Mike Clark's Daily Blog
#24 my story
I did not realize just how tired I was. It has been a pressure filled week so we did very little today. Dottie got a pedicure and I read. The teams built miniature kitchens for the little girls to play with. The Arkansas team is preparing dinner for…
#23 my story
I am still on a high from how kind and loving the children and staff were to Dottie and me. We were also blessed with two nights in a hotel in the city. I do not feel any older although the visitors looked at the old pictures the…
#22 my story
We were taken to breakfast and then to lunch where we were presented with a beautiful hollow cross that had 5800 pebbles representing the number of children who have come to Casa. We began the transition service with our board chairman, Thom Spignor who gave a charge to…
#21 my story
My last day! Josue and I went to the city to do some business. One team prayed for every house and office on the property. The laundry room in the baby dorm got painted. Johnny installed lights by the boy’s dorms. Some of the women cleaned Casa de…
#20 my story
The teams power washed a dorm, cleaned out a storage unit, worked in Casa Anthony while Thom and Jeff installed new computers for the administration offices. An Arkansas team arrived. One team gave the boys hotdogs and then I spoke to the visitors. Soon, at Centerville…
19 My story
We have many visitors right now but there is much to keep them busy. Tonight the Woodlands women will host a “Getting to know you” time with the older girls from Doncillas and the university girls. Brandi and Gretchen are working with Cristina so they can all be ready…
#18 my story
We tried to make today a time the visitors could play with the children. Our board chairman, Thom, arrived. He brought a number of computers that will replace all the computers in the offices. After burying Jamie I began to think about what I wanted to do…
#17 my story
Duke is making metal bars around our butane tanks. Tonight we have a large team from The Woodlands, Tx team arrived and the North Carolina team 6 hours earlier. It has been raining off and on all day so the outside painting projects are going very slow. We…
#16 my story
Bob’s brother passed away so Bob will travel to Iowa to be with his family for a week. The funeral is next Thursday. The automobile license bureau made a mistake on last week’s paper work so Alex & I had to repeat the process. The Louisiana team is…
#15 My story
The dialysis children and their workers wanted to go see the new building. I am not sure I have ever seen children so happy. Walt left this morning for N. Carolina and his grandfather’s funeral. Teams began arriving: Farrell’s family, Estela’s family as well as Cristine who is…
#14 my story
The junior high and senior high had a musical competition and the students really got into it. Duke, welder, arrived yesterday so that was a blessing. I worked on the end-of-the-month reports for Debbie. One team is sorting clothes and the other team is painting Cristina’s room as…
#13 my story
Please remember Walt & Randi in your prayers as his grandfather passed away yesterday. He was a Christian so there will be a reunion. Alex & I had to go to SAT to get a new title for the flatbed. It has taken 3 trips plus one to…
#12 My story
Walt and the twelve little boys in his dorm sang in church today in English. They did well. This is the beginning of the month so I am reminding you to pray that God will send us more dorm parents. The doctors had given our baby, Misty,…
#11 My story
The Guatemala army in cooperation with the US Coast Guard captured 3 tons of cocaine on a vessel in the ocean. One of our older boys came to ask me to pray with him because he feels that God is calling him to the ministry. Two teams from…
#10 My story
One of our children who was adopted to the states, Jacob, finished boot camp & is now a US Marine. We are blessed for him & his parents, Doc and Karen. The Oklahoma team left today. The Virginia team took all of Buen Pastor(older boys) to the city.…
#9 my story
VBS is doing things with dorms that they had an earlier program for so the children are doubly happy. Alex and I went to the city to get paper work signed for the flatbed truck and the title was not original so we have to go through another…
#8 My story
VBS is for Cometas, Vencedores and Doncellas who will have a special supper. Painting the cabinets inside Casa de Anthony is coming along rapidly as is the outside walls. Sebastian’s daughter got a second degree burn on her hand. She will be fine but I am certain she…
#7 my story
I shared at the mission house of Teddy who is a pastor of Friendship Baptist in Grand Bay, Al. He brings teams often and has a great outreach. VBS ministered to Estrellitas, Esperanza down and Buen pastor. The Casa Anthony(dialysis) is being painted outside & inside cabinets. I…
My story #6
Maeda, Norma and Yolanda left Casa years ago & are in their 30s. They came to visit today & they are doing very well. I needed to hear that. I gave my testimony to the teams. Veronica came by today also. She is working for a children’s ministry.…
My story #5
Jim took a third group of teens in the discipleship program to the concert. The Virginia team did not get to Casa until 3am Sunday morning. Today was visiting day. Dulce is already back from the hospital following her appendectomy. VBS has a movie for the university girls.…