{"id":8620,"date":"2016-06-23T22:17:01","date_gmt":"2016-06-24T02:17:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/whirlwindmissions.org\/blog\/?p=8620"},"modified":"2016-06-23T22:52:27","modified_gmt":"2016-06-24T02:52:27","slug":"gathering-carrollwood-plaza-fiesta","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/whirlwindmissions.org\/blog\/?p=8620","title":{"rendered":"Gathering! Carrollwood! Plaza Fiesta!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Ashley, Penelope and I had a great time briefing our teams on Mexican Catholicism.<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/photos.smugmug.com\/Other-3\/The-Gathering-to-Plaza-Fiesta\/i-LhCC7zX\/0\/M\/IMG_2661-M.jpg\" alt=\"s\" \/><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/photos.smugmug.com\/Other-3\/The-Gathering-to-Plaza-Fiesta\/i-6Ctf5vN\/0\/M\/IMG_2666-M.jpg\" alt=\"s\" \/><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/photos.smugmug.com\/Other-3\/The-Gathering-to-Plaza-Fiesta\/i-GB9m75v\/0\/M\/IMG_4620-M.jpg\" alt=\"s\" \/><\/p>\n<p>We gave our team leaders the Golden Egg of EGGcellence.<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/photos.smugmug.com\/Other-3\/The-Gathering-to-Plaza-Fiesta\/i-2xD8CX3\/0\/M\/IMG_2657-M.jpg\" alt=\"s\" \/><\/p>\n<p>I was our D Day today: Dedication Day!<\/p>\n<p>Passing the baton, &#8220;It&#8217;s up to ME!&#8221;<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/photos.smugmug.com\/Other-3\/The-Gathering-to-Plaza-Fiesta\/i-W6WgxCx\/0\/M\/IMG_4623-M.jpg\" alt=\"s\" \/><\/p>\n<p>After our prayer time, people leave a signed note in front of a picture of the Lord, get a Hebrew blessing and anointed with oil from Israel, and sign the Landing Pad.<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/photos.smugmug.com\/Other-3\/The-Gathering-to-Plaza-Fiesta\/i-8VmWr3z\/0\/M\/IMG_2679-M.jpg\" alt=\"s\" \/><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/photos.smugmug.com\/Other-3\/The-Gathering-to-Plaza-Fiesta\/i-mN4DNvD\/0\/M\/IMG_2677-M.jpg\" alt=\"s\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Then to Plaza Fiesta!<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/photos.smugmug.com\/Other-3\/The-Gathering-to-Plaza-Fiesta\/i-ND5khvz\/0\/M\/IMG_4628-M.jpg\" alt=\"s\" \/><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/photos.smugmug.com\/Other-3\/The-Gathering-to-Plaza-Fiesta\/i-NdD8GPs\/0\/M\/IMG_4635-M.jpg\" alt=\"s\" \/><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/photos.smugmug.com\/Other-3\/The-Gathering-to-Plaza-Fiesta\/i-5cPcsLc\/0\/M\/IMG_4642-M.jpg\" alt=\"s\" \/><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/photos.smugmug.com\/Other-3\/The-Gathering-to-Plaza-Fiesta\/i-gqXzZrx\/0\/M\/IMG_4643-M.jpg\" alt=\"s\" \/><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/photos.smugmug.com\/Other-3\/The-Gathering-to-Plaza-Fiesta\/i-gCks7LF\/0\/M\/IMG_2683-M.jpg\" alt=\"s\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The guys liked the wrestling Masks.<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/photos.smugmug.com\/Other-3\/The-Gathering-to-Plaza-Fiesta\/i-JngsfZK\/0\/M\/IMG_4652-M.jpg\" alt=\"s\" \/><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/photos.smugmug.com\/Other-3\/The-Gathering-to-Plaza-Fiesta\/i-tbQprZg\/0\/M\/IMG_4653-M.jpg\" alt=\"s\" \/><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/photos.smugmug.com\/Other-3\/The-Gathering-to-Plaza-Fiesta\/i-WDwjVdZ\/0\/M\/IMG_4655-M.jpg\" alt=\"s\" \/><\/p>\n<p>P liked her new balloon!<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/photos.smugmug.com\/Other-3\/The-Gathering-to-Plaza-Fiesta\/i-n3DbPzt\/0\/M\/IMG_2687-M.jpg\" alt=\"s\" \/><\/p>\n<p>We took them on Safari to the Buford Highway Farmers Market since our team from Florida missed Monday due to bus problems.<\/p>\n<p>Lots of goodies to try!<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/photos.smugmug.com\/Other-3\/The-Gathering-to-Plaza-Fiesta\/i-7TzSggs\/0\/M\/IMG_4661-M.jpg\" alt=\"s\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Great final day at the missions!<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/photos.smugmug.com\/Other-3\/The-Gathering-to-Plaza-Fiesta\/i-m95DdrZ\/0\/M\/IMG_2696-M.jpg\" alt=\"s\" \/><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/photos.smugmug.com\/Other-3\/The-Gathering-to-Plaza-Fiesta\/i-rWPTrWP\/0\/M\/IMG_4708-M.jpg\" alt=\"s\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Everyone loves Penelope.<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/photos.smugmug.com\/Other-3\/The-Gathering-to-Plaza-Fiesta\/i-WWg9PJ9\/0\/M\/IMG_2690-M.jpg\" alt=\"s\" \/><\/p>\n<p>We were glad to see our friend Pastor Deon today!<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/photos.smugmug.com\/Other-3\/The-Gathering-to-Plaza-Fiesta\/i-Kmv42sP\/0\/M\/IMG_4641-M.jpg\" alt=\"s\" \/><\/p>\n<p>K and I took care of Penelope this evening.  She&#8217;s such a blessing. Her favorite tonight was rutabagas!<\/p>\n<p>It was also her first time to try watermelon.  She had fun sucking on that!<\/p>\n<p>Admin duties now.<\/p>\n<p>I read that many of the animals in nature cannot see red light, just as we can&#8217;t see ultraviolet or infrared light.  So I added a light to my feeders.  Not sure how the game trail camera  will react to that much light. It may turn out way overexposed, or the other camera may record with red video.  We shall see . . . .<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/photos.smugmug.com\/Other-3\/The-Gathering-to-Plaza-Fiesta\/i-qRth68x\/0\/X2\/IMG_4720-X2.jpg\" alt=\"s\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ashley, Penelope and I had a great time briefing our teams on Mexican Catholicism. We gave our team leaders the Golden Egg of EGGcellence. I was our D Day today: Dedication Day! 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