{"id":6432,"date":"2016-04-05T17:30:32","date_gmt":"2016-04-05T21:30:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.faithlafayette.org\/church\/?p=6432"},"modified":"2016-04-05T17:53:52","modified_gmt":"2016-04-05T21:53:52","slug":"serve-16","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.faithlafayette.org\/church\/serve-16\/","title":{"rendered":"A Strategic Window of Opportunity"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Every time a child is born in one of the neighborhoods around us, we ought to hear ticking. That ticking is the sound of a clock counting down as our window of opportunity narrows. Check out the video below to learn more about the strategic opportunity\u00a0we have to reach\u00a0children and\u00a0families for Christ.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/161251569\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" frameborder=\"0\" title=\"Serve &#039;16 Promo\" webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Throughout the month of April, we\u2019ll be\u00a0conducting\u00a0our <strong>SERVE \u201916\u00a0<\/strong>campaign. 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