{"id":245,"date":"2011-10-28T18:35:06","date_gmt":"2011-10-28T23:35:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/sander\/?p=245"},"modified":"2011-10-28T18:35:06","modified_gmt":"2011-10-28T23:35:06","slug":"catching-up-on-sun-and-rest","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/sander\/2011\/10\/28\/catching-up-on-sun-and-rest\/","title":{"rendered":"Catching up on sun and rest"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/48\/2011\/10\/IMG_0307.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-247\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/48\/2011\/10\/IMG_0307.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"750\" height=\"560\" srcset=\"http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/sander\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/48\/2011\/10\/IMG_0307.jpg 750w, http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/sander\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/48\/2011\/10\/IMG_0307-300x224.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Catching some nice sun and fellowship together is the perfect formula for a Mission Staff retreat.\u00a0 That is what our Mission staff was able to enjoy at the Irotama Resort on the Caribbean coast near Santa Marta, Colombia.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/48\/2011\/10\/IMG_0310.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-248\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/48\/2011\/10\/IMG_0310.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"750\" height=\"560\" srcset=\"http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/sander\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/48\/2011\/10\/IMG_0310.jpg 750w, http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/sander\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/48\/2011\/10\/IMG_0310-300x224.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Our staff, joined by Wendy and David Mark, Latin America and Caribbean Regional Coordinators, was able to enjoy times of spiritual input and times of fellowship around the supper table, while having the rest of the day to relax and sweat in the heat and sun of the Caribbean.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/48\/2011\/10\/IMG_0308.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-249\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/48\/2011\/10\/IMG_0308.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"750\" height=\"560\" srcset=\"http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/sander\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/48\/2011\/10\/IMG_0308.jpg 750w, http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/sander\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/48\/2011\/10\/IMG_0308-300x224.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Without being bothered by the incessant vendors who walk the more public beaches in the Caribbean, the Irotama Resort was a good place to be able to reflect on the previous 2 \u00bd weeks of ministry with the Abide Ministries team.\u00a0 Those days of Prayer School and Ministry School were truly a blessing, as were the few days of personal introspection and ministry which the Marks brought to us.\u00a0 September was a busy month, but a blessed one for our staff.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-report-this\"><a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/sander?moderation_action=report_form&object_type=post&object_id=245&width=250&height=300\" class=\"thickbox\" title=\"Report This Post\">Report This Post<\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Catching some nice sun and fellowship together is the perfect formula for a Mission Staff retreat.\u00a0 That is what our Mission staff was able to enjoy at the Irotama Resort on the Caribbean coast near Santa Marta, Colombia. 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