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	<title>Ric and Sharon Bruce &#187; Michigan</title>
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	<description>On a journey with you to Thailand</description>
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		<title>Upcoming Home Assignment</title>
		<link>http://blogs.ntm.org/ric-bruce/2012/01/04/upcoming-home-assignment/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 05 Jan 2012 01:52:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ric and Sharon</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[This summer we&#8217;ll be in Michigan for a few months beginning in June. Our current plan is to come back to Chiang Mai sometime in October. Our primary purpose is to attend Sharon&#8217;s sister&#8217;s July wedding but we&#8217;re excited to reconnect with our churches, families and with you. We&#8217;ll let you know the exact dates [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Tokay Lizard</title>
		<link>http://blogs.ntm.org/ric-bruce/2011/05/04/tokay-lizard/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 04 May 2011 17:17:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ric and Sharon</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blogs.ntm.org/ric-bruce/?p=3135</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Every single night we hear a nocturnal male Tokay gecko making his &#8220;tookay&#8221; call and occasionally we hear him crashing around our house somewhere. Today we got to see him for the first time and he&#8217;s HUGE. The pictures embedded on our website show him in all his blueish-gray orange polka-dotted glory. For reference we [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Chest Hair and Rap Music</title>
		<link>http://blogs.ntm.org/ric-bruce/2011/04/27/chest-hair-and-rap-music/</link>
		<comments>http://blogs.ntm.org/ric-bruce/2011/04/27/chest-hair-and-rap-music/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 27 Apr 2011 18:17:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ric and Sharon</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blogs.ntm.org/ric-bruce/?p=3118</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Most mornings as I&#8217;m walking by the neighbors invite me to eat with them. Today Uncle Ah kicked my usual chair a yard into the road as I walked by and I joined he and Auntie for spicy pork curry and sticky rice. Actually it&#8217;s not just one chair it&#8217;s two green plastic lawn chairs [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Looking Back on Five Years</title>
		<link>http://blogs.ntm.org/ric-bruce/2011/04/06/looking-back-on-five-years/</link>
		<comments>http://blogs.ntm.org/ric-bruce/2011/04/06/looking-back-on-five-years/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 06 Apr 2011 14:47:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ric and Sharon</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blogs.ntm.org/ric-bruce/?p=3007</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Five years ago this weekend we celebrated the beginning of a new life together with our friends and family. Our wedding centerpieces included maps of different parts of the world and bibles illustrating our commitment to missions as well as to each other. We&#8217;re holding tightly to both commitments five years later. Each day we [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Off to Chicago!</title>
		<link>http://blogs.ntm.org/ric-bruce/2010/09/20/off-to-chicago/</link>
		<comments>http://blogs.ntm.org/ric-bruce/2010/09/20/off-to-chicago/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 21 Sep 2010 02:58:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ric and Sharon</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blogs.ntm.org/ric-bruce/?p=2582</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Our number arrived! Tomorrow morning at five AM we&#8217;ll crawl out to the car dragging an overnight bag. Four hours later we&#8217;ll slap a two inch thick pile of paperwork on the desk at the Thai embassy and the waiting game will begin again. At least this step has a pretty predictable outcome: we&#8217;ll definitely [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Relaxing at Higgins Lake</title>
		<link>http://blogs.ntm.org/ric-bruce/2010/07/26/relaxing-at-higgins-lake/</link>
		<comments>http://blogs.ntm.org/ric-bruce/2010/07/26/relaxing-at-higgins-lake/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 26 Jul 2010 04:13:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ric and Sharon</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blogs.ntm.org/ric-bruce/?p=2480</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Here&#8217;s a photo we snapped this morning at beautiful Higgins Lake, Michigan. We spent the weekend relaxing with good friends, eating amazing food, and roasting marshmallows over our campfire. I really enjoyed exploring the lake. As you can see, the water is crystal clear so swimming was a lot of fun! We also enjoyed kayaking, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Sarah and Stephen Wedding Preview</title>
