{"id":16860,"date":"2023-01-11T21:40:10","date_gmt":"2023-01-12T01:40:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/whirlwindmissions.org\/blog\/?p=16860"},"modified":"2023-01-11T21:46:28","modified_gmt":"2023-01-12T01:46:28","slug":"anthony-lester-bank-grandgirls-azalea-1-11-23","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/whirlwindmissions.org\/blog\/?p=16860","title":{"rendered":"Anthony! Lester! Bank! Grandgirls! Azalea! 1.11.23"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Everly was teaching me some American Sign Language.  I showed her this chart.<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/photos.smugmug.com\/Family-2023\/Anthony-Lester-Bank-Grandgirls-Azalea-11123\/i-dkhJn6r\/0\/d11a435e\/S\/IMG_5180%202-S.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p>OYB!<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/photos.smugmug.com\/Family-2023\/Anthony-Lester-Bank-Grandgirls-Azalea-11123\/i-6X8RwqP\/0\/bbe99bb5\/S\/IMG_5157%204-S.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/photos.smugmug.com\/Family-2023\/Anthony-Lester-Bank-Grandgirls-Azalea-11123\/i-j6GsFXj\/0\/5d99204a\/S\/IMG_5158%202-S.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Espa\u00f1ol!<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/photos.smugmug.com\/Family-2023\/Anthony-Lester-Bank-Grandgirls-Azalea-11123\/i-DzGz2nH\/0\/6b44d303\/S\/IMG_5160-S.png\" alt=\"\" \/><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/photos.smugmug.com\/Family-2023\/Anthony-Lester-Bank-Grandgirls-Azalea-11123\/i-LqSQNPm\/0\/b734693c\/S\/IMG_5161-S.png\" alt=\"\" \/><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/photos.smugmug.com\/Family-2023\/Anthony-Lester-Bank-Grandgirls-Azalea-11123\/i-sd2F9Pf\/0\/40c10c37\/S\/IMG_5162-S.png\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/photos.smugmug.com\/Family-2023\/Anthony-Lester-Bank-Grandgirls-Azalea-11123\/i-pkMTzbM\/0\/85bef044\/S\/IMG_5178-S.png\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/photos.smugmug.com\/Family-2023\/Anthony-Lester-Bank-Grandgirls-Azalea-11123\/i-f2cXSkZ\/0\/608593be\/S\/IMG_5164%202-S.png\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p>I walked 1.81 miles while I studied.<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/photos.smugmug.com\/Family-2023\/Anthony-Lester-Bank-Grandgirls-Azalea-11123\/i-VcJHzGR\/0\/5c89fea1\/S\/IMG_5163-S.png\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Beautiful morning.  Cool and crisp.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/photos.smugmug.com\/Family-2023\/Anthony-Lester-Bank-Grandgirls-Azalea-11123\/i-vnrCX8W\/0\/75beb6e6\/S\/IMG_8531-S.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Saw this house on my walk.<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/photos.smugmug.com\/Family-2023\/Anthony-Lester-Bank-Grandgirls-Azalea-11123\/i-H2HK8sm\/0\/73410704\/S\/IMG_8532-S.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Had a fun talk with my buddy, Anthony.<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/photos.smugmug.com\/Family-2023\/Anthony-Lester-Bank-Grandgirls-Azalea-11123\/i-4X9WQGB\/0\/00aa6df0\/S\/IMG_5168-S.png\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/photos.smugmug.com\/Family-2023\/Anthony-Lester-Bank-Grandgirls-Azalea-11123\/i-5Zdbn8q\/0\/09dcf69c\/S\/IMG_5166%202-S.png\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p>I got a sad text about my brother Lester who had a stroke.  Please pray for him as the doctors decide what needs to be done.<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/photos.smugmug.com\/Family-2023\/Anthony-Lester-Bank-Grandgirls-Azalea-11123\/i-tWSNH3m\/0\/5b821917\/S\/IMG_5169-S.png\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p>We played together in the band Cruz.<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/photos.smugmug.com\/Family-2023\/Anthony-Lester-Bank-Grandgirls-Azalea-11123\/i-7xTw6mZ\/0\/5de38f5d\/S\/IMG_5175-S.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p>And my brother Tito.<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/photos.smugmug.com\/Family-2023\/Anthony-Lester-Bank-Grandgirls-Azalea-11123\/i-tRk83Zr\/0\/c77fd2ee\/S\/69515397101__50F3B241-0FEC-4354-A695-34DC7F71B383-S.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p>I finished the editing of our new Donor 2023 spreadsheet.<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/photos.smugmug.com\/Family-2023\/Anthony-Lester-Bank-Grandgirls-Azalea-11123\/i-5m8GQnX\/0\/83e3471d\/S\/IMG_5172%202-S.png\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Good chat with my brother Bennett.  I hope to get together with him and a few other of my friends soon.<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/photos.smugmug.com\/Family-2023\/Anthony-Lester-Bank-Grandgirls-Azalea-11123\/i-2h4njFt\/0\/a9291061\/S\/IMG_5177-S.png\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Went to the Post Office to mail my Mom&#8217;s calendar that Ashley made for her for Christmas.  While I was there, I helped a lady mail a package.  She was so grateful.  I just wanted her to get finished.