{"id":5603,"date":"2018-06-25T12:22:22","date_gmt":"2018-06-25T12:22:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/joel-mcmartin\/?p=5603"},"modified":"2018-06-25T12:22:22","modified_gmt":"2018-06-25T12:22:22","slug":"let-the-fun-begin","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/joel-mcmartin\/2018\/06\/25\/let-the-fun-begin\/","title":{"rendered":"Let the Fun Begin!"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Time to load up and come to conference<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

We have been building up for the past 6 months for these next few weeks.\u00a0 Soon we have meetings with many of our church planting teams to discuss strategy.\u00a0 After that we are off to our field wide conference. We have people coming in from all over West Africa.\u00a0 It has been so fun watching them come and connecting with them as they arrive.\u00a0 It is a little like a big family reunion as many of these folks don’t see each other except during these gatherings, every 3 years.<\/p>\n

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These rare moments together are so important for us<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

During our time together we will get to hear what God is at work doing all over.\u00a0 We will also get to talk about important challenges we are facing as a field.\u00a0 We will get to study God’s word and worship together.\u00a0 And of course there will be sports and swimming.\u00a0 What is not to be excited for about this time?<\/p>\n

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There will even be a session on 4 x 4 driving<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

We have a team coming from Vancouver to help us with our kids program.\u00a0 We are so excited to be receiving this team and so thankful for all the work they have done to make this possible.\u00a0 After the conference we will be hosting them and showing them around our town to give them a glimpse of our ministry.<\/p>\n

So you can be praying for us as there are still always last minute details to work out and other details that I am sure will arise.\u00a0 Pray that these next few weeks will be an encouragement to our field.\u00a0 Pray for the team coming that they will get here safely and that their time here will be a blessing to them as well as to us.\u00a0 Pray for us as we have been running hard gearing up for this time that we will be able to breathe and enjoy the time when it arrives.<\/p>\n

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This past month was crazy for us<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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We hosted a lady from one of our villages who needed medical attention and cared for her<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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We traveled<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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We celebrated a last meal before Ethan got braces<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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I have been working a lot with the kids from our church<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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And Joel has been trying to prepare everything he can for these meetings<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Pray with us for all the details to come together<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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And that this time will end up being a refreshment and encouragement to all<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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