{"id":9516,"date":"2019-05-14T15:25:19","date_gmt":"2019-05-14T20:25:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/cottrillcompass.com\/blog\/?p=9516"},"modified":"2019-05-14T15:25:21","modified_gmt":"2019-05-14T20:25:21","slug":"trilingual-weekend","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cottrillcompass.com\/blog\/2019\/trilingual-weekend.html","title":{"rendered":"Trilingual Weekend"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>We enjoyed our time with Bill and Ryan this weekend, visiting from <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/sccefc.ca\/\">South Calgary Chinese Evangelical Free Church<\/a><\/strong>. It was a bit of a trilingual weekend, with a bit of Cantonese being thrown around along with the Spanish and English!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"275\" height=\"275\" src=\"https:\/\/cottrillcompass.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/sccefc-tacos.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-9517\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cottrillcompass.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/sccefc-tacos.jpg 275w, https:\/\/cottrillcompass.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/sccefc-tacos-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 275px) 100vw, 275px\" \/><figcaption>Ryan, Bill &amp; Jim out for tacos in Mexico City<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>In fact, Ryan gave the benediction at the Sunday morning service &#8211; in Chinese. Another reminder of how we all can worship God together, no matter what our country or language!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I did some site-seeing with these guys, and showed them a bit of the ministry up-close as well. We talked a lot about strategies for future ministry. Thanks for visiting, guys! Come back soon, and bring your friends! \ud83d\ude00<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Saturday night was our last Bible study for a few weeks. The adults finished up the Chronological Bible Study with the last segment &#8211; <em>&#8220;The Triumph of the Lamb&#8221;<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Here are the kids from Shari&#8217;s study &#8211; keep praying for them &#8211; some are probably not believers yet.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"475\" height=\"475\" src=\"https:\/\/cottrillcompass.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/kids-study-final-may2019.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-9518\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cottrillcompass.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/kids-study-final-may2019.jpg 475w, https:\/\/cottrillcompass.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/kids-study-final-may2019-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/cottrillcompass.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/kids-study-final-may2019-300x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 475px) 100vw, 475px\" \/><figcaption>Saturday night kids&#8217; study<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>On Sunday we continued our study of Hebrews, and the Ten Commandments. 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