{"id":1650,"date":"2012-11-09T11:36:59","date_gmt":"2012-11-09T11:36:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/joel-mcmartin\/?p=1650"},"modified":"2012-11-09T21:21:51","modified_gmt":"2012-11-09T21:21:51","slug":"a-weekend-retreat","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/joel-mcmartin\/2012\/11\/09\/a-weekend-retreat\/","title":{"rendered":"A Weekend Retreat"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Today Katie and I leave for a weekend women&#8217;s retreat that is hosted here annually for all those who work in Senegal. \u00a0It couldn&#8217;t come at a better time for us.<\/p>\n<p><strong>How I Feel as I leave for Retreat?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Hungry I come to you for I know you satisfy<\/p>\n<p>I am weary, but I know your touch restores my life&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><strong>What am I Excited About<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Being fed from God&#8217;s word in a language I fully understand<\/li>\n<li>Singing worship songs in English outside my home<\/li>\n<li>A long hot or even warm shower<\/li>\n<li>My first hair cut since moving to Africa<\/li>\n<li>A weekend without stepping a foot into the kitchen<\/li>\n<li>A break from French<\/li>\n<li>Fellowship with others who understand the struggles of life here<\/li>\n<li>The beach, a pool and time to relax<\/li>\n<li>AC &#8211; Bring on the cool air!<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1651\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1651\" style=\"width: 375px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/joel-mcmartin\/files\/2012\/11\/P1020255.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1651\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/joel-mcmartin\/files\/2012\/11\/P1020255.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"375\" height=\"500\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/joel-mcmartin\/files\/2012\/11\/P1020255.jpg 375w, https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/joel-mcmartin\/files\/2012\/11\/P1020255-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 375px) 100vw, 375px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1651\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Pray for the Joel as he holds down the fort in our absence<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1652\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1652\" style=\"width: 375px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/joel-mcmartin\/files\/2012\/11\/P1020256.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1652\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/joel-mcmartin\/files\/2012\/11\/P1020256.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"375\" height=\"500\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/joel-mcmartin\/files\/2012\/11\/P1020256.jpg 375w, https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/joel-mcmartin\/files\/2012\/11\/P1020256-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 375px) 100vw, 375px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1652\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">It is a lot of work surviving alone here<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1653\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1653\" style=\"width: 375px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/joel-mcmartin\/files\/2012\/11\/P1020258.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1653\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/joel-mcmartin\/files\/2012\/11\/P1020258.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"375\" height=\"500\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/joel-mcmartin\/files\/2012\/11\/P1020258.jpg 375w, https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/joel-mcmartin\/files\/2012\/11\/P1020258-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 375px) 100vw, 375px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1653\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">But I know they will all do great<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1654\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1654\" style=\"width: 375px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/joel-mcmartin\/files\/2012\/11\/P1020260.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1654\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/joel-mcmartin\/files\/2012\/11\/P1020260.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"375\" height=\"500\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/joel-mcmartin\/files\/2012\/11\/P1020260.jpg 375w, https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/joel-mcmartin\/files\/2012\/11\/P1020260-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 375px) 100vw, 375px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1654\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Hoping for smiles when I return \ud83d\ude42<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Today Katie and I leave for a weekend women&#8217;s retreat that is hosted here annually for all those who work in Senegal. \u00a0It couldn&#8217;t come at a better time for us. 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