{"id":4485,"date":"2016-08-29T12:22:15","date_gmt":"2016-08-29T12:22:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/joel-mcmartin\/?p=4485"},"modified":"2016-08-29T12:22:15","modified_gmt":"2016-08-29T12:22:15","slug":"what-we-were-up-to-this-summer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/joel-mcmartin\/2016\/08\/29\/what-we-were-up-to-this-summer\/","title":{"rendered":"What We Were Up To This Summer&#8230;"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_4477\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4477\" style=\"width: 600px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-4477\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/joel-mcmartin\/files\/2016\/06\/P_20160616_134835-600x338.jpg\" alt=\"A summer of memories\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/joel-mcmartin\/files\/2016\/06\/P_20160616_134835-600x338.jpg 600w, https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/joel-mcmartin\/files\/2016\/06\/P_20160616_134835-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/joel-mcmartin\/files\/2016\/06\/P_20160616_134835-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/joel-mcmartin\/files\/2016\/06\/P_20160616_134835.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-4477\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">A summer of memories<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>It has been almost 2 months since my last post. \u00a0I had so many good intentions to sit down and write, but the summer just flew by. \u00a0It is hard to believe that it is at an end! \u00a0It was a great summer, but one of the busiest we have had.<\/p>\n<p>This summer brought us &#8230;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>A 3 week visit from my parents and 2 nephews!<\/li>\n<li>A week long Literacy Workshop<\/li>\n<li>A trip to the Casamance to visit 3 different families<\/li>\n<li>A week in Dakar welcoming 2 new singles to our field.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>This past month we have spent less than a week in our house over the whole month. \u00a0September we don&#8217;t have any plans of travel and so the first thing on my agenda is to get caught up on communication. \u00a0Over the next few weeks expect some posts about our summer adventures. \u00a0However I wanted to begin with letting you all know that we are alive and doing well. \u00a0God has been so faithful to us this summer I can&#8217;t wait to share with you more about it. \u00a0There were times when we are stretched, but also times of rich blessing. \u00a0The richest blessings came from so many who reached out to send things over with my parents. \u00a0We were able to bring over all the supplies we needed for our kids program and on top of that we were blessed with some special treats from home. \u00a0We were absolutely overwhelmed with those who reached out and wanted to encourage our hearts in this way. \u00a0It reminded me of the blessing it is to be part of the family of God and that we are not alone. \u00a0So let me take this opportunity to thank each one of you who helps us through praying for us, supporting us and looking for ways to encourage our hearts. \u00a0We wouldn&#8217;t be able to do all we do without the amazing team that supports us. \u00a0So thank you for being on this journey with us!<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_4476\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4476\" style=\"width: 500px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-4476\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/joel-mcmartin\/files\/2016\/06\/IMG_2030-600x450.jpg\" alt=\"Stay tuned for more on all our summer brought us...\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/joel-mcmartin\/files\/2016\/06\/IMG_2030-600x450.jpg 600w, https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/joel-mcmartin\/files\/2016\/06\/IMG_2030-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/joel-mcmartin\/files\/2016\/06\/IMG_2030-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/joel-mcmartin\/files\/2016\/06\/IMG_2030.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-4476\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Stay tuned for more on all our summer brought us&#8230;<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It has been almost 2 months since my last post. \u00a0I had so many good intentions to sit down and write, but the summer just flew by. \u00a0It is hard to believe that it is at an end! \u00a0It was a great summer, but one of the busiest we have had. 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