{"id":960,"date":"2011-10-09T11:24:49","date_gmt":"2011-10-09T16:24:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/ziegelbaur\/?p=960"},"modified":"2011-10-09T11:24:49","modified_gmt":"2011-10-09T16:24:49","slug":"election-day-waffles-n-worship","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/ziegelbaur\/?p=960","title":{"rendered":"Election Day Waffles &#8216;n&#8217; Worship"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>What would you do on election day, if it&#8217;s a Sunday, you&#8217;re\u00a0in a foreign country, and your church service was cancelled?\u00a0 Judging by the lack of traffic on our normally busy street, most of the city decided to lay low today.\u00a0 We had\u00a0planned a Waffles &#8216;n&#8217; Worship Sunday with our friends the Chiltons.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_961\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-961\" style=\"width: 248px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/42\/2011\/10\/2011-10-waffles-n-worship-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-961\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/42\/2011\/10\/2011-10-waffles-n-worship-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"248\" height=\"408\" srcset=\"http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/ziegelbaur\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/42\/2011\/10\/2011-10-waffles-n-worship-1.jpg 248w, http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/ziegelbaur\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/42\/2011\/10\/2011-10-waffles-n-worship-1-182x300.jpg 182w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 248px) 100vw, 248px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-961\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Brunch buffet of waffles<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>We enjoyed a buffet of waffles topped with our choice of\u00a0Lori&#8217;s world famous pineapple sauce, powdered sugar or homemade maple\u00a0syrup, plus side dishes of\u00a0sausage, and lots of fruit.\u00a0\u00a0After brunch we sang worship\u00a0songs led by Michelle on guitar, then watched\u00a0a sermon downloaded from our home\u00a0church web site.\u00a0 We were encouraged by\u00a0Pastor Craig Swanson&#8217;s message from Joseph&#8217;s life reminding us that sometimes life is great, sometimes it stinks, mostly it&#8217;s normal, and through it all, God is with us.\u00a0<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_962\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-962\" style=\"width: 332px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/42\/2011\/10\/2011-10-waffles-n-worship-2.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-962\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/42\/2011\/10\/2011-10-waffles-n-worship-2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"332\" height=\"346\" srcset=\"http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/ziegelbaur\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/42\/2011\/10\/2011-10-waffles-n-worship-2.jpg 332w, http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/ziegelbaur\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/42\/2011\/10\/2011-10-waffles-n-worship-2-287x300.jpg 287w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 332px) 100vw, 332px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-962\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Pastor Craig on the wall in our &quot;church at home&quot;<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>We appreciate being able to download good sermons from our home church, First Evangelical Covenant in Grand Rapids, MI for viewing at home, sharing with friends, or even for use\u00a0as a &#8220;guest speaker&#8221; when all of the usual speakers at the International Christian Church of Yaounde\u00a0are\u00a0not available.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Thankfully, we&#8217;re\u00a0having a very quiet, peaceful election day with friends and family.\u00a0 Thanks to those of you at FECC in GR for your part!<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-report-this\"><a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/ziegelbaur?moderation_action=report_form&object_type=post&object_id=960&width=250&height=300\" class=\"thickbox\" title=\"Report This Post\">Report This Post<\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>What would you do on election day, if it&#8217;s a Sunday, you&#8217;re\u00a0in a foreign country, and your church service was cancelled?\u00a0 Judging by the lack of traffic on our normally busy street, most of the city decided to lay low today.\u00a0 We had\u00a0planned a Waffles &#8216;n&#8217; Worship Sunday with our friends the Chiltons. 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