{"id":1175,"date":"2024-04-15T13:04:36","date_gmt":"2024-04-15T13:04:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/welchmission.org\/?p=1175"},"modified":"2024-04-15T13:13:38","modified_gmt":"2024-04-15T13:13:38","slug":"newsletter-2-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/welchmission.org\/index.php\/2024\/04\/15\/newsletter-2-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Newsletter #3"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"1175\" class=\"elementor elementor-1175\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-67034fc1 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"67034fc1\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-f71a0b9\" data-id=\"f71a0b9\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6d333a0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"6d333a0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.23.0 - 15-07-2024 *\/\n.elementor-heading-title{padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title[class*=elementor-size-]>a{color:inherit;font-size:inherit;line-height:inherit}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-small{font-size:15px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-medium{font-size:19px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-large{font-size:29px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xl{font-size:39px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xxl{font-size:59px}<\/style><h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Welch Update #3 - 04.15.24<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2d555a2b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2d555a2b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.23.0 - 15-07-2024 *\/\n.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-stacked .elementor-drop-cap{background-color:#69727d;color:#fff}.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-framed .elementor-drop-cap{color:#69727d;border:3px solid;background-color:transparent}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap{margin-top:8px}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap-letter{width:1em;height:1em}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap{float:left;text-align:center;line-height:1;font-size:50px}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap-letter{display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t<p data-pm-slice=\"1 1 []\">Bonjour \u00e0 Tous! 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class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-f2e853b elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"f2e853b\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-2b51e89\" data-id=\"2b51e89\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-baf9e08 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"baf9e08\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-ac2031b\" data-id=\"ac2031b\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5f041f4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5f041f4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: center;\" data-pm-slice=\"1 1 []\">We are much overdue for an update! These past few months have definitely felt like a rollercoaster as we\u2019ve continued to adjust to life in France.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f098b42 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"f098b42\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.23.0 - 15-07-2024 *\/\n.elementor-widget-image{text-align:center}.elementor-widget-image a{display:inline-block}.elementor-widget-image a img[src$=\".svg\"]{width:48px}.elementor-widget-image img{vertical-align:middle;display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/welchmission.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/IMG_6241-2-768x1024.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1189\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3eef05d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3eef05d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: center;\">(We visited the \u2018Basilica of Notre Dame of Fourvi\u00e8re\u2019 during a recent trip to Lyon for a \u201crendez-vous m\u00e9dical\u201d (doctor\u2019s appointment)<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a68e707 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"a68e707\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-7381daf elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"7381daf\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-5521b2a\" data-id=\"5521b2a\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fdeb30a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"fdeb30a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: center;\" data-pm-slice=\"1 1 []\">Classes have continued to chug full steam ahead. We took our A1 exams a few weeks ago and are grateful to announce we both passed and will be moving on to A2 together!\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-34653bd elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"34653bd\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-d9bcbc1\" data-id=\"d9bcbc1\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-52ffefd elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"52ffefd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/welchmission.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/IMG_4917-1024x768.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1178\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8db7e70 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8db7e70\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: center;\" data-pm-slice=\"1 1 []\">(studying looks a bit different these days!)<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c464313 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"c464313\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-eba25df elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"eba25df\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"font-style: normal; caret-color: #000000; color: #000000; text-align: center;\" data-pm-slice=\"1 1 []\">Alyssa\u2019s parents were able to visit for a few days on their way back to Mercy Ships after their quick trip to the states. It was such a blessing to have them here and it encouraged our hearts. Eden was beyond excited to have them here too (and not just because of all the extra sugar in her system &#8211; they\u2019re enjoying their role as grandparents a bit too much!).<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-89ef0ee elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"89ef0ee\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-5230071\" data-id=\"5230071\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f3d0182 elementor-widget-tablet__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"f3d0182\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/welchmission.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/a45d3d47-4d33-487a-93e5-3f6aacfeb89f-768x1024.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1177\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-1bf557d\" data-id=\"1bf557d\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cb6d945 elementor-widget-tablet__width-initial e-transform elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"cb6d945\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_transform_scale_effect&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;_transform_scale_effect_tablet&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;_transform_scale_effect_mobile&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]}}\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"818\" src=\"https:\/\/welchmission.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/be908f2c-8830-4b93-93a6-12a587185414-1-1024x818.