Mike Clark's Daily Blog
#225 our story
The team had a birthday party for all of the girls in Estrelitas, Esperanza, Doncillas and the university dorm. Dottie and I packed & gave instructions to various workers. Dottie has 7 boys who help her in her garden. Greg & Kellie arrived from Nevada. I shared with…
#224 our story
Sunday, February 10th, is our 56thwedding anniversary and I cannot think of a better way to celebrate it than preaching in a church that is less than 4 miles from where I was raised. We will be at Bayou Baptist in Evergreen, La. at 11am. The team fed…
#223 our story
Our staff and the visitors have worked so hard to get the apartments in good shape for Greg and Kellie. But the volcano Fuego that had erupted only a few months ago began spewing ash so some airlines refused to fly into Guatemala. American Airlines did not come…
#222 our story
The teams worked so hard. They painted, cleaned and fixed up the apartment. Some of them raked leaves and helped Dottie. Christine and Oscar continue to buy the items we need for the new apartment. I gave my testimony to the groups. Greg and Kellie did not arrive…
#221 our story
Jeny, who came to Casa as a baby, has need of your prayers. Her brother was killed when he left Casa 5 years ago & now her mother is on her death bed. Georgie drove her to the village where the family lives. One team went on an…
#220 our story
Greg & Kellie are arriving in two days & they will be “floaters” allowing house parents to have a day off here & there. The Va. Team is preparing their apartment. They are painting, installing a sink an commode & cleaning. A team arrived from Pennsylvania. May…
#219 our story
We took Michelle to give more blood. She struggles so much and no one can seem to diagnose it. Kathleen is taking the responsibility for the school supplies. Her email address is thompsonks01@msn.com. She asked that I share with you that we have sufficient pencils, crayons, rulers, red…
#218 our story
We had visitation for the parents in the morning so Bible was in the evening. Our boys are in a soccer league in the afternoon but they (the league officials)were kind enough to play in the morning so as not to affect our boys having church. One of…
#217 our story
A very quiet day. I believe that the children are worn out from school. They eat breakfast at 6am and school begins at 7am so their days start very early. One of our visitors who is adept at construction went back home and wrote up a list of…
#216 our story
I cannot believe that I have been telling our story on face book and just wrote #216. I am not yet to the year 2000. What wonderful memories Dottie and I have. February 10thwill be our 56thanniversary. The years have passed swiftly but the blessings continue to pile…
#215 our story
Yesterday I put a photograph of a pastor in front of his adobe church. Well we began today building him a new block church. For about $6000 we can build him a church. Just any love gift would help us get it done quickly.. It is located in…
#214 our story
The demonstrations in Chimaltenango make it difficult for our teachers to get to work on time. Our school classes begin at 7am so some of our staff from Tecpan and Poaquil have to leave home at before 5am. These particular demonstrations where they block the highway are due…
#213 our story
A 19 year old female gang member entered a bus with a bomb & another lady saw it and pushed her out the bus where the bomb exploded and blew off her hands. Seven others were hurt but no deaths. It was an initiation for the gang Salavadore…
#212 our story
The weather has been so cold the last two days. Mike & Amber took their son to the Christian school to see if they can enroll him there. We left early this morning to make the more than 2 hour trip into the city to have blood work…
#211 our story
A special moment today as Hector came and proposed to Gabby. Hector has a wonderful job and Gabby is studying engineering. Dottie and I am so proud of them for waiting until they were financially ready. One of our guard’s father passed away and the children wanted to…
# 210 our story
God has blessed us with the well being repaired. If you want to help us pay for it please send it to Lake Charles with a note as to what it is for. God truly took care of us through the last 3 weeks without the pump on…
#209 our story
A family situation has occurred so Dottie & I will be traveling to the USA in February & have two Sundays available. February 10th& 17thand can be anywhere from South Louisiana to North Arkansas. Call Debbie if you are interested. The pump and piping are back in the…
#208 our story
I appreciate all of you who are praying for the money for the well. We believe the money will be provided so we will get the new pump tomorrow and begin installation in a couple of days. The Maryland/Pa team left this morning. We had a plumbing problem…
#207 our story
Gunther, Billy’s brother, came to show me his college diploma as he graduated as a system engineer. He lived here until he was 18. I applaud his perseverance. It is official! Dottie and I will not be traveling home for the first time in 25 years. There must…
#206 Our story
The teams worked here at Casa in the morning and then went on an outreach in the afternoon. Dottie and I went to the city to do some banking business. The college students returned from enrolling in their classes with a long list of supplies and books they…