{"id":735,"date":"2014-10-13T19:18:16","date_gmt":"2014-10-13T23:18:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/groot\/?p=735"},"modified":"2014-10-13T19:18:16","modified_gmt":"2014-10-13T23:18:16","slug":"bringing-joy-wherever-you-go","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/groot\/?p=735","title":{"rendered":"Bringing Joy wherever you go"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/groot\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2014\/08\/Visitation.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-736\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/groot\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2014\/08\/Visitation.jpg\" alt=\"Visitation\" width=\"1190\" height=\"1014\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/groot\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2014\/08\/Visitation.jpg 1190w, https:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/groot\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2014\/08\/Visitation-300x255.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/groot\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2014\/08\/Visitation-1024x872.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/groot\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2014\/08\/Visitation-150x127.jpg 150w, https:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/groot\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2014\/08\/Visitation-400x340.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1190px) 100vw, 1190px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"color: #993300\">And they will know we are Christians&#8230;<\/span><\/h2>\n<h2>As people go home bringing ALC friends with them&#8230;<\/h2>\n<h2>As we sit around and cook together&#8230;<\/h2>\n<h2>As youth put down their phones and games to help out&#8230;.<\/h2>\n<h2>As we come alongside and show interest in others&#8217; lives&#8230;<\/h2>\n<h2><span style=\"color: #993300\">Yes, they will know we are Christians by our love.<\/span><\/h2>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<p class=\"wp-report-this\"><a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/groot?moderation_action=report_form&object_type=post&object_id=735&width=250&height=300\" class=\"thickbox\" title=\"Report This Post\">Report This Post<\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>And they will know we are Christians&#8230; As people go home bringing ALC friends with them&#8230; As we sit around and cook together&#8230; As youth put down their phones and games to help out&#8230;. 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