Mike Clark's Daily Blog
#204
Oseas and Heidy came to visit with Dottie & I yesterday. They were raised here, married, both teaching in the city as well as both studying to be school administrators. Today was our grandson, Robert’s, birthday so Tony & Lily celebrated it in the village. The baby dorm…
#203
I cannot stop crying! Frances Martin passed away & he was one of the most Godly men and dearest friends in my life for over 40 years. Some of the college students began classes today. Our two studying to become dialysis technicians began yesterday. They are Tatiana and…
#202 our story
The staff had a praise and sharing the Word time. The team females helped Dottie in her gardens. The men continued to put in the base board in the Antony house(dialysis) 11-11-98 Jim, my brother-in-law, is president of the Downtown Fayetteville Ar. Rotary Club and he…
#201 our story
It rained all night and during the day so that made Dottie happy because of her plants. The well company came and pulled up the pipes and said the pump has an electrical problem which they may be able to fix. Josue’ began paying the inscription and first…
#200 our story
Oscar and Bob 4returned from Mexico. I gave my testimony to the team and they are planning activities for the children as well as what Oscar will have for them to do. My testimony was nearly two hours long but no one left. I made 12 weeks of…
#199 our story
We received three new children at about 2am. I began paying the land taxes. Part of our property is in the domain of Santiago while the rest is in the domain of San Bartolome’. What was so encouraging was that in one town a worker said, “I know…
#198 our story
I made radio shows. Dottie and the women took Lizzi and Amber out to dinner. School begins Monday & hopefully all we have left to purchase are socks for the Our church on our property is doing very well and is growing. It is called The Mountain of…
#197 our story
Bob took Oscar with him for a 4 day trip to Mexico so that Bob could get his passport stamped. Jeremy & his team left just as his wife, Amy, arrived for a week. Our older boys still living here at a soccer game in San Bartolome’ against…
#196 our story
We had a video conference call with our board members. The main topic was the web site. The Oklahoma team is working on plumbing issues. May 5, 2000: The Arch Bishop sent us a young girl who had been raped by an uncle. Two days later he sent a…
# 195 our story
Jessica is cooking dinner for a different dorm each night. All of the children have now moved to their new dorms. One teen had to go into surgery for a biopsy on his neck. Four siblings went to the funeral of their father who passed away yesterday. The…
# 194 our story
It could not have happened at a worse time! We had to hire professionals to try and find the problem with the plumbing underground in Vencedores but they fixed it. We are having to purchase a new pump and have all of the pipes pulled up from the…
#193 our story
We have a major problem with the plumbing in Vencedores. The Oklahoma team is helping Felipe with it. We worked all day and could not fix it. We will call Rotor-ruta. January 27th: Steve and Pam had a baby boy. A Korean factory about 5 miles from…
# 192 our story
What a wonderful way to start 2019. Don & Lizzi arrived to become house parents for Vencedores(boys) while Georgie returned to take the university girls. Ezdras & Estefany moved to Doncillas(girls) while Billy and Olga moved to the transition house. The fireworks last night at midnight seemed to…
# 191 our story
The new house parents, Don & Lizzi, as well as Georgie arrived today so we are so blessed. We are richer than we think! We are more blessed than we know! We have more than we realize! Dottie and I wish you the best of Christ in 2019.…
# 190 our story
Jeremy preached in my place and laid out the plan of salvation perfectly. October 1,1999 The hospital diagnosed Ignacia as having a blocked kidney so treatment was finely begun. 4th: Ignacia had her surgery. They removed a kidney. She will have spent 30 days in the hospital…
#189 our story
Jeremy and the Oklahoma team missed their flight so arrived today as did Mike and Jessica from Texas. Fernando & Anna bought a new house & they took all of their girls from Esperanza to see it. Mynor & I worked on a power point in case we…
#188 Our story
Cristine arrived and immediately went shopping for the Oklahoma team arriving Friday. Everyone seems to be helping in conserving water since we are operating on one well. The holidays have kept the well digging company from coming out. We finished the home for the pastor. You will remember…
# 187 our story
You may remember Debbie’s sister, Cindy, had a son who shot himself accidently recently. His jaw is still wired. Now they have discovered that Cindy’s husband, Brian, has cancer. They asked for prayer. Today was visiting day for the parents who have permission to see their children. We…
# 186 our story
The year has flown by. We are purchasing school supplies, texts and uniforms as we as hiring some new teachers. This is an exhausting time as preparing and presenting Christmas gifts, special meals, all night New Year’s celebration & now moving children to different dorms and the beginning…
# 185 our story
The children ate tamales or turkey at midnight & then set off fireworks. So they had breakfast in their dorms A dozen or so teens ate in our home at midnight. Some of the kids went to bed at 4am. I wore ear plugs so slept through it all.…