{"id":9879,"date":"2026-11-02T10:39:18","date_gmt":"2026-11-02T14:39:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/delp\/?p=9879"},"modified":"2026-11-02T10:40:38","modified_gmt":"2026-11-02T14:40:38","slug":"second-annual-reverse-mission-trip-and-celebration-dinner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/delp\/?p=9879","title":{"rendered":"Second Annual Reverse Mission Trip and Celebration Dinner"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>During September we celebrated our Second Annual Reverse Mission Trip and Celebration Dinner, this time in partnership with Bethany Covenant Church in Berlin, CT.\u00a0 This year we had a little bit smaller crew of just Carlita, Esther and Mirian who came.<\/h2>\n<h2><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-9880\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/delp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2026\/11\/20260926_062812-09ec-420x750.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"420\" height=\"750\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/delp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2026\/11\/20260926_062812-09ec-420x750.jpg 420w, https:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/delp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2026\/11\/20260926_062812-09ec-574x1024.jpg 574w, https:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/delp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2026\/11\/20260926_062812-09ec-768x1370.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/delp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2026\/11\/20260926_062812-09ec-861x1536.jpg 861w, https:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/delp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2026\/11\/20260926_062812-09ec.jpg 897w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 420px) 100vw, 420px\" \/><\/h2>\n<h2>Along with Jessica Dedert, who works for the Santiago Partnership and myself, the five us made up the official team, but Kim and our kids were able to join us over the weekend for the festivities.<\/h2>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-9892\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/delp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2026\/11\/20261003_181608-2ef5-750x563.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"750\" height=\"563\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/delp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2026\/11\/20261003_181608-2ef5-750x563.jpg 750w, https:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/delp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2026\/11\/20261003_181608-2ef5-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/delp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2026\/11\/20261003_181608-2ef5-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/delp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2026\/11\/20261003_181608-2ef5-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/delp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2026\/11\/20261003_181608-2ef5.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/><\/p>\n<h2>This year&#8217;s Reverse Mission Trip was in partnership with <a href=\"https:\/\/bethanycovenant.org\/\">Bethany Covenant Church<\/a> in Berlin, CT, one of our supporting churches that have been a part of our ministry for quite a long time.\u00a0 They have brought four teams down to Ecuador and have partnered with the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.santiagopartnership.org\/medical-clinic\">Santiago Medical Clinic<\/a> to hold medical caravans each time.<\/h2>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"sqsrte-large\" data-rte-preserve-empty=\"true\">For those of you not familiar with what we do and are possibly interested in learning more, the Reverse Mission Trip is just as it sounds, doing mission in reverse.\u00a0 Many of us are accustomed to overseas mission trips being one in which a bunch of folks travel from North American down to Ecuador to experience missionary work for a short period of time.\u00a0 Well, a Reverse Mission Trip flips the script on that typical narrative and invites our partners from Ecuador up to experience mission with all of us in North America.<\/h2>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"sqsrte-large\" data-rte-preserve-empty=\"true\">Our Reverse Mission Trip in September was a week overflowing with fellowship, collaboration, partnership-building, service, and love\u2014the kind of week that reminds you how beautiful it is when communities come together across cultures and callings.<\/h2>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"sqsrte-large\" data-rte-preserve-empty=\"true\">We began our journey in Boston, welcomed by the team at the <a class=\"tac-player-processed\" href=\"https:\/\/neseafarers.org\/\"><strong>New England Seafarers Mission<\/strong><\/a>. Their ministry is rooted in compassion and presence, and it was a gift to learn from their work and serve in their facilities. While in the city, we embraced the full Boston experience \u2014 navigating the subway for the first time, wandering through Faneuil Hall, taking in the view from the wharf, and soaking up the street entertainment and food that make the city so vibrant.<\/h2>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-9882\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/delp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2026\/11\/20260929_180325-6476-563x750.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"563\" height=\"750\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/delp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2026\/11\/20260929_180325-6476-563x750.jpg 563w, https:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/delp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2026\/11\/20260929_180325-6476-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/delp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2026\/11\/20260929_180325-6476-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/delp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2026\/11\/20260929_180325-6476.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 563px) 100vw, 563px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-9884\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/delp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2026\/11\/20261003_181721-3cdb-750x565.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"750\" height=\"565\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/delp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2026\/11\/20261003_181721-3cdb-750x565.jpg 750w, https:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/delp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2026\/11\/20261003_181721-3cdb-1024x771.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/delp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2026\/11\/20261003_181721-3cdb-768x578.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/delp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2026\/11\/20261003_181721-3cdb-1536x1157.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/delp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2026\/11\/20261003_181721-3cdb.jpg 2040w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-9883\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/delp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2026\/11\/20260929_180325-b2e2-750x563.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"750\" height=\"563\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/delp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2026\/11\/20260929_180325-b2e2-750x563.jpg 750w, https:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/delp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2026\/11\/20260929_180325-b2e2-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/delp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2026\/11\/20260929_180325-b2e2-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/delp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2026\/11\/20260929_180325-b2e2-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/delp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2026\/11\/20260929_180325-b2e2.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-9887\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/delp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2026\/11\/20260929_180325-81f5-750x563.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"750\" height=\"563\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/delp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2026\/11\/20260929_180325-81f5-750x563.jpg 750w, https:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/delp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2026\/11\/20260929_180325-81f5-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/delp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2026\/11\/20260929_180325-81f5-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/delp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2026\/11\/20260929_180325-81f5-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/delp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2026\/11\/20260929_180325-81f5.jpg 2000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-9890\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/delp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2026\/11\/20260929_180325-3607-563x750.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"563\" height=\"750\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/delp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2026\/11\/20260929_180325-3607-563x750.jpg 563w, https:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/delp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2026\/11\/20260929_180325-3607-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/delp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2026\/11\/20260929_180325-3607-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/delp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2026\/11\/20260929_180325-3607.