{"id":1827,"date":"2012-09-05T10:39:12","date_gmt":"2012-09-05T15:39:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/ekstrand\/?p=1827"},"modified":"2012-09-05T10:55:51","modified_gmt":"2012-09-05T15:55:51","slug":"driving-in-the-mud","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/ekstrand\/2012\/09\/driving-in-the-mud\/","title":{"rendered":"Driving in the mud!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2012\/09\/mud-driving-pic.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-thumbnail wp-image-1841 alignleft\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2012\/09\/mud-driving-pic-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>No need for theme parks in Congo to add adventure and thrill to our lives. \u00a0Click <span style=\"color: #00ccff\"><a title=\"Driving in Congo mud\" href=\"https:\/\/vimeo.com\/48883458\"><span style=\"color: #00ccff\">here<\/span><\/a><\/span> to watch a great ride!<\/p>\n<p>The passengers all got out and tiptoed around as best they could.\u00a0 They found some sticks to help them keep their balance.\u00a0 Their feet were still very muddy, but they would have really been thrown around in the truck.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-report-this\"><a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/ekstrand?moderation_action=report_form&object_type=post&object_id=1827&width=250&height=300\" class=\"thickbox\" title=\"Report This Post\">Report This Post<\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>No need for theme parks in Congo to add adventure and thrill to our lives. \u00a0Click here to watch a great ride! 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