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| Children Performing at Iglesia Biblical Church Service Atenas, Costa Rica |
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| Mexican Lunch at my house. Atenas, Costa Rica |
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| Passionflower seen on our walk. Atenas, Costa Rica |
Saturday at Hogar de Vida
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| We scraped trees in preparation for painting the bottoms. Hogar de Vida, Atenas, Costa Rica |
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| Team members sharing stories.over morning coffee. Hogar de Vida, Atenas, Costa Rica |
Sorry, but we are not allowed to share photos of the children on the internet for security reasons.
First Full Day at Hogar
| Sorry, but we are not allowed to show children’s faces on the internet! My best photos!
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| Sign at Entrance Gate Hogar de Vida, Atenas, Costa Rica |
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| Matt gives team tour of campus (3 team members not in photo) Hogar de Vida, Atenas, Costa Rica |
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| 8:30 AM Devotional for those not in school Hogar de Vida, Atenas, Costa Rica |
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| Rene painting in one of houses |
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| Welcome sign for team at San Jose Airport for Thursday. Hogar de Vida, Atenas, Costa Rica |
At Hogar de Vida Children’s Home for a Week
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I will be sleeping in a boys dorm for 7 nights with the mission team from Nashville on this leafy children’s home campus this week. Not sure yet about Wifi or internet. Atenas, Costa Rica
New Horizons for Coming Mission Team
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| Photo sent to mission team this morning as encouragement for their flight here tomorrow–Thursday. Sunset over Pacific Ocean while flying along west coast of Costa Rica in March. |
New Bromeliads + A Favorite Road
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| Bromeliad Pink in a Shady Area of My Garden I think it will do very well here & I have 6 of them! Atenas, Costa Rica |
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| Bromeliad Red which I really liked, but as you see it gets some sunlight thus I hope it makes it. I got only 1 of these. Bromeliads prefer shade. Atenas, Costa Rica |
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| Road behind Banana Azul Hotel in the Caribbean of Costa Rica The photo & quote that I shared with the mission team today + a Scripture verse with their’s. Photo made in Puerto Viejo de Talamanca, Costa Rica |
¡Pura Vida!
Triquitraque or Mexican Flame Vine
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| The Triquitraque is in 2nd period of blooming just in time for my visitors coming this week! Atenas, Costa Rica |
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| Just sorry that most of my others are not blooming this week. But this is colorful! Atenas, Costa Rica |
CR’s Trump-like Candidate Soundly Defeated
In the Costa Rica Presidential Election yesterday the candidate most like Donald Trump, whose only platform was to stop gay marriage at any cost, was defeated 60% to 40% of the votes. Earlier polling showed it to be a closer race than that. Again Costa Rica is proving to be smarter than the U..S.
¡Felices Pascuas! – Happy Easter!
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| ¡Felices Pascuas! – Happy Easter! Scarlet Macaw flying above Tambor Bay, Costa Rica this past Christmas. |
Note to those not on the mission team coming here this week: I am sharing one of my Costa Rica photos with an inspirational Scripture verse each day in an email during the last week before they get here this Thursday. 9 old friends from Nashville First Baptist Church. This is the photo/verse I share with them today. Happy Easter to you also! He is risen!
Charlie Doggett
Retired in Costa Rica
¡Pura Vida!
And for more photos of life here, see my gallery Charlie Doggett’s COSTA RICA.
Physical Education Last Week
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| A class lines up for Physical Education activities last week. This week there is no school, many businesses closed, and many on vacation trips. Atenas, Costa Rica |
All of the usual activities I pass by daily during most weeks aren’t happening this week, Holy Week, in a quiet little town with many on vacation. Tomorrow is Easter AND Election Day!
Article on tomorrow’s Presidential Election (Things are changing in Costa Rica.)
My photos of past Easter Processions (but none tomorrow because of election):
¡PURA VIDA!