{"id":35,"date":"2011-09-06T16:17:04","date_gmt":"2011-09-06T21:17:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/decastro\/?p=35"},"modified":"2011-09-06T16:17:04","modified_gmt":"2011-09-06T21:17:04","slug":"just-say-yes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/decastro\/2011\/09\/just-say-yes\/","title":{"rendered":"Just say YES!"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"attachment_36\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/94\/2011\/09\/109_0277.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-36\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-36\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/94\/2011\/09\/109_0277-300x168.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"168\" srcset=\"http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/decastro\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/94\/2011\/09\/109_0277-300x168.jpg 300w, http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/decastro\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/94\/2011\/09\/109_0277-1024x576.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/decastro\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/94\/2011\/09\/109_0277.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-36\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Packed house for VBS in the Dominican Republic<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Recently we went to the Dominican Republic for a week of ministry. \u00a0We took a short bus ride up into the mountains and enjoyed a packed house. \u00a0The children ran through the rain to learn about Jesus. \u00a0By the end of the service many seats were shared by two smiling children&#8230;.however, this seat was right outside the door&#8230;.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/94\/2011\/09\/100_1141.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-13\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/94\/2011\/09\/100_1141-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/decastro\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/94\/2011\/09\/100_1141-225x300.jpg 225w, http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/decastro\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/94\/2011\/09\/100_1141-768x1024.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The room was completely packed and yet here was an empty chair. \u00a0My first thought when I saw this chair was&#8230;&#8221;Hum&#8230;.was someone else suppose to be on this trip? \u00a0I mean&#8230;here is a saved seat for someone! 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