{"id":457,"date":"2011-04-20T10:18:36","date_gmt":"2011-04-20T14:18:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/jonathan-parker\/?p=457"},"modified":"2011-04-20T10:18:36","modified_gmt":"2011-04-20T14:18:36","slug":"as-in-the-days-of-noah","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/jonathan-parker\/2011\/04\/20\/as-in-the-days-of-noah\/","title":{"rendered":"As in the days of Noah"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_462\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-462\" style=\"width: 225px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-462\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/jonathan-parker\/files\/2011\/04\/sight-and-sound-4-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"The back stage tour was amazing...\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/jonathan-parker\/files\/2011\/04\/sight-and-sound-4-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/jonathan-parker\/files\/2011\/04\/sight-and-sound-4-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/jonathan-parker\/files\/2011\/04\/sight-and-sound-4-600x800.jpg 600w, https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/jonathan-parker\/files\/2011\/04\/sight-and-sound-4-83x110.jpg 83w, https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/jonathan-parker\/files\/2011\/04\/sight-and-sound-4-188x250.jpg 188w, https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/jonathan-parker\/files\/2011\/04\/sight-and-sound-4.jpg 960w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-462\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The back stage tour was amazing...<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Our time in Branson yesterday for Lisa&#8217;s birthday was such a blessing. \u00a0Not only did it give us a break from the packing but it was a huge encouragement. \u00a0Our host and provider of our tickets, Stephen Maddox, met us when we arrived at Sight &amp; Sound and gave us a back stage tour before the show. \u00a0It was amazing to see close up the beautiful and intricate sets for various shows. \u00a0It shouldn&#8217;t really amaze me that our creative God has given man such skill and creative talent.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\">We thoroughly enjoyed watching Noah, even with the 20 minute break due to a tornado watch! \u00a0We know the story so well and have even seen the show before but we were still amazed at how seeing the story acted out makes it so much more real.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-460\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/jonathan-parker\/files\/2011\/04\/sight-and-sound-2-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"sight and sound 2\" width=\"243\" height=\"183\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/jonathan-parker\/files\/2011\/04\/sight-and-sound-2-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/jonathan-parker\/files\/2011\/04\/sight-and-sound-2-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/jonathan-parker\/files\/2011\/04\/sight-and-sound-2-600x450.jpg 600w, https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/jonathan-parker\/files\/2011\/04\/sight-and-sound-2-147x110.jpg 147w, https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/jonathan-parker\/files\/2011\/04\/sight-and-sound-2-250x188.jpg 250w, https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/jonathan-parker\/files\/2011\/04\/sight-and-sound-2.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 243px) 100vw, 243px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\">\n<p style=\"text-align: left\">It was so encouraging to be reminded once again that God always keeps His promises and that even when we can&#8217;t always see what is ahead we can trust Jehovah God to be there and meet our needs. \u00a0It also reminded us that just as in the days of Noah many people today live unto themselves and are in desperate need of Christ.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\">After the show we were blessed to spend the evening with Stephen and his family. \u00a0We especially enjoyed talking with Stephen&#8217;s mom who has served in Mozambique and plans to return the end of June. 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