{"id":151,"date":"2021-05-25T10:33:23","date_gmt":"2021-05-25T10:33:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/alphaemena.local\/?page_id=151"},"modified":"2025-03-19T10:19:07","modified_gmt":"2025-03-19T09:19:07","slug":"blog","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/alpha-emena.org\/he\/blog\/","title":{"rendered":"Our Impact &#038; Stories"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wp-block-group has-light-gray-background-color has-background\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div style=\"color:#ddd\" class=\"wp-block-genesis-blocks-gb-spacer gb-block-spacer gb-divider-solid gb-divider-size-1\"><hr style=\"height:65px\"\/><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\"><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-black-color\">Read about what God has been doing in EMENA<\/mark>&#8230;<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"color:#ddd\" class=\"wp-block-genesis-blocks-gb-spacer gb-block-spacer gb-divider-solid gb-divider-size-1\"><hr style=\"height:65px\"\/><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-8f761849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:20%\">\n<div style=\"height:100px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:60%\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-query is-layout-flow wp-block-query-is-layout-flow\"><ul class=\"wp-block-post-template is-layout-flow wp-block-post-template-is-layout-flow\"><li class=\"wp-block-post post-7369 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-alphagueststories tag-norway\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-post-featured-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/alpha-emena.org\/he\/blog\/2026\/06\/01\/i-had-the-perfect-excuse-not-to-go-to-alpha\/\" target=\"_self\"  ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1400\" height=\"788\" src=\"https:\/\/alpha-emena.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/29\/2026\/06\/Heine_IMG_1949-featured.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"&#8216;I had the perfect excuse not to go to Alpha&#8217;\" style=\"object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/alpha-emena.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/29\/2026\/06\/Heine_IMG_1949-featured.jpg 1400w, https:\/\/alpha-emena.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/29\/2026\/06\/Heine_IMG_1949-featured-768x432.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1400px) 100vw, 1400px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/alpha-emena.org\/he\/blog\/2026\/06\/01\/i-had-the-perfect-excuse-not-to-go-to-alpha\/\" target=\"_self\" >&#8216;I had the perfect excuse not to go to Alpha&#8217;<\/a><\/h3>\n\n<div class=\"taxonomy-post_tag wp-block-post-terms\"><a href=\"https:\/\/alpha-emena.org\/he\/blog\/tag\/norway\/\" rel=\"tag\">Norway<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n<div style=\"color:#ddd\" class=\"wp-block-genesis-blocks-gb-spacer gb-block-spacer gb-divider-solid gb-divider-size-1\"><hr style=\"height:30px\"\/><\/div>\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-7350 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-alphagueststories tag-finland\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-post-featured-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/alpha-emena.org\/he\/blog\/2026\/04\/21\/singing-a-new-song-amoss-story\/\" target=\"_self\"  ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1600\" height=\"849\" src=\"https:\/\/alpha-emena.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/29\/2026\/04\/Amos-banner-2.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Singing a new song: Amos\u2019 story\" style=\"object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/alpha-emena.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/29\/2026\/04\/Amos-banner-2.jpg 1600w, https:\/\/alpha-emena.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/29\/2026\/04\/Amos-banner-2-768x408.jpg 768w, https:\/\/alpha-emena.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/29\/2026\/04\/Amos-banner-2-1536x815.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1600px) 100vw, 1600px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/alpha-emena.org\/he\/blog\/2026\/04\/21\/singing-a-new-song-amoss-story\/\" target=\"_self\" >Singing a new song: Amos\u2019 story<\/a><\/h3>\n\n<div class=\"taxonomy-post_tag wp-block-post-terms\"><a href=\"https:\/\/alpha-emena.org\/he\/blog\/tag\/finland\/\" rel=\"tag\">Finland<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n<div style=\"color:#ddd\" class=\"wp-block-genesis-blocks-gb-spacer gb-block-spacer gb-divider-solid gb-divider-size-1\"><hr style=\"height:30px\"\/><\/div>\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-7344 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail 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>A generation searching for God<\/a><\/h3>\n\n<div class=\"taxonomy-post_tag wp-block-post-terms\"><a href=\"https:\/\/alpha-emena.org\/he\/blog\/tag\/france\/\" rel=\"tag\">France<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n<div style=\"color:#ddd\" class=\"wp-block-genesis-blocks-gb-spacer gb-block-spacer gb-divider-solid gb-divider-size-1\"><hr style=\"height:30px\"\/><\/div>\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-6974 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-alphachurchleaderstories category-alpha-youth tag-switzerland\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-post-featured-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/alpha-emena.org\/he\/blog\/2026\/01\/13\/alpha-youth-brings-unity-and-growth-to-a-swiss-church\/\" target=\"_self\"  ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1202\" height=\"650\" src=\"https:\/\/alpha-emena.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/29\/2026\/01\/SF-Product-Trailer-Cover-16x9.FR_.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Alpha 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