{"id":1474,"date":"2011-10-02T11:39:52","date_gmt":"2011-10-02T16:39:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/ekstrand\/?p=1474"},"modified":"2011-10-02T11:48:13","modified_gmt":"2011-10-02T16:48:13","slug":"sudan-arrival","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/ekstrand\/2011\/10\/sudan-arrival\/","title":{"rendered":"Sudan Arrival"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>We arrived safely in Malakal via Juba on Friday at 15h10.  After collecting our luggage, there was a welcome service where we had our feet and arms washed.  It was a LOONG day as we left Nairobi 3h30 AM Friday which meant leaving for the airport at 1h30 AM.  Hard to get much sleep before that.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">\n<div id=\"attachment_1476\" style=\"width: 442px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2011\/10\/south-sudan-map.gif\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1476\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1476  \" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2011\/10\/south-sudan-map.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"432\" height=\"322\" srcset=\"http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/ekstrand\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2011\/10\/south-sudan-map.gif 900w, http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/ekstrand\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2011\/10\/south-sudan-map-300x224.gif 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 432px) 100vw, 432px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-1476\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Map of South Sudan<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Yesterday (Saturday) we visited the 10 acres corn plot.  We were grateful for an afternoon off.   We are also grateful for the use of President Abraham\u2019s modem for an internet connection today.  We will try to connect every day, but aren\u2019t sure how it will go.<\/p>\n<p>Unfortunately there was nothing special for Cindy&#8217;s birthday yesterday (Oct 1) and I even forgot the card I brought from the US.  Bummer.  We did bring some M&amp;Ms to enjoy. \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-report-this\"><a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/ekstrand?moderation_action=report_form&object_type=post&object_id=1474&width=250&height=300\" class=\"thickbox\" title=\"Report This Post\">Report This Post<\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We arrived safely in Malakal via Juba on Friday at 15h10. After collecting our luggage, there was a welcome service where we had our feet and arms washed. It was a LOONG day as we left Nairobi 3h30 AM Friday which meant leaving for the airport at 1h30 AM. 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