{"id":1290,"date":"2012-07-31T11:43:39","date_gmt":"2012-07-31T11:43:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/joel-mcmartin\/?p=1290"},"modified":"2012-07-31T11:43:39","modified_gmt":"2012-07-31T11:43:39","slug":"becoming-involved","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/joel-mcmartin\/2012\/07\/31\/becoming-involved\/","title":{"rendered":"Becoming Involved"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>This month we were praying that God would open doors for us to get more involved and connected with our local church. \u00a0Well God certainly answered our prayers! \u00a0Doors have been opening up everywhere we looked.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Joel got asked to give his first devotional at church in French and is starting to feel more comfortable praying out loud in French.<\/li>\n<li>I started going to Woman&#8217;s Bible study and I could actually follow the devotional. \u00a0It has been great because it is at a different ladies house each week and so I have been slowly learning where all the families in our church live. \u00a0We are also hosting our first study this next month.<\/li>\n<li>We invited the first couple from church to eat at our house (besides our host family who eats with us all the time).<\/li>\n<li>I started working out with women from the church 3 days a week. \u00a0After 2 years of working out in the heat I might be able to keep up with my sister and brother when we return to Portland (watch out Sierra and Daniel!)<\/li>\n<li>I accompanied the women of the church out to 2 village churches to encourage the women of the church out there. \u00a0Each time has been quite the adventure, but stick a bunch of women in a van for 4 to 6 hours and you can&#8217;t help but start to feel connected. \u00a0(Not to mention a huge new wealth of vocabulary for my French study :))<\/li>\n<li>Ethan and Tyler have started going to &#8220;children&#8217;s church&#8221; and Tyler is even doing the motions to some of the songs.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>We are starting to really start to get to know some of the people at our church become involved in the ministries there. \u00a0It is exciting to see how God is working here. \u00a0We are looking forward to working alongside these believers and providing encouragement to them as they reach out to the people around them who have never heard the truth.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1292\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1292\" style=\"width: 500px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/joel-mcmartin\/files\/2012\/07\/P1010810.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1292\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/joel-mcmartin\/files\/2012\/07\/P1010810.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/joel-mcmartin\/files\/2012\/07\/P1010810.jpg 500w, https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/joel-mcmartin\/files\/2012\/07\/P1010810-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1292\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Some pictures from my trip out the village<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1304\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1304\" style=\"width: 375px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/joel-mcmartin\/files\/2012\/07\/P1010855.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1304\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/joel-mcmartin\/files\/2012\/07\/P1010855.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"375\" height=\"500\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/joel-mcmartin\/files\/2012\/07\/P1010855.jpg 375w, https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/joel-mcmartin\/files\/2012\/07\/P1010855-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 375px) 100vw, 375px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1304\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">We all rode out there together in a van<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1293\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1293\" style=\"width: 500px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/joel-mcmartin\/files\/2012\/07\/P1010820.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1293\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/joel-mcmartin\/files\/2012\/07\/P1010820.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/joel-mcmartin\/files\/2012\/07\/P1010820.jpg 500w, https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/joel-mcmartin\/files\/2012\/07\/P1010820-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1293\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Most villages around here live with their houses organized by family groups<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1302\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1302\" style=\"width: 500px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/joel-mcmartin\/files\/2012\/07\/P1010851.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1302\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/joel-mcmartin\/files\/2012\/07\/P1010851.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/joel-mcmartin\/files\/2012\/07\/P1010851.jpg 500w, https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/joel-mcmartin\/files\/2012\/07\/P1010851-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1302\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">I was so thankful for the cloud cover that came just as we arrived<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1294\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1294\" style=\"width: 500px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/joel-mcmartin\/files\/2012\/07\/P1010821.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1294\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/joel-mcmartin\/files\/2012\/07\/P1010821.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/joel-mcmartin\/files\/2012\/07\/P1010821.jpg 500w, https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/joel-mcmartin\/files\/2012\/07\/P1010821-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1294\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">There were so many mosquitoes out and for the first time I was thankful for what our living situation had prepared us for.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1295\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1295\" style=\"width: 375px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/joel-mcmartin\/files\/2012\/07\/P1010824.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1295\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/joel-mcmartin\/files\/2012\/07\/P1010824.