What if?

What if my Dad had not broken his back causing me to stay close to home for college instead of going to the university of Tennessee?

What if Dottie´s sister would not have chosen Ouchita Christian? That is where Dottie wanted to attend. What if Dottie and I had not chosen Northwestern State?

What if I had not dated Dottie´s roommate?

What if Dottie had not invited me to go visit her family in Crossett, Arkansas? What if her Dad had not witnessed to me for 6 hours and brought me to salvation?

What if Dottie and I had not married? What if our first 3 children had not died making us hungry to have children and adopt? What if we had not move from Lafayette to Lake Charles?

What if I had never gone on KAJN radio? Brother Barry promoted me for years and much of our early support came from there.

What if Charles Rogers had never asked me to go with him to Guatemala?

What if I would not have walked through the red-light district of Guatemala City? What if I had refused to look at all the children on the streets barefooted, starving, freezing and being used in all types of sin?

What if Dottie had not read my broken heart and refused to come with me to Guatemala?

What if Jerry had not heard of us? Hundreds of workers came because of him to build the buildings.

What if Wes would not have taken control of the finances and formed a board?

What if the thousands of people had not come to Casa and built buildings, ministered the Word, sponsored a child, and gave thousands of dollars over 35 years?

What if hundreds of Americans who have become dorm parents had not heeded that call?

What if the hundreds of pastors and churches would have ignored the call from God to participate with us?

What if Jorge at age 11 not been moved after going to a village with me to preach and telling me we needed to build them a church? Over 120 churches, Sunday School builds and homes for pastors have been built. Thousands saved!

What if the 6000 children had never come to Casa? How many would be dead, in deep poverty, sick, on drugs, in gangs, living on the streets? More than anything how many would be unsaved?

I want to thank all of you who pray, give and visit us for making miracles happen?

To the thousands of you I cannot mention in such a small space remember God knows your heart, your love, your labor, your prayers and your gifts. Thank you to all who have made this possible.

What if I would not have met Teddie and we brought in dozens of containers for both ministries?

What about the ministries birthed from Casa with Steve and Pam, Tim and Patty, Steve and Cheryl, Adam and Vilma, John and Sharon and others?

What about the multitude of children raised at Casa and now in ministry, good marriages and good jobs they never would have had?

I am humbled by the fact so many people over these 35 years have undergirded Dottie and myself with prayer? You have given us the strength to continue even into our 80s.

H