Happy in the hospital. Dottie is still undergoing treatment in the hospital. She was hospitalized on Thursday. I believe she will be discharged on Sonday. It has been years since I slept without Dottie next to me. I miss her. The team from Wisconsin has done a wonderful…

My favorite recent photo of Dottie here singing to the Lord. Dottie is going to be hospitalized for 5 days for treatment. Carolyn and Celia will stay with her part of the time.  The first procedures on Dottie went well. Her blood pressure took a dive but they…

Gladys and Estela were bridesmaids for Dottie and my 50th wedding anniversary in 2013.  The team has an outreach today and tomorrow, so I had to change my testimony until Thursday evening. Christian music is an expression of the heart, a way to lift one another´s spirits and…

Jorge was our first child through the courts. Jorge was killed when he was only 22 years old. He was studying medicine. He would go with me to preach and after a service he told me we needed to build churches. Because of him we built many churches,…

Mario leads praise and worship. We are praying for a keyboard player to accompany him. Each month my son, Tony, and I go eat breakfast and then get a haircut. Those days are precious to me. Today Dottie woke up looking so depressed which she has not shown…

Jeremy sharing the Word. Adam stopped by and prayed for Dottie. I am so proud of him and how he has allowed God to use him. It was so funny because Adam has that Alabama drawl. He hugged Dottie and was talking and Dottie said, “You sound just…

I the 1990s we had meals, school and church outside under blue tarps. We had to take Dottie for blood work and other exams. It took Orlando, Mariella and Paola to get her there with all the long ramps. I ask for extra prayer for her. Jeremy will…

Giving Dottie a manicure. The Oklahoma and North Carolina teams had a great week of ministry, work and the Word. This summer we had nothing but great teams willing to do what was necessary to accomplish what we needed done. Josue has a great personality and just received…

Larry and I in matching shirts. Both teams have had a good week. The North Carolina team finished building the home for a poor family. They were so filled with joy as the house was dedicated to the Lord. The Oklahoma team had an exceptional service for the…

This was the First Lady of Guatemala in 1996. Her name is Patricia and her husband was Alvaro Arzu. He was the President that brought about the cease fire and end to the 37 year war. They spoke to our children and twice came to share lunch with…

Steve and Pam Steve and Pam were the first couple to come and help us. When Dottie flipped the van and broke her back Steve and Pam let us recuperate in their home while they moved on campus and cared for the children. Today they have a wonderful…

Michelle loves spending the weekend with Tony and Lily. She loves going to church with them. Pastor Phil preached on Lazarus and his main point was do not get in the way of what God wants to do through you. Dottie, though crippled, has tremendous peace. She never…

Pastor Dave and Mama Gina wit their boys in Buen Pastor in 2008. Jeremy and Amy are coming this week with a team from Oklahoma. They come often and are always a blessing. She actually came and stayed for more than a month with the younger boys. Vanessa…

The children years ago had this program where they wore clothes from the village in which they were born. Please forgive me as I messed up the update and cannot figure out how to fix it. Pastor Phil will preach in my place Sunday morning. It is good…

Dottie and I with the mayor 20 years ago. Gasoline is $5.53 a gallon. You can understand why people are upset. There was an earthquake tremor of 5.9 in Esquintla. No damage here. The North Carolina team arrived Thursday. Larry and Sue as well as Walt and Randy…

Fernando and Anna were raised here and have moved on. I am happy for them and sad for me. Fernando dropped by to visit with us and he and his family are doing so good. He has his own business and has an office in Guatemala as well…

Children waiting to eat in 1994- I had trouble with the update yesterday. You can go to Google and it is on Mike Clark´s Blog when you do not get it here. Charlie came by with a team to visit Casa on Monday. They also played with the…

Teenager teaching Sunday School in our home in 1996. The manifestations, roadblocks, continue and it is sad because it doe not just hurt people going to work, people with medical emergencies and appointments, students trying to get to classes and hundreds of others simple wanting to do what…