{"id":2642,"date":"2021-07-23T20:44:17","date_gmt":"2021-07-24T00:44:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/stephen-jordan\/?p=2642"},"modified":"2021-07-23T20:44:19","modified_gmt":"2021-07-24T00:44:19","slug":"soaking","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/stephen-jordan\/2021\/07\/23\/soaking\/","title":{"rendered":"Soaking"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

You may have noticed that you haven\u2019t heard from us for a while.\u00a0 That\u2019s because we usually only share with you about what is happening with the ministry.\u00a0 This summer, we have chosen to unplug from ministry and take time to plug in to our home church and soak in some great Bible teaching.\u00a0 We were able to help with VBS in our home church, as well as find various ways to serve throughout the weeks since we are living right next door to the church.\u00a0 We\u2019ve also wanted to give the kids time to get their feet on the ground and prepare the way for them to feel more at home in the US when the time comes.\u00a0 Abigail and Luke were able to participate in an MK retreat, just for kids from our mission, and they found this to be a really encouraging time.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Luke and Jonathan were able to go to a week of church camp, and they made new friends and had a great time.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Abigail was able to go to an MK Transition Seminar, at Cedarville, where she was stretched and learned a lot.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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And since some of these events overlapped for several days, Stephen and Ginger were able to get away for some time together, just the two of us.\u00a0 We haven\u2019t had this much \u201calone time\u201d since before Rebekah was born, and we really enjoyed just connecting with each other also.\u00a0 And then last weekend, a friend allowed us the use of their family\u2019s house near Lake Michigan, and we were able to stay for two nights.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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We wanted this time to decompress as a family, talk about our time at our various events this month, and enjoy one last weekend of down time before we start traveling.\u00a0 We are so thankful for all this time of resting and soaking.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Now we\u2019re ready to start traveling and sharing with you all that the Lord has been doing in the Philippines.\u00a0 We continue to hear from friends in the Philippines, several times a week, and we look forward to sharing with you how the Lord is continuing to work there, even in our absence.\u00a0 Thank you for your prayer, and we look forward to seeing as many of you as we can!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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