{"id":5839,"date":"2018-09-27T10:28:18","date_gmt":"2018-09-27T10:28:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/joel-mcmartin\/?p=5839"},"modified":"2018-09-27T10:28:18","modified_gmt":"2018-09-27T10:28:18","slug":"womans-retreat-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/joel-mcmartin\/2018\/09\/27\/womans-retreat-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Woman&#8217;s Retreat"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-5823\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/joel-mcmartin\/files\/2018\/09\/20180916_093843-600x450.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"450\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/joel-mcmartin\/files\/2018\/09\/20180916_093843-600x450.jpg 600w, https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/joel-mcmartin\/files\/2018\/09\/20180916_093843-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/joel-mcmartin\/files\/2018\/09\/20180916_093843-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/joel-mcmartin\/files\/2018\/09\/20180916_093843-125x94.jpg 125w, https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/joel-mcmartin\/files\/2018\/09\/20180916_093843-250x188.jpg 250w, https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/joel-mcmartin\/files\/2018\/09\/20180916_093843-337x253.jpg 337w, https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/joel-mcmartin\/files\/2018\/09\/20180916_093843.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>With my travel schedule one of the challenges is staying connected here in our home town.\u00a0 For the past few years I have missed out on the Woman&#8217;s Retreat at our church because by the time the dates came out I was already scheduled to travel.\u00a0 So this year I made sure to get those dates early and block those days out in my calendar.\u00a0 However just a few weeks before we heard the news the the retreat was canceled this year.\u00a0 I was so sad to miss yet another year.\u00a0 I was traveling when I heard this, but I told Joel&#8217;s mom that she should encourage the ladies of our church to still meet during this time.\u00a0 I was so pleased when I found out that they would in fact get together.\u00a0 It was a different type of retreat as we were a small group and we did all the cooking and cleaning ourselves, but it was still so good to spend time together.<\/p>\n<p>Here are some highlights of the time..<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Based off of the last retreat I was at the states, I made an effort to hear each lady&#8217;s story.\u00a0 It was so great to get to know them all a little more as they shared with me what they wanted to about their lives.\n<p><figure id=\"attachment_5822\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5822\" style=\"width: 600px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-5822\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/joel-mcmartin\/files\/2018\/09\/20180916_090309-600x450.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"450\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/joel-mcmartin\/files\/2018\/09\/20180916_090309-600x450.jpg 600w, https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/joel-mcmartin\/files\/2018\/09\/20180916_090309-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/joel-mcmartin\/files\/2018\/09\/20180916_090309-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/joel-mcmartin\/files\/2018\/09\/20180916_090309-125x94.jpg 125w, https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/joel-mcmartin\/files\/2018\/09\/20180916_090309-250x188.jpg 250w, https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/joel-mcmartin\/files\/2018\/09\/20180916_090309-337x253.jpg 337w, https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/joel-mcmartin\/files\/2018\/09\/20180916_090309.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-5822\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Every heart has a story to tell and it was so fun to hear them during free moments we had<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li>\n<li>Joel&#8217;s mom led the devotion time on faith and it was really good\n<p><figure id=\"attachment_5829\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5829\" style=\"width: 600px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-5829\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/joel-mcmartin\/files\/2018\/09\/20180916_095531-600x450.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"450\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/joel-mcmartin\/files\/2018\/09\/20180916_095531-600x450.jpg 600w, https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/joel-mcmartin\/files\/2018\/09\/20180916_095531-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/joel-mcmartin\/files\/2018\/09\/20180916_095531-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/joel-mcmartin\/files\/2018\/09\/20180916_095531-125x94.jpg 125w, https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/joel-mcmartin\/files\/2018\/09\/20180916_095531-250x188.jpg 250w, https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/joel-mcmartin\/files\/2018\/09\/20180916_095531-337x253.jpg 337w, https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/joel-mcmartin\/files\/2018\/09\/20180916_095531.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-5829\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">We read through Habakkuk and talked about faith<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li>\n<li>One church woman&#8217;s group in the states had given us gifts for the ladies of our church and I had saved them for this event.\u00a0 It was so fun to hand them out and see their delight.\n<p><figure id=\"attachment_5840\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5840\" style=\"width: 600px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-5840\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/joel-mcmartin\/files\/2018\/09\/IMG_0864-600x450.