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 563px) 100vw, 563px\" \/> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-9891\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/delp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2026\/11\/20261005_133914-15f1-421x750.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"421\" height=\"750\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/delp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2026\/11\/20261005_133914-15f1-421x750.jpg 421w, https:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/delp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2026\/11\/20261005_133914-15f1-574x1024.jpg 574w, https:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/delp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2026\/11\/20261005_133914-15f1-768x1370.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/delp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2026\/11\/20261005_133914-15f1-861x1536.jpg 861w, https:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/delp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2026\/11\/20261005_133914-15f1.jpg 1144w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 421px) 100vw, 421px\" \/><\/p>\n<h2 class=\"sqsrte-large\" data-rte-preserve-empty=\"true\">From there, our team entered a meaningful period of collaborative learning with <a class=\"tac-player-processed\" href=\"https:\/\/adelbrook.org\/\"><strong>Adelbrook<\/strong><\/a>. Both organizations shared our stories, our beginnings, and the heart behind our ministries. We even dreamed together about a future initiative \u2014 a flower shop that could provide work opportunities for their youth while selling flowers grown by our artisans in Ecuador. It was a moment of mutual vision and possibility.<\/h2>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-9893\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/delp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2026\/11\/20260926_062427-73e1-750x362.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"750\" height=\"362\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/delp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2026\/11\/20260926_062427-73e1-750x362.jpg 750w, https:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/delp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2026\/11\/20260926_062427-73e1-1024x495.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/delp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2026\/11\/20260926_062427-73e1-768x371.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/delp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2026\/11\/20260926_062427-73e1-1536x742.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/delp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2026\/11\/20260926_062427-73e1.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-9896\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/delp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2026\/11\/20260926_222201-5b2d-750x421.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"750\" height=\"421\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/delp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2026\/11\/20260926_222201-5b2d-750x421.jpg 750w, https:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/delp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2026\/11\/20260926_222201-5b2d-1024x574.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/delp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2026\/11\/20260926_222201-5b2d-768x431.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/delp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2026\/11\/20260926_222201-5b2d-1536x861.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/delp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2026\/11\/20260926_222201-5b2d.jpg 2040w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-9897\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/delp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2026\/11\/20261003_074126-02fd.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" \/> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-9899\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/delp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2026\/11\/20261003_074126-444c.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" \/> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-9901\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/delp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2026\/11\/20261003_074126-3546.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-9898\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/delp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2026\/11\/20261003_074126-6afe.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"590\" \/><\/p>\n<h2 class=\"sqsrte-large\" data-rte-preserve-empty=\"true\"><a class=\"tac-player-processed\" href=\"https:\/\/bethanycovenant.org\/\"><strong>Bethany Covenant Church<\/strong><\/a> hosted a potluck dinner for everyone who has traveled to Ecuador over the years. It was a night of reminiscing, storytelling, and laughter \u2014 the kind of gathering where memories feel alive again. Our team also spent time with the women of the church, learning about their backpack ministry and joining them in crafting items for a youth fundraiser. These moments of shared service were tender and joy\u2011filled.<\/h2>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-9902\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/delp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2026\/11\/20260926_071950-0dea-750x352.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"750\" height=\"352\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/delp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2026\/11\/20260926_071950-0dea-750x352.jpg 750w, https:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/delp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2026\/11\/20260926_071950-0dea-1024x481.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/delp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2026\/11\/20260926_071950-0dea-768x361.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/delp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2026\/11\/20260926_071950-0dea-1536x722.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/delp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2026\/11\/20260926_071950-0dea.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/><\/p>\n<h2 class=\"sqsrte-large\" data-rte-preserve-empty=\"true\">The Celebration Dinner was one of the week&#8217;s main events \u2014a lively evening with a rousing live auction, delicious Ecuadorian food, ministry sharing, and so much fun. On Sunday morning during Sunday School, we held a Q&amp;A session where members could learn more about our ministries and the dedicated workers behind them. It was a beautiful time of connection and curiosity.<\/h2>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-9903\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/delp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2026\/11\/20261003_181202-2d98-750x565.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"750\" height=\"565\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/delp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2026\/11\/20261003_181202-2d98-750x565.jpg 750w, https:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/delp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2026\/11\/20261003_181202-2d98-1024x771.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/delp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2026\/11\/20261003_181202-2d98-768x578.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/delp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2026\/11\/20261003_181202-2d98-1536x1157.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/delp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2026\/11\/20261003_181202-2d98.jpg 2040w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-9907\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/delp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2026\/11\/20261003_181202-3ee9-565x750.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"565\" height=\"750\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/delp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2026\/11\/20261003_181202-3ee9-565x750.jpg 565w, https:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/delp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2026\/11\/20261003_181202-3ee9-771x1024.jpg 771w, https:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/delp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2026\/11\/20261003_181202-3ee9-768x1020.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/delp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2026\/11\/20261003_181202-3ee9-1157x1536.jpg 1157w, https:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/delp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2026\/11\/20261003_181202-3ee9.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 565px) 100vw, 565px\" \/> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-9908\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/delp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2026\/11\/20261003_181202-4fd9-750x565.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"750\" height=\"565\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/delp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2026\/11\/20261003_181202-4fd9-750x565.jpg 750w, https:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/delp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2026\/11\/20261003_181202-4fd9-1024x771.