{"id":1965,"date":"2010-07-21T22:59:08","date_gmt":"2010-07-22T02:59:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/whirlwindmissions.org\/blog\/?p=1965"},"modified":"2010-07-21T23:02:12","modified_gmt":"2010-07-22T03:02:12","slug":"bengali-party-swimming","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/whirlwindmissions.org\/blog\/?p=1965","title":{"rendered":"Bengali Party! Swimming!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Last night K and I went back to Azalea Place to welcome a new Bengali family to the complex.<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/whirlwindmissions.smugmug.com\/Friends\/Bangla-Party\/IMG2562\/942114639_CfrJf-S.jpg\" alt=\"b\" \/><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/whirlwindmissions.smugmug.com\/Friends\/Bangla-Party\/IMG2551\/942101425_azTjJ-S.jpg\" alt=\"k\" \/><br \/>\nKathy teaches many of the ladies English!<\/p>\n<p> We had a fun time getting to know the new family as well as meeting more of the Bengali community.  Plus the food was great!  It was their two year old son&#8217;s birthday!<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/whirlwindmissions.smugmug.com\/Friends\/Bangla-Party\/IMG2557\/942113613_qKcgg-S.jpg\" alt=\"a\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Kathy and I had a fun lunch together with one of my heroes, Debbie Lamb! <\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/whirlwindmissions.smugmug.com\/Missions\/Azalea-Place\/Azalea-swimming-72110\/IMG2568\/942845624_rxXQ4-S.jpg\" alt=\"d\" \/><br \/>\n You may remember that when we had the fire at our house she had her husband Edwin took us in to their home for several months.  They were SUCH a blessing to us.  Great to spend some time with her today.  Wish Edwin could have been there too.<\/p>\n<p>After lunch, we went to Chamblee to pick up a bunch of the kids from Azalea and three of the moms!  It was fun to have our group together!<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/whirlwindmissions.smugmug.com\/Missions\/Azalea-Place\/Azalea-swimming-72110\/IMG2570\/942833988_TwArn-S.jpg\" alt=\"s\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/whirlwindmissions.smugmug.com\/Missions\/Azalea-Place\/Azalea-swimming-72110\/IMG2573\/942837674_m5rDE-S.jpg\" alt=\"b\" \/><\/p>\n<p>We took them out for some cold drinks at QT afterward.  Good time!<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/whirlwindmissions.smugmug.com\/Missions\/Azalea-Place\/Azalea-swimming-72110\/IMG2575\/942839962_Kmi3b-S.jpg\" alt=\"t\" \/><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/whirlwindmissions.smugmug.com\/Missions\/Azalea-Place\/Azalea-swimming-72110\/IMG2577\/942841716_fKLNY-S.jpg\" alt=\"q\" \/><\/p>\n<p>This evening I worked on putting up a new mail box.  Our old one was about to fall over.<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/whirlwindmissions.smugmug.com\/Spirituality\/Mail-Box\/IMG2586\/943045668_4DhNS-S.jpg\" alt=\"o\" \/><\/p>\n<p> I dug it out and put in a brand new one, then set it in concrete.  Heavy work!  My back&#8217;s tender now.  I used to do so much of that construction stuff when I was younger. Would have been nothing for me 30 years ago!<\/p>\n<p>Old.<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/whirlwindmissions.smugmug.com\/Spirituality\/Mail-Box\/IMG2583\/943041949_hLXTi-S.jpg\" alt=\"m\" \/><\/p>\n<p>And new!<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/whirlwindmissions.smugmug.com\/Spirituality\/Mail-Box\/IMG2584\/943043278_XtqJi-S.jpg\" alt=\"n\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Also filled in some holes that the borer bees had dug in our railing and window sill.<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/whirlwindmissions.smugmug.com\/Spirituality\/Mail-Box\/IMG2581\/943046627_qXDod-S.jpg\" alt=\"b\" \/><\/p>\n<p> Kathy said it looked like someone had taken a hatchet to it.  Amazing what bugs can do.  I filled it with wood putty.  I&#8217;ll sand it and stain it after it dries.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/whirlwindmissions.smugmug.com\/Spirituality\/Mail-Box\/IMG2582\/943047714_qrTC2-S.jpg\" alt=\"s\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Does this look hot to you?<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/whirlwindmissions.smugmug.com\/Missions\/Azalea-Place\/Azalea-swimming-72110\/IMG2580\/942843606_uz4sd-S.jpg\" alt=\"1\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Last night K and I went back to Azalea Place to welcome a new Bengali family to the complex. Kathy teaches many of the ladies English! We had a fun time getting to know the new family as well as meeting more of the Bengali community. Plus the food was great! 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