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"450\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/joel-mcmartin\/files\/2018\/09\/IMG_0864-600x450.jpg 600w, https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/joel-mcmartin\/files\/2018\/09\/IMG_0864-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/joel-mcmartin\/files\/2018\/09\/IMG_0864-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/joel-mcmartin\/files\/2018\/09\/IMG_0864-125x94.jpg 125w, https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/joel-mcmartin\/files\/2018\/09\/IMG_0864-250x188.jpg 250w, https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/joel-mcmartin\/files\/2018\/09\/IMG_0864-337x253.jpg 337w, https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/joel-mcmartin\/files\/2018\/09\/IMG_0864.jpg 1800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-5840\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">It touched them a lot that a group of women from the states had been thinking of them.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li>\n<li>I learned for the first time a card game known by many here that I had never even heard of, but can now play.\n<p><figure id=\"attachment_5836\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5836\" style=\"width: 600px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-5836\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/joel-mcmartin\/files\/2018\/09\/20180916_115529-600x450.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"450\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/joel-mcmartin\/files\/2018\/09\/20180916_115529-600x450.jpg 600w, https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/joel-mcmartin\/files\/2018\/09\/20180916_115529-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/joel-mcmartin\/files\/2018\/09\/20180916_115529-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/joel-mcmartin\/files\/2018\/09\/20180916_115529-125x94.jpg 125w, https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/joel-mcmartin\/files\/2018\/09\/20180916_115529-250x188.jpg 250w, https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/joel-mcmartin\/files\/2018\/09\/20180916_115529-337x253.jpg 337w, https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/joel-mcmartin\/files\/2018\/09\/20180916_115529.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-5836\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">We played lots of different games and even did a puzzle together<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li>\n<li>Some of them entered the ocean for the first time and it was fun to see them stand on the edge and gradually enter in.\n<figure id=\"attachment_5834\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5834\" style=\"width: 600px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-5834\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/joel-mcmartin\/files\/2018\/09\/20180916_115216-600x450.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"450\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/joel-mcmartin\/files\/2018\/09\/20180916_115216-600x450.jpg 600w, https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/joel-mcmartin\/files\/2018\/09\/20180916_115216-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/joel-mcmartin\/files\/2018\/09\/20180916_115216-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/joel-mcmartin\/files\/2018\/09\/20180916_115216-125x94.jpg 125w, https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/joel-mcmartin\/files\/2018\/09\/20180916_115216-250x188.jpg 250w, https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/joel-mcmartin\/files\/2018\/09\/20180916_115216-337x253.jpg 337w, https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/joel-mcmartin\/files\/2018\/09\/20180916_115216.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-5834\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">They went from sitting on the edge<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><figure id=\"attachment_5832\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5832\" style=\"width: 450px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-5832\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/joel-mcmartin\/files\/2018\/09\/20180916_112249-e1538042948163.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"450\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/joel-mcmartin\/files\/2018\/09\/20180916_112249-e1538042948163.jpg 600w, https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/joel-mcmartin\/files\/2018\/09\/20180916_112249-e1538042948163-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/joel-mcmartin\/files\/2018\/09\/20180916_112249-e1538042948163-83x110.jpg 83w, https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/joel-mcmartin\/files\/2018\/09\/20180916_112249-e1538042948163-188x250.jpg 188w, https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/joel-mcmartin\/files\/2018\/09\/20180916_112249-e1538042948163-190x253.jpg 190w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-5832\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">To entering in<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li>\n<li>We played soccer on the beach, which was humorous in so many way, but absolutely no pictures!<\/li>\n<li>We cleaned, cooked, ate and talked side by side and it was just so amazing to have them time together.\n<figure id=\"attachment_5819\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5819\" style=\"width: 450px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-5819\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/joel-mcmartin\/files\/2018\/09\/20180916_085354-e1538043043659.