{"id":11783,"date":"2025-09-12T15:29:00","date_gmt":"2025-09-12T21:29:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cottrillcompass.com\/blog\/?p=11783"},"modified":"2025-08-06T14:26:32","modified_gmt":"2025-08-06T20:26:32","slug":"retro-tgn-guatemala","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cottrillcompass.com\/blog\/2025\/retro-tgn-guatemala.html","title":{"rendered":"Retro: TGN Guatemala"},"content":{"rendered":"<!-- wp:themify-builder\/canvas \/-->\n\n\n<p>When I have been a team leader with our mission, I&#8217;ve had the privilege to go to meetings with other leaders in nearby countries. These trips were also an opportunity to see the ministry of other missionaries, including ministries that have been going on for a long time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>One of these was in Guatemala, where we visited a Christian radio station that was started in 1950. 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