{"id":423,"date":"2013-05-14T17:43:15","date_gmt":"2013-05-14T22:43:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/sander\/?p=423"},"modified":"2013-05-14T17:43:15","modified_gmt":"2013-05-14T22:43:15","slug":"making-people-aware","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/sander\/2013\/05\/14\/making-people-aware\/","title":{"rendered":"Making People Aware"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><!--\n\/* Font Definitions *\/\n@font-face\n{font-family:Arial;\npanose-1:2 11 6 4 2 2 2 2 2 4;\nmso-font-charset:0;\nmso-generic-font-family:auto;\nmso-font-pitch:variable;\nmso-font-signature:3 0 0 0 1 0;}\n@font-face\n{font-family:\"\uff2d\uff33 \u660e\u671d\";\npanose-1:0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0;\nmso-font-charset:128;\nmso-generic-font-family:roman;\nmso-font-format:other;\nmso-font-pitch:fixed;\nmso-font-signature:1 134676480 16 0 131072 0;}\n@font-face\n{font-family:\"Cambria Math\";\npanose-1:2 4 5 3 5 4 6 3 2 4;\nmso-font-charset:0;\nmso-generic-font-family:auto;\nmso-font-pitch:variable;\nmso-font-signature:3 0 0 0 1 0;}\n\/* Style Definitions *\/\np.MsoNormal, li.MsoNormal, div.MsoNormal\n{mso-style-unhide:no;\nmso-style-qformat:yes;\nmso-style-parent:\"\";\nmargin:0in;\nmargin-bottom:.0001pt;\nmso-pagination:widow-orphan;\nfont-size:11.0pt;\nfont-family:Arial;\nmso-fareast-font-family:\"Times New Roman\";\nmso-bidi-font-family:\"Times New Roman\";}\n.MsoChpDefault\n{mso-style-type:export-only;\nmso-default-props:yes;\nfont-size:11.0pt;\nmso-ansi-font-size:11.0pt;\nmso-bidi-font-size:11.0pt;\nfont-family:Arial;\nmso-ascii-font-family:Arial;\nmso-fareast-font-family:\"\uff2d\uff33 \u660e\u671d\";\nmso-fareast-theme-font:minor-fareast;\nmso-hansi-font-family:Arial;\nmso-bidi-font-family:\"Times New Roman\";\nmso-bidi-theme-font:minor-bidi;\nmso-fareast-language:JA;}\n.MsoPapDefault\n{mso-style-type:export-only;\nmargin-bottom:10.0pt;}\n@page WordSection1\n{size:8.5in 11.0in;\nmargin:1.0in 1.25in 1.0in 1.25in;\nmso-header-margin:.5in;\nmso-footer-margin:.5in;\nmso-paper-source:0;}\ndiv.WordSection1\n{page:WordSection1;}\n--><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span>When God\u2019s people pray, are obedient to His will, and put into His hands their plans and desires, God does the miracle for His honor and glory. \u00a056 people from five cities in Colombia and from the United States gathered for the AVA (Advocacy for Victims of Abuse) and the Mending the Soul 3-day Workshop held recently in Itagui, Colombia. \u00a0As the AVA team from Medell\u00edn, continued to pray, to plan, and to raise funds, God continued to confirm, multiplying their efforts and their resources. \u00a0These leaders from Medell\u00edn worked together regarding: informing and inviting the AVA leaders from other regions, fundraising, arranging for the housing for the 18 Colombian out-of-towners, making the tablecloths and floral centerpieces, getting the materials organized in folders, and providing wonderful lunches and snacks during the conference days. 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