{"id":705,"date":"2019-06-07T15:17:05","date_gmt":"2019-06-07T19:17:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/dj-searcy\/?p=705"},"modified":"2019-06-07T15:17:06","modified_gmt":"2019-06-07T19:17:06","slug":"deep-in-the-heart-of-texas","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/dj-searcy\/2019\/06\/07\/deep-in-the-heart-of-texas\/","title":{"rendered":"Deep in the Heart of Texas"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"450\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/dj-searcy\/files\/2019\/06\/DSCN9960-600x450.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-706\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/dj-searcy\/files\/2019\/06\/DSCN9960-600x450.jpg 600w, https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/dj-searcy\/files\/2019\/06\/DSCN9960-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/dj-searcy\/files\/2019\/06\/DSCN9960-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/dj-searcy\/files\/2019\/06\/DSCN9960-125x94.jpg 125w, https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/dj-searcy\/files\/2019\/06\/DSCN9960-250x188.jpg 250w, https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/dj-searcy\/files\/2019\/06\/DSCN9960-337x253.jpg 337w, https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/dj-searcy\/files\/2019\/06\/DSCN9960-1920x1440.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Thanks so much for praying for our journey from Asia\nPacific back to Texas for our home assignment.&nbsp;\nWe arrived in Los Angeles after about 25 hours of travel and were\nblessed to spend the night at DJ&#8217;s cousin Audrey&#8217;s house and get some sleep\nbefore continuing on our last flight to San Antonio the next morning.&nbsp; My dad picked us up in San Antonio and drove\nus the last 2 hours home.&nbsp; It was wonderful\nto be reunited with family and have a meal at the picnic table under the oak\ntrees together.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"450\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/dj-searcy\/files\/2019\/06\/DSCN0093-600x450.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-707\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/dj-searcy\/files\/2019\/06\/DSCN0093-600x450.jpg 600w, https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/dj-searcy\/files\/2019\/06\/DSCN0093-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/dj-searcy\/files\/2019\/06\/DSCN0093-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/dj-searcy\/files\/2019\/06\/DSCN0093-125x94.jpg 125w, https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/dj-searcy\/files\/2019\/06\/DSCN0093-250x188.jpg 250w, https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/dj-searcy\/files\/2019\/06\/DSCN0093-337x253.jpg 337w, https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/dj-searcy\/files\/2019\/06\/DSCN0093-1920x1440.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Since then we&#8217;ve been getting our house set up, swimming\nin the river almost every day, spending time with family, and continuing our\npreparations for our two-month trip to visit as many of you as we can.&nbsp; We&#8217;d appreciate your prayers that we can get\neverything together in time, and for the needed finances to cover fuel, etc.\nfor the trip.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"450\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/dj-searcy\/files\/2019\/06\/DSCN0042-600x450.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-708\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/dj-searcy\/files\/2019\/06\/DSCN0042-600x450.jpg 600w, https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/dj-searcy\/files\/2019\/06\/DSCN0042-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/dj-searcy\/files\/2019\/06\/DSCN0042-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/dj-searcy\/files\/2019\/06\/DSCN0042-125x94.jpg 125w, https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/dj-searcy\/files\/2019\/06\/DSCN0042-250x188.jpg 250w, https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/dj-searcy\/files\/2019\/06\/DSCN0042-337x253.jpg 337w, https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/dj-searcy\/files\/2019\/06\/DSCN0042-1920x1440.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Praise the Lord with us that our children have been\naccepted to attend a charter school here in our area this fall.&nbsp; We pray that they&#8217;ll make friends quickly,\nadjust academically, and get the help that they each need for their learning\ndifferences.&nbsp; They are all three enjoying\nbeing in Texas and spending time outside, but they are also feeling unsettled\nand unsure of where they fit in as third culture kids returning to their\n&#8220;home&#8221; culture which is in many ways foreign to them.&nbsp; <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"450\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/dj-searcy\/files\/2019\/06\/DSCN0407-600x450.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-709\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/dj-searcy\/files\/2019\/06\/DSCN0407-600x450.jpg 600w, https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/dj-searcy\/files\/2019\/06\/DSCN0407-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/dj-searcy\/files\/2019\/06\/DSCN0407-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/dj-searcy\/files\/2019\/06\/DSCN0407-125x94.jpg 125w, https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/dj-searcy\/files\/2019\/06\/DSCN0407-250x188.jpg 250w, https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/dj-searcy\/files\/2019\/06\/DSCN0407-337x253.jpg 337w, https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/dj-searcy\/files\/2019\/06\/DSCN0407-1920x1440.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Thank you so much for all of your prayers.&nbsp; We still need them desperately, so please\ndon&#8217;t stop.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"450\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/dj-searcy\/files\/2019\/06\/DSCN0014-600x450.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-710\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/dj-searcy\/files\/2019\/06\/DSCN0014-600x450.jpg 600w, https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/dj-searcy\/files\/2019\/06\/DSCN0014-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/dj-searcy\/files\/2019\/06\/DSCN0014-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/dj-searcy\/files\/2019\/06\/DSCN0014-125x94.jpg 125w, https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/dj-searcy\/files\/2019\/06\/DSCN0014-250x188.jpg 250w, https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/dj-searcy\/files\/2019\/06\/DSCN0014-337x253.jpg 337w, https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/dj-searcy\/files\/2019\/06\/DSCN0014-1920x1440.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Thanks so much for praying for our journey from Asia Pacific back to Texas for our home assignment.&nbsp; 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