{"id":1414,"date":"2013-05-17T12:06:31","date_gmt":"2013-05-17T12:06:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gospelwater.net\/?p=1414"},"modified":"2014-02-25T09:52:10","modified_gmt":"2014-02-25T09:52:10","slug":"a-belated-birthday-celebration","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gospelwater.net\/?p=1414","title":{"rendered":"A &#8220;belated&#8221; birthday celebration"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A week after hospital discharge we were able to celebrate PJ&#8217;s 7th birthday party. We were so glad we delayed so Flower-girl could celebrate with us. This was a special celebration because all our MK&#8217;s were in Nairobi at the same time for our team conference so we were able to all celebrate together. J&#8211; spent alot of time creating a great pirate party treasure hunt and I cannot remember the last time we have had so much fun. All the kids got really into the hunt and we spent alot of time just enjoying each other. So much of missions life is just living alongside folks and we loved this special moment of celebration with our fellow workers and friends. Happy Birthday PJ!<\/p>\n<figure style=\"width: 671px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" \" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/farm9.staticflickr.com\/8260\/8747610490_c35959846d_b.jpg\" width=\"671\" height=\"447\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">This was PJ&#8217;s actual birthday three weeks earlier. Flower-girl was quite sick (and was admitted an hour after this photo was taken) but our dear friends Hiake, Rante and Canberra had us over for a birthday celebration dinner. PJ loves her Aunties and uncle and this made her feel soo special!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure style=\"width: 689px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/farm8.staticflickr.com\/7294\/8747609942_54b7322b03_b.jpg\" width=\"689\" height=\"459\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">The girls loved decorating for the party<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure style=\"width: 669px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/farm8.staticflickr.com\/7310\/8747608498_c819c43a5a_b.jpg\" width=\"669\" height=\"446\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Pirate bananas<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure style=\"width: 699px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/farm9.staticflickr.com\/8395\/8746487997_d304afc7eb_b.jpg\" width=\"699\" height=\"466\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Pirate Crackers<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure style=\"width: 675px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/farm8.staticflickr.com\/7316\/8746488311_8016c458fa_b.jpg\" width=\"675\" height=\"450\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">We decorated all the balloons to look like pirates<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure style=\"width: 678px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/farm8.staticflickr.com\/7311\/8747608198_1ca26a2bfd_b.jpg\" width=\"678\" height=\"452\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Of course we had a treasure box cake. Inside was &#8220;loot&#8221; of Carmel candy to look like gold.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure style=\"width: 682px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/farm9.staticflickr.com\/8272\/8746486719_bca8650eb1_b.jpg\" width=\"682\" height=\"455\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">We were truly celebrating PJ&#8217;s birthday and Flower-girl&#8217;s hospital discharge.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure style=\"width: 699px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/farm9.staticflickr.com\/8275\/8747607398_29bd475745_b.jpg\" width=\"699\" height=\"466\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">The birthday pirate celebrating 7 years with this sweetie!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure style=\"width: 680px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/farm9.staticflickr.com\/8552\/8746483281_926bc098fc_b.jpg\" width=\"680\" height=\"490\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Our fearless captain who led the days pirate activities<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure style=\"width: 642px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/farm8.staticflickr.com\/7289\/8746485919_a67240f99f_b.jpg\" width=\"642\" height=\"428\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Captain J&#8211; explains that the kids must find &#8220;bombs&#8221; hidden nearby to fight off an enemy pirate ship<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure style=\"width: 612px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/farm9.staticflickr.com\/8138\/8747606050_d93d22fa0d_b.jpg\" width=\"612\" height=\"503\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Isaac throws his bomb at the enemy chalk pirate ship<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure style=\"width: 708px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/farm8.staticflickr.com\/7317\/8747604992_2c1196ee0b_b.jpg\" width=\"708\" height=\"510\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">The mini pirate enjoy some food before the big hunt<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure style=\"width: 678px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/farm9.staticflickr.com\/8419\/8746482771_dfac60e441_b.jpg\" width=\"678\" height=\"488\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">The treasure map J&#8211; created<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure style=\"width: 661px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/farm8.staticflickr.com\/7288\/8747603370_b6117b264c_b.jpg\" width=\"661\" height=\"476\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">The first clue was well hidden and took a long time to discover<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure style=\"width: 560px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/farm8.staticflickr.com\/7306\/8747602254_6a2c3d422d_b.jpg\" width=\"560\" height=\"404\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Deciphering another clue<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure style=\"width: 684px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/farm8.staticflickr.com\/7322\/8746480421_7e5e4fda4f_b.jpg\" width=\"684\" height=\"654\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">PJ finds another clue.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure style=\"width: 700px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/farm8.staticflickr.com\/7316\/8746479113_ec43503983_b.jpg\" width=\"700\" height=\"594\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Captain J&#8211; and the kids arrive at the X only to discover a secret map that they had to cook to reveal the true treasures location. Here they are deciding how to bring out the invisible ink.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure style=\"width: 645px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/farm9.staticflickr.com\/8273\/8746477553_efe34bde0a_b.jpg\" width=\"645\" height=\"430\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Looking over the treasure chest they found. Our pirate decided to share all her found treasure with her friends.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure style=\"width: 628px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/farm8.staticflickr.com\/7316\/8747597558_59c344b27d_b.jpg\" width=\"628\" height=\"223\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">What wonderful people we serve alongside. Represented here are five different countries.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure style=\"width: 677px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/farm8.staticflickr.com\/7320\/8746475587_aedac3b42d_b.jpg\" width=\"677\" height=\"1024\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Friends visiting in the courtyard after the festivities. (outside the best place to run off all that sugar)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A week after hospital discharge we were able to celebrate PJ&#8217;s 7th birthday party. We were so glad we delayed so Flower-girl could celebrate with us. 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