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/delp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2026\/11\/20261003_181202-4fd9-768x578.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/delp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2026\/11\/20261003_181202-4fd9-1536x1157.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/delp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2026\/11\/20261003_181202-4fd9.jpg 2040w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-9909\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/delp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2026\/11\/20261003_181202-5ca7-750x565.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"750\" height=\"565\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/delp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2026\/11\/20261003_181202-5ca7-750x565.jpg 750w, https:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/delp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2026\/11\/20261003_181202-5ca7-1024x771.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/delp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2026\/11\/20261003_181202-5ca7-768x578.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/delp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2026\/11\/20261003_181202-5ca7-1536x1157.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/delp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2026\/11\/20261003_181202-5ca7.jpg 2040w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-9913\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/delp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2026\/11\/20261003_181202-13e8-750x565.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"750\" height=\"565\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/delp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2026\/11\/20261003_181202-13e8-750x565.jpg 750w, https:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/delp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2026\/11\/20261003_181202-13e8-1024x771.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/delp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2026\/11\/20261003_181202-13e8-768x578.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/delp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2026\/11\/20261003_181202-13e8-1536x1157.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/delp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2026\/11\/20261003_181202-13e8.jpg 2040w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-9914\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/delp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2026\/11\/20261003_181202-71b0-750x565.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"750\" height=\"565\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/delp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2026\/11\/20261003_181202-71b0-750x565.jpg 750w, https:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/delp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2026\/11\/20261003_181202-71b0-1024x771.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/delp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2026\/11\/20261003_181202-71b0-768x578.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/delp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2026\/11\/20261003_181202-71b0-1536x1157.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/delp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2026\/11\/20261003_181202-71b0.jpg 2040w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-9920\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/delp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2026\/11\/20261003_181202-0388-565x750.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"565\" height=\"750\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/delp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2026\/11\/20261003_181202-0388-565x750.jpg 565w, https:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/delp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2026\/11\/20261003_181202-0388-771x1024.jpg 771w, https:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/delp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2026\/11\/20261003_181202-0388-768x1020.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/delp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2026\/11\/20261003_181202-0388-1157x1536.jpg 1157w, https:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/delp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2026\/11\/20261003_181202-0388.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 565px) 100vw, 565px\" \/> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-9921\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/delp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2026\/11\/20261003_181202-617b-750x563.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"750\" height=\"563\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/delp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2026\/11\/20261003_181202-617b-750x563.jpg 750w, https:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/delp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2026\/11\/20261003_181202-617b-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/delp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2026\/11\/20261003_181202-617b-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/delp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2026\/11\/20261003_181202-617b-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/delp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2026\/11\/20261003_181202-617b.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-9927\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/delp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2026\/11\/20261003_181202-a409-750x563.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"750\" height=\"563\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/delp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2026\/11\/20261003_181202-a409-750x563.jpg 750w, https:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/delp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2026\/11\/20261003_181202-a409-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/delp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2026\/11\/20261003_181202-a409-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/delp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2026\/11\/20261003_181202-a409-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/delp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2026\/11\/20261003_181202-a409.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-9933\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/delp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2026\/11\/20261003_181202-d9c9-565x750.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"565\" height=\"750\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/delp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2026\/11\/20261003_181202-d9c9-565x750.jpg 565w, https:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/delp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2026\/11\/20261003_181202-d9c9-771x1024.jpg 771w, https:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/delp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2026\/11\/20261003_181202-d9c9-768x1020.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/delp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2026\/11\/20261003_181202-d9c9-1157x1536.jpg 1157w, https:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/delp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2026\/11\/20261003_181202-d9c9.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 565px) 100vw, 565px\" \/> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-9936\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/delp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2026\/11\/20261003_181202-d567-750x563.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"750\" height=\"563\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/delp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2026\/11\/20261003_181202-d567-750x563.jpg 750w, https:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/delp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2026\/11\/20261003_181202-d567-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/delp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2026\/11\/20261003_181202-d567-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/delp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2026\/11\/20261003_181202-d567-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/delp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2026\/11\/20261003_181202-d567.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-9941\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/delp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2026\/11\/20261003_181202-fb5e-750x565.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"750\" height=\"565\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/delp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2026\/11\/20261003_181202-fb5e-750x565.jpg 750w, https:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/delp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2026\/11\/20261003_181202-fb5e-1024x771.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/delp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2026\/11\/20261003_181202-fb5e-768x578.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/delp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2026\/11\/20261003_181202-fb5e-1536x1157.