{"id":38,"date":"2017-11-09T15:35:25","date_gmt":"2017-11-09T15:35:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/great-lotus.ancorathemes.com\/?page_id=38"},"modified":"2020-09-17T22:40:29","modified_gmt":"2020-09-17T22:40:29","slug":"our-mission","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/watnawamin.org\/home\/our-mission\/","title":{"rendered":"Our Mission"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[vc_row full_width=&#8221;stretch_row&#8221; hide_bg_image_on_tablet=&#8221;1&#8243; hide_bg_image_on_mobile=&#8221;1&#8243; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1518084683039{background: #f6f7fa url(http:\/\/great-lotus.ancorathemes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/bg_21923.jpg?id=556) !important;background-position: top left !important;background-repeat: no-repeat !important;}&#8221;][vc_column icons_position=&#8221;left&#8221;][vc_empty_space alter_height=&#8221;huge&#8221; hide_on_desktop=&#8221;&#8221; hide_on_notebook=&#8221;&#8221; hide_on_tablet=&#8221;&#8221; hide_on_mobile=&#8221;&#8221;]<div id=\"sc_title_883625930\"\n\t\tclass=\"sc_title color_style_default sc_title_default\"><h3 class=\"sc_item_title sc_title_title sc_align_center sc_item_title_style_default\">Minister\u2019s Message<\/h3><\/div><!-- \/.sc_title -->[vc_empty_space height=&#8221;1.5rem&#8221; alter_height=&#8221;none&#8221; hide_on_desktop=&#8221;&#8221; hide_on_notebook=&#8221;&#8221; hide_on_tablet=&#8221;&#8221; hide_on_mobile=&#8221;&#8221;][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;4\/12&#8243; icons_position=&#8221;left&#8221;][vc_single_image image=&#8221;319&#8243; img_size=&#8221;full&#8221; alignment=&#8221;center&#8221;][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;8\/12&#8243; icons_position=&#8221;left&#8221;][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243; icons_position=&#8221;left&#8221;][vc_empty_space hide_on_desktop=&#8221;&#8221; hide_on_notebook=&#8221;&#8221; hide_on_tablet=&#8221;&#8221; hide_on_mobile=&#8221;&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1517837518038{margin-bottom: 0.4rem !important;}&#8221;][vc_column_text]Suspendisse sed nunc a diam laoreet purus tristique. 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Praesent nisl, varius dictum auctor sed tortor.<\/p>\n<p>In porttitor sapien et vitae rutrum aliquam. Etiam interdum tellus est quam sed.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #4a403c;\"><strong><em>Rev. 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