{"id":1739,"date":"2025-06-03T08:14:15","date_gmt":"2025-06-03T08:14:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/welchmission.org\/?p=1739"},"modified":"2025-06-03T09:46:30","modified_gmt":"2025-06-03T09:46:30","slug":"newsletter-8","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/welchmission.org\/index.php\/2025\/06\/03\/newsletter-8\/","title":{"rendered":"Newsletter #8"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"1739\" class=\"elementor elementor-1739\">\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 #8&nbsp;- 06.03.25<\/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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elementor-widget-tablet__width-initial 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<div><p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Hello Family and Friends,<\/strong><\/p><\/div><div style=\"text-align: center;\"><p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It&#8217;s hard to believe we&#8217;ve already been in Togo for 4 months. Time has moved both quickly and slowly as we&#8217;ve settled into new rhythms, learned to navigate new challenges, and experienced God&#8217;s provision in countless ways.\u00a0<\/p><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7ea8ed5 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"7ea8ed5\" 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-0984b44 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0984b44\" 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<div><p align=\"center\"><strong>Life at the Hospital: Grace in the Midst of Challenge<\/strong><\/p><\/div><div><p align=\"center\">I (Alyssa) have continued to acclimate to the hospital and surgical care here. The work is deeply rewarding but often incredibly difficult. We face significant limitations in resources, yet the medical needs are often complex. I am reminded daily of my deep dependence on the Lord as I am stretched beyond my own surgical knowledge and training with over half of the cases that I see being outside the scope of a typical general surgeon\u2014ranging from urology and gynecology to orthopedics and ENT. With very limited access to surgical subspecialists, we often become the last line of hope<\/p><\/div>\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-4986956 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"4986956\" 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-e57ddf0\" data-id=\"e57ddf0\" 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-1cd12c2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1cd12c2\" 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-start=\"965\" data-end=\"1287\"><strong>A Glimpse into Medical Care in Togo<\/strong><\/p><p style=\"text-align: center;\" data-start=\"965\" data-end=\"1287\">Medical care in Togo is marked by both resilience and heartbreaking barriers. Unlike in the West, <strong data-start=\"1063\" data-end=\"1074\">nothing<\/strong> happens at a typical Togolese hospital until it\u2019s been paid for\u2014no IVs, no fluids, not even basic wound care. Families must provide everything: medications, bedding, medical supplies, and often even blood donors.<\/p><p style=\"text-align: center;\" data-start=\"1289\" data-end=\"1749\">A vivid example came during our second month here. While driving back from Lom\u00e9, we came across a man lying in the road, surrounded by a crowd but receiving no help. There is no emergency medical service in Togo\u2014no ambulance to call. And tragically, fear prevents many from helping. If someone dies in your vehicle or while you&#8217;re aiding them, you could be held responsible. And if you bring someone to the hospital, <strong data-start=\"1706\" data-end=\"1713\">you<\/strong> are expected to pay for their care.<\/p><p style=\"text-align: center;\" data-start=\"1751\" data-end=\"2167\">By God\u2019s providence, another expat had stopped with a truck, and we were able to transport the man to the nearest hospital\u2014still an hour from our own. But upon arrival, <strong data-start=\"1920\" data-end=\"1931\">nothing<\/strong> was initiated until we paid, item by item. An IV wouldn\u2019t be started until we went to the pharmacy and brought back the tubing. Fluids wouldn\u2019t run until we repeated the process. There were no trauma protocols, no urgency\u2014just waiting.<\/p><p style=\"text-align: center;\" data-start=\"2169\" data-end=\"2360\">Despite our efforts, the man passed away a few hours later. We\u2019ll never know what his outcome might have been with prompt, equipped care. But we do know this: <strong data-start=\"2328\" data-end=\"2360\">we take so much for granted.<\/strong><\/p><p style=\"text-align: center;\" data-start=\"2362\" data-end=\"2670\">That experience made me even more grateful for the care we can provide at H\u00f4pital Baptiste Biblique. It\u2019s not perfect, but it\u2019s a place where patients are treated regardless of their ability to pay upfront. There are funds to help those in need. What a privilege it is to be the hands and feet of Jesus here.<\/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-7018e30 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"7018e30\" 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-9075471\" data-id=\"9075471\" 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-7b9152d elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"7b9152d\" 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\/2025\/05\/IMG_4246-768x1024.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1746\" 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-5ae6635 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5ae6635\" 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>1 of our 2 operating rooms<\/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-80c30e9\" data-id=\"80c30e9\" 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-e42578d elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"e42578d\" 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\/2025\/05\/IMG_4107-768x1024.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1747\" 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-13ade83 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"13ade83\" 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;\">Pray for Pauline<\/p><p style=\"text-align: center;\">(See Prayer Requests for Details)<\/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-8348f89\" data-id=\"8348f89\" 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-ef62a26 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"ef62a26\" 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\/2025\/06\/IMG_3444-768x1024.