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		<title>Snapshot 4 - Growth as a Man</title>
		<link>http://john-simons.com/2008/06/02/snapshot-4-growth-as-a-man/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 02 Jun 2008 14:05:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John Simons</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[One of the things that was most exciting for me on the trip, was watching Josh interact with the rest of the team and with our friends in Paraguay.  It was a great unknown for me as we went into the trip: how would Josh handling being in a different culture, where he doesn&#8217;t know [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Images of Paraguay</title>
		<link>http://john-simons.com/2008/04/25/images-of-paraguay/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 25 Apr 2008 14:11:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John Simons</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[I have put most of my pictures from Paraguay up on Flickr.  I have continued to add pictures after we got back.  There are still a few more pictures that I need to upload, so check back in another week or two.  If you want to look at the set, here is [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Snapshot 3 - Translators</title>
		<link>http://john-simons.com/2008/04/23/snapshot-3-translators/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 23 Apr 2008 13:57:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John Simons</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[ I can&#8217;t say how important the translators were on this trip.  Yes, there language skills did come in very handy.  I am saying that as one of the members of the group that was able to survive in Spanish.  I was very proud of being able to have a short conversation without a translator, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Snapshot 2 - Jorge</title>
		<link>http://john-simons.com/2008/04/22/snapshot-2-jorge/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 22 Apr 2008 13:42:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John Simons</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[At the right is a picture of Ale, one of my translators, and Jorge, who accepted Christ while I was in Paraguay.  Jorge taught me how bad I am at reading situations.  On the first day that we were out doing evangelism, I (along with Rebe - another translator - and David) sat [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Snapshot 1 - Birth of a Church</title>
		<link>http://john-simons.com/2008/04/21/snapshot-1-birth-of-a-church/</link>
		<comments>http://john-simons.com/2008/04/21/snapshot-1-birth-of-a-church/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 21 Apr 2008 14:35:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John Simons</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[The first snapshot that I want to share is how much I like the vision of e3 Partners and the pastor in Paraguay who leads the movement to plant churches there.  The goal is aimed more at discipleship than evangelism.  The first night that we were there, Pastor Alcides told us that we [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Snapshots of Paraguay</title>
		<link>http://john-simons.com/2008/04/20/snapshots-of-paraguay/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 21 Apr 2008 02:35:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John Simons</dc:creator>
		
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		<category><![CDATA[Fernando Lugo]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Over the next week, I hope to put together a few snapshots of the trip to Paraguay.  These will be brief posts that tell the story of one aspect of the trip, or of one person.  I have found it challenging to condense the whole trip into a single train of thought.  By posting snapshots, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Beauty of Poverty</title>
		<link>http://john-simons.com/2008/04/15/the-beauty-of-poverty/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 16 Apr 2008 03:18:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John Simons</dc:creator>
		
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		<category><![CDATA[Joel]]></category>

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Years ago, I had a friend who was house sitting for a wealthy family while he went to seminary.  He made a comment that has stuck with me for a long time.  He said that he was learning not to want so much stuff, because you eventually reach a point where [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Back home</title>
		<link>http://john-simons.com/2008/04/14/back-home/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 14 Apr 2008 18:28:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John Simons</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[Josh and I arrived safely home yesterday afternoon.  My parents picked us up at the airport.  They also made dinner for us.
Tonight, Lynn and the girls fly back from Texas, where they have been helping friends pack to move.  I can&#8217;t wait to see them again.
There is a lot that I have not had a [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Happy night, sad night</title>
		<link>http://john-simons.com/2008/04/10/happy-night-sad-night/</link>
		<comments>http://john-simons.com/2008/04/10/happy-night-sad-night/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 11 Apr 2008 02:59:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John Simons</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[Today was the last day of visiting with our new friends in the barrio.  It was fun to sit and talk with new friends like Jorge and the Valiente family.  I really like how social the people are here.  When you show up unannouced and say hi, the pull up a chair and ask you [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The language issue</title>
		<link>http://john-simons.com/2008/04/09/the-language-issue/</link>
		<comments>http://john-simons.com/2008/04/09/the-language-issue/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 10 Apr 2008 03:05:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John Simons</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[One of the concerns that Josh and I spoke about at length before coming on this trip was the language barrier.  In Paraguay, they have two official languages: Spanish and Guaraní.  Josh was concerned because he doesn´t speak either.  I had some concern because, while I once was fairly good at Spanish, I had not [...]]]></description>
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