{"id":2379,"date":"2013-04-24T13:22:49","date_gmt":"2013-04-24T17:22:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/delp\/?p=2379"},"modified":"2013-04-24T13:22:49","modified_gmt":"2013-04-24T17:22:49","slug":"a-big-thank-you","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/delp\/?p=2379","title":{"rendered":"A BIG THANK YOU!!!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2013\/04\/thank-you.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-2380\" alt=\"thank-you\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2013\/04\/thank-you-300x174.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"174\" srcset=\"http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/delp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2013\/04\/thank-you-300x174.jpg 300w, http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/delp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2013\/04\/thank-you.jpg 362w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>We need to send out a big THANK YOU to <a title=\"Church of the Good Shepherd Covenant Church\" href=\"http:\/\/www.goodshepherdcov.org\/Pages\/default.aspx\">Church of the Good Shepherd Covenant Church <\/a>in Crest Hill, IL. \u00a0We had a wonderful time meeting them and spending time (and a meal!) with them this past Sunday. \u00a0We also want to thank them greatly for their support of our ministry.<\/p>\n<p>Special thanks goes to Pastor Richard Johnson and Missions Chair Kristin Baly for arranging all of the details. \u00a0An MVP Award goes to Brad and Sabrina Price as they did such an awesome job providing a comfortable place for us to stay and wonderful meals to eat! \u00a0Simeon loved playing with all four of your kids! \u00a0We also need to thank Pastor Dave Green and everyone else at Church of the Good Shepherd for all they did to instantly make us feel at \u00a0home and welcome.<\/p>\n<p>Finally, we also need to thank Larry and Connie Wall for hosting us in their home on Saturday for a nice meal and \u00a0a great conversation about future possibilities.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-report-this\"><a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/delp?moderation_action=report_form&object_type=post&object_id=2379&width=250&height=300\" class=\"thickbox\" title=\"Report This Post\">Report This Post<\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We need to send out a big THANK YOU to Church of the Good Shepherd Covenant Church in Crest Hill, IL. \u00a0We had a wonderful time meeting them and spending time (and a meal!) with them this past Sunday. \u00a0We also want to thank them greatly for their support of our ministry. 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