Oseas and Bubba

Oseas and his brother Bubba. Oseas studied law and for his thesis he changed his last name to Clark. He has done very well over the years.

A team from Miami came Saturday and played with the children and prayed for Dottie. Dottie had a rough night so she missed church for the first time in a long while.Dottie received a terrible report on her eyes. She will need eye surgery.

I have good news. Carolyn will be returning in July and she wants to do what Adela´s being doing with Michelle and Dottie. But she will need two days off each week. I am praying someone wants to come live at Casa and be available for 2 days to replace her. So, pray that God will send us such a woman.

Yesterday Dr. Ozzie with a team here preached for me. This is a team of optometrists who are examining the children and providing glasses as needed.

Saturday, we had a Guatemalan church group come and have activities with the children.

The company that the playground equipment came from is arriving with a dozen or more people to install the new playgrounds. Our older boys will help on Thursday and Friday. We are praying they will be able to install the new playgrounds this week. That is exciting for the children. Jesus is called THE FIRSTBORN, FIRSTBORN AMONG MANY BRETHREN, FIRSTBORN OF EVERY CREATURE but today I want to share from Colossians 1:18 says “And He is the head of the body, the church; who is the beginning, THE FIRSTBORN FROM THE DEAD; that in all things He might have the preeminence.”

The name obviously refers to Jesus’ resurrection. Jesus was not the first person raised from the dead. There was the son of a family in Shunem in II Kings 4:18-37 as three people Jesus raised from the dead. There was the daughter of Jairus in Matthew 9:18-26; the son of a widow in the village of Nain in Luke 7:11-18 and His friend Lazarus in John 11:1-44. But these all were raised temporarily and all three would die again. As the FIRST BORN OF THE DEAD Jesus has the authority