/Small-Family-300x199.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"199\" srcset=\"http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/decastro\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/94\/2011\/09\/Small-Family-300x199.jpg 300w, http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/decastro\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/94\/2011\/09\/Small-Family.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-14\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">(Left to Right) Kelsey (12), Jen, Riley (9), Grace(1), Rudel<\/p><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>This is the blog for Jenifer DeCastro. \u00a0I serve as a Missionary to the United States for Merge Ministries of the Covenant World Missions. \u00a0I currently live in Chicago.\u00a0 Welcome to my blog.<\/p>\n<p>I have experienced contentment a few brief moments in my life.\u00a0 75% of those brief moments were on mission trips.\u00a0 The other 25% involved the first voluntary hugs my three children (Kelsey, Riley and Grace) gave me as toddlers and special moments with my husband of 18 years. \u00a0I love missions! \u00a0\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=uVyAMvx4PdQ\">I\\&#8217;m Still Yours<\/a><\/p>\n<p>My Pastor recently said &#8220;A <em>plan<\/em> is something you can accomplish on your own, a <em>vision<\/em> is something you can only accomplish with God&#8221;. \u00a0God has given us a vision to unite and serve churches in the United States.<\/p>\n<p>This blog will be about my journey of fulfilling a lifelong dream&#8230;.a vision. \u00a0A dream to be a missionary. \u00a0A vision to partnering with churches all over the United States to serve the communities they already minister to.\u00a0 People of all ages will have a safe affordable option for mission trips within the United States.<\/p>\n<p>Join us on this journey! \u00a0We can&#8217;t do it without you.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-report-this\"><a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/decastro?moderation_action=report_form&object_type=post&object_id=2&width=250&height=300\" class=\"thickbox\" title=\"Report This Post\">Report This Post<\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; This is the blog for Jenifer DeCastro. \u00a0I serve as a Missionary to the United States for Merge Ministries of the Covenant World Missions. \u00a0I currently live in Chicago.\u00a0 Welcome to my blog. 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