{"id":507,"date":"2011-05-04T08:46:52","date_gmt":"2011-05-04T12:46:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/jonathan-parker\/?p=507"},"modified":"2011-05-04T08:47:04","modified_gmt":"2011-05-04T12:47:04","slug":"home-again","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/jonathan-parker\/2011\/05\/04\/home-again\/","title":{"rendered":"Home Again&#8230;?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>One of the most dreaded questions for me as a missionary kid was &#8220;So, where are YOU from?&#8221; Even today when someone asks me that question I try to decide if they want to know where I was born, where I actually grew up or my current place of residence.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_508\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-508\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-508\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/jonathan-parker\/files\/2011\/05\/IMG_5771-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"Final clean up of the apartment\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/jonathan-parker\/files\/2011\/05\/IMG_5771-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/jonathan-parker\/files\/2011\/05\/IMG_5771-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/jonathan-parker\/files\/2011\/05\/IMG_5771-600x450.jpg 600w, https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/jonathan-parker\/files\/2011\/05\/IMG_5771-147x110.jpg 147w, https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/jonathan-parker\/files\/2011\/05\/IMG_5771-250x188.jpg 250w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-508\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Final clean up of the apartment<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_510\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-510\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-510\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/jonathan-parker\/files\/2011\/05\/IMG_5773-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"Empty Rooms\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/jonathan-parker\/files\/2011\/05\/IMG_5773-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/jonathan-parker\/files\/2011\/05\/IMG_5773-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/jonathan-parker\/files\/2011\/05\/IMG_5773-600x450.jpg 600w, https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/jonathan-parker\/files\/2011\/05\/IMG_5773-147x110.jpg 147w, https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/jonathan-parker\/files\/2011\/05\/IMG_5773-250x188.jpg 250w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-510\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Empty Rooms<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>After the seemingly endless job of sorting and packing we left our home of almost 11 years in Missouri and made the 1000 mile trek to Pennsylvania. \u00a0Even though this has been a second home to us for many years we are still feeling somewhat displaced and even a bit disoriented. \u00a0But we are reminded again of the truth in Philippians 3:20 &#8220;For our citizenship is in heaven&#8230;&#8221;<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_511\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-511\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-511\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/jonathan-parker\/files\/2011\/05\/Budget-Truck-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"All our earthly belongings...\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/jonathan-parker\/files\/2011\/05\/Budget-Truck-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/jonathan-parker\/files\/2011\/05\/Budget-Truck-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/jonathan-parker\/files\/2011\/05\/Budget-Truck-600x450.jpg 600w, https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/jonathan-parker\/files\/2011\/05\/Budget-Truck-147x110.jpg 147w, https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/jonathan-parker\/files\/2011\/05\/Budget-Truck-250x188.jpg 250w, https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/jonathan-parker\/files\/2011\/05\/Budget-Truck.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-511\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">All our earthly belongings...<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_512\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-512\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-512\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/jonathan-parker\/files\/2011\/05\/GPS-shot-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"I think the VAN knows the way by now...\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/jonathan-parker\/files\/2011\/05\/GPS-shot-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/jonathan-parker\/files\/2011\/05\/GPS-shot-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/jonathan-parker\/files\/2011\/05\/GPS-shot-600x450.jpg 600w, https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/jonathan-parker\/files\/2011\/05\/GPS-shot-147x110.jpg 147w, https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/jonathan-parker\/files\/2011\/05\/GPS-shot-250x188.jpg 250w, https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/jonathan-parker\/files\/2011\/05\/GPS-shot.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-512\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">I think the VAN knows the way by now...<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_513\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-513\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-513\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/jonathan-parker\/files\/2011\/05\/Rainy-Road-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"Really Lisa, taking pictures while driving in the rain??\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/jonathan-parker\/files\/2011\/05\/Rainy-Road-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/jonathan-parker\/files\/2011\/05\/Rainy-Road-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/jonathan-parker\/files\/2011\/05\/Rainy-Road-600x450.jpg 600w, https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/jonathan-parker\/files\/2011\/05\/Rainy-Road-147x110.jpg 147w, https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/jonathan-parker\/files\/2011\/05\/Rainy-Road-250x188.jpg 250w, https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/jonathan-parker\/files\/2011\/05\/Rainy-Road.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-513\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Really Lisa, taking pictures while driving in the rain??<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>It is still a bit hard to believe that we will be setting up our next &#8220;home&#8221; in Mozambique. \u00a0We still have a lot of miles to travel here in the Northeast US before we head out. \u00a0Our target date is still the end of June but we are still in the process of building our ministry partnership team as well as applying for visas before we buy tickets. \u00a0Please keep us in your prayers.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>One of the most dreaded questions for me as a missionary kid was &#8220;So, where are YOU from?&#8221; Even today when someone asks me that question I try to decide if they want to know where I was born, where I actually grew up or my current place of residence. 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