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"450\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/joel-mcmartin\/files\/2018\/09\/20180916_085354-e1538043043659.jpg 600w, https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/joel-mcmartin\/files\/2018\/09\/20180916_085354-e1538043043659-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/joel-mcmartin\/files\/2018\/09\/20180916_085354-e1538043043659-83x110.jpg 83w, https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/joel-mcmartin\/files\/2018\/09\/20180916_085354-e1538043043659-188x250.jpg 188w, https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/joel-mcmartin\/files\/2018\/09\/20180916_085354-e1538043043659-190x253.jpg 190w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-5819\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">There was so much good food, more than we could eat<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><figure id=\"attachment_5818\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5818\" style=\"width: 450px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-5818\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/joel-mcmartin\/files\/2018\/09\/20180915_201724-e1538043056751.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"450\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/joel-mcmartin\/files\/2018\/09\/20180915_201724-e1538043056751.jpg 600w, https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/joel-mcmartin\/files\/2018\/09\/20180915_201724-e1538043056751-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/joel-mcmartin\/files\/2018\/09\/20180915_201724-e1538043056751-83x110.jpg 83w, https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/joel-mcmartin\/files\/2018\/09\/20180915_201724-e1538043056751-188x250.jpg 188w, https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/joel-mcmartin\/files\/2018\/09\/20180915_201724-e1538043056751-190x253.jpg 190w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-5818\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Day and night!<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li>\n<li>The woman listed the challenges ahead and then handed those over to God in pray in a time that was quite touching to all there.\n<figure id=\"attachment_5830\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5830\" style=\"width: 450px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-5830\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/joel-mcmartin\/files\/2018\/09\/20180916_095659-e1538043156703.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"450\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/joel-mcmartin\/files\/2018\/09\/20180916_095659-e1538043156703.jpg 600w, https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/joel-mcmartin\/files\/2018\/09\/20180916_095659-e1538043156703-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/joel-mcmartin\/files\/2018\/09\/20180916_095659-e1538043156703-83x110.jpg 83w, https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/joel-mcmartin\/files\/2018\/09\/20180916_095659-e1538043156703-188x250.jpg 188w, https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/joel-mcmartin\/files\/2018\/09\/20180916_095659-e1538043156703-190x253.jpg 190w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-5830\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">They shared from their hearts<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><figure id=\"attachment_5826\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5826\" style=\"width: 450px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-5826\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/joel-mcmartin\/files\/2018\/09\/20180916_095328-e1538043225194.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"450\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/joel-mcmartin\/files\/2018\/09\/20180916_095328-e1538043225194.jpg 600w, https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/joel-mcmartin\/files\/2018\/09\/20180916_095328-e1538043225194-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/joel-mcmartin\/files\/2018\/09\/20180916_095328-e1538043225194-83x110.jpg 83w, https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/joel-mcmartin\/files\/2018\/09\/20180916_095328-e1538043225194-188x250.jpg 188w, https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/joel-mcmartin\/files\/2018\/09\/20180916_095328-e1538043225194-190x253.jpg 190w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-5826\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">And lifted all these things before the Lord<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>It was a great weekend.\u00a0 I wish more could have made it and hopefully next year the larger retreat will take place.\u00a0 But for this year I was just grateful for these moments we had together.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_5821\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5821\" style=\"width: 450px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-5821\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/joel-mcmartin\/files\/2018\/09\/20180916_085528-e1538043326425.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"450\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/joel-mcmartin\/files\/2018\/09\/20180916_085528-e1538043326425.jpg 600w, https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/joel-mcmartin\/files\/2018\/09\/20180916_085528-e1538043326425-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/joel-mcmartin\/files\/2018\/09\/20180916_085528-e1538043326425-83x110.jpg 83w, https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/joel-mcmartin\/files\/2018\/09\/20180916_085528-e1538043326425-188x250.jpg 188w, https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/joel-mcmartin\/files\/2018\/09\/20180916_085528-e1538043326425-190x253.jpg 190w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-5821\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">No matter where you live and who you are, these moments together, as women side by side, are so important and necessary.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>With my travel schedule one of the challenges is staying connected here in our home town.\u00a0 For the past few years I have missed out on the Woman&#8217;s Retreat at our church because by the time the dates came out I was already scheduled to travel.\u00a0 So this year I made sure to get those 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