Pura Vida Misional: SUR A FRONTERA DE PANAMA Y GOLFITO (TO THE PANAMA BORDER & GOLFITO, C.R.)

Oftentimes, when folks learn I'm a nurse, they ask for medical advise,
this young woman did just that. I also whip out my Ipad often
to entertain restless chicos,or chica, in this case in Cartago.

The Cartago Ward Chapel. Talked here 8/13

We're so pleased with the Toyopan Estaca because they have
their FPE/Autosuficiencia Stake Committee up & running.

Hno.Rodrigo Rivera teaching the Career Workshop (taller)
to a group of students from a local university. He taught
it in English because they've been studying English for
almost a year.

We had a great surprise when we spoke @ the LaVerbena branch on 8/20,
we met Elder y Hermana Clark's 2 daughters &
their friend (to my left).

We started picking up trash (because we were blocked & locked
in the parking lot) & when church let out, the kids came out & helped us : )

These are some of the 14 grandkids & friends of the Clarks
+ some of the new friends they'd made in the branch (rama).

This is Graciela Moya, her husband Javier & their son Ignacio.
They've housed missionaries for about 14 years, until just recently,
including Melanie 12-ish years ago. They were so kind to her
& have remained friends to all of us since.
THEY VISITED US IN OUR APT. & WERE ABLE TO
SKYPE W/ MELANIE & JEFF!

Infamous "Crocodile Bridge".
The crocs were submerged when we
stopped to look.

Cool Restaurant "El Avion" between Quepos & Manuel Antonio

This restaurant is actually built around an entire airplane.
The cabin is now a bar.

The iconic view of the bay near Manuel Antonio NP

REMEMBER "MICANDA BY THE SEA"
RYAN & ASHLEY?

They actually kill off these palm or coconut trees
to plant new ones & promote a healthy crop.

On the wharf @ the Banana Bay Hotel.
We travel a lot on the weekends &
speak in Sacrament mtgs. & the Y.S.A.(J.A.S. here)
Sunday School classes to let them know about the PEF program
& to teach them about self-reliance & the Lord's
desire for them to have joy.
Joy can't occur if someone can't provide for their family.

The Pier at Puerto Jimenez on the Osa Peninsula. It was a 35 minutes launch
ride across the Golfo Dulce from Golfito

The small airstrip at Puerta Jimenez.

The Chapel in Ciudad Neilly. Spoke and workshop here August 26-7

The Chapel in Rio Claro. That's our Toyota RAV4 in the forefront.

A small tour bus had gone off the road & down this steep
mountain-side a couple of days before. Unfortunately, 3 people
died, 9 were badly injured & only 1 was unhurt. Someone left flowers there on the right.

The Chapel in San ISidro is undergoing a facelift

One of the things we absolutely love, is to run into the missionaries!!!
This is Elder Guzman & Chisholm in San Marcos. I have a
quirky sense of humor & they humored me & stood near the bar
that they'd just passed.

Another view of the restaurant "El Avion"

We see a lot of vultures. This one posed at the dock in Golfito

THE BRANCHES OF THIS TREE
ARE A KEEN EXAMPLE
OF WHAT THE STREETS ARE LIKE IN & AROUND SAN JOSE.

On beach at Puerto Jimenez on the Osa Peninsula looking back to mainland and Golfito

At the Border Crossing into Panama at Canaos. There was a duty free mall
which was part in Costa Rica and Part in Panama straddling the "frontera"

We stopped at this chapel (below) & ran into Hermanas Hearne from Layton
& Madsen from Gridley, CA. The young man with them
had been taught the gospel by them & JUST been baptized!
They happened to be having a cultural celebration
so we got to watch.

Another view of the Chapel in Neily

The drive through the mountains to San Vito and then north to San Isidro
through the mists was amazing.

Hna Pete had no idea there were pine trees in Costa Rica.
Couldn't resist snapping this foto (no typo, that's how
photo is spelled in Spanish) of the pine & palm trees together!