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1752\" 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-7f9af4e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7f9af4e\" 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>The truck we used as an &#8220;ambulance&#8221; to transport the injured man<\/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-98da03d elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"98da03d\" 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-90eb18a elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"90eb18a\" 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-f3c2151\" data-id=\"f3c2151\" 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-0f8ede3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0f8ede3\" 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-start=\"2698\" data-end=\"2907\"><strong>Joe&#8217;s Many Hats<\/strong><\/p><p style=\"text-align: center;\" data-start=\"2698\" data-end=\"2907\">Joe has been jumping in wherever he\u2019s needed\u2014and that\u2019s meant wearing many hats. From helping in hospital finance and administration, to assisting in the guesthouse, to tackling special projects, he\u2019s stayed busy!<\/p><p style=\"text-align: center;\" data-start=\"2909\" data-end=\"3089\">A special blessing has been working alongside a mid-term missionary family who recently returned home. While their presence is sorely missed, their friendship and support had a lasting impact on our lives and the start to our work here.<\/p><p style=\"text-align: center;\" data-start=\"3091\" data-end=\"3136\">Some highlights of Joe\u2019s involvement include:<\/p><ul data-start=\"3138\" data-end=\"3477\"><li data-start=\"3138\" data-end=\"3218\"><p data-start=\"3140\" data-end=\"3218\">Helping to organize a massive Easter soccer camp where over 350 kids heard the gospel<\/p><\/li><li data-start=\"3219\" data-end=\"3303\"><p data-start=\"3221\" data-end=\"3303\">Assisting to lead Saturday morning soccer ministry on the old airstrip behind the hospital<\/p><\/li><li data-start=\"3304\" data-end=\"3358\"><p data-start=\"3306\" data-end=\"3358\">Helping run a weekly Wednesday afternoon kids club<\/p><\/li><li data-start=\"3359\" data-end=\"3477\"><p data-start=\"3361\" data-end=\"3477\">Visiting the Fulani people\u2014a predominantly Muslim group\u2014with the heart to share Christ\u2019s love<\/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<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-08e7a2d elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"08e7a2d\" 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-a107668\" data-id=\"a107668\" 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-b5b0553 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"b5b0553\" 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\/2025\/06\/IMG_3628-1024x768.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1753\" 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-5d34bbf\" data-id=\"5d34bbf\" 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-1c4f98c elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"1c4f98c\" 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=\"774\" src=\"https:\/\/welchmission.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/IMG_3626-2-1024x774.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1754\" 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-a9f5952 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a9f5952\" 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;\">Easter Weekend Soccer Camp with over 350 kids from the surrounding area who attended and heard the gospel.\u00a0<\/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-cab016e elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"cab016e\" 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-702d000\" data-id=\"702d000\" 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-9fd9089 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"9fd9089\" 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\/2025\/06\/IMG_429251A4B5D9-1-2-1024x768.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1755\" 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-2f21ca9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2f21ca9\" 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;\">Visiting a nearby Fulani village\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<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-9e255e0\" data-id=\"9e255e0\" 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-7a24d5b elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"7a24d5b\" 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\/2025\/06\/Image-JPEG-4A31-AF7F-AE-0-2-1024x768.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1756\" 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-82866c3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"82866c3\" 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;\">Joe with Steve who helped orient him and started most of the ministries Joe is currently involved in.<\/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-31bc1c8 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"31bc1c8\" 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-a1c3546 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"a1c3546\" 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-b85d49e\" data-id=\"b85d49e\" 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-0c3b0f3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0c3b0f3\" 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-start=\"3531\" data-end=\"3748\"><strong>Our Kids &amp; Antoinette: Everyday Blessings <\/strong><\/p><p style=\"text-align: center;\" data-start=\"3531\" data-end=\"3748\">The kids are doing great, and we are deeply thankful every day for <strong data-start=\"3598\" data-end=\"3612\">Antoinette<\/strong>, our house help. She has been a huge answer to prayer\u2014bringing stability, warmth, and joy into our home. The kids absolutely adore her.<\/p><p style=\"text-align: center;\" data-start=\"3750\" data-end=\"4007\">Eden recently started preschool with three other missionary kids, and it has been a joy to watch her flourish. Gil, meanwhile, keeps us on our toes! He\u2019s full of energy, curiosity, and already testing out Mom\u2019s medical expertise with his adventurous spirit.