		<link>http://blogs.ntm.org/ric-bruce/2010/07/06/sarah-and-stephen-wedding-preview/</link>
		<comments>http://blogs.ntm.org/ric-bruce/2010/07/06/sarah-and-stephen-wedding-preview/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 06 Jul 2010 08:58:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ric and Sharon</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blogs.ntm.org/ric-bruce/?p=2369</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Sarah and Stephen had a wonderful wedding! My good friend Brett Maxwell and I took the photos at the wedding. I wanted to share a few of my favorites with you. Below you&#8217;ll find a sampling. These previews are not intended for printing or for commercial use.]]></description>
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		<title>February Newsletter</title>
		<link>http://blogs.ntm.org/ric-bruce/2010/02/17/february-newsletter/</link>
		<comments>http://blogs.ntm.org/ric-bruce/2010/02/17/february-newsletter/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 18 Feb 2010 02:19:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ric and Sharon</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blogs.ntm.org/ric-bruce/?p=2136</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Here is our latest newsletter featuring highlights from our recent trip to Thailand. For the best viewing experience I recommend you click the &#8220;fullscreen&#8221; button that appears when your mouse hovers over the publication.]]></description>
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		<title>Letter from Trinity Church</title>
		<link>http://blogs.ntm.org/ric-bruce/2010/02/09/letter-from-trinity-church/</link>
		<comments>http://blogs.ntm.org/ric-bruce/2010/02/09/letter-from-trinity-church/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 09 Feb 2010 17:15:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ric and Sharon</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blogs.ntm.org/ric-bruce/?p=2118</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[&#8220;He who tends the fig tree will eat its fruit.&#8221;  Proverbs 27:18 February 2009 If you had asked Trinity Church’s Global Outreach team last spring about Trinity’s Southeast Asia missions focus, they would have told you that Southeast Asia was to be considered in the near-distant future.  As it turns out, the Lord had a [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Off to Thailand</title>
		<link>http://blogs.ntm.org/ric-bruce/2010/01/20/off-to-thailand/</link>
		<comments>http://blogs.ntm.org/ric-bruce/2010/01/20/off-to-thailand/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 20 Jan 2010 05:31:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ric and Sharon</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blogs.ntm.org/ric-bruce/?p=2071</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[In our next post you won&#8217;t see us looking like this: Hopefully the next picture we post will be taken halfway across the world and we&#8217;ll be wearing shorts and short-sleeved shirts enjoying 90 degree weather. Our blitz tour of Southeast Asia begins now and will end next Friday and of course we&#8217;ll be carefully [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Thailand in January</title>
		<link>http://blogs.ntm.org/ric-bruce/2009/12/19/thailand-in-january/</link>
		<comments>http://blogs.ntm.org/ric-bruce/2009/12/19/thailand-in-january/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 19 Dec 2009 21:04:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ric and Sharon</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blogs.ntm.org/ric-bruce/?p=2052</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[It&#8217;s really happening: In January we have the once in a lifetime opportunity to visit Thailand with our missions pastor and key members of our home church in January. It all came together at the last minute and our heads are still spinning as we think about all we need to do to prepare for [...]]]></description>
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		<title>It&#8217;s Christmas Time</title>
		<link>http://blogs.ntm.org/ric-bruce/2009/12/16/the_tree_is_up/</link>
		<comments>http://blogs.ntm.org/ric-bruce/2009/12/16/the_tree_is_up/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 16 Dec 2009 16:27:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ric and Sharon</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blogs.ntm.org/ric-bruce/?p=2038</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[How do you know it&#8217;s Christmas time? Because it&#8217;s seventeen degrees outside, the snow&#8217;s been falling since we arrived, and the tree is up. We&#8217;re in Michigan celebrating the holidays with family and connecting with our home churches. Our primary focus during these days remains the same: we&#8217;re raising financial and prayer support for our [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Michigan is Cold!</title>