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/delp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2026\/11\/20261003_181202-fb5e.jpg 2040w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-9943\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/delp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2026\/11\/20261003_181355-0c57-565x750.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"565\" height=\"750\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/delp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2026\/11\/20261003_181355-0c57-565x750.jpg 565w, https:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/delp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2026\/11\/20261003_181355-0c57-771x1024.jpg 771w, https:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/delp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2026\/11\/20261003_181355-0c57-768x1020.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/delp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2026\/11\/20261003_181355-0c57-1157x1536.jpg 1157w, https:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/delp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2026\/11\/20261003_181355-0c57.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 565px) 100vw, 565px\" \/> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-9953\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/delp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2026\/11\/20261003_181355-8add-750x565.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"750\" height=\"565\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/delp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2026\/11\/20261003_181355-8add-750x565.jpg 750w, https:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/delp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2026\/11\/20261003_181355-8add-1024x771.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/delp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2026\/11\/20261003_181355-8add-768x578.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/delp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2026\/11\/20261003_181355-8add-1536x1157.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/delp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2026\/11\/20261003_181355-8add.jpg 2040w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-9954\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/delp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2026\/11\/20261003_181355-8b0c-750x565.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"750\" height=\"565\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/delp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2026\/11\/20261003_181355-8b0c-750x565.jpg 750w, https:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/delp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2026\/11\/20261003_181355-8b0c-1024x771.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/delp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2026\/11\/20261003_181355-8b0c-768x578.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/delp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2026\/11\/20261003_181355-8b0c-1536x1157.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/delp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2026\/11\/20261003_181355-8b0c.jpg 2040w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-9955\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/delp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2026\/11\/20261003_181355-8d71-565x750.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"565\" height=\"750\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/delp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2026\/11\/20261003_181355-8d71-565x750.jpg 565w, https:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/delp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2026\/11\/20261003_181355-8d71-771x1024.jpg 771w, https:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/delp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2026\/11\/20261003_181355-8d71-768x1020.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/delp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2026\/11\/20261003_181355-8d71-1157x1536.jpg 1157w, https:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/delp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2026\/11\/20261003_181355-8d71.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 565px) 100vw, 565px\" \/> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-9956\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/delp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2026\/11\/20261003_181355-8f48-750x565.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"750\" height=\"565\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/delp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2026\/11\/20261003_181355-8f48-750x565.jpg 750w, https:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/delp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2026\/11\/20261003_181355-8f48-1024x771.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/delp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2026\/11\/20261003_181355-8f48-768x578.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/delp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2026\/11\/20261003_181355-8f48-1536x1157.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/delp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2026\/11\/20261003_181355-8f48.jpg 2040w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-9967\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/delp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2026\/11\/20261003_181355-0913-750x565.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"750\" height=\"565\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/delp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2026\/11\/20261003_181355-0913-750x565.jpg 750w, https:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/delp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2026\/11\/20261003_181355-0913-1024x771.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/delp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2026\/11\/20261003_181355-0913-768x578.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/delp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2026\/11\/20261003_181355-0913-1536x1157.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/delp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2026\/11\/20261003_181355-0913.jpg 2040w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-9969\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/delp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2026\/11\/20261003_181355-5650-750x565.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"750\" height=\"565\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/delp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2026\/11\/20261003_181355-5650-750x565.jpg 750w, https:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/delp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2026\/11\/20261003_181355-5650-1024x771.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/delp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2026\/11\/20261003_181355-5650-768x578.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/delp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2026\/11\/20261003_181355-5650-1536x1157.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/delp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2026\/11\/20261003_181355-5650.jpg 2040w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-9975\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/delp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2026\/11\/20261003_181355-ba7d-750x565.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"750\" height=\"565\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/delp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2026\/11\/20261003_181355-ba7d-750x565.jpg 750w, https:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/delp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2026\/11\/20261003_181355-ba7d-1024x771.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/delp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2026\/11\/20261003_181355-ba7d-768x578.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/delp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2026\/11\/20261003_181355-ba7d-1536x1157.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/delp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2026\/11\/20261003_181355-ba7d.jpg 2040w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-9981\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/delp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2026\/11\/20261003_181355-ee92-750x565.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"750\" height=\"565\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/delp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2026\/11\/20261003_181355-ee92-750x565.jpg 750w, https:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/delp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2026\/11\/20261003_181355-ee92-1024x771.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/delp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2026\/11\/20261003_181355-ee92-768x578.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/delp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2026\/11\/20261003_181355-ee92-1536x1157.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/delp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2026\/11\/20261003_181355-ee92.jpg 2040w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-9983\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/delp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2026\/11\/20261003_181449-0a8d-563x750.