{"id":3949,"date":"2024-05-06T14:25:02","date_gmt":"2024-05-06T14:25:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/missiology.org.uk\/blog\/?p=3949"},"modified":"2024-05-06T14:53:20","modified_gmt":"2024-05-06T14:53:20","slug":"el-couffa-algiers-mission-band-newsletter-1912-1917","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/missiology.org.uk\/blog\/el-couffa-algiers-mission-band-newsletter-1912-1917\/","title":{"rendered":"El Couffa, An Algiers Mission Band newsletter, 1912-1917"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"1290\" height=\"726\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/L1Y5h3RYnto?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-GB&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>El Couffa was a Prayer Newsletter of the Algiers Mission Band, published between 1912 and 1917. 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