{"id":2083,"date":"2013-03-19T10:11:32","date_gmt":"2013-03-19T15:11:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/ekstrand\/?p=2083"},"modified":"2013-03-19T10:11:32","modified_gmt":"2013-03-19T15:11:32","slug":"kenya-mission-vision-trip","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/ekstrand\/2013\/03\/kenya-mission-vision-trip\/","title":{"rendered":"Kenya Mission Vision Trip"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"attachment_2085\" style=\"width: 250px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2013\/03\/Simon-explaining-800x600.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2085\" class=\" wp-image-2085 \" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2013\/03\/Simon-explaining-800x600-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"240\" height=\"180\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/ekstrand\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2013\/03\/Simon-explaining-800x600-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/ekstrand\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2013\/03\/Simon-explaining-800x600.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 240px) 100vw, 240px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-2085\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Simon explaining something to Lee Robinson and Don Camp<\/p><\/div>We praise God for the great trip to Kenya we had recently. \u00a0Empowerment was a key theme throughout the trip. \u00a0What a privilege it is to be a part of linking the Evangelical Covenant Church of Kenya to sisters and brothers in the Evangelical Covenant Church in the States!<\/p>\n<p>To read more details, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.covchurch.org\/news\/2013\/03\/11\/kenya-mission-vision-trip-eye-opening-inspiring\/\" target=\"_blank\">go here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>And take a look at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.covchurch.org\/news\/2013\/03\/11\/kenya-mission-vision-trip-gallery\/?utm_source=feedburner&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_campaign=Feed%3A+covchurch%2Fnews+%28Covenant+Newswire%29\" target=\"_blank\">this site<\/a> to see pictures from the trip!<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-report-this\"><a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/ekstrand?moderation_action=report_form&object_type=post&object_id=2083&width=250&height=300\" class=\"thickbox\" title=\"Report This Post\">Report This Post<\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We praise God for the great trip to Kenya we had recently. \u00a0Empowerment was a key theme throughout the trip. \u00a0What a privilege it is to be a part of linking the Evangelical Covenant Church of Kenya to sisters and brothers in the Evangelical Covenant Church in the States! 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