{"id":902,"date":"2018-01-31T22:17:40","date_gmt":"2018-02-01T04:17:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/resantana\/?p=902"},"modified":"2018-01-31T22:17:40","modified_gmt":"2018-02-01T04:17:40","slug":"chao-january","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/resantana\/2018\/01\/31\/chao-january\/","title":{"rendered":"Chao January!"},"content":{"rendered":"

I cannot believe how January has come and is now waving goodbye as February slowly enters the door.<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

I really loved January.<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

We were able to go to Guayaquil<\/strong> and spend time with family and friends as well as enjoy the ocean and beach:<\/span><\/p>\n

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In January we received our first Merge team<\/strong> of the year (and one very close to our hearts), you can read about our time here.\u00a0<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

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\"\"<\/a>\u00a0\"\"<\/a><\/p>\n

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We had a lot of wonderful meetings<\/strong> with different church boards and project board members in Ecuador:<\/span><\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a><\/p>\n

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We were invited to participate and dialogue<\/strong> in our first Kichwa community meeting:<\/span><\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a><\/p>\n

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We had different friends visit<\/strong> and were able to host the secretary and a worship delegate from the Covenant church of Sweden:<\/span><\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a><\/p>\n

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As well as host<\/strong> the Covenant church’s North District<\/strong> meeting in our house:<\/span><\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a><\/p>\n

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We were able to finish a lot of projects around the house<\/strong> and connect more with the local Kichwa church we are partnering with:<\/span><\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a><\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

As well as help out more in the Rehabilitation center<\/strong> and connect more there:<\/span><\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a><\/p>\n

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I was also able to take the whole month of January as a month of resetting my routines and rhythms<\/strong> (read about it here<\/a>) as well as take the month of off social media.<\/span><\/p>\n

It was really lovely as I was able to take back sacred spaces and times in my life<\/strong> (like my early morning quiet time) and reestablish old and create new rhythms for the coming year (like taking time to read, exercise, etc.) I feel much more grounded, and clear-headed as I head into February and the rest of the year.<\/span><\/p>\n

February looks like it will be a busy month<\/strong> as the once clear, little calendar boxes are now almost full with meetings, teams, travel, and projects. But I don’t feel the anxiety or the need to hurry like I use to, which I really credit to my reestablished early mornings and the Rest Retreat<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n

So “hear hear!” to the coming of February<\/strong> and all that it shall bring!<\/span><\/p>\n

Love,<\/span><\/p>\n

E<\/span><\/p>\n

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