{"id":1250,"date":"2024-07-19T20:53:52","date_gmt":"2024-07-19T20:53:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/welchmission.org\/?p=1250"},"modified":"2024-07-19T20:56:10","modified_gmt":"2024-07-19T20:56:10","slug":"newsletter-4","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/welchmission.org\/index.php\/2024\/07\/19\/newsletter-4\/","title":{"rendered":"Newsletter #4"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"1250\" class=\"elementor elementor-1250\">\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\" 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.elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xxl{font-size:59px}<\/style><h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Welch Update #4\u00a0- 7.19.24<\/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) 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update &#8211; and goodness these past few months have been FULL!<\/p><p style=\"text-align: center;\" data-pm-slice=\"1 1 []\">French studies have definitely kept us busy but the Lord has continued to sustain us and we are grateful to announce we both PASSED our second set of exams last week and will continue moving on to B1.<\/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\/07\/IMG_8403-768x1024.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1252\" 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;\" data-pm-slice=\"1 1 []\">(We recently discovered a beautiful lake near us with a little beach &#8211;\u00a0I think this will be a frequented destination this summer!)<\/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\" 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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 []\">One of the requirements in A2 is to give the school\u2019s morning devotion completely in French. I can\u2019t say either of us particularly love public speaking &#8211; so doing it in French just adds an extra level of fun (not) ! But they both went well and I think if anything the Lord used them to continue to work on our own hearts.<\/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-c806464 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"c806464\" 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-d1ab09e\" data-id=\"d1ab09e\" 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-b96b53c elementor-widget-tablet__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"b96b53c\" 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\/07\/PHOTO-2024-07-14-15-05-20-1024x768.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1290\" 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-15aa9e3\" data-id=\"15aa9e3\" 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-1139d0a elementor-widget-tablet__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"1139d0a\" 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\/07\/IMG_7490-768x1024.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1272\" 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<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-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 []\">(Giving morning devotions in French)<\/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=\"text-align: center;\" data-pm-slice=\"1 1 []\">Amidst all of the studies and business of life we have been so grateful to have a number of close friends and family come to visit and encourage us! It has definitely boosted our moral in the midst of a tiresome season.<\/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-a648413 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"a648413\" 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-1a03816\" data-id=\"1a03816\" 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-fcd1bf5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"fcd1bf5\" 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\/07\/d08dd541-de95-4818-8820-33f5594349f4-1024x768.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1260\" 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<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-7b5b4a9 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"7b5b4a9\" 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-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-09d85d0\" data-id=\"09d85d0\" 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-e31b1e3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"e31b1e3\" 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\/07\/d7198667-7edb-486b-a1d4-fbb64a4bbebc-768x1024.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1261\" 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-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-b5f5989\" data-id=\"b5f5989\" 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-28d9494 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"28d9494\" 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\/07\/IMG_6924-768x1024.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1265\" 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-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-8463337\" data-id=\"8463337\" 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-45db882 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"45db882\" 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\/07\/IMG_6934-768x1024.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1266\" 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 []\">First up was a visit from Joe\u2019s brother Ken and his wife Stephanie (thanks grandparents for watching their 4 kiddos to make this possible!). It was such a sweet time with them.<\/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-e5da86e elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"e5da86e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.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-column 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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-ab7544b elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"ab7544b\" 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\/07\/3eb745a3-accc-49fb-80bb-3576afa80de7-1024x768.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1254\" 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-3c7f8e2\" data-id=\"3c7f8e2\" 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-44acdfb elementor-widget-tablet__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"44acdfb\" 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\/07\/32b8f4f8-e79c-40ae-acf3-0dda21a54940-768x1024.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1257\" 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-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 []\">Next up was a visit from Joe\u2019s sister Christina! Eden and Gil loved all the \u201cAunt Titi\u201d time and we did too. Joe even went paragliding with her!<\/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-e3a6520 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"e3a6520\" 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<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-3ec8c30 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"3ec8c30\" 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-029b0a3\" data-id=\"029b0a3\" 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-e05a398 elementor-widget-tablet__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"e05a398\" 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\/07\/IMG_7949-768x1024.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1276\" 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-fa4e548 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"fa4e548\" 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;\">Our dear friends from Fort Wayne, the Stemen family (Wes, Melissa, Paige &amp; Micah), even made the trip across the pond! It was so fun watching their big kids love on our littles and sharing part of our lives with them.