		<link>http://blogs.ntm.org/ric-bruce/2009/12/11/cold-michigan/</link>
		<comments>http://blogs.ntm.org/ric-bruce/2009/12/11/cold-michigan/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 11 Dec 2009 21:49:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ric and Sharon</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blogs.ntm.org/ric-bruce/?p=2032</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[We arrived home last night to find a few inches of snow on the ground (and plenty on the roads) but we&#8217;re safe and excited to spend Christmas with family. Thank-you for your prayers! We&#8217;re in the process of unpacking, cleaning, and setting up for a while.]]></description>
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		<title>Headed North!</title>
		<link>http://blogs.ntm.org/ric-bruce/2009/12/10/headed-north/</link>
		<comments>http://blogs.ntm.org/ric-bruce/2009/12/10/headed-north/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 10 Dec 2009 04:18:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ric and Sharon</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Michigan, here we come. We leave in six hours and will drive for 18 hours through snow, ice, and maybe even some rain. Please pray for us as we finish the final leg of our trip! We can&#8217;t wait to be in one place for a while after our massive trips lately.]]></description>
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		<title>November Update</title>
		<link>http://blogs.ntm.org/ric-bruce/2009/11/27/november-update/</link>
		<comments>http://blogs.ntm.org/ric-bruce/2009/11/27/november-update/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 28 Nov 2009 03:45:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ric and Sharon</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blogs.ntm.org/ric-bruce/?p=2023</guid>
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		<title>Grandma&#8217;s Headed to Thailand</title>
		<link>http://blogs.ntm.org/ric-bruce/2009/10/23/grandmas-headed-to-thailand/</link>
		<comments>http://blogs.ntm.org/ric-bruce/2009/10/23/grandmas-headed-to-thailand/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 23 Oct 2009 16:46:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ric and Sharon</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blogs.ntm.org/ric-bruce/?p=1965</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Here are some funny comics that have been in the past few editions of our local newspaper. Sharon&#8217;s mom cut them out for us, so I thought I&#8217;d post them for everyone to read.]]></description>
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		<title>Settling In for the Long Haul</title>
		<link>http://blogs.ntm.org/ric-bruce/2009/10/22/settling-in-for-the-long-haul/</link>
		<comments>http://blogs.ntm.org/ric-bruce/2009/10/22/settling-in-for-the-long-haul/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 22 Oct 2009 16:37:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ric and Sharon</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[As Sharon sits behind me she alternately scratches her head, bounces her knees, and bangs some phonetic writing out on the keyboard. Today is her first full day of work after four full days of packing, cleaning, traveling, visiting, and unpacking. Outside the orange leaves on the trees are almost gone and rain is in [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Back in Michigan</title>
		<link>http://blogs.ntm.org/ric-bruce/2009/10/21/back-in-michigan/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 21 Oct 2009 23:36:04 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Have you seen the new sign at Michigan&#8217;s borders? We took this picture in front of it while we stopped for a much-needed break on our way back from Oklahoma. Maybe it&#8217;s a play on words with two meanings, one indicating that the state is very environmentally friendly and the other making it clear to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Sharon&#8217;s Race</title>
		<link>http://blogs.ntm.org/ric-bruce/2009/06/13/sharons-race-2/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 13 Jun 2009 04:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ric and Sharon</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Sharon finished her race in excellent time, coming in fourth in her division. After the race we ate breakfast with her parents and sister and drove down to Missouri. ]]></description>
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		<title>Sharon&#8217;s Birthday</title>
		<link>http://blogs.ntm.org/ric-bruce/2009/06/10/sharons-birthday/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 10 Jun 2009 04:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ric and Sharon</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Sharon's Birthday is on June 10th... we celebrated it by eating in Ann Arbror at a famous Deli and by meeting Sam and Kari, who returned from Honduras that same night.]]></description>
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