{"id":1339,"date":"2011-10-12T22:55:45","date_gmt":"2011-10-13T02:55:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/delp\/?p=1339"},"modified":"2011-10-13T07:29:49","modified_gmt":"2011-10-13T11:29:49","slug":"despedida-farewell-to-the-hoskins","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/delp\/?p=1339","title":{"rendered":"Despedida (Farewell) to the Hoskins"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"attachment_1340\" style=\"width: 410px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2011\/10\/DSC02386.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1340\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1340\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2011\/10\/DSC02386-e1318473163877.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"400\" height=\"300\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-1340\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Chris, Jenny, Breck and Elsa looking at their gift from IPEE<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_1341\" style=\"width: 410px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2011\/10\/DSC02378.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1341\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1341\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2011\/10\/DSC02378-e1318473619372.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"400\" height=\"300\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-1341\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Friends at IPEE (Covenant Church of Ecuador) laying hands on the Hoskins<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_1343\" style=\"width: 410px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2011\/10\/DSC023791.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1343\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1343\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2011\/10\/DSC023791-e1318474081551.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"400\" height=\"300\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-1343\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">IPEE friends and missionaries<\/p><\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><strong><span style=\"color: #800080\"><em>\u201cFriendship is unnecessary, like philosophy, like art\u2026 It has no survival value; rather it is one of those things that give value to survival.\u201d \u00a0-C.S. Lewis<\/em><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #333333\">On Tuesday of this week, we had a &#8216;despedida&#8217; or farewell for our very close friends, The Hoskins who left today (Wednesday) to go back to the U.S. \u00a0We know that God has amazing plans for them as they begin this new adventure in their lives, but staying behind here in Ecuador is a little hard. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #333333\">We know that goodbyes are a part of being a missionary. \u00a0We also knew that over a year ago when we came, the Hoskins would be leaving before us, but it is quite different when you remember these things in the midst of the goodbye. \u00a0I have never liked goodbyes, even when I was young. \u00a0Things have not changed for me and I still hate goodbyes. \u00a0We will miss our friends dearly. \u00a0Please pray for us (especially Kim) during this time, as well as the other missionaries that you know that come to mind. \u00a0Although we know as missionaries that we will face these things, that doesn&#8217;t make it easier for us. \u00a0Pray for missionaries you know in this day, no matter what they are facing. \u00a0For us, please pray for comfort and peace during this time as well as a renewed strength in being here in Ecuador, with our lives looking a little different without the Hoskins. \u00a0Blessings to you all!<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-report-this\"><a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/delp?moderation_action=report_form&object_type=post&object_id=1339&width=250&height=300\" class=\"thickbox\" title=\"Report This Post\">Report This Post<\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u201cFriendship is unnecessary, like philosophy, like art\u2026 It has no survival value; rather it is one of those things that give value to survival.\u201d \u00a0-C.S. 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