<\/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-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-63c542a\" data-id=\"63c542a\" 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-f89d5d9 elementor-widget-tablet__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"f89d5d9\" 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\/07\/04c08547-6688-41b2-bcfa-aafb4ec1f5e8-768x1024.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1255\" 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-46c7a45 elementor-widget-tablet__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"46c7a45\" 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\/07\/2a6160ca-fd76-4828-b951-68ce58343670-768x1024.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1253\" 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<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-f968ce3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"f968ce3\" 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-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\/07\/WhatsApp-Image-2024-07-14-at-21.59.09-1024x768.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1289\" 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 []\">Joe was even able to meet up with his former athletic director at Bethel College (Mark and his wife Cindy Lantz) who happened to be traveling close by!<\/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-b965ab8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"b965ab8\" 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\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-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 []\">The kids continue to do well and are growing like weeds. Eden turned 3 a few days ago and Gil is almost 11 months! It\u2019s crazy how much they have both changed in our time here.<\/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-eaf444d elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"eaf444d\" 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\/07\/IMG_7153-768x1024.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1267\" 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-845904c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"845904c\" 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 []\">Another highlight for us was being able to do a combined birthday party to celebrate Eden\u2019s 3rd birthday along with two of her friends from \u201cgarderie\u201d (aka nursery) who also had birthdays this month. Many of the families at the school started last fall and have completed their time here and are now moving to their field destination. It\u2019s going to be especially hard for Eden as she has made so many great friends this year, so we are glad we could celebrate before they left!<\/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-ac23933 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"ac23933\" 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-19e433c\" data-id=\"19e433c\" 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-7afe4b6 elementor-widget-tablet__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"7afe4b6\" 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\/07\/IMG_8240-768x1024.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1282\" 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-1c23592 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1c23592\" 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\u2019s 3rd Birthday Party<\/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-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-0dd87b4\" data-id=\"0dd87b4\" 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-73fef4a elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"73fef4a\" 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=\"562\" height=\"316\" src=\"https:\/\/welchmission.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/901b66ec-91b6-d438-8539-59c09a260040.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1291\" 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-c563ffe elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"c563ffe\" 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=\"562\" height=\"316\" src=\"https:\/\/welchmission.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/db649376-7dd7-317c-6667-a186978d5f97.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1293\" 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-e5537ef elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"e5537ef\" 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=\"562\" height=\"316\" src=\"https:\/\/welchmission.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/e2f53b02-db3f-91a5-dd78-ff006ae11189.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1292\" 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-3b9cfe4 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"3b9cfe4\" 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-0146021 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0146021\" 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 []\">Some other highlights include:<\/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-14f81a2 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"14f81a2\" 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-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-20554cd\" data-id=\"20554cd\" 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-ca504de elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"ca504de\" 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\/07\/IMG_7537-2-768x1024.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1273\" 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-841ee3c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"841ee3c\" 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 []\">There are \u201cbeaucoup d&#8217;escargots\u201d (a lot of snails) that Eden loves finding and playing with.<\/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-b6f0ac5\" data-id=\"b6f0ac5\" 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-171332d elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"171332d\" 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\/07\/IMG_8350-768x1024.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1284\" 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-f92e9c4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f92e9c4\" 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 []\">Gil has been cruising through milestones recently and is very close to walking (bring on the baby proofing)<\/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-012d8ae\" data-id=\"012d8ae\" 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-22dad44 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"22dad44\" 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\/07\/ab7711a0-07db-463b-afa6-86b11e434c1f-768x1024.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1258\" 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-2772046 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2772046\" 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 []\">Gil has also been LOVING food &#8211; and big sis really enjoys feeding him<\/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-f8b7617 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"f8b7617\" 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-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-0a0b05d\" data-id=\"0a0b05d\" 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-6f6a9f3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"6f6a9f3\" 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\/07\/IMG_7604-768x1024.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1274\" 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-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-3112af2\" data-id=\"3112af2\" 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-94fed38 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"94fed38\" 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\/07\/IMG_7763-768x1024.