{"version":"1.0","provider_name":"Serve Globally Blog","provider_url":"http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/serveglobally","title":"Colonia Obrera Evenings - Serve Globally Blog","type":"rich","width":600,"height":338,"html":"<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"xJJaVS9nJG\"><a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/serveglobally\/2013\/10\/09\/colonia-obrera-evenings\/\">Colonia Obrera Evenings<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/serveglobally\/2013\/10\/09\/colonia-obrera-evenings\/embed\/#?secret=xJJaVS9nJG\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" title=\"&#8220;Colonia Obrera Evenings&#8221; &#8212; Serve Globally Blog\" data-secret=\"xJJaVS9nJG\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\"><\/iframe><script type=\"text\/javascript\">\n\/* <![CDATA[ *\/\n\/*! This file is auto-generated *\/\n!function(d,l){\"use strict\";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&\"undefined\"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!\/[^a-zA-Z0-9]\/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),c=new RegExp(\"^https?:$\",\"i\"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display=\"none\";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute(\"style\"),\"height\"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):\"link\"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute(\"src\")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener(\"message\",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll(\"iframe.wp-embedded-content\"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute(\"data-secret\"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+=\"#?secret=\"+t,e.setAttribute(\"data-secret\",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:\"ready\",secret:t},\"*\")},!1)))}(window,document);\n\/\/# sourceURL=http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/serveglobally\/wp-includes\/js\/wp-embed.min.js\n\/* ]]> *\/\n<\/script>\n","description":"This article was originally posted on Ben Wickstrom&#8217;s blog. Ben is a Covenant missionary serving in Mexico. Time and time again, I have been shown that true value comes from who I am, not what I do. I have been learning a lot about this point these past years, like my week in Colonia Obrera. During July, 2013, I stayed in the town named \u201cColonia Obrera\u201d, in the state of Morelos (just a couple hours south of Mexico City). \u00a0A group from Parkwood Covenant Church, Villapark, IL, served in Colonia Obrera for one week, and I accompanied them in order to be a translator. The trip was organized through Merge Ministries (the branch of the Evangelical Covenant Church that facilitates and leads mission trips throughout the world), so I worked alongside three ladies from Mexico, who are staff with Merge Ministries. \u00a0It was a great week, with so much to share with you: About the mission team, made up of families from Parkwood Covenant Church (Chicago area); About our kind brothers and sisters of the Covenant Church in Colonia Obrera, Morelos, Mexico.\u00a0 This includes the family that hosted me in their house all week; About what a blessing it was [&hellip;]","thumbnail_url":"http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/60\/2013\/07\/DSC4754-300x199.jpg"}