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"375\" height=\"500\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/joel-mcmartin\/files\/2012\/07\/P1010824.jpg 375w, https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/joel-mcmartin\/files\/2012\/07\/P1010824-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 375px) 100vw, 375px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1295\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The women were all out on their farms, so we traveled out to them<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1300\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1300\" style=\"width: 500px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/joel-mcmartin\/files\/2012\/07\/P1010837.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1300\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/joel-mcmartin\/files\/2012\/07\/P1010837.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/joel-mcmartin\/files\/2012\/07\/P1010837.jpg 500w, https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/joel-mcmartin\/files\/2012\/07\/P1010837-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1300\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">They showed us how to farm<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1301\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1301\" style=\"width: 375px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/joel-mcmartin\/files\/2012\/07\/P1010840.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1301\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/joel-mcmartin\/files\/2012\/07\/P1010840.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"375\" height=\"500\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/joel-mcmartin\/files\/2012\/07\/P1010840.jpg 375w, https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/joel-mcmartin\/files\/2012\/07\/P1010840-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 375px) 100vw, 375px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1301\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">We all gave it a try<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1297\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1297\" style=\"width: 500px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/joel-mcmartin\/files\/2012\/07\/P1010831.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1297\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/joel-mcmartin\/files\/2012\/07\/P1010831.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/joel-mcmartin\/files\/2012\/07\/P1010831.jpg 500w, https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/joel-mcmartin\/files\/2012\/07\/P1010831-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1297\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">After the farming we met with groups of women from the village<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1309\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1309\" style=\"width: 500px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/joel-mcmartin\/files\/2012\/07\/P1010850.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1309\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/joel-mcmartin\/files\/2012\/07\/P1010850.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/joel-mcmartin\/files\/2012\/07\/P1010850.jpg 500w, https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/joel-mcmartin\/files\/2012\/07\/P1010850-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1309\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">We prayed together, sang together and shared God&#039;s truth together<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1296\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1296\" style=\"width: 500px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/joel-mcmartin\/files\/2012\/07\/P1010826.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1296\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/joel-mcmartin\/files\/2012\/07\/P1010826.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/joel-mcmartin\/files\/2012\/07\/P1010826.jpg 500w, https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/joel-mcmartin\/files\/2012\/07\/P1010826-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1296\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The women from the village cried out for the women of the the church to become more involved<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1298\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1298\" style=\"width: 500px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/joel-mcmartin\/files\/2012\/07\/P1010832.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1298\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/joel-mcmartin\/files\/2012\/07\/P1010832.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/joel-mcmartin\/files\/2012\/07\/P1010832.jpg 500w, https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/joel-mcmartin\/files\/2012\/07\/P1010832-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1298\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The village women need to be mentored by other believers<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1305\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1305\" style=\"width: 500px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/joel-mcmartin\/files\/2012\/07\/P1010857.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1305\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/joel-mcmartin\/files\/2012\/07\/P1010857.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/joel-mcmartin\/files\/2012\/07\/P1010857.jpg 500w, https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/joel-mcmartin\/files\/2012\/07\/P1010857-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1305\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">It is not easy for the women of the church to get out to the village, but I know they desire to get more involved<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1306\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1306\" style=\"width: 500px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/joel-mcmartin\/files\/2012\/07\/P1010860.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1306\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/joel-mcmartin\/files\/2012\/07\/P1010860.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/joel-mcmartin\/files\/2012\/07\/P1010860.jpg 500w, https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/joel-mcmartin\/files\/2012\/07\/P1010860-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1306\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">God is at work and we are excited to see how the church here will respond<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><strong>Other News and Prayer Requests<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>We still have no roof but progress is being made and maybe even today a roof will get put up.<\/li>\n<li>I am quickly approaching the forth phase of our French study. \u00a0We are searching for a female language helper for me and really praying that God would provide one soon!<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This month we were praying that God would open doors for us to get more involved and connected with our local church. \u00a0Well God certainly answered our prayers! \u00a0Doors have been opening up everywhere we looked. 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