{"id":8779,"date":"2023-02-19T20:18:58","date_gmt":"2023-02-20T00:18:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/delp\/?p=8779"},"modified":"2023-02-19T20:18:58","modified_gmt":"2023-02-20T00:18:58","slug":"sweet-together-times","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/delp\/?p=8779","title":{"rendered":"Sweet Together Times"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Last week we all had the opportunity to go to Cancun, Mexico for our Latin American Retreat.\u00a0 It was such a lovely time to be together with all of the missionaries from Latin America who serve together with Serve Globally.\u00a0 There were a lot of meetings and space to learn more about <em>Selah or &#8220;a time to pause, to reflect, to seek direction, to listen, to INTERRUPT!&#8221;\u00a0\u00a0<\/em>It was a beautiful invitation to quiet ourselves and consider what God might be saying during our time together as we journey through Scripture, through silence, conversations, meals, games, nature and each other&#8217;s gifts and stories.\u00a0 These purposeful pauses serve as thresholds, positioning our hearts to receive God&#8217;s living and active Word!\u00a0 Thanks to Pia and Eugenio for facilitating this!<\/p>\n<p>Some of the highlights from the family\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0-THE FOOD!!!!!<\/p>\n<p>-Being with other missionary kids\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 -Spending time with family<\/p>\n<p>-Meeting new friends\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 -Playing life-sized chess<\/p>\n<p>Playing beach volleyball\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0-Praying for each other<\/p>\n<p>Swimming\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0-Bowling<\/p>\n<p>Here are some of the highlights in pictures!<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-8780\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/delp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/02\/Whole-team-750x563.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"750\" height=\"563\" 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decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-8784\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/delp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/02\/Esther-563x750.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"563\" height=\"750\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/delp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/02\/Esther-563x750.jpeg 563w, https:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/delp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/02\/Esther-768x1024.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/delp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/02\/Esther-1152x1536.jpeg 1152w, https:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/delp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/02\/Esther.jpeg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 563px) 100vw, 563px\" \/> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-8785\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/delp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/02\/Joel-and-Kim-563x750.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"563\" height=\"750\" 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https:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/delp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/02\/Pool-time-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/delp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/02\/Pool-time-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/delp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/02\/Pool-time-2048x1536.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-8793\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/delp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/02\/Simeon-563x750.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"563\" height=\"750\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/delp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/02\/Simeon-563x750.jpeg 563w, https:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/delp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/02\/Simeon-768x1024.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/delp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/02\/Simeon-1152x1536.jpeg 1152w, https:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/delp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/02\/Simeon.jpeg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 563px) 100vw, 563px\" \/> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-8794\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/delp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/02\/The-girls-750x562.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"750\" height=\"562\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/delp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/02\/The-girls-750x562.jpg 750w, https:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/delp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/02\/The-girls-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/delp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/02\/The-girls-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/delp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/02\/The-girls-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/delp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/02\/The-girls-2048x1536.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/> <img 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