{"id":212,"date":"2013-01-16T06:00:09","date_gmt":"2013-01-16T14:00:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/promise-vaughan\/?p=212"},"modified":"2013-01-15T16:43:00","modified_gmt":"2013-01-16T00:43:00","slug":"farewell","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/promise-vaughan\/2013\/01\/farewell\/","title":{"rendered":"Farewell&#8230;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: left\">Sunday was a very special day&#8211;Foothill Bible Church had a commissioning and send off for me in preparation for my leaving for Papua New Guinea this week. I enjoyed the service and the opportunity to say good-bye to many friends afterward.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/promise-vaughan\/files\/2013\/01\/Copy-of-Elders-praying2.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-219 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/promise-vaughan\/files\/2013\/01\/Copy-of-Elders-praying2-300x205.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"205\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/promise-vaughan\/files\/2013\/01\/Copy-of-Elders-praying2-300x205.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/promise-vaughan\/files\/2013\/01\/Copy-of-Elders-praying2-500x342.jpg 500w, https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/promise-vaughan\/files\/2013\/01\/Copy-of-Elders-praying2.jpg 802w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">The elders at Foothill Bible Church prayed for me as I was commissioned. They are representative of the church body at Foothill Bible Church&#8211;I would not be ready to leave at this time if it were not for their faithful support, encouragement, and prayers.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/promise-vaughan\/files\/2013\/01\/Copy-of-Family.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-217 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/promise-vaughan\/files\/2013\/01\/Copy-of-Family-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/promise-vaughan\/files\/2013\/01\/Copy-of-Family-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/promise-vaughan\/files\/2013\/01\/Copy-of-Family-500x333.jpg 500w, https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/promise-vaughan\/files\/2013\/01\/Copy-of-Family.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">\u00a0My awesome family who have been encouraging me and supporting me over the years as I prepared to go overseas.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-caption-dt\" style=\"text-align: center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/promise-vaughan\/files\/2013\/01\/Copy-of-Dad-and-Mom1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-221 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/promise-vaughan\/files\/2013\/01\/Copy-of-Dad-and-Mom1-300x232.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"232\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/promise-vaughan\/files\/2013\/01\/Copy-of-Dad-and-Mom1-300x232.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/promise-vaughan\/files\/2013\/01\/Copy-of-Dad-and-Mom1-500x387.jpg 500w, https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/promise-vaughan\/files\/2013\/01\/Copy-of-Dad-and-Mom1.jpg 818w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-caption-dt\" style=\"text-align: center\">My wonderful parents who have supported, encouraged, challenged, and prayed for me every step along the way as I have followed God&#8217;s leading to Papua New Guinea.<\/p>\n<p>In the coming weeks, I would appreciate your prayers for safe flights with no missed connections, all luggage to arrive with me, quick recovery from jet-lag and adjustment to a new time zone, and good adjustment to my new home, routine, and language study. I&#8217;ll write again in a few weeks after I am settled in.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sunday was a very special day&#8211;Foothill Bible Church had a commissioning and send off for me in preparation for my leaving for Papua New Guinea this week. I enjoyed the service and the opportunity to say good-bye to many friends afterward. The elders at Foothill Bible Church prayed for me as I was commissioned. 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