{"id":198,"date":"2018-09-26T13:17:13","date_gmt":"2018-09-26T16:17:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/demo.athemes.com\/atu-agency\/?page_id=198"},"modified":"2023-10-02T20:19:32","modified_gmt":"2023-10-02T23:19:32","slug":"about-us","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/ballastlodge.ca\/index.php\/about-us\/","title":{"rendered":"About us"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"198\" class=\"elementor elementor-198\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-48801e1f elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"48801e1f\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-wider\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-2b921385\" data-id=\"2b921385\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4251c4d3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"4251c4d3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The Neumans<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5cff5c74 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5cff5c74\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Pat and Anita were married in 1996 and are parents to four children (only one of whom is still living at home). They were both born and raised in Southern Ontario, and lived most of their married life there. They spent one year in Novi, Michigan, and 2 years as missionaries in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.<\/p><p>Anita manages the day-to-day workings of Ballast Lodge. She looks after bookings, billing, cleaning and social media. Anita has been taking courses in couples counseling.\u00a0<\/p><p>Pat takes care of the property management at Ballast Lodge. He also works at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tcatlantic.ca\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Teen Challenge Atlantic<\/a>, a 12 month residential recovery centre, as the Spiritual Formation Coach. Pat is studying to become a certified addictions counselor.<\/p><p>Pat and Anita have always been eager and intentional about using the resources that God has given them to serve Him and His people, whether that\u2019s skills, time, or possessions. 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