Profiles

Richard and Karen Bradford

Richard and Karen Bradford were married in 1994 in British Columbia, Canada. They have two children, Alexis is 22 and Simon is 19. They live and work in Chalet Bourdonnette.

Richard was born in Toronto and raised in a number of places around Southern Ontario. He completed his undergraduate degree in philosophy at Trinity Western University and his Masters degree at McMaster University in Hamilton, Ontario. Richard spent quite a few years painting houses before completing his education. He returned with his family in January, 2000 and he and Karen became workers in January, 2001.

Karen was born and raised in Salmon Arm, British Columbia. Karen has completed a number of college diploma courses. She graduated in 1988 from a two-year diploma course in Leisure and Recreation Management; in 1991 she completed a diploma in Long Term Care Aid; and in 1994 graduated with a diploma as a registered massage therapist. For three years she ran her own massage therapy clinic in Vancouver. She attended Swiss L’Abri as a student in 1993 and returned with Richard, Alexis and Simon in January, 2000.


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Katrina and Aaron Fortune

Aaron was born and raised in the South East United States, and studied Philosophy and English in college. Has worked as a web developer and several other things. Loves talking, sometimes to himself.

Katrina is a confused mixture of Swiss and American, a typical third culture kid. Loves trying new art forms and making colorful foods. Often accidentally cooks food for forty people when she’s trying to cook for four.


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Steve Bullock

Steve was raised in Connecticut and is retired from a career as an army officer. Since November 2015 he has visited L’Abri as often as possible. He joined the team as a worker in 2017, returning about every other term to live and work in Chalet Bellevue.