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"563\" height=\"750\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/delp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2026\/11\/20261003_181449-0a8d-563x750.jpg 563w, https:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/delp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2026\/11\/20261003_181449-0a8d-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/delp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2026\/11\/20261003_181449-0a8d-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/delp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2026\/11\/20261003_181449-0a8d.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 563px) 100vw, 563px\" \/> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-9987\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/delp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2026\/11\/20261003_181449-2b7a-750x565.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"750\" height=\"565\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/delp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2026\/11\/20261003_181449-2b7a-750x565.jpg 750w, https:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/delp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2026\/11\/20261003_181449-2b7a-1024x771.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/delp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2026\/11\/20261003_181449-2b7a-768x578.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/delp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2026\/11\/20261003_181449-2b7a-1536x1157.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/delp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2026\/11\/20261003_181449-2b7a.jpg 2040w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-9988\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/delp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2026\/11\/20261003_181449-2f3c-565x750.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"565\" height=\"750\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/delp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2026\/11\/20261003_181449-2f3c-565x750.jpg 565w, https:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/delp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2026\/11\/20261003_181449-2f3c-771x1024.jpg 771w, https:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/delp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2026\/11\/20261003_181449-2f3c-768x1020.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/delp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2026\/11\/20261003_181449-2f3c-1157x1536.jpg 1157w, https:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/delp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2026\/11\/20261003_181449-2f3c.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 565px) 100vw, 565px\" \/> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-9989\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/delp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2026\/11\/20261003_181449-4e7a-750x565.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"750\" height=\"565\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/delp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2026\/11\/20261003_181449-4e7a-750x565.jpg 750w, https:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/delp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2026\/11\/20261003_181449-4e7a-1024x771.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/delp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2026\/11\/20261003_181449-4e7a-768x578.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/delp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2026\/11\/20261003_181449-4e7a-1536x1157.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/delp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2026\/11\/20261003_181449-4e7a.jpg 2040w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-9990\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/delp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2026\/11\/20261003_181449-5fdb-750x563.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"750\" height=\"563\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/delp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2026\/11\/20261003_181449-5fdb-750x563.jpg 750w, https:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/delp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2026\/11\/20261003_181449-5fdb-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/delp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2026\/11\/20261003_181449-5fdb-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/delp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2026\/11\/20261003_181449-5fdb-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/delp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2026\/11\/20261003_181449-5fdb.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-9995\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/delp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2026\/11\/20261003_181449-29e2-750x565.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"750\" height=\"565\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/delp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2026\/11\/20261003_181449-29e2-750x565.jpg 750w, https:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/delp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2026\/11\/20261003_181449-29e2-1024x771.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/delp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2026\/11\/20261003_181449-29e2-768x578.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/delp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2026\/11\/20261003_181449-29e2-1536x1157.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/delp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2026\/11\/20261003_181449-29e2.jpg 2040w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-9996\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/delp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2026\/11\/20261003_181449-49e3-563x750.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"563\" height=\"750\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/delp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2026\/11\/20261003_181449-49e3-563x750.jpg 563w, https:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/delp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2026\/11\/20261003_181449-49e3-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/delp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2026\/11\/20261003_181449-49e3-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/delp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2026\/11\/20261003_181449-49e3.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 563px) 100vw, 563px\" \/> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-9997\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/delp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2026\/11\/20261003_181449-064b-750x563.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"750\" height=\"563\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/delp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2026\/11\/20261003_181449-064b-750x563.jpg 750w, https:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/delp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2026\/11\/20261003_181449-064b-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/delp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2026\/11\/20261003_181449-064b-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/delp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2026\/11\/20261003_181449-064b-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/delp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2026\/11\/20261003_181449-064b.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-9998\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/delp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2026\/11\/20261003_181449-086f-565x750.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"565\" height=\"750\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/delp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2026\/11\/20261003_181449-086f-565x750.jpg 565w, https:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/delp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2026\/11\/20261003_181449-086f-771x1024.jpg 771w, https:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/delp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2026\/11\/20261003_181449-086f-768x1020.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/delp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2026\/11\/20261003_181449-086f-1157x1536.jpg 1157w, https:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/delp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2026\/11\/20261003_181449-086f.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 565px) 100vw, 565px\" \/> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-10003\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/delp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2026\/11\/20261003_181449-a00a-563x750.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"563\" height=\"750\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/delp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2026\/11\/20261003_181449-a00a-563x750.jpg 563w, https:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/delp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2026\/11\/20261003_181449-a00a-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/delp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2026\/11\/20261003_181449-a00a-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/delp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2026\/11\/20261003_181449-a00a.