Hobsons in Colombia
The Hobsons were assigned to Bogota, Colombia and went there in the fall of 1964 after a year in language school in Costa Rica. They served there until June of 1968 when they came back to the US for their first furlough.
Wanda helping out in the Libraria Bautista (Baptist Bookstore) in Bogota. Managing the bookstore was one of Charles' duties there.
 | Charles with ? |
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Wanda playing a small keyboard for singing in a children's group. |  |
 | Charles speaking to group, Wanda at keyboard. |
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Charles on hood of Landrover, Wanda inside. |  |
Charles in river for baptismal service.
Wanda and children on runway. Looks like Charles may have shot this from inside the airplane.
 | We heard a lot of stories about Colombia, but I don't remember hearing about Wanda handling alligators!  |
This is just going too far! Wanda handling alligators is beyond the call of duty, even for missionaries. But getting the four kids involved in handling a 20 foot snake is too much!
 | Wanda with all five kids on what appears to be a dam. |
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Charles and Wanda with a group that has obviously had a good day of fishing! |  |
 | This photo has Charles walking across a field with a Bible under one arm and a 12-gauge shotgun in the other hand. Danny Hobson tells me this is his favorite picture and suggests the caption "I'm going to convert them one way or the other!" |
But Danny supplied the other details that Charles was an avid bird hunter, and never wanted to miss an opportunity for some bird hunting.
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Charles in a hammock. Hmm! This missionary life may not be so tough after all. But remember Wanda's alligator wrestling and snake handling above. |  |
 | Charles and critter. |
1964