{"id":1081,"date":"2012-10-23T13:34:57","date_gmt":"2012-10-23T13:34:57","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/74.220.215.242\/~standrf3\/risen\/?page_id=1081"},"modified":"2022-09-01T12:54:06","modified_gmt":"2022-09-01T16:54:06","slug":"experiences","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/ssvmusa.org\/index.php\/missions\/lay-missionaries\/experiences\/","title":{"rendered":"Experiences"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"1081\" class=\"elementor elementor-1081\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-1cdfa4e elementor-section-stretched elementor-section-full_width elementor-hidden-phone elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"1cdfa4e\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;stretch_section&quot;:&quot;section-stretched&quot;,&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-2c4439bb\" data-id=\"2c4439bb\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-72645c95 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"72645c95\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-6cca6c86\" data-id=\"6cca6c86\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-34cdb84b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"34cdb84b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Servants of the Lord &amp; the Virgin of Matar\u00e1<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-3d1d2c01 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"3d1d2c01\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-e2e3e8d\" data-id=\"e2e3e8d\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-2d4faa4d\" data-id=\"2d4faa4d\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7fa57b8a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7fa57b8a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Missions<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-3d0cf4f9 elementor-section-stretched elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"3d0cf4f9\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;stretch_section&quot;:&quot;section-stretched&quot;,&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-1cb74dab\" data-id=\"1cb74dab\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5a4acde9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"5a4acde9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-68822585 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"68822585\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Lay Missionaries\n<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4806851 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"4806851\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Past experiences<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1047e457 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1047e457\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Many returning missionaries are excited to share their experiences with others. \u00a0Some thank their sponsors and tell their stories through first person letters, short articles about their trips, or in the form of ongoing blogs.\u00a0\u00a0This second phase of their &#8220;missionary activity&#8221; helps to educate all believers about the missionary dimension of the Universal Church: abroad or at home. \u00a0Please remember to keep our lay missionaries in your prayers as well.<\/p><p><a class=\"row-title\" href=\"https:\/\/ssvmusa.org\/index.php\/missions\/lay-missionaries\/experiences\/three-washington-d-c-teachers-visit-guyana\/\" aria-label=\"\u201cThree Washington D.C. Teachers Visit Guyana\u201d (Edit)\">Three Washington D.C. Teachers Visit Guyana<\/a><\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/ssvmusa.org\/index.php\/missions\/lay-missionaries\/experiences\/blogs-from-recent-lay-missionary-trip-to-argentina\/\">Blogs from Lay Missionary Trip to Argentina 2010<\/a><\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/ssvmusa.org\/index.php\/missions\/lay-missionaries\/experiences\/natural-family-planning-workshop-in-guyana-march-27-2010\/\">Natural Family Planning Workshop in Guyana March 27, 2010<\/a><\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/ssvmusa.org\/index.php\/missions\/lay-missionaries\/experiences\/lay-missionaries-arrive-in-guyana\/\">Lay Missionaries Arrive in Guyana 2009<\/a><\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/ssvmusa.org\/index.php\/missions\/lay-missionaries\/experiences\/lay-missionaries-return-home\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Lay Missionaries Return Home from Guyana 2009<\/a><\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/ssvmusa.org\/index.php\/missions\/lay-missionaries\/experiences\/guyanese-diana-trailer\/\">\u201cGuyanese Diana\u201d 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