{"id":988,"date":"2015-12-15T16:08:39","date_gmt":"2015-12-15T21:08:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/rosie-cochran\/?p=988"},"modified":"2015-12-15T16:09:58","modified_gmt":"2015-12-15T21:09:58","slug":"celebrating-christmas-along-with-us","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/rosie-cochran\/2015\/12\/15\/celebrating-christmas-along-with-us\/","title":{"rendered":"Celebrating Christmas Along with Us"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2 class=\"null\">The Greatest Gift of All<\/h2>\n<p class=\"null\">Christmas is just around the corner. The time of year when we give gifts in remembrance and honor of the greatest gift of all \u2014 the gift of salvation that came through God sending His only Son.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"null\">They didn&#8217;t know Him.<\/h2>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Last year the Tangguat people of Papua New Guinea weren\u2019t able to celebrate the birth of Jesus with us. How could they? They didn\u2019t know Him. But this year? It\u2019s a different story.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">The story of the Tangguat people is intricately woven into the backstory of what God first did among their Inapang neighbors. After experiencing God\u2019s saving grace, the Inapangs partnered with the missionaries to reach their neighbors, the Tangguats. It\u2019s a great story that I\u2019m working on for the lead article in the March issue of the NTM@work magazine.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">It brings a smile to my face when I think how this year the Tangguats can celebrate the birth of Jesus right along with us.<\/span><br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-954\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/rosie-cochran\/files\/2015\/08\/Copy-of-Tanguat-teaching-begins-600x403.jpg\" alt=\"Copy of Tanguat-teaching-begins\" width=\"450\" height=\"302\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/rosie-cochran\/files\/2015\/08\/Copy-of-Tanguat-teaching-begins-600x403.jpg 600w, https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/rosie-cochran\/files\/2015\/08\/Copy-of-Tanguat-teaching-begins-300x201.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/rosie-cochran\/files\/2015\/08\/Copy-of-Tanguat-teaching-begins.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px\" \/><\/p>\n<h2 class=\"null\"><\/h2>\n<h2 class=\"null\">A Time to Celebrate<\/h2>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Speaking of celebrating, I\u2019m looking forward to heading north to celebrate Christmas with three of my sons. It\u2019ll also be great to reconnect with extended family and friends over the holidays.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-975\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/rosie-cochran\/files\/2015\/12\/boys-e1450213353203-300x182.jpg\" alt=\"boys\" width=\"450\" height=\"273\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/rosie-cochran\/files\/2015\/12\/boys-e1450213353203-300x182.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/rosie-cochran\/files\/2015\/12\/boys-e1450213353203.jpg 540w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px\" \/><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">I wish you a Merry Christmas a Happy New Year!<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Greatest Gift of All Christmas is just around the corner. The time of year when we give gifts in remembrance and honor of the greatest gift of all \u2014 the gift of salvation that came through God sending His only Son. 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