Mike Clark's Daily Blog
#126
Trophies were given to 6 different age groups in basketball, soccer and volley ball. At 9am there was a one hour prayer time for the school as the last act of the school year before graduation. The children received their final report cards. Walt, Ezdras and some teenage…
#125 our story
Yesterday, Gretchen took Alex, his family and all of Buen Pastor to a restaurant for a chicken dinner. Bob bought ice cream. Someone provided the funds for this. S’mores and hot dogs were provided for four dorms : Angelitos, Cometas, Estrelitas and Esperanza up. Today was so pretty…
#124 our story
Alex, the child who had the kidney transplant a few months ago, was sent home by a judge. Pray that his family can provide him with the expensive anti-rejection medication. The team had Bible study with the girls. They also gave tennis shoes to various dorms. Thom &…
#123 our story
Kevin passed his first year of medical school so he is on cloud nine. Los Cometas went to the zoo. The team had Bible study with the boys. Ezdras is teaching his boys how to bake and Alex is sending 16 boys to typing in San Bartolome’. …
#122 our story
It is with great joy that I share with you that Alex and Sara are going to remain as house parents in Buen Pastor. National holiday! S’mores & hot dogs for the girls. Billy, Sebastian, Josue , myself met with Thom who is our board chairman. There…
#121 our story
The 4 person team from MD, PA and WVa who are here to buy tennis shoes for the children had a member, Caleb, who sang in church this morning. It was awesome! Thom introduced Don and Lissi as the new house parents for Vencedores starting in late December.…
#120 our story
A small group from WV arrived to help us with shoes. Bridge of Life spent hours here doing various activities with each dorm. A nutritionist & a nephrologist spent their time with the dialysis dorm. The wedding of Josue & Raquel was very beautiful. It was outside &…
#119 Our story
The rains have been so hard that the school activities winding up the school year had to be cancelled. Thom & Shawna arrived as he will be talking with staff & speaking with a couple interested in coming to Casa. It was announced today that 4000 Honduran immigrants…
#118 Our story
Dennis and Debbie who are Raquel’s sponsors arrived and will be participating in the wedding. They took Raquel and Josue’ to the lake as a special treat. How wonderful to sponsor a child all the way from childhood to their wedding day. What a blessing! Well, today was…
#117 our story
Fernando and Anna came to tell me they have bought a house. Remember he worked for years and then began his own business. They will continue her as dorm parents until they feel the time is right to move. Two to four years! Isn’t that a great success…
#116 Our story
Sebatian’s daughter has been fighting pneumonia but is doing better. Still needs our prayers. There was a huge demonstration blocking the roads at the same time near Chimaltenango as the President was in the area dedicating a road. The children here are already celebrating the end of school.…
#115 our story
Raquel, sister of Sara and Genesis, will be getting married this Saturday. She graduated from the university and now is taking the next step in her life. She told me that the doctors are still on strike so Genesis is not getting her examinations monthly. The children are…
#113 our story
Yesterday I shared with you of the teenager who gave her testimony of being used for 9 years. She said she bathed but never felt clean. She said when she came to Casa and got saved she knew that she was forever clean. At 5am when…
#114 Our story
Horrible! There is a crossover over the highway a few hundred yards from Casa and this morning a 23 year old man was found hanging by his neck. They do not know if it is a suicide or murder. We so desperately need a maintenance man. Woke up…
#111 Our story
Angelina graduated from the university Friday night. The parent walks with their son or daughter and also wears a cap and gown. I am so proud of Angelina. While I was gone some judges from Villa Nueva visited and told the staff that they wee very impressed with…
#112 our story
Angelina, who graduated yesterday, was our first girl in 1989 and it her who asked if she and her siblings could call me Papi. Her father had 3 wives and 29 children. There is a major water problem on our back property and I missed watching the LSU/Georgia…
#110 Our story
We arrived at Casa at 2pm. The 12 year-old girl we just received was malnourished & abandoned at the hospital. Tonight was a special “family” meal for the children from 4 – 6pm. The children dressed up and there were gifts and extra food. The office staff did…
#109 Our story
They were able to get Heath into a hospital in Baton Rouge with the LSU physicians. This is better for everyone involved. The courts sent us one child and at the same time removed 5 others. What is happening is just foolishness by the court system. Children do…
Malcolm
Heath was operated on and has a tracheotomy. They will wire his jaw together and when this heals they will take a bone from his leg and rebuild his jaw. The former vice-president of Guatemala was sent to prison for 15 years for corruption. Malcolm drove us to…
#108 Our story
We are back in Lake Charles and getting the last of our items to take back to Guatemala on Thursday. We already have 3 of our 4 suitcases packed. We are anxious to return home. Debbie’s nephew, Heath, has extensive jaw damage and neither the hospitals in Lake…