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 563px) 100vw, 563px\" \/> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-10005\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/delp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2026\/11\/20261003_181449-a98c-750x563.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"750\" height=\"563\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/delp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2026\/11\/20261003_181449-a98c-750x563.jpg 750w, https:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/delp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2026\/11\/20261003_181449-a98c-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/delp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2026\/11\/20261003_181449-a98c-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/delp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2026\/11\/20261003_181449-a98c-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/delp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2026\/11\/20261003_181449-a98c.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-10008\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/delp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2026\/11\/20261003_181449-b708-750x563.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"750\" height=\"563\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/delp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2026\/11\/20261003_181449-b708-750x563.jpg 750w, https:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/delp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2026\/11\/20261003_181449-b708-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/delp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2026\/11\/20261003_181449-b708-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/delp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2026\/11\/20261003_181449-b708-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/delp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2026\/11\/20261003_181449-b708.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-10015\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/delp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2026\/11\/20261003_181449-d076-750x565.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"750\" height=\"565\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/delp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2026\/11\/20261003_181449-d076-750x565.jpg 750w, https:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/delp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2026\/11\/20261003_181449-d076-1024x771.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/delp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2026\/11\/20261003_181449-d076-768x578.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/delp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2026\/11\/20261003_181449-d076-1536x1157.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/delp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2026\/11\/20261003_181449-d076.jpg 2040w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/><\/p>\n<h2 class=\"sqsrte-large\" data-rte-preserve-empty=\"true\">Sunday evening, we traveled to <a class=\"tac-player-processed\" href=\"https:\/\/www.pilgrimpines.org\/\"><strong>Pilgrim Pines<\/strong><\/a> in New Hampshire, a camp and retreat center tucked into the trees. We met with the director and staff, shared our ministries, and explored what partnership together could look like in the future. Later, we gathered with the church team to debrief the week \u2014 reflecting on what we experienced and imagining what future trips might hold.<\/h2>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-10023\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/delp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2026\/11\/20260928_204046-7f55-563x750.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"563\" height=\"750\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/delp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2026\/11\/20260928_204046-7f55-563x750.jpg 563w, https:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/delp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2026\/11\/20260928_204046-7f55-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/delp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2026\/11\/20260928_204046-7f55-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/delp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2026\/11\/20260928_204046-7f55.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 563px) 100vw, 563px\" \/> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-10028\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/delp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2026\/11\/20260928_204046-3752-750x563.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"750\" height=\"563\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/delp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2026\/11\/20260928_204046-3752-750x563.jpg 750w, https:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/delp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2026\/11\/20260928_204046-3752-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/delp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2026\/11\/20260928_204046-3752-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/delp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2026\/11\/20260928_204046-3752-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/delp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2026\/11\/20260928_204046-3752.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-10030\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/delp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2026\/11\/20260928_215010-922a-362x750.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"362\" height=\"750\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/delp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2026\/11\/20260928_215010-922a-362x750.jpg 362w, https:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/delp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2026\/11\/20260928_215010-922a-495x1024.jpg 495w, https:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/delp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2026\/11\/20260928_215010-922a-768x1590.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/delp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2026\/11\/20260928_215010-922a-742x1536.jpg 742w, https:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/delp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2026\/11\/20260928_215010-922a.jpg 989w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 362px) 100vw, 362px\" \/> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-10034\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/delp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2026\/11\/20260928_215833-41ac-750x421.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"750\" height=\"421\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/delp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2026\/11\/20260928_215833-41ac-750x421.jpg 750w, https:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/delp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2026\/11\/20260928_215833-41ac-1024x574.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/delp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2026\/11\/20260928_215833-41ac-768x431.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/delp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2026\/11\/20260928_215833-41ac-1536x861.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/delp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2026\/11\/20260928_215833-41ac.jpg 2040w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-10035\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/delp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2026\/11\/20260928_215833-43cd-750x421.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"750\" height=\"421\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/delp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2026\/11\/20260928_215833-43cd-750x421.jpg 750w, https:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/delp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2026\/11\/20260928_215833-43cd-1024x574.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/delp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2026\/11\/20260928_215833-43cd-768x431.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/delp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2026\/11\/20260928_215833-43cd-1536x861.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/delp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2026\/11\/20260928_215833-43cd.jpg 2040w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-10036\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/delp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2026\/11\/20260928_215833-133f-750x421.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"750\" height=\"421\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/delp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2026\/11\/20260928_215833-133f-750x421.jpg 750w, https:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/delp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2026\/11\/20260928_215833-133f-1024x574.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/delp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2026\/11\/20260928_215833-133f-768x431.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/delp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2026\/11\/20260928_215833-133f-1536x861.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/delp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2026\/11\/20260928_215833-133f.jpg 2040w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-10037\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/delp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2026\/11\/20260928_215833-0298-750x421.