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1275\" 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-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-e4ddf27\" data-id=\"e4ddf27\" 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-a11e909 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"a11e909\" 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\/07\/IMG_8061-768x1024.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1277\" 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-08790ba elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"08790ba\" 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-23af768 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"23af768\" 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-716a366 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"716a366\" 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 []\">As I alluded to earlier, about 3\/4th of the students\/families graduated this spring and are moving to their new mission destinations. We have been so blessed by this community and goodbyes are always hard &#8211; but we are excited to see how the Lord continues to use each of them in francophone countries all across the globe. Please join us in praying for these families and the work they have been called to.<\/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-f3cecdb elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"f3cecdb\" 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\/07\/f8457175-5f60-40ae-9df2-5f4d801bbfb9-1024x768.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1264\" 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-bda1fb5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"bda1fb5\" 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 []\">One of our last gatherings together with everyone from the school to celebrate the 4th of July (even though France\u2019s day of independence is July 14th)<\/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-e6216bb elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"e6216bb\" 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-5b79dc9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"5b79dc9\" 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\/07\/IMG_8191-768x1024.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1278\" 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-968826e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"968826e\" 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 []\">This picture is from our initial attempt at filling water balloons for Eden\u2019s birthday party the other day. It made Joe and I laugh so hard when we turned on the water and immediately were met by water shooting in all directions. It seemed quite fitting to how we\u2019ve felt trying to learn French and live in a new culture.<\/p><p style=\"text-align: center;\">\u00a0<\/p><p style=\"text-align: center;\">We are excited to officially be on \u201cdes vacances\u201d (aka summer break) for the next 6 weeks. It is a much needed break to catch our breath from the rigorous pace of class and we are hopeful to be able to practice speaking more and more outside of the classroom.<\/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-5c91d55 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"5c91d55\" 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-2a4dcd3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2a4dcd3\" 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 []\">\u201cYou will keep in perfect peace those whose minds are steadfast, because they trust in you.\u201d<\/p><p style=\"text-align: center;\" data-pm-slice=\"1 1 []\">&#8220;A celui qui est ferme dans ses dispositions, tu assures une paix parfaite, parce qu&#8217;il se confie en toi.&#8221;<\/p><p style=\"text-align: center;\">Isaiah 26:3<\/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 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"204fb79\" 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 []\">I would say the theme of what the Lord continues to teach us in this season has revolved around Trust and Pride. I recently read a devotional by Lysa TerKeurst that said<\/p><p style=\"text-align: center;\">\u201cthe opposite of pride is trust in God. Pride begs us to believe it all depends on us. Trusting God requires us to place our dependence on Him. And the pathway that leads us away from pride and into a place of truly trusting God is paved with humility\u201d<\/p><p style=\"text-align: center;\">Life has continued to have its ups and downs here &#8211; but we are grateful for the promise of peace that comes through trusting our Savior who is faithful yesterday, today, and forever<\/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-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\/07\/IMG_7157-768x1024.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1269\" 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-c5d54aa elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c5d54aa\" 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 []\">Great is Thy faithfulness, O God my Father<br \/>There is no shadow of turning with Thee<br \/>Thou changest not, Thy compassions, they fail not<br \/>As Thou hast been, Thou forever will be<\/p><p style=\"text-align: center;\" data-pm-slice=\"1 1 []\">Great is Thy faithfulness<br \/>Great is Thy faithfulness<br \/>Morning by morning new mercies I see<br \/>All I have needed Thy hand hath provided<br \/>Great is Thy faithfulness, Lord, unto me<\/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>Kid\u2019s health &#8211; praise that we were able to meet with an ENT here &#8211; and even bigger praise that both kid\u2019s ear infections completely cleared up the day of our visit so the decision was made to wait and see before pursuing any further interventions (and neither Gil nor Eden have had ear infections since!). This is a huge answer to prayer so thank you everyone who prayer for this!<\/p><\/li><li><p>Passing our exams! &#8211; We feel blessed to be moving on to B1 and to continue growing in our French.<\/p><\/li><li><p>Visits from family and friends &#8211; It was really refreshing to have more familiar faces here! And we are looking forward to more visits in the coming months!<\/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>Vacances\/Learning French &#8211; that we would be able to use our time wisely over this break from classes &#8211; to find both rest as a family as well as ways to continue practicing and growing in our French.<\/p><\/li><li><p>For the departing families &#8211; prayers for the families that have completed their time here and are in the process of moving to their mission field destinations all across the world. Prayers for the logistics of travels as well as settling in to their new homes.<\/p><\/li><li><p>For the school \/ arriving families &#8211; prayers for the families who are preparing to come to the school this fall. Prayers for peace and wisdom as they prepare to move. Also prayers for CCEF (our French school) as they prepare and plan for another school year &#8211; that the Lord would continue to provide for all of the needs of this school so that they can continue investing in the lives of so many missionaries.<\/p><\/li><li><p>Alyssa\u2019s health &#8211; continued prayer for Alyssa\u2019s overall health. Praise she was able to meet with a hand surgeon here &#8211; the tendonitis has persisted so the decision was made to proceed with steroid injections in her right hand (which were done this past week so we are still waiting to see if they will help). If they help then we will plan to proceed with the left as well.<\/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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