{"id":333,"date":"2012-10-15T19:39:00","date_gmt":"2012-10-15T23:39:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/josh-verdonck\/2012\/10\/15\/he-is-before-us\/"},"modified":"2015-05-05T21:46:59","modified_gmt":"2015-05-06T01:46:59","slug":"he-is-before-us","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/josh-verdonck\/2012\/10\/he-is-before-us\/","title":{"rendered":"He is Before Us"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><b><i>Tomorrow<\/i><\/b> we&#8217;re leaving at <b>two in the morning<\/b> for the Miami airport, the first leg on our journey to NTMA in Arizona for our evaluation. We&#8217;ve had so many people give us love and support lately, that we can&#8217;t help but feel peace about going. This afternoon as I left school, the students and other teachers surrounded me and lifted Josh and I up in prayer. I am <b><i>so blessed <\/i><\/b>to work in a godly environment, with people who love, support, and teach God&#8217;s word, and encourage the furtherance of His kingdom.<\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>I might not be able to write while we&#8217;re gone, but I should be able to <i>update Facebook<\/i>, and I&#8217;ll do my best to <i>post some pictures<\/i> of our adventures. And I will certainly keep you updated on any prayer requests! Keep your eyes open!<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><b><i>Thank you <\/i><\/b>for praying for Josh and I as we take this first step in our journey to the field. <b>Your support and excitement are such an encouragement!<\/b> Whenever I get nervous, I remind myself of how many people are bringing us before His throne &#8211; that community support helps me so much! I remember that <b>He has already gone before us<\/b> to Arizona, and that He has an awesome plan for us!<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>I&#8217;m going to head to bed now, but I&#8217;ll leave you with some pictures from our weekend!&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<table align=\"center\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/josh-verdonck\/files\/2012\/10\/youth_sunday_singers.jpg\" style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" border=\"0\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/josh-verdonck\/files\/2012\/10\/youth_sunday_singers-300x300.jpg\" height=\"400\" width=\"400\" \/><\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">Youth Sunday: Praise team!<br \/>Caroline, Carole Ann, Hannah, Erin<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<table align=\"center\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/josh-verdonck\/files\/2012\/10\/grammy_birthday.jpg\" style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" border=\"0\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/josh-verdonck\/files\/2012\/10\/grammy_birthday-300x300.jpg\" height=\"400\" width=\"400\" \/><\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">Grammy&#8217;s Birthday!<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<table align=\"center\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/josh-verdonck\/files\/2012\/10\/sleepy_lewa.jpg\" style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" border=\"0\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/josh-verdonck\/files\/2012\/10\/sleepy_lewa-300x300.jpg\" height=\"400\" width=\"400\" \/><\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">Sleepy Lewa<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/josh-verdonck\/files\/2012\/10\/gel_manicure_mom.jpg\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" border=\"0\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/josh-verdonck\/files\/2012\/10\/gel_manicure_mom-300x300.jpg\" height=\"400\" width=\"400\" \/><\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<div style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/josh-verdonck\/files\/2012\/10\/xx-erin2-21.png\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"><img decoding=\"async\" border=\"0\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/josh-verdonck\/files\/2012\/10\/xx-erin2-21.png\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Tomorrow we&#8217;re leaving at two in the morning for the Miami airport, the first leg on our journey to NTMA in Arizona for our evaluation. 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