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1191\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-546ff96 elementor-widget-tablet__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"546ff96\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"836\" src=\"https:\/\/welchmission.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/IMG_5927-1-1024x836.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1192\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3018370 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3018370\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: center;\" data-pm-slice=\"1 1 []\">(If the traveling didn\u2019t wear them out I think two little people certainly did!)<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3c54676 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"3c54676\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d711156 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d711156\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: center;\" data-pm-slice=\"1 1 []\">We also had some fellow World Medical Mission (WMM) friends who we went through orientation with come to visit! It was so great to have some more familiar faces here and it also gave us a great excuse to visit Annecy when we dropped them off at the train station.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-0f5aab1 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"0f5aab1\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-c592848\" data-id=\"c592848\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-14ceb8a elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"14ceb8a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/welchmission.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/IMG_5252-1024x768.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1179\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-00d7bba elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"00d7bba\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: center;\" data-pm-slice=\"1 1 []\">(Visiting Annecy with our friends)<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f1d54a7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f1d54a7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: center;\" data-pm-slice=\"1 1 []\">On the flip side, we recently said goodbye to another dear WMM family that we have been close with over the past few years. They completed their time here at the school and will now head to the states briefly prior to moving to Gabon. They were such a huge help to us as we settled in here and they truly will be missed.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ea2fca2 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"ea2fca2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-389d3b1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"389d3b1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: center;\" data-pm-slice=\"1 1 []\">Easter was a bit more emotional this year as the homesickness seemed heavier. There is a local church that we are blessed to be a part of, but often it feels exhausting to try to understand French sermons when we still have a long way to go in our learning. So it was really special to gather with fellow students and have a time of worship in English (there is something about worship in your heart language that we never fully appreciated until now). How awesome to be able to celebrate our Risen Savior Jesus Christ and His victory over death no matter where we are in the world &#8211; even if it looks different than what we are used to!<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-694dd3f elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"694dd3f\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-66 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-4435af7\" data-id=\"4435af7\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-20cb4fc elementor-widget-tablet__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"20cb4fc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/welchmission.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/IMG_6025-1024x768.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1185\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4074fd7 elementor-widget-tablet__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4074fd7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: center;\" data-pm-slice=\"1 1 []\">(Easter gathering and time of worship)<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-d141583\" data-id=\"d141583\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-18c61ca elementor-widget-tablet__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"18c61ca\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/welchmission.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/IMG_6065-768x1024.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1186\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c002790 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c002790\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: center;\" data-pm-slice=\"1 1 []\">(Special Easter card from Grandma and Papa)<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a0ab52d elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"a0ab52d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4576433 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4576433\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: center;\" data-pm-slice=\"1 1 []\">The kiddos have continued to do well overall (minus what seems to be constant colds\/ear infections).<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1ead232 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"1ead232\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/welchmission.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/IMG_6153-1024x768.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1188\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-990aa04 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"990aa04\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: center;\" data-pm-slice=\"1 1 []\">(We\u2019ve been enjoying the warmer weather recently (maybe a bit too much!)<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e2f5db8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e2f5db8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: center;\" data-pm-slice=\"1 1 []\">Eden has grown up so much in the past few months \u2013 she moved to a big girl\u2019s bed, said goodbye to her pacifiers, and is potty trained! We also registered her for school this next fall (which is a requirement in France when a kid turns 3!). Despite protesting French at first (and even making up her own language) she recently started to embrace French which has been fun.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-b178794 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"b178794\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-e7e085d\" data-id=\"e7e085d\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dcdd567 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"dcdd567\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/welchmission.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/IMG_5603-1024x768.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1181\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-5bb9ed7\" data-id=\"5bb9ed7\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7c73bd7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"7c73bd7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/welchmission.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/IMG_5265-768x1024.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1180\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ee81934 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ee81934\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p data-pm-slice=\"1 1 []\">\u00a0<\/p><p style=\"text-align: center;\">Gil is almost 8 months already (and is about to move into size 18 month clothing!) \u2013 he has such a sweet and laid back personality and it has been a joy to be his parents (minus maybe the lack of sleep ;).