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"750\" height=\"421\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/delp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2026\/11\/20260928_215833-0298-750x421.jpg 750w, https:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/delp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2026\/11\/20260928_215833-0298-1024x574.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/delp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2026\/11\/20260928_215833-0298-768x431.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/delp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2026\/11\/20260928_215833-0298-1536x861.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/delp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2026\/11\/20260928_215833-0298.jpg 2040w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-10039\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/delp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2026\/11\/20260928_215833-708f-421x750.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"421\" height=\"750\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/delp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2026\/11\/20260928_215833-708f-421x750.jpg 421w, https:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/delp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2026\/11\/20260928_215833-708f-574x1024.jpg 574w, https:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/delp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2026\/11\/20260928_215833-708f-768x1370.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/delp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2026\/11\/20260928_215833-708f-861x1536.jpg 861w, https:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/delp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2026\/11\/20260928_215833-708f.jpg 1144w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 421px) 100vw, 421px\" \/> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-10041\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/delp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2026\/11\/20260928_215833-7574-421x750.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"421\" height=\"750\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/delp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2026\/11\/20260928_215833-7574-421x750.jpg 421w, https:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/delp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2026\/11\/20260928_215833-7574-574x1024.jpg 574w, https:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/delp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2026\/11\/20260928_215833-7574-768x1370.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/delp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2026\/11\/20260928_215833-7574-861x1536.jpg 861w, https:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/delp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2026\/11\/20260928_215833-7574.jpg 1144w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 421px) 100vw, 421px\" \/><\/p>\n<h2 class=\"sqsrte-large\" data-rte-preserve-empty=\"true\">And woven throughout the week were moments of rest and delight: sightseeing, a little shopping, and peaceful hours at the beach. These small pauses gave us space to breathe, reflect, and simply enjoy being together.<\/h2>\n<h2 class=\"sqsrte-large\" data-rte-preserve-empty=\"true\">What made the week truly unforgettable was our hosts&#8217; radical hospitality. Our friends at Bethany Covenant welcomed us into their homes, their families, and their hearts. Their generosity and warmth reminded us again that mission is mutual\u2014we serve, learn, and grow together.<\/h2>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-report-this\"><a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/delp?moderation_action=report_form&object_type=post&object_id=9879&width=250&height=300\" class=\"thickbox\" title=\"Report This Post\">Report This Post<\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>During September we celebrated our Second Annual Reverse Mission Trip and Celebration Dinner, this time in partnership with Bethany Covenant Church in Berlin, CT.\u00a0 This year we had a little bit smaller crew of just Carlita, Esther and Mirian who came. Along with Jessica Dedert, who works for the Santiago Partnership and myself, the five &hellip; <a class=\"read-excerpt\" href=\"https:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/delp\/?p=9879\">Continue reading <span class=\"meta-nav\">&raquo;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":12,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4100,18843,18829,114,42,24728,126,10,72],"tags":[24667,24738,24737,73,24674,24671,171,4055,24652,154,115,24649,24662,24729,24654,18825,24648,178,24651],"class_list":["post-9879","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-board-of-directors","category-ephraim","category-esther","category-family-fun","category-ministry","category-reverse-mission-tripe","category-simeon","category-travel","category-updates","tag-board-of-directors","tag-bethany-covenant-church","tag-celebration-dinner","tag-churches","tag-ephraim","tag-esther","tag-evangelical-covenant-church","tag-face","tag-family-fun","tag-friends","tag-ipee","tag-ministry","tag-reflections","tag-reverse-mission-trip","tag-simeon","tag-the-santiago-partnership","tag-travel","tag-trips","tag-updates"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v28.8 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Second Annual Reverse Mission Trip and Celebration Dinner - Delplog<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/delp\/?p=9879\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Second Annual Reverse Mission Trip and Celebration Dinner - Delplog\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"During September we celebrated our Second Annual Reverse Mission Trip and Celebration Dinner, this time in partnership with Bethany Covenant Church in Berlin, CT.\u00a0 This year we had a little bit smaller crew of just Carlita, Esther and Mirian who came. Along with Jessica Dedert, who works for the Santiago Partnership and myself, the five &hellip; Continue reading &raquo;\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/delp\/?p=9879\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Delplog\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2026-11-02T14:39:18+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2026-11-02T14:40:38+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/delp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2026\/11\/20260926_062812-09ec.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"897\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"1600\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Joel &amp; Kim\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Joel &amp; Kim\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"15 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\\\/\\\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"http:\\\/\\\/blogs.covchurch.org\\\/delp\\\/?p=9879#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"http:\\\/\\\/blogs.covchurch.org\\\/delp\\\/?p=9879\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"Joel &amp; Kim\",\"@id\":\"http:\\\/\\\/blogs.covchurch.org\\\/delp\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/e3bb4fa8f67e57eaed2bce69b8835663\"},\"headline\":\"Second Annual Reverse Mission Trip and Celebration Dinner\",\"datePublished\":\"2026-11-02T14:39:18+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2026-11-02T14:40:38+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"http:\\\/\\\/blogs.covchurch.org\\\/delp\\\/?p=9879\"},\"wordCount\":700,\"commentCount\":0,\"image\":{\"@id\":\"http:\\\/\\\/blogs.covchurch.org\\\/delp\\\/?p=9879#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"http:\\\/\\\/blogs.covchurch.org\\\/delp\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/sites\\\/9\\\/2026\\\/11\\\/20260926_062812-09ec-420x750.jpg\",\"keywords\":[\"501c3\",\"Bethany Covenant Church\",\"Celebration Dinner\",\"Churches\",\"Ephraim\",\"Esther\",\"Evangelical Covenant Church\",\"FACE\",\"Family Fun\",\"Friends\",\"IPEE\",\"Ministry\",\"Reflections\",\"Reverse Mission Trip\",\"Simeon\",\"The Santiago Partnership\",\"Travel\",\"Trips\",\"Updates\"],\"articleSection\":[\"501c3\",\"Ephraim\",\"Esther\",\"Family Fun\",\"Ministry\",\"Reverse Mission Tripe\",\"Simeon\",\"Travel\",\"Updates\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"CommentAction\",\"name\":\"Comment\",\"target\":[\"http:\\\/\\\/blogs.covchurch.org\\\/delp\\\/?p=9879#respond\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"http:\\\/\\\/blogs.covchurch.org\\\/delp\\\/?p=9879\",\"url\":\"http:\\\/\\\/blogs.covchurch.org\\\/delp\\\/?p=9879\",\"name\":\"Second Annual Reverse Mission Trip and Celebration Dinner - Delplog\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"http:\\\/\\\/blogs.covchurch.org\\\/delp\\\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"http:\\\/\\\/blogs.covchurch.org\\\/delp\\\/?p=9879#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"http:\\\/\\\/blogs.covchurch.org\\\/delp\\\/?p=9879#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"http:\\\/\\\/blogs.covchurch.org\\\/delp\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/sites\\\/9\\\/2026\\\/11\\\/20260926_062812-09ec-420x750.jpg\",\"datePublished\":\"2026-11-02T14:39:18+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2026-11-02T14:40:38+00:00\",\"author\":{\"@id\":\"http:\\\/\\\/blogs.covchurch.org\\\/delp\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/e3bb4fa8f67e57eaed2bce69b8835663\"},\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"http:\\\/\\\/blogs.covchurch.org\\\/delp\\\/?p=9879#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"http:\\\/\\\/blogs.covchurch.org\\\/delp\\\/?p=9879\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"http:\\\/\\\/blogs.covchurch.org\\\/delp\\\/?p=9879#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/blogs.covchurch.org\\\/delp\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/sites\\\/9\\\/2026\\\/11\\\/20260926_062812-09ec.