<\/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-aef919c elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"aef919c\" 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-dbd06fd\" data-id=\"dbd06fd\" 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-30f24e2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"30f24e2\" 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\/2025\/06\/IMG_3655-2-768x1024.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1759\" 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-7652e7f\" data-id=\"7652e7f\" 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-2b87dd0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"2b87dd0\" 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\/2025\/06\/IMG_4211-2-768x1024.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1757\" 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-451ea9d\" data-id=\"451ea9d\" 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-a24473d elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"a24473d\" 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\/2025\/06\/IMG_3890-768x1024.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1758\" 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-ee57aba elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"ee57aba\" 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 .elementor-spacer-inner{height:var(--spacer-size)}.e-con{--container-widget-width:100%}.e-con-inner>.elementor-widget-spacer,.e-con>.elementor-widget-spacer{width:var(--container-widget-width,var(--spacer-size));--align-self:var(--container-widget-align-self,initial);--flex-shrink:0}.e-con-inner>.elementor-widget-spacer>.elementor-widget-container,.e-con>.elementor-widget-spacer>.elementor-widget-container{height:100%;width:100%}.e-con-inner>.elementor-widget-spacer>.elementor-widget-container>.elementor-spacer,.e-con>.elementor-widget-spacer>.elementor-widget-container>.elementor-spacer{height:100%}.e-con-inner>.elementor-widget-spacer>.elementor-widget-container>.elementor-spacer>.elementor-spacer-inner,.e-con>.elementor-widget-spacer>.elementor-widget-container>.elementor-spacer>.elementor-spacer-inner{height:var(--container-widget-height,var(--spacer-size))}.e-con-inner>.elementor-widget-spacer.elementor-widget-empty,.e-con>.elementor-widget-spacer.elementor-widget-empty{position:relative;min-height:22px;min-width:22px}.e-con-inner>.elementor-widget-spacer.elementor-widget-empty .elementor-widget-empty-icon,.e-con>.elementor-widget-spacer.elementor-widget-empty .elementor-widget-empty-icon{position:absolute;top:0;bottom:0;left:0;right:0;margin:auto;padding:0;width:22px;height:22px}<\/style>\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-72765d9 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"72765d9\" 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-a61a207 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a61a207\" 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-start=\"4048\" data-end=\"4134\"><strong>Teach Us to Number Our Days<\/strong><\/p><p style=\"text-align: center;\" data-start=\"4048\" data-end=\"4134\"><strong data-start=\"4048\" data-end=\"4134\">\u201cSo teach us to number our days, that we may gain a heart of wisdom.\u201d\u00a0<\/strong><\/p><p style=\"text-align: center;\" data-start=\"4048\" data-end=\"4134\"><strong data-start=\"4048\" data-end=\"4134\">Psalm 90:12<\/strong><\/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-5593e1f elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"5593e1f\" 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-6e66338\" data-id=\"6e66338\" 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-39a13ee elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"39a13ee\" 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\/2025\/06\/IMG_3126-2-768x1024.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1762\" 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-a20a729 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a20a729\" 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-start=\"4136\" data-end=\"4403\">Church has been challenging for us\u2014long services, mostly in Ew\u00e9 with some French, no childcare, and often sweltering heat. It can feel far from life-giving. But we continue to ask the Lord for greater capacity to love and invest in our brothers and sisters here.<\/p><p style=\"text-align: center;\" data-start=\"4405\" data-end=\"4512\">This past Sunday, the pastor spoke on Psalm 90. I didn\u2019t catch most of the message, but verse 12 stood out:<\/p><p style=\"text-align: center;\" data-start=\"4514\" data-end=\"4548\"><strong data-start=\"4514\" data-end=\"4548\">\u201cTeach us to number our days.\u201d<\/strong><\/p><p style=\"text-align: center;\" data-start=\"4550\" data-end=\"4763\">Here in Togo, the rhythm of life is different. The days feel long\u2014filled with language barriers, heat, resource constraints, and frequent reminders of life\u2019s fragility. And yet, somehow, the weeks slip by quickly.<\/p><p style=\"text-align: center;\" data-start=\"4765\" data-end=\"5020\">This verse isn\u2019t just poetic\u2014it\u2019s a <strong data-start=\"4801\" data-end=\"4825\">plea for perspective<\/strong>. It\u2019s easy to get lost in the overwhelm or discouraged by the brokenness. But when we remember how short this life is in light of eternity, we\u2019re given the wisdom to focus on what truly matters. Whether we&#8217;re in the OR, playing soccer with kids, or wiping sticky hands, may we recognize the sacredness of the time we&#8217;ve been given and wisdom to see Him even in the small, quiet, unseen moments of the day to day.<\/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-69df6fc elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"69df6fc\" 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-d50ed63 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"d50ed63\" 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=\"850\" src=\"https:\/\/welchmission.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/IMG_4308-1-1024x850.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1764\" 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-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 style=\"font-style: normal; caret-color: #000000; color: #000000;\"><li style=\"font-size: 16px; font-style: normal;\"><u>We got a van!