{"id":4564,"date":"2013-02-11T21:20:26","date_gmt":"2013-02-12T01:20:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/whirlwindmissions.org\/blog\/?p=4564"},"modified":"2013-02-11T21:23:20","modified_gmt":"2013-02-12T01:23:20","slug":"gateway-azalea","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/whirlwindmissions.org\/blog\/?p=4564","title":{"rendered":"Gateway! Azalea!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>We had a fun weekend traveling to Columbia, SC!  Actually, just outside of Columbia to a little town called Irmo.  Gateway Baptist Church worked with us last Summer and has been a wonderful partner for us this year!<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/whirlwindmissions.smugmug.com\/Partners\/Gateway-Baptist-Church-Irmo-SC\/i-bRDV5xP\/0\/M\/IMG_7338-M.jpg\" alt=\"s\" \/><\/p>\n<p>I wonder where they heard this from?<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/whirlwindmissions.smugmug.com\/Partners\/Gateway-Baptist-Church-Irmo-SC\/i-3tzBZfz\/0\/M\/IMG_7337-M.jpg\" alt=\"t\" \/><\/p>\n<p>I spoke three times on Sunday morning on the Prodigal Son&#8211;I gave it an African twist.<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/whirlwindmissions.smugmug.com\/Partners\/Gateway-BC-Missions-Conference\/i-SzwqTkh\/0\/M\/IMG_7850-M.jpg\" alt=\"t\" \/><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/whirlwindmissions.smugmug.com\/Partners\/Gateway-BC-Missions-Conference\/i-fCHD86D\/0\/M\/IMG_7867-M.jpg\" alt=\"t\" \/><\/p>\n<p> Then talked about one of our mission kids that got lost.  Finished off by praying for someone that the congregation knew that was lost.  Seemed to be effective!<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/whirlwindmissions.smugmug.com\/Partners\/Gateway-Baptist-Church-Irmo-SC\/i-5wbkDbr\/0\/M\/IMG_7347-M.jpg\" alt=\"t\" \/><\/p>\n<p>We enjoyed lunch with the congregation and other missionaries.<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/whirlwindmissions.smugmug.com\/Partners\/Gateway-Baptist-Church-Irmo-SC\/i-j3Vb6SH\/0\/M\/IMG_7342-M.jpg\" alt=\"m\" \/><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/whirlwindmissions.smugmug.com\/Partners\/Gateway-Baptist-Church-Irmo-SC\/i-d7rjZ2r\/0\/M\/IMG_7343-M.jpg\" alt=\"k\" \/><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/whirlwindmissions.smugmug.com\/Partners\/Gateway-Baptist-Church-Irmo-SC\/i-wLvzQ3r\/0\/M\/IMG_7344-M.jpg\" alt=\"t\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Ashley spoke in the evening service.  She did great!  No surprise there!<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/whirlwindmissions.smugmug.com\/Partners\/Gateway-Baptist-Church-Irmo-SC\/i-vKsp6tS\/0\/M\/IMG_7356-M.jpg\" alt=\"a\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/whirlwindmissions.smugmug.com\/Partners\/Gateway-Baptist-Church-Irmo-SC\/i-MhqZ5Kw\/0\/M\/IMG_7349-M.jpg\" alt=\"c\" \/><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/whirlwindmissions.smugmug.com\/Partners\/Gateway-Baptist-Church-Irmo-SC\/i-KcqZWbm\/0\/M\/IMG_7352-M.jpg\" alt=\"k\" \/><\/p>\n<p>It was good to get back home.  We unpacked the car and headed straight over to the mission at Azalea.<\/p>\n<p>GREAT to see the kids.  It was fun to see the reaction to the valentines that the kids at Gateway had made for our kids.<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/whirlwindmissions.smugmug.com\/Partners\/Gateway-Baptist-Church-Irmo-SC\/i-ZPx9HBW\/0\/M\/IMG_7367-M.jpg\" alt=\"m\" \/><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/whirlwindmissions.smugmug.com\/Partners\/Gateway-Baptist-Church-Irmo-SC\/i-NNpd4NJ\/0\/M\/IMG_7368-M.jpg\" alt=\"j\" \/><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/whirlwindmissions.smugmug.com\/Partners\/Gateway-Baptist-Church-Irmo-SC\/i-jSnbZMN\/0\/M\/IMG_7369-M.jpg\" alt=\"j\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The girls were working on musical instruments.