{"id":661,"date":"2012-02-09T19:53:39","date_gmt":"2012-02-09T19:53:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/joel-mcmartin\/?p=661"},"modified":"2012-02-09T19:53:39","modified_gmt":"2012-02-09T19:53:39","slug":"a-sad-day","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/joel-mcmartin\/2012\/02\/09\/a-sad-day\/","title":{"rendered":"A Sad Day"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_667\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-667\" style=\"width: 450px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/joel-mcmartin\/files\/2012\/02\/P1010341.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-667 \" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/joel-mcmartin\/files\/2012\/02\/P1010341.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"450\" height=\"338\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/joel-mcmartin\/files\/2012\/02\/P1010341.jpg 450w, https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/joel-mcmartin\/files\/2012\/02\/P1010341-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-667\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Good Bye dear friends!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Today we said good bye to some good freinds.\u00a0 The most difficult part was watching Ethan say good bye to his closest friend here in Africa.\u00a0 Sometimes it seems like good byes have plagued our life and in reality they will probably always be a part of our life.\u00a0 It is hard as a parent to watch your child\u00a0grieve. \u00a0I am hanging on dearly to the truth that God will not give Ethan more than he can handle. \u00a0At the same time I am learning to trust\u00a0that just as God brought along this friend for my son, at a much needed time,\u00a0so will he provide the next.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_664\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-664\" style=\"width: 450px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/joel-mcmartin\/files\/2012\/02\/P1010070.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-664\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/joel-mcmartin\/files\/2012\/02\/P1010070.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"450\" height=\"338\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/joel-mcmartin\/files\/2012\/02\/P1010070.jpg 450w, https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/joel-mcmartin\/files\/2012\/02\/P1010070-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-664\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">We are going to miss you<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_665\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-665\" style=\"width: 450px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/joel-mcmartin\/files\/2012\/02\/P1010313.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-665\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/joel-mcmartin\/files\/2012\/02\/P1010313.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"450\" height=\"338\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/joel-mcmartin\/files\/2012\/02\/P1010313.jpg 450w, https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/joel-mcmartin\/files\/2012\/02\/P1010313-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-665\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">And all the fun times we had<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_666\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-666\" style=\"width: 450px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/joel-mcmartin\/files\/2012\/02\/P1010316.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-666\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/joel-mcmartin\/files\/2012\/02\/P1010316.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"450\" height=\"338\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/joel-mcmartin\/files\/2012\/02\/P1010316.jpg 450w, https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/joel-mcmartin\/files\/2012\/02\/P1010316-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-666\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">but we are praying for you in your future ministry!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; 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