<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/photos.smugmug.com\/Family-2023\/Anthony-Lester-Bank-Grandgirls-Azalea-11123\/i-TGtzbRT\/0\/ca90bb93\/S\/IMG_8533-S.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Deposited checks.<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/photos.smugmug.com\/Family-2023\/Anthony-Lester-Bank-Grandgirls-Azalea-11123\/i-3HvJSrn\/0\/6cb857f0\/S\/IMG_8534-S.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Took the left over supplies from the Middle School Xmas party yesterday to our storage area.<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/photos.smugmug.com\/Family-2023\/Anthony-Lester-Bank-Grandgirls-Azalea-11123\/i-jVFXLJm\/0\/070ee9d6\/S\/IMG_8535-S.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p>A neighbor shot this picture of a Bald Eagle by the river at the bottom of our hill.  WOW!<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/photos.smugmug.com\/Family-2023\/Anthony-Lester-Bank-Grandgirls-Azalea-11123\/i-6WmH8v5\/0\/f8a5598d\/S\/IMG_5179-S.png\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Went by Dunkin&#8217; Doughnuts to get goodies for the younger kids today. I had a really interesting chat with a young Bengali man named Nur about my work here in Chamblee.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/photos.smugmug.com\/Family-2023\/Anthony-Lester-Bank-Grandgirls-Azalea-11123\/i-mgrmTTF\/0\/2b269c3a\/S\/IMG_8536-S.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Always great to hang with the grandgirls.<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/photos.smugmug.com\/Family-2023\/Anthony-Lester-Bank-Grandgirls-Azalea-11123\/i-n5KBG77\/0\/733f0368\/S\/IMG_5181-S.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/photos.smugmug.com\/Family-2023\/Anthony-Lester-Bank-Grandgirls-Azalea-11123\/i-BBfL2qJ\/0\/b4da4bc6\/S\/IMG_5186-S.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Warmed up pretty well.<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/photos.smugmug.com\/Family-2023\/Anthony-Lester-Bank-Grandgirls-Azalea-11123\/i-jMmNnXT\/0\/a1f13811\/S\/IMG_5187%202-S.png\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Helped the kids at the mission with their homework.  Big crowd today.<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/photos.smugmug.com\/Family-2023\/Anthony-Lester-Bank-Grandgirls-Azalea-11123\/i-QKZBCH2\/0\/2d7b43a4\/S\/IMG_8537-S.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/photos.smugmug.com\/Family-2023\/Anthony-Lester-Bank-Grandgirls-Azalea-11123\/i-FgTKR26\/0\/ac107a47\/S\/IMG_8538-S.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/photos.smugmug.com\/Family-2023\/Anthony-Lester-Bank-Grandgirls-Azalea-11123\/i-jxkZCvL\/0\/34782c6c\/S\/IMG_8539-S.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/photos.smugmug.com\/Family-2023\/Anthony-Lester-Bank-Grandgirls-Azalea-11123\/i-zWFsd4J\/0\/e4d75144\/S\/IMG_8540-S.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/photos.smugmug.com\/Family-2023\/Anthony-Lester-Bank-Grandgirls-Azalea-11123\/i-4T92WSR\/0\/cb974f23\/S\/IMG_8546-S.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Listened to radio from Spain on the way home.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/photos.smugmug.com\/Family-2023\/Anthony-Lester-Bank-Grandgirls-Azalea-11123\/i-gtwF64m\/0\/38105fc6\/S\/IMG_5188%203-S.png\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Made progress.<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/photos.smugmug.com\/Family-2023\/Anthony-Lester-Bank-Grandgirls-Azalea-11123\/i-hHfmf8z\/0\/6192a713\/S\/2023011120432352--7815487351492247485-S.png\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Everly was teaching me some American Sign Language. I showed her this chart. OYB! Espa\u00f1ol! I walked 1.81 miles while I studied. Beautiful morning. Cool and crisp. Saw this house on my walk. Had a fun talk with my buddy, Anthony. I got a sad text about my brother Lester who had a stroke. Please [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/whirlwindmissions.org\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16860"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/whirlwindmissions.org\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/whirlwindmissions.org\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/whirlwindmissions.org\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/whirlwindmissions.org\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=16860"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/whirlwindmissions.org\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16860\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":16865,"href":"https:\/\/whirlwindmissions.org\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16860\/revisions\/16865"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/whirlwindmissions.org\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=16860"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/whirlwindmissions.org\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=16860"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/whirlwindmissions.org\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=16860"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}