{"id":150,"date":"2003-04-16T19:48:02","date_gmt":"2003-04-16T18:48:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/greetings.gillespiesonline.com\/?p=150"},"modified":"2003-04-16T19:48:02","modified_gmt":"2003-04-16T18:48:02","slug":"writing-from-ica-campus","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bobgillespie.org\/?p=150","title":{"rendered":"Writing from ICA campus"},"content":{"rendered":"<p align=\"justify\"><font face=\"arial\" size=\"2\">We&#8217;re again writing from ICA. We&#8217;ll be here through Friday and then travel to Abidjan and fly out to Dakar. It&#8217;s been a profitable time as we have been able to clean up and organize quite a few areas of the campus. We&#8217;ve enjoyed the refreshing rain at least every other day; trees are blooming and the campus is turning green. This is the time of the year when the campus is most beautiful. Being here reminds us again of what the Lord has provided for the education of missionary kids, and why we feel it&#8217;s important to &#8216;preserve&#8217; it.<\/font><\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\"><font face=\"arial\" size=\"2\">Bob has been working in town with a friend of ours who has come back to pack up his house since he and his family are changing ministries. It&#8217;s hard to see them go. We rejoice in the close friendships we&#8217;ve made&nbsp;while being&nbsp;here, knowing that some of these are truly forever friends.&nbsp;<\/font><\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\"><font face=\"arial\" size=\"2\">We&#8217;ll think of you all this Sunday as you enjoy Easter with your friends and family.<\/font><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We&#8217;re again writing from ICA. We&#8217;ll be here through Friday and then travel to Abidjan and fly out to Dakar. It&#8217;s been a profitable time as we have been able to clean up and organize quite a few areas of the campus. 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