{"id":694,"date":"2017-07-25T07:11:22","date_gmt":"2017-07-25T12:11:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/resantana\/?p=694"},"modified":"2017-07-25T07:11:22","modified_gmt":"2017-07-25T12:11:22","slug":"two-weeks-pedernales","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/resantana\/2017\/07\/25\/two-weeks-pedernales\/","title":{"rendered":"Two weeks in Pedernales"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-size: large\"><strong>Pedernales!<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: large\"><strong>We are back from two weeks in Pedernales!<\/strong> A city on the coast and last year&#8217;s epicenter for the earthquake.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/resantana\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/132\/2017\/07\/19989781_10210747578737837_5756884364306766490_n.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-710 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/resantana\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/132\/2017\/07\/19989781_10210747578737837_5756884364306766490_n.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"960\" height=\"720\" srcset=\"http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/resantana\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/132\/2017\/07\/19989781_10210747578737837_5756884364306766490_n.jpg 960w, http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/resantana\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/132\/2017\/07\/19989781_10210747578737837_5756884364306766490_n-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/resantana\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/132\/2017\/07\/19989781_10210747578737837_5756884364306766490_n-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: large\"><strong>We were there partnering with<\/strong> Deer Grove Covenant Church from Palatine, IL and Iglesia Man\u00e1 from Pedernales.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/resantana\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/132\/2017\/07\/20370748_10155404747571287_153165087_n.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-704 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/resantana\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/132\/2017\/07\/20370748_10155404747571287_153165087_n.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"960\" height=\"720\" srcset=\"http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/resantana\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/132\/2017\/07\/20370748_10155404747571287_153165087_n.jpg 960w, http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/resantana\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/132\/2017\/07\/20370748_10155404747571287_153165087_n-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/resantana\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/132\/2017\/07\/20370748_10155404747571287_153165087_n-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: large\"><strong>While there, we were able to help with the construction of the Man\u00e1<\/strong> Covenant church, as the previous church was partially destroyed from the earthquake. Wow did we sweat and did we sweat! It was a lot of digging through brick and clay, and cement-mixing. But wow, what an encouraging group of people to work alongside! That week, I really learned the power of encouragement and care. How important it really is to encourage one another daily!<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/resantana\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/132\/2017\/07\/20046401_10210747573697711_5041903286945386712_n.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-712 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/resantana\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/132\/2017\/07\/20046401_10210747573697711_5041903286945386712_n.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"960\" height=\"720\" srcset=\"http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/resantana\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/132\/2017\/07\/20046401_10210747573697711_5041903286945386712_n.jpg 960w, http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/resantana\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/132\/2017\/07\/20046401_10210747573697711_5041903286945386712_n-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/resantana\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/132\/2017\/07\/20046401_10210747573697711_5041903286945386712_n-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/resantana\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/132\/2017\/07\/20031719_10210747573457705_4911155284893084346_n.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-711 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/resantana\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/132\/2017\/07\/20031719_10210747573457705_4911155284893084346_n.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"960\" height=\"720\" srcset=\"http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/resantana\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/132\/2017\/07\/20031719_10210747573457705_4911155284893084346_n.jpg 960w, http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/resantana\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/132\/2017\/07\/20031719_10210747573457705_4911155284893084346_n-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/resantana\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/132\/2017\/07\/20031719_10210747573457705_4911155284893084346_n-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: large\"><strong>Along with the construction we partnered<\/strong> with a sport&#8217;s camp and VBS. We&#8217;d load up a pickup truck each day with around 60 children and adults and head to the field to learn, play soccer, and sweat some more. \ud83d\ude42<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/resantana\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/132\/2017\/07\/20400974_10155404747631287_2076766093_n.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-705 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/resantana\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/132\/2017\/07\/20400974_10155404747631287_2076766093_n.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"768\" height=\"960\" srcset=\"http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/resantana\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/132\/2017\/07\/20400974_10155404747631287_2076766093_n.jpg 768w, http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/resantana\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/132\/2017\/07\/20400974_10155404747631287_2076766093_n-240x300.jpg 240w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: large\"><strong>One of the really powerful things that happened during<\/strong> our last meal together with the church leadership was hearing the story of God&#8217;s faithfulness in providing new land for the church to be reconstructed on. A week before the team was going to arrive, they had no land to build on, but through the support of IPEE and the Swedish Covenant church they acquired the land days before the group arrived. We had a powerful &#8220;laying the first stone&#8221; moment and were able to join the pastor and leadership in prayer; blessing the new site, the church body, and the community.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/resantana\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/132\/2017\/07\/20108355_10210747575177748_3301162741088687661_n.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-713 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/resantana\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/132\/2017\/07\/20108355_10210747575177748_3301162741088687661_n.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"960\" height=\"720\" srcset=\"http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/resantana\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/132\/2017\/07\/20108355_10210747575177748_3301162741088687661_n.jpg 960w, http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/resantana\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/132\/2017\/07\/20108355_10210747575177748_3301162741088687661_n-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/resantana\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/132\/2017\/07\/20108355_10210747575177748_3301162741088687661_n-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/resantana\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/132\/2017\/07\/19875247_10210747575697761_826268309609538792_n.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-708 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/resantana\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/132\/2017\/07\/19875247_10210747575697761_826268309609538792_n.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"960\" height=\"721\" srcset=\"http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/resantana\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/132\/2017\/07\/19875247_10210747575697761_826268309609538792_n.jpg 960w, http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/resantana\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/132\/2017\/07\/19875247_10210747575697761_826268309609538792_n-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/resantana\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/132\/2017\/07\/19875247_10210747575697761_826268309609538792_n-768x577.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\"><span style=\"font-size: large\"><strong>As we were driving one day,<\/strong> we passed a building with this sentence spray-painted across it in bold letters:<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><span style=\"font-size: large\"><br \/>\n<strong>&#8220;Pedernales, we will stay, we will rise again&#8221;<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: large\"><strong>After spending two, intense weeks there,<\/strong> that was exactly the hope we felt, especially through the connections that were made and the many stories that were heard. God is alive and working and we had the beautiful privilege of joining him for those two weeks and seeing firsthand the power of his hope, solidarity, and his kingdom here on earth. <\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: large\">Love, <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: large\">Richard and Liz<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-report-this\"><a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/resantana?moderation_action=report_form&object_type=post&object_id=694&width=250&height=300\" class=\"thickbox\" title=\"Report This Post\">Report This Post<\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Pedernales! We are back from two weeks in Pedernales! A city on the coast and last year&#8217;s epicenter for the earthquake. &nbsp; &nbsp; We were there partnering with Deer Grove Covenant Church from Palatine, IL and Iglesia Man\u00e1 from Pedernales. &nbsp; While there, we were able to help with the construction of the Man\u00e1 Covenant church, as the previous church was partially destroyed from the earthquake. Wow did we sweat and did we sweat! It was a lot of digging through brick and clay, and cement-mixing. But wow, what an encouraging group of people to work alongside! That week, I really learned the power of encouragement and care. How important it really is to encourage one another daily! &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; Along with the construction we partnered with a sport&#8217;s camp and VBS. We&#8217;d load up a pickup truck each day with around 60 children and adults and head to the field to learn, play soccer, and sweat some more. \ud83d\ude42 &nbsp; &nbsp; One of the really powerful things that happened during our last meal together with the church leadership was hearing the story of God&#8217;s faithfulness in providing new land for the church to be reconstructed on. 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