{"id":589,"date":"2011-03-24T14:19:33","date_gmt":"2011-03-24T18:19:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/stephen-jordan\/?p=589"},"modified":"2011-03-24T14:50:47","modified_gmt":"2011-03-24T18:50:47","slug":"saying-good-bye","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/stephen-jordan\/2011\/03\/24\/saying-good-bye\/","title":{"rendered":"Saying Good-Bye"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_590\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-590\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-590\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/stephen-jordan\/files\/2011\/03\/DSC09942-300x215.jpg\" alt=\"One last quad ride with Uncle Paul\" width=\"300\" height=\"215\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/stephen-jordan\/files\/2011\/03\/DSC09942-300x215.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/stephen-jordan\/files\/2011\/03\/DSC09942.JPG 455w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-590\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">One last quad ride with Uncle Paul<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>During this year, time after time, we will be getting ready to go visit another church or visit a family.\u00a0 Often Jonathan\u2019s response is \u201cbut Mom, I\u2019m having fun playing with my toys at home.\u201d\u00a0 Even though a little disappointed, the kids get ready and off we go.\u00a0 Once we arrive to our destination, they quickly make new friends and have a wonderful time, until . . . we tell the kids it\u2019s time to go.\u00a0 Once again, Jonathan\u2019s response will be \u201cbut Mom, I\u2019m having fun with my new friends.\u201d\u00a0 Well that is how the last 10 months have been over and over.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>We praise the Lord for a recent trip out West.\u00a0 The Lord blessed and encouraged our hearts as we spent time with family and with those who have partnered with us in the ministry among the Agutaynens.\u00a0<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_591\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-591\" style=\"width: 247px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-591\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/stephen-jordan\/files\/2011\/03\/DSC09935-247x300.jpg\" alt=\"One last hug with great-grandma\" width=\"247\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/stephen-jordan\/files\/2011\/03\/DSC09935-247x300.jpg 247w, https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/stephen-jordan\/files\/2011\/03\/DSC09935.JPG 457w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 247px) 100vw, 247px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-591\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">One last hug with Great-Grandma<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>This trip was the beginning of our good-byes.\u00a0 We said good-bye to four of our supporting churches and Stephen\u2019s family.\u00a0 Good-byes are never fun or easy, but we know they mean we are getting ready to return to the Agutaynens in the Philippines.<\/p>\n<p>Like many of you, our kids are asking us often when we are returning to the Philippines.\u00a0 Lord willing, our return will be around July 1<sup>st<\/sup>.\u00a0 As we don\u2019t have plane tickets yet, we likewise don\u2019t have a specific date for our return. \u00a0However, we hope to leave the USA by July 1<sup>st<\/sup>.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Thank you again for partnering with us.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>During this year, time after time, we will be getting ready to go visit another church or visit a family.\u00a0 Often Jonathan\u2019s response is \u201cbut Mom, I\u2019m having fun playing with my toys at home.\u201d\u00a0 Even though a little disappointed, the kids get ready and off we go.\u00a0 Once we arrive to our destination, they 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