<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/whirlwindmissions.smugmug.com\/Partners\/Gateway-Baptist-Church-Irmo-SC\/i-dBWtH4r\/0\/M\/IMG_7370-M.jpg\" alt=\"j\" \/><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/whirlwindmissions.smugmug.com\/Partners\/Gateway-Baptist-Church-Irmo-SC\/i-qQKLSr3\/0\/M\/IMG_7373-M.jpg\" alt=\"m\" \/><\/p>\n<p>It was good to go out of town.  GREAT to get back home!<\/p>\n<p>Admin duties now.<\/p>\n<p>I liked this poster outside of Kathmandu Grill in Clarkston.<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/whirlwindmissions.smugmug.com\/Partners\/Gateway-Baptist-Church-Irmo-SC\/i-tGLVrRQ\/0\/M\/IMG_7328-M.jpg\" alt=\"k\" \/><\/p>\n<p>This sign was in my hotel.<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/whirlwindmissions.smugmug.com\/Partners\/Gateway-Baptist-Church-Irmo-SC\/i-x56cvzF\/0\/M\/IMG_7329-M.jpg\" alt=\"a\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Everyone needs changing these days.<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/whirlwindmissions.smugmug.com\/Partners\/Gateway-Baptist-Church-Irmo-SC\/i-rh9jBKH\/0\/M\/IMG_7333-M.jpg\" alt=\"m\" \/><br \/>\nThis kind of grossed me out.<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/whirlwindmissions.smugmug.com\/Partners\/Gateway-Baptist-Church-Irmo-SC\/i-rTkQg3r\/0\/M\/IMG_7334-M.jpg\" alt=\"g\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Good thing its gluten free.<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/whirlwindmissions.smugmug.com\/Partners\/Gateway-Baptist-Church-Irmo-SC\/i-NcxWjX9\/0\/M\/IMG_7335-M.jpg\" alt=\"g\" \/><br \/>\nScary lips.<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/whirlwindmissions.smugmug.com\/Partners\/Gateway-Baptist-Church-Irmo-SC\/i-Zsbv9qJ\/0\/M\/IMG_7336-M.jpg\" alt=\"lk\" \/><\/p>\n<p>I liked these boots.<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/whirlwindmissions.smugmug.com\/Partners\/Gateway-Baptist-Church-Irmo-SC\/i-NC3Hts8\/0\/M\/IMG_7341-M.jpg\" alt=\"b\" \/><\/p>\n<p>I was surprised someone only got this much gas.  Reminded me of high school days!<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/whirlwindmissions.smugmug.com\/Partners\/Gateway-Baptist-Church-Irmo-SC\/i-ZvTFc5T\/0\/M\/IMG_7362-M.jpg\" alt=\"g\" \/><br \/>\nBig ol&#8217; tires!<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/whirlwindmissions.smugmug.com\/Partners\/Gateway-Baptist-Church-Irmo-SC\/i-2BP9c53\/0\/M\/IMG_7363-M.jpg\" alt=\"t\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Had over an 1 1\/2&#8243; of rain this weekend.<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/whirlwindmissions.smugmug.com\/Partners\/Gateway-Baptist-Church-Irmo-SC\/i-nVWnFcS\/0\/M\/IMG_7366-M.jpg\" alt=\"null\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We had a fun weekend traveling to Columbia, SC! Actually, just outside of Columbia to a little town called Irmo. Gateway Baptist Church worked with us last Summer and has been a wonderful partner for us this year! I wonder where they heard this from? I spoke three times on Sunday morning on the Prodigal [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/whirlwindmissions.org\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4564"}],"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=4564"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/whirlwindmissions.org\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4564\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4566,"href":"https:\/\/whirlwindmissions.org\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4564\/revisions\/4566"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/whirlwindmissions.org\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=4564"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/whirlwindmissions.org\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=4564"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/whirlwindmissions.org\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=4564"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}