{"id":2191,"date":"2014-05-04T06:20:54","date_gmt":"2014-05-04T10:20:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/lance-ostman\/?p=2191"},"modified":"2014-05-04T06:20:54","modified_gmt":"2014-05-04T10:20:54","slug":"time-flies-when","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/lance-ostman\/2014\/05\/04\/time-flies-when\/","title":{"rendered":"time flies when&#8230;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/lance-ostman\/files\/2014\/05\/river-scene.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-2193 aligncenter\" title=\"river scene\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/lance-ostman\/files\/2014\/05\/river-scene-300x199.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"270\" height=\"179\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/lance-ostman\/files\/2014\/05\/river-scene-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/lance-ostman\/files\/2014\/05\/river-scene-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/lance-ostman\/files\/2014\/05\/river-scene-500x333.jpg 500w, https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/lance-ostman\/files\/2014\/05\/river-scene.jpg 1037w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 270px) 100vw, 270px\" \/><\/a>2 Corinthians 4:16-18<br \/>\n16 Therefore we do not lose heart. Even though our outward man is perishing, yet the inward man is being renewed day by day. 17 For our light affliction, which is but for a moment, is working for us a far more exceeding and eternal weight of glory, 18 while we do not look at the things which are seen, but at the things which are not seen. For the things which are seen are temporary, but the things which are not seen are eternal.<\/em><\/p>\n<p id=\"yui_3_13_0_1_1399191821665_4608\"><span id=\"yui_3_13_0_1_1399191821665_4622\" style=\"color: #800000;\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong><!--more-->Time flies, not just when you\u2019re having fun<\/strong>\u2026 <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p id=\"yui_3_13_0_1_1399191821665_4604\"><span id=\"yui_3_13_0_1_1399191821665_4603\">Here we are at the end of our time in the village; time has gone by very quickly! We don\u2019t know that \u201cfun\u201d is the best word to describe our time, but we sure have kept busy and we have had fun! We praise the Lord that we\u2019ve seen HIM undertake for us in so many ways. Having accomplished all we had hoped to gives us<span style=\"color: #800000;\"> <strong>hearts full of praise to HIM<\/strong>!<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p id=\"yui_3_13_0_1_1399191821665_4628\"><span id=\"yui_3_13_0_1_1399191821665_4627\"><span style=\"color: #800000;\"><strong>Please pray<\/strong><\/span>: for good weather for the day we hope to fly out of the village! The weather forecast is for RAIN for a whole week beginning tomorrow (Monday)! Ron &amp; Michelle, our coworkers, will have their supplies come in on the flight that will take us out. Imagine 3 weeks of fresh vegetables and fruit just sitting in boxes if they can\u2019t be delivered \u201con time.\u201d It\u2019s also hard on the pilot and his family if things don\u2019t happen on schedule<\/span><span id=\"yui_3_13_0_1_1399191821665_4627\">. So this affects a lot of people.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span id=\"yui_3_13_0_1_1399191821665_4687\"><span style=\"color: #800000;\"><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">NOT FUN:<\/span><\/strong><\/span> A hairy caterpillar climbed inside Laura\u2019s shirt the other day as she sat on the porch for a<\/span><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/gallery.mailchimp.com\/9a36c24a50d142c8dc98694e9\/images\/caterpillar.JPG\" alt=\"\" width=\"121\" height=\"90\" align=\"left\" \/><span id=\"yui_3_13_0_1_1399191821665_4687\"> few minutes. All of a <\/span><span id=\"yui_3_13_0_1_1399191821665_4687\">s<\/span><span id=\"yui_3_13_0_1_1399191821665_4687\">udden she felt an intense itching and then, pain! The caterpillar\u2019s hair is its self defense mechanism. This was n<\/span><span id=\"yui_3_13_0_1_1399191821665_4687\">ot a pleasant experience at all, but we\u2019re thankful it was a first in so many years of living here. We\u2019ve had some itchy spots before because of them, but nothing like what happened to Laura the other day.<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"yui_3_13_0_1_1399191821665_4606\">\n<div id=\"yui_3_13_0_1_1399191821665_4605\">\n<p id=\"yui_3_13_0_1_1399191821665_4685\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #800000; text-decoration: underline;\">FUN and OPPORTUNITY<\/span>:<\/strong><\/span> Lord willing, we will soon be on our way to see Justin and Nicole and their 3 precious children. Two years ago on our way to see them, we met a man on the plane who&#8230; well, you&#8217;ll have to wait until next our update to find out more about Wang.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>In all things, whether those that are temporal, like pain from a caterpillar, or eternal, like the Word of God and the souls of mankind, <strong><span style=\"color: #800000;\">may God be glorified<\/span><span style=\"color: #800000;\">.<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Secure in Christ&#8217;s love,<\/p>\n<p>Lance &amp; Laura<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>2 Corinthians 4:16-18 16 Therefore we do not lose heart. 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