{"id":10666,"date":"2023-02-17T18:14:54","date_gmt":"2023-02-17T16:14:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/disciplestoday.org\/clone\/clone\/?p=10666"},"modified":"2023-06-02T06:53:34","modified_gmt":"2023-06-02T04:53:34","slug":"asanda-njobeni-marine-biologist-hiker-and-disciple-of-jesus","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/disciplestoday.org\/clone\/asanda-njobeni-marine-biologist-hiker-and-disciple-of-jesus\/","title":{"rendered":"Asanda Njobeni \u2013 Marine biologist, hiker, and disciple of Jesus"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed aligncenter 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=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/65yZ5jsqyVA?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-US&#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 class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Asanda Njobeni is a marine biologist, hiker, and a disciple of Jesus. 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