{"id":3734,"date":"2018-11-09T12:53:17","date_gmt":"2018-11-09T12:53:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/combonimission.wpenginepowered.com\/?page_id=3734"},"modified":"2026-03-17T11:27:41","modified_gmt":"2026-03-17T11:27:41","slug":"news-3","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/combonimissionaries.co.uk\/index.php\/news-3\/","title":{"rendered":"News"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"3734\" class=\"elementor elementor-3734\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-48d2ad1 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"48d2ad1\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b11f713 elementor-grid-3 elementor-grid-tablet-2 elementor-grid-mobile-1 elementor-posts--thumbnail-top elementor-card-shadow-yes elementor-posts__hover-gradient elementor-widget elementor-widget-posts\" data-id=\"b11f713\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;pagination_type&quot;:&quot;numbers&quot;,&quot;cards_columns&quot;:&quot;3&quot;,&quot;cards_columns_tablet&quot;:&quot;2&quot;,&quot;cards_columns_mobile&quot;:&quot;1&quot;,&quot;cards_row_gap&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:35,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;cards_row_gap_tablet&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;cards_row_gap_mobile&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]}}\" data-widget_type=\"posts.cards\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-posts-container elementor-posts elementor-posts--skin-cards elementor-grid\">\n\t\t\t\t<article class=\"elementor-post elementor-grid-item post-11629 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-news\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__card\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail__link\" href=\"https:\/\/combonimissionaries.co.uk\/index.php\/2026\/07\/14\/african-pastoral-care-invoking-and-feeling-the-presence-of-the-spirit\/\" tabindex=\"-1\" ><div class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"195\" src=\"https:\/\/combonimissionaries.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Photo-news-2-1-300x195.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-11630\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/combonimissionaries.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Photo-news-2-1-300x195.jpg 300w, https:\/\/combonimissionaries.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Photo-news-2-1-100x65.jpg 100w, https:\/\/combonimissionaries.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Photo-news-2-1.jpg 740w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/div><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__text\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-post__title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/combonimissionaries.co.uk\/index.php\/2026\/07\/14\/african-pastoral-care-invoking-and-feeling-the-presence-of-the-spirit\/\" >\n\t\t\t\tAfrican Pastoral Care. Invoking and Feeling the Presence of the Spirit\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>An African pastoral care worker&#8217;s primary mission is to tell people of African descent that God loves them in a context of social coexistence where<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__meta-data\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-post-date\">\n\t\t\t14th July 2026\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<article class=\"elementor-post elementor-grid-item post-11626 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-news\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__card\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail__link\" href=\"https:\/\/combonimissionaries.co.uk\/index.php\/2026\/07\/13\/chile-the-desert-flowers-with-faith-and-joy\/\" tabindex=\"-1\" ><div class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"197\" src=\"https:\/\/combonimissionaries.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Photo-news-1-1-300x197.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-11627\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/combonimissionaries.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Photo-news-1-1-300x197.jpg 300w, https:\/\/combonimissionaries.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Photo-news-1-1-100x66.jpg 100w, https:\/\/combonimissionaries.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Photo-news-1-1.jpg 740w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/div><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__text\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-post__title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/combonimissionaries.co.uk\/index.php\/2026\/07\/13\/chile-the-desert-flowers-with-faith-and-joy\/\" >\n\t\t\t\tChile. The desert flowers with faith and joy.\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>The festival of La Tirana, in Chile, celebrates the Christian faith &#8211; invoking the Virgin of Carmel &#8211; and recalls a colonial-era legend of love<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__meta-data\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-post-date\">\n\t\t\t13th July 2026\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<article class=\"elementor-post elementor-grid-item post-11594 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-news\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__card\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail__link\" href=\"https:\/\/combonimissionaries.co.uk\/index.php\/2026\/07\/10\/african-cuisine-tunisia-2\/\" tabindex=\"-1\" ><div class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"185\" src=\"https:\/\/combonimissionaries.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Photo-news-5-300x185.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-11595\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/combonimissionaries.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Photo-news-5-300x185.jpg 300w, https:\/\/combonimissionaries.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Photo-news-5-100x62.jpg 100w, https:\/\/combonimissionaries.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Photo-news-5.jpg 740w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/div><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__text\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-post__title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/combonimissionaries.co.uk\/index.php\/2026\/07\/10\/african-cuisine-tunisia-2\/\" >\n\t\t\t\tAfrican Cuisine. Tunisia\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>Harissa, a spicy sauce Today we&#8217;re sharing the recipe for a spicy and flavourful sauce: harissa. Originally from Tunisia, this paste is a must-have ingredient<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__meta-data\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-post-date\">\n\t\t\t10th July 2026\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<article class=\"elementor-post elementor-grid-item post-11590 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-news\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__card\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail__link\" href=\"https:\/\/combonimissionaries.co.uk\/index.php\/2026\/07\/09\/herbs-plants-acalypha-indica-a-useful-source-of-medicine\/\" tabindex=\"-1\" ><div class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"190\" src=\"https:\/\/combonimissionaries.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Photo-news-4-300x190.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-11591\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/combonimissionaries.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Photo-news-4-300x190.jpg 300w, https:\/\/combonimissionaries.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Photo-news-4-100x63.jpg 100w, https:\/\/combonimissionaries.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Photo-news-4.jpg 740w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/div><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__text\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-post__title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/combonimissionaries.co.uk\/index.php\/2026\/07\/09\/herbs-plants-acalypha-indica-a-useful-source-of-medicine\/\" >\n\t\t\t\tHerbs &#038; Plants: Acalypha indica. 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The leaf decoction is dropped into the ears to treat earache and infections.<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__meta-data\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-post-date\">\n\t\t\t9th July 2026\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<article class=\"elementor-post elementor-grid-item post-11587 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-news\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__card\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail__link\" href=\"https:\/\/combonimissionaries.co.uk\/index.php\/2026\/07\/08\/african-myths-a-door-to-the-mysteries-of-creation\/\" tabindex=\"-1\" ><div class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"188\" src=\"https:\/\/combonimissionaries.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Photo-news-3-300x188.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-11588\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/combonimissionaries.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Photo-news-3-300x188.jpg 300w, https:\/\/combonimissionaries.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Photo-news-3-100x63.jpg 100w, https:\/\/combonimissionaries.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Photo-news-3.jpg 740w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/div><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__text\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-post__title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/combonimissionaries.co.uk\/index.php\/2026\/07\/08\/african-myths-a-door-to-the-mysteries-of-creation\/\" >\n\t\t\t\tAfrican Myths. A door to the mysteries of creation\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>There are thousands of myths in Africa. They offer answers to the profound questions we ask ourselves about the world, life, happiness and evil. 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