{"id":163,"date":"2015-07-04T02:14:33","date_gmt":"2015-07-04T02:14:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/cjhoskins\/?p=163"},"modified":"2015-07-04T02:21:06","modified_gmt":"2015-07-04T02:21:06","slug":"a-step-along-the-way","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/cjhoskins\/2015\/07\/04\/a-step-along-the-way\/","title":{"rendered":"a step along the way"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: center\">\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/cjhoskins\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/124\/2015\/07\/2015-011-48-Edit-cr.gif\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone  wp-image-165\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/cjhoskins\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/124\/2015\/07\/2015-011-48-Edit-cr-300x83.gif\" alt=\"2015---011-48-Edit-cr\" width=\"398\" height=\"110\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/cjhoskins\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/124\/2015\/07\/2015-011-48-Edit-cr-300x83.gif 300w, https:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/cjhoskins\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/124\/2015\/07\/2015-011-48-Edit-cr-1024x282.gif 1024w, https:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/cjhoskins\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/124\/2015\/07\/2015-011-48-Edit-cr-676x186.gif 676w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 398px) 100vw, 398px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\">A week ago we were commissioned by the Evangelical Covenant Church as long term missionaries to Ecuador at the annual meeting in Kansas City. \u00a0It was a meaningful service and a beautiful reminder that we do not go alone, but \u00a0it is through and by the larger church that we are sent. \u00a0After introductions and affirmation of our faith and our call, all the missionaries moved out into the congregation to be prayed for by those gathered from all corners of the US. \u00a0We were surrounded by family and friends, former pastors and Covenant World Mission colleagues, members of supporting churches and many new faces as well.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">In some ways this process is much like being pregnant. \u00a0You have these \u00a0months of life while this baby grows within you to try and wrap your mind around what will eventually be your new reality. \u00a0The baby showers and birth classes and clothes that no longer fit all help it all to sink in. \u00a0And prepare as you might to be all ready for what awaits you after those many months, you find that you are, in fact, not prepared at all and yet ready in ways that you never knew you were. \u00a0Our commissioning night was one such milestone in the process; a step to help it all sink in and feel more real and prepare for a new reality for our family. \u00a0It is sure to be a reality in which we will never feel fully prepared and yet find we are ready in ways we never knew.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">With eyes\u00a0brimming with tears, \u00a0I looked up into the faces of those who were with us and for us in that sacred space on that Thursday night. \u00a0It is a night I will not soon forget and I will be glad to remember that we do not go alone.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">(\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=Esw5dZWf3es\">CLICK HERE<\/a>\u00a0to watch the commissioning service. \u00a0The missionary introductions start around minute 15 )<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-report-this\"><a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/cjhoskins?moderation_action=report_form&object_type=post&object_id=163&width=250&height=300\" class=\"thickbox\" title=\"Report This Post\">Report This Post<\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0 A week ago we were commissioned by the Evangelical Covenant Church as long term missionaries to Ecuador at the annual meeting in Kansas City. \u00a0It was a meaningful service and a beautiful reminder that we do not go alone, but \u00a0it is through and by the larger church that we are [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":95,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-163","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized","post-preview"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.5 - 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