<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-bd35edb 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data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: center;\">\u201cMy grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness.\u201d<\/p><p style=\"text-align: center;\">\u201c Ma gr\u00e2ce te suffit, c\u2019est dans la faiblesse que ma puissance se manifeste pleinement\u00a0\u00bb<\/p><p style=\"text-align: center;\">2 Corinthiens 12:9<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cfe342c elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"cfe342c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-204fb79 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We had a former missionary couple reach out to us recently and put into words what I think we have been feeling. It is a daily laying down of our own pride and self-sufficiency and becoming like children as we try to learn a new language and rely on others to help us navigate new systems and ways \u2013 which is really hard for our previously \u201cprofessional adult American\u201d mindsets. And then add the ever humbling, exhausting, and beautiful role of parenting with it. It has stretched and challenged our own faith and reliance on Christ in new ways as we continue to be refined by Him. We were having a particularly hard day a few weeks ago, and as Joe and I sat in silence I felt like I could hear the words \u201cMy grace is sufficient for you.\u201d Those words pierced my heart as I needed to be reminded that it\u2019s okay to be weak \u2013 for it is in our weaknesses that His power shines ever brighter.\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2299656 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"2299656\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-22ef232 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"22ef232\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: center;\" data-pm-slice=\"1 1 []\">Despite the challenges this season has brought there has also been a lot of beauty in the simplicity of life here and time as a family. The Lord has been gracious in the ways that He continues to provide for us. We are blessed.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5c10d07 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"5c10d07\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/welchmission.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/IMG_5982-768x1024.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1184\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ddcc2a6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ddcc2a6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"font-style: normal; caret-color: #000000; color: #000000; text-align: center;\" data-pm-slice=\"1 1 []\">(One of my favorite streets in downtown Albertville)<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-80a8d3b elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"80a8d3b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-1996a4f elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"1996a4f\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-d4e62a5\" data-id=\"d4e62a5\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ba1c86a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ba1c86a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Praises<\/strong><\/p><ul><li><p data-pm-slice=\"1 1 [&quot;bullet_list&quot;,{&quot;fontFamily&quot;:null,&quot;fontSize&quot;:null,&quot;lineHeight&quot;:null,&quot;textAlign&quot;:null},&quot;list_item&quot;,{&quot;listColor&quot;:null,&quot;lineHeight&quot;:null,&quot;textAlign&quot;:null}]\">Passing our exams! &#8211; We feel blessed to be moving on to A2 and to continue growing in our French.<\/p><\/li><li><p data-pm-slice=\"1 1 [&quot;bullet_list&quot;,{&quot;fontFamily&quot;:null,&quot;fontSize&quot;:null,&quot;lineHeight&quot;:null,&quot;textAlign&quot;:null},&quot;list_item&quot;,{&quot;listColor&quot;:null,&quot;lineHeight&quot;:null,&quot;textAlign&quot;:null}]\">Visits from family and friends &#8211; it was really refreshing to have familiar faces here! And we are looking forward to more visits in the coming months!<\/p><\/li><li><p data-pm-slice=\"1 1 [&quot;bullet_list&quot;,{&quot;fontFamily&quot;:null,&quot;fontSize&quot;:null,&quot;lineHeight&quot;:null,&quot;textAlign&quot;:null},&quot;list_item&quot;,{&quot;listColor&quot;:null,&quot;lineHeight&quot;:null,&quot;textAlign&quot;:null}]\">Time as a family &#8211; this season has brought a lot of challenges, but one of the biggest blessings in the midst of it is that we do have a lot of time together as a family.<\/p><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-47bafe0\" data-id=\"47bafe0\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4b299af elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4b299af\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Prayer Request<\/strong><\/p><ul><li><p data-pm-slice=\"1 1 [&quot;bullet_list&quot;,{&quot;fontFamily&quot;:null,&quot;fontSize&quot;:null,&quot;lineHeight&quot;:null,&quot;textAlign&quot;:null},&quot;list_item&quot;,{&quot;listColor&quot;:null,&quot;lineHeight&quot;:null,&quot;textAlign&quot;:null}]\">Kid\u2019s health: there is a never-ending battle with colds and illness with the kids in the nursery here (nursery = germ infestation). In addition to these, Eden and Gil have both been battling ear infections. We are grateful that we were able to get an appointment soon with an ENT here (thanks to the help of our friends) to likely replace one of Eden\u2019s tubes that fell out right before we left the states (she has had 4 ear infections since we arrived here). Prayers that the appointment would go well and we could get Eden\u2019s tube replaced. Prayers also that Gil\u2019s ears won\u2019t follow the same path as his big sis!<\/p><\/li><li><p data-pm-slice=\"1 1 [&quot;bullet_list&quot;,{&quot;fontFamily&quot;:null,&quot;fontSize&quot;:null,&quot;lineHeight&quot;:null,&quot;textAlign&quot;:null},&quot;list_item&quot;,{&quot;listColor&quot;:null,&quot;lineHeight&quot;:null,&quot;textAlign&quot;:null}]\">Alyssa\u2019s health &#8211; continued prayer for Alyssa\u2019s overall health as she has been battling constant headaches as well as the tendonitis in her thumbs (which seems to be slowly improving with some modifications to daily life but still are not completely healed).<\/p><\/li><li><p data-pm-slice=\"1 1 [&quot;bullet_list&quot;,{&quot;fontFamily&quot;:null,&quot;fontSize&quot;:null,&quot;lineHeight&quot;:null,&quot;textAlign&quot;:null},&quot;list_item&quot;,{&quot;listColor&quot;:null,&quot;lineHeight&quot;:null,&quot;textAlign&quot;:null}]\">Spiritual growth &#8211; that we would continue to lean into the Lord and trust Him in this season and that our faith would continue to grow. Prayers against spiritual warfare here at the school as it often seems people here are under attack.<\/p><\/li><li data-pm-slice=\"2 2 [&quot;bullet_list&quot;,{&quot;fontFamily&quot;:null,&quot;fontSize&quot;:null,&quot;lineHeight&quot;:null,&quot;textAlign&quot;:null}]\"><p>Learning French &#8211; that we would continue to have minds that can take in and remember the information, ears that can hear, and mouths that can speak. Also, prayers for encouragement and motivation in our learning as it is easy to become discouraged with what often feels like an insurmountable task.<\/p><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-118a8f6 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"118a8f6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8d1c94c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8d1c94c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Thank you all so so much for your continued prayer and support! We are truly humbled and blessed. 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