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/blogs.covchurch.org\\\/delp\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/sites\\\/9\\\/2026\\\/11\\\/20260926_062812-09ec.jpg\",\"width\":897,\"height\":1600},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"http:\\\/\\\/blogs.covchurch.org\\\/delp\\\/?p=9879#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"http:\\\/\\\/blogs.covchurch.org\\\/delp\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Second Annual Reverse Mission Trip and Celebration Dinner\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"http:\\\/\\\/blogs.covchurch.org\\\/delp\\\/#website\",\"url\":\"http:\\\/\\\/blogs.covchurch.org\\\/delp\\\/\",\"name\":\"Delplog\",\"description\":\"Serving Christ in Ecuador\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"http:\\\/\\\/blogs.covchurch.org\\\/delp\\\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"http:\\\/\\\/blogs.covchurch.org\\\/delp\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/e3bb4fa8f67e57eaed2bce69b8835663\",\"name\":\"Joel &amp; Kim\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/00871877ff168086e83df0d4f52faff3688dbdeb547f418140c892edae1632c6?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/00871877ff168086e83df0d4f52faff3688dbdeb547f418140c892edae1632c6?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/00871877ff168086e83df0d4f52faff3688dbdeb547f418140c892edae1632c6?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"caption\":\"Joel &amp; Kim\"},\"description\":\"We were married in May 2002 and have known for years now that we wanted to be missionaries, Kim since she was 10 years old and Joel since college. God has brought our lives together to serve Him in any aspect we can. God has given us the vision to start a home for at risk children and a medical clinic in Ecuador, South America. This blog gives you a look into our lives and dreams. We know that we are simple people and often feel like Moses making excuses why others would be better equipped for His purpose. However, we cling to the promises that God has given us and we know that if God has called us, He will also equip us. Happy reading!\",\"sameAs\":[\"http:\\\/\\\/blogs.covchurch.org\\\/delp\"],\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/blogs.covchurch.org\\\/delp\\\/?author=12\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"Second Annual Reverse Mission Trip and Celebration Dinner - Delplog","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/delp\/?p=9879","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"Second Annual Reverse Mission Trip and Celebration Dinner - Delplog","og_description":"During September we celebrated our Second Annual Reverse Mission Trip and Celebration Dinner, this time in partnership with Bethany Covenant Church in Berlin, CT.\u00a0 This year we had a little bit smaller crew of just Carlita, Esther and Mirian who came. Along with Jessica Dedert, who works for the Santiago Partnership and myself, the five &hellip; Continue reading &raquo;","og_url":"http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/delp\/?p=9879","og_site_name":"Delplog","article_published_time":"2026-11-02T14:39:18+00:00","article_modified_time":"2026-11-02T14:40:38+00:00","og_image":[{"width":897,"height":1600,"url":"https:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/delp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2026\/11\/20260926_062812-09ec.jpg","type":"image\/jpeg"}],"author":"Joel &amp; Kim","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"Joel &amp; Kim","Est. reading time":"15 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Article","@id":"http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/delp\/?p=9879#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/delp\/?p=9879"},"author":{"name":"Joel &amp; Kim","@id":"http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/delp\/#\/schema\/person\/e3bb4fa8f67e57eaed2bce69b8835663"},"headline":"Second Annual Reverse Mission Trip and Celebration Dinner","datePublished":"2026-11-02T14:39:18+00:00","dateModified":"2026-11-02T14:40:38+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/delp\/?p=9879"},"wordCount":700,"commentCount":0,"image":{"@id":"http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/delp\/?p=9879#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/delp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2026\/11\/20260926_062812-09ec-420x750.jpg","keywords":["501c3","Bethany Covenant Church","Celebration Dinner","Churches","Ephraim","Esther","Evangelical Covenant Church","FACE","Family Fun","Friends","IPEE","Ministry","Reflections","Reverse Mission Trip","Simeon","The Santiago Partnership","Travel","Trips","Updates"],"articleSection":["501c3","Ephraim","Esther","Family Fun","Ministry","Reverse Mission Tripe","Simeon","Travel","Updates"],"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"CommentAction","name":"Comment","target":["http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/delp\/?p=9879#respond"]}]},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/delp\/?p=9879","url":"http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/delp\/?p=9879","name":"Second Annual Reverse Mission Trip and Celebration Dinner - Delplog","isPartOf":{"@id":"http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/delp\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/delp\/?p=9879#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/delp\/?p=9879#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/delp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2026\/11\/20260926_062812-09ec-420x750.jpg","datePublished":"2026-11-02T14:39:18+00:00","dateModified":"2026-11-02T14:40:38+00:00","author":{"@id":"http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/delp\/#\/schema\/person\/e3bb4fa8f67e57eaed2bce69b8835663"},"breadcrumb":{"@id":"http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/delp\/?p=9879#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/delp\/?p=9879"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/delp\/?p=9879#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/delp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2026\/11\/20260926_062812-09ec.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/delp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2026\/11\/20260926_062812-09ec.jpg","width":897,"height":1600},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/delp\/?p=9879#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/delp"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Second Annual Reverse Mission Trip and Celebration Dinner"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/delp\/#website","url":"http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/delp\/","name":"Delplog","description":"Serving Christ in Ecuador","potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/delp\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Person","@id":"http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/delp\/#\/schema\/person\/e3bb4fa8f67e57eaed2bce69b8835663","name":"Joel &amp; Kim","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/00871877ff168086e83df0d4f52faff3688dbdeb547f418140c892edae1632c6?s=96&d=mm&r=g","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/00871877ff168086e83df0d4f52faff3688dbdeb547f418140c892edae1632c6?s=96&d=mm&r=g","contentUrl":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/00871877ff168086e83df0d4f52faff3688dbdeb547f418140c892edae1632c6?s=96&d=mm&r=g","caption":"Joel &amp; Kim"},"description":"We were married in May 2002 and have known for years now that we wanted to be missionaries, Kim since she was 10 years old and Joel since college. God has brought our lives together to serve Him in any aspect we can. God has given us the vision to start a home for at risk children and a medical clinic in Ecuador, South America. This blog gives you a look into our lives and dreams. We know that we are simple people and often feel like Moses making excuses why others would be better equipped for His purpose. However, we cling to the promises that God has given us and we know that if God has called us, He will also equip us. Happy reading!","sameAs":["http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/delp"],"url":"https:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/delp\/?author=12"}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/delp\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9879","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/delp\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/delp\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/delp\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/12"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/delp\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=9879"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/delp\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9879\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":10051,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/delp\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9879\/revisions\/10051"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/delp\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=9879"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/delp\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=9879"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/delp\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=9879"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}