{"id":4117,"date":"2026-08-30T02:38:00","date_gmt":"2026-08-30T10:38:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/rs2.pattersonit.com\/?page_id=4117"},"modified":"2026-10-23T09:09:36","modified_gmt":"2026-10-23T09:09:36","slug":"home-2","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/rs2.pattersonit.com\/","title":{"rendered":"FrontPage"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"4117\" class=\"elementor elementor-4117\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-397d0b0 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"397d0b0\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;slideshow&quot;,&quot;background_slideshow_gallery&quot;:[{&quot;id&quot;:2365,&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/rs2.pattersonit.com\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2015\\\/06\\\/IMG_5841-e1489377624243.jpg&quot;},{&quot;id&quot;:4129,&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/rs2.pattersonit.com\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2026\\\/08\\\/DSC_0041-scaled.jpg&quot;},{&quot;id&quot;:4139,&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/rs2.pattersonit.com\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2026\\\/08\\\/DSC_0140-scaled.jpg&quot;},{&quot;id&quot;:2875,&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/rs2.pattersonit.com\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2017\\\/03\\\/MLW16-3951.jpg&quot;}],&quot;background_slideshow_transition_duration&quot;:2000,&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;none&quot;,&quot;background_slideshow_loop&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;background_slideshow_slide_duration&quot;:5000,&quot;background_slideshow_slide_transition&quot;:&quot;fade&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5f6683d elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"5f6683d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;slideInUp&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Proclaiming  Christ. Transforming Lives.<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1659be1 elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1659be1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;slideInUp&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Sharing the hope of Christ, discipling believers, and <br \/>equipping communities in Malawi and beyond.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-10c8d8b e-con-full e-flex elementor-invisible e-con e-child\" data-id=\"10c8d8b\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;slideInUp&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1f87501 elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"1f87501\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/rs2.pattersonit.com\/#ministries\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">OUR MINISTRIES<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-09fc97c elementor-button-info elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"09fc97c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/rs2.pattersonit.com\/?page_id=4550\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">GET INVOLVED<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f0ca0e9 elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f0ca0e9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;slideInUp&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: center;\">&#8220;We are ambassadors for Christ&#8230;&#8221;<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f1dc27c elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f1dc27c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;slideInUp&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: center;\">2 Corinthians 5:20<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-523dcfd e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"523dcfd\" 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-202ef5e elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"202ef5e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><a href=\"https:\/\/rs2.pattersonit.com\/our-team-2\/\">ABOUT US<\/a><\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5ecc152 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5ecc152\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Ruth\u2019s Shawl started through the prayers of a group of faithful women in Central California. Eventually those same women formed the original Board of Directors of Ruth\u2019s Shawl. 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\u00a0We have seen so much happen in Malawi through prayer alone. 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