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				<description><![CDATA[Favorite Photos We walked along the Fraser River on Boxing Day, the day after Christmas. When I was a boy, the shortest way to get to Mission was across this one-lane train bridge. The new Mission Bridge considerably shortened our Sunday drive to Uncle Alfred&#8217;s farm. The Fraser River is near our house in Abbotsford. [&#8230;]]]></description>
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<figure class="wp-block-table"><table class="has-fixed-layout"><tbody><tr><td><img fetchpriority="high" decoding="async" height="800" width="800" src="https://mcusercontent.com/221f86a8629d021d4d66bea7d/_compresseds/a01a5883-8974-4ebd-0243-284c4eaa138d.jpg"/><br /><br /><img decoding="async" height="533" width="800" src="https://mcusercontent.com/221f86a8629d021d4d66bea7d/_compresseds/13dea635-bf55-5038-90da-e74f93d5e453.jpg"/></td></tr></tbody></table></figure>



<h2 class="wp-block-heading"><strong>Favorite Photos</strong></h2>



<figure class="wp-block-table"><table class="has-fixed-layout"><tbody><tr><td>We walked along the Fraser River on Boxing Day, the day after Christmas.<br /><br /><img decoding="async" height="450" width="800" src="https://mcusercontent.com/221f86a8629d021d4d66bea7d/_compresseds/88aac228-bc59-d24f-2378-8ded6ce435c4.jpg"/><br />When I was a boy, the shortest way to get to Mission was across this one-lane train bridge.<br /><br /><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" height="450" width="800" src="https://mcusercontent.com/221f86a8629d021d4d66bea7d/_compresseds/7cab26b4-82a7-f2b4-beec-cccc556459e5.jpg"/><br />The new Mission Bridge considerably shortened our Sunday drive to Uncle Alfred&#8217;s farm.<br /><br /><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" height="450" width="800" src="https://mcusercontent.com/221f86a8629d021d4d66bea7d/_compresseds/3f18a9b5-f4ca-ff86-20d4-a2a799ca812a.jpg"/><br /><br /><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" height="449" width="800" src="https://mcusercontent.com/221f86a8629d021d4d66bea7d/images/8e5030c3-e346-c733-852a-4dceb5236ef3.jpg"/><br />The Fraser River is near our house in Abbotsford.<br /><br /><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" height="450" width="800" src="https://mcusercontent.com/221f86a8629d021d4d66bea7d/_compresseds/64bbd508-5839-07df-5aa4-78100c048ce4.jpg"/><br /><br /><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" height="800" width="800" src="https://mcusercontent.com/221f86a8629d021d4d66bea7d/_compresseds/d282335c-b2bb-693b-9d58-f7cbb15e7c6e.jpg"/><br /><br /><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" height="800" width="800" src="https://mcusercontent.com/221f86a8629d021d4d66bea7d/_compresseds/11e55758-fe86-c60f-6e05-7112284d5300.jpg"/><br /><br /><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" height="800" width="800" src="https://mcusercontent.com/221f86a8629d021d4d66bea7d/_compresseds/52d92ea5-558b-857d-7c78-d658e311ebc9.jpg"/><br /><br /><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" height="800" width="800" src="https://mcusercontent.com/221f86a8629d021d4d66bea7d/_compresseds/9bbc14b6-6ba1-e347-ddc6-f5b0a9292d64.jpg"/><br />I hope you got some rest over the holidays and eagerly anticipate the New Year!<br /><br />Merry Christmas, and we wish you the best week so far!</td></tr></tbody></table></figure>



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<figure class="wp-block-table"><table class="has-fixed-layout"><tbody><tr><td>How to Help Us<br />Train Leaders and Plant Churches<br />in Brazil and Beyond</td></tr></tbody></table></figure>



<figure class="wp-block-table"><table class="has-fixed-layout"><tbody><tr><td><a href="https://www.icms.org/qry/sd_donate.taf?chur=90&amp;_function=funds&amp;curr=USD" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Donate in the United States</a></td></tr></tbody></table></figure>



<figure class="wp-block-table"><table class="has-fixed-layout"><tbody><tr><td><a href="https://xtrememercy.com/give-can-donors/?ministry_fund=Fund%2031%20-%20Discovery" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">XMC Canada &#8211; Note: Designate Discovery Ministries</a></td></tr></tbody></table></figure>



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