<\/u> &#8211; we are incredibly thankful to have the ability to purchase a van for our family. It is a huge blessing for us to feel a sense of independence and to be able to run errands and travel more freely off the compound. Thank you for making this possible!\u00a0<\/li><\/ul><ul style=\"font-style: normal; caret-color: #000000; color: #000000;\"><li style=\"font-size: 16px; font-style: normal;\"><span style=\"text-indent: -24px; font-size: 1rem; font-style: inherit; text-decoration: underline;\">Baby steps of capacity<\/span><span style=\"text-indent: -24px; font-size: 1rem; font-style: inherit;\"> &#8211; the day to day living here can seem all consuming and it is a daily prayer that the Lord would increase our capacity to be able to serve more, not in our own strength, but His. And we can see areas in which He has already begun to do this.\u00a0<\/span><\/li><\/ul><ul style=\"font-style: normal; caret-color: #000000; color: #000000;\"><li style=\"font-size: 16px; font-style: normal;\"><u><span style=\"text-decoration: none; font-size: medium;\">Growth and joy in our kids<\/span><\/u><span style=\"text-decoration: none; font-size: medium;\"> &#8211;\u00a0<\/span>We\u2019re praising God for how Eden and Gil are adjusting and thriving. While it\u2019s easy at times to dwell on what they might be missing out on, we\u2019re reminded daily of how the Lord is faithfully providing for them here and now.<\/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-2f90b16 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"2f90b16\" 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=\"849\" src=\"https:\/\/welchmission.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/IMG_4107-1-1024x849.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1772\" 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-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 style=\"font-style: normal; caret-color: #000000; color: #000000;\"><li><u>Pray for Pauline<\/u> (photo shared with permission) &#8211; Pauline is a 21 year old woman with a 2 month old baby who came to me in clinic with an advanced, fungating breast cancer with spread to her lymph nodes. She is like so many of the breast cancer patients that I have seen since being here, almost always presenting extremely late in the course often with an large open wound that smells to the point that drives their family away. While we are able to offer surgery to take away the visible disease, there is invariably disease left behind that in the states would be treated with chemotherapy and\/or radiation. Unfortunately, here, this is only available 3 hours away in the capital and the cost is prohibitive for almost every patient. Pauline is currently recovering from surgery, but my prayer is to be able to find a way to get her further adjuvant therapy to treat her cancer.\u00a0<\/li><\/ul><ul style=\"font-style: normal; caret-color: #000000; color: #000000;\"><li style=\"text-align: left;\"><u>Community &amp; Work<\/u> &#8211; there are several families that have left\/are leaving for year long furloughs, 2 of which are general surgeons. This leaves the hospital short staffed for about a 6 month stretch. Pray for stamina, wisdom, and provision of help during this time.<\/li><\/ul><ul style=\"font-style: normal; caret-color: #000000; color: #000000;\"><li style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Ministry &amp; relationships<\/span><br data-start=\"5736\" data-end=\"5739\" \/>Pray for continued connection and unity among our team and local staff, for open hearts to the gospel, and for endurance and grace as we seek to love and serve faithfully.<\/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-44258b7 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"44258b7\" 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-5264f4a elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"5264f4a\" 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-27bbb51\" data-id=\"27bbb51\" 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-8d8d3a6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8d8d3a6\" 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<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\" data-start=\"5027\" data-end=\"5056\"><strong><span style=\"font-size: 16px;\">Grateful For Your Prayers<\/span><\/strong><\/h3><p style=\"text-align: center;\" data-start=\"5027\" data-end=\"5056\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px;\">These months have brought deep joy and deep dependence. We are learning every day to trust God in new ways. Your prayers are a sustaining gift, and we are profoundly grateful and truly humbled for your continued support\u2014both spiritually and financially.<\/span><\/p><p style=\"text-align: center;\" data-start=\"5295\" data-end=\"5342\"><span style=\"font-style: inherit;\">We love hearing from you and would love to know how we can be praying for you specifically as well &#8211; please don\u2019t hesitate to reach out!<\/span><\/p><p style=\"text-align: center;\" data-start=\"5295\" data-end=\"5342\">Thank you for walking this journey with us.<\/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-6a60979 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"6a60979\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-medium\">In Christ, <\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f13c34d elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"f13c34d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The Welch Family<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1280725 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"1280725\" 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-dcc2579 elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"dcc2579\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/welchmission.org\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Home Page<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\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-8ac1458 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"8ac1458\" 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\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Welch Update #8&nbsp;&#8211; 06.03.25 Four Months in Togo Hello Family and Friends, It&#8217;s hard to believe we&#8217;ve already been in Togo for 4 months. 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