Shannon & Bill – back from Costa Rica
Posted May 6, 2010 at 6:08 pm by Ian Byington
Easter sunrise service in Costa Rica...
Shannon & Bill Bailey got back three weeks ago from a trip to Costa Rica, where they ran into some old friends – here’s the report from Shannon:
Dear Ian,
Bill and I just got back last week from two weeks in Costa Rica visiting family and friends, including John and Lyn Bradley, two former San Juan Islanders.
John was a wetlands biologist on the island and he and Lyn have long time family roots on San Juan Island.
John & Lyn in Costa Rica
They retired in Costa Rica several years ago and love it. They started a local Christian church in Nuevo Arenal for the locals in Spanish and for expats in English and worked together with others to build a church building to meet in.
Lyn designed it and the annex they are currently building. The service in the picture is their annual Easter sunrise service on the shores of Lake Arenal for the expats. The local Spanish congregation now has its own pastor. Bill and I own property next door to Lyn and John in the countryside and stayed with them. While exploring the local surroundings we got to watch some local farmers crush sugar cane to make some fermented juice. Once they knew we weren’t going to bust them they had us join in and learn about the process.
Shannon Bailey
John Bradley and Bill Bailey learning about sugar cane processing
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Please if you would pass along a message to John from a former Scout and friend.Kathie and I are living north east Wash.near my son and four grandsons. Hope this finds you and Lyn well. I’m a Vl. firefighter and wildland firefighter and am still working. I.m am in outside sales and my area is Montana and northern Id. Pass along our e-mail to him if you would.
Thank you for this and God Bless
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