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It Always Happens Suddenly 23 February 2021 – At my computer in my rent house, Atenas, Alajuela, Costa Rica trying to put together the story of the last few days, the beginning of a new adventure I did not plan. After I “catch up” on what has happened since the 11th of February, this will …
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When I first started going to these great conference centers in North Carolina & New Mexico they were called “Baptist Assembly” with that later changed to “Baptist Conference Center.” First as a church staff member taking groups for training and inspiration and then later while working for the denomination in two different agencies as a …
2003 March 1, 2003 – Open House 192 of following invitations where sent out: —————————————————————————————– Charlie Doggett’s Open House (I’m finally in and settled!) Drinks, hors d’oeuvres, African art, photos, and music My new pool table, African Wuri, & cool people! Saturday, March 1, 2003, 6 – 10 PM Stay all evening or come & …
Jesús A very popular name for boys here is Jesús, yes that is Spanish for the English name Jesus but with the Spanish pronunciation and noted accent on last syllable: for you English-only speakers it is pronounced like “yay-sús.” It is not considered sacrilegious to use our Lord’s name as a given name, though some …
I am beginning a new stories section of my website titled Travel. It will eventually have many stories of my many trips around the world (outside Costa Rica) with some illustrative photos along with links to the newest section of my Photo Gallery titled Pre-Costa Rica Travels. where I am slowly creating a gallery on …
The Gambia MENU Intro & Maps (This page!) YOU ARE HERE 2009 November Return Mission (JUST PHOTOS now) 2009 June Return Mission (JUST PHOTOS now) Gambia Missionary 99-02 * (stories, journal, newsletter in “His Spirit” page – Fascinating!) 1999 Journal, MLC & Travel through Dakar to The Gambia 2000-20002 Gambia Journal Gambia Newsletters Gambia 99-02 Photo …
The above feature photo was made on one of the Kenya Mission Trips of a Masai boy shepherd with his “rod and staff” (that knife would be his “rod”) protecting, defending and guiding his sheep like Psalm 23: Psalm 23 A psalm of David. 1 The Lord is my shepherd, I lack nothing.2 He makes me lie down in green pastures,he …
Christianity Today has 3 good articles about one of the few great Christians of my generation, Eugene Peterson, who recently died: Ministry Lessons Eugene Peterson Competed His Long Obedience Eugene Peterson: A Monk Out of Habit I guess his translation of the Bible called The Message is the biggest influence he had on me and my …
One of my regular activities when not traveling and photographing nature has been to work on the total rebuild of my personal website while continuing to build a collection of Blog Posts or Articles about being “Retired in Costa Rica” which is now at the same location of my website, charliedoggett.net. I moved my personal …
As a student at Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary (1962-65), I was one of many students who went to school full-time and served a church in the area in a part-time capacity, usually for long weekends with no classes on Mondays. In my case I was the part-time Junior & Youth Director of the Beverly Hills …
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