I have been sick 5 days and last night was the worst night but I woke up feeling fairly well. Tatiana, Adela and Celia all nursed me. Josue and Estella returned to Guatemala last night, so we are blessed that they are back. Dottie does not appreciate my…

Michelle is such a trooper. Eye surgery is so painful and yet Michelle never flinches or asks the doctor to stop. I have had eye surgeries, and they are painful and extremely uncomfortable. The 8th step in studying the Bible is Pray the Bible. Just build up a…

Michelle went back to the hospital at 4am for the medical folks to check her eyes following surgery. She received a good report as they are healing very well. We were blessed yesterday to have a visit from Querwin and Jasmine. He was in the first family to…

Michelle was feeling bad before the surgery, but they were able to stabilize her. Adela takes such wonderful care of Michelle, and I know that God will bless her tremendously for all she has done. The surgery went well. It took about an hour and a half. Recuperating!…

I taught that the Bible is God´s Word. You are following daily if you read my updates, you will be able to get all 10 points. Today is point number five and that is meditate on the Word. One of my most favorite books of the Bible is…

Andrew´s team had activities including crafts and hot dogs with Esperanza up and down and Vencedores. Also crafts with dialysis. The Texas team played pickle ball with the older boys and then served the boys hot dogs. The older boys got fried chicken also. We have seen that…

Andrew´s team is working with the children, and the other two teams were working on the transition building. The third point I made about studying the Bible was learn to study it. The three points under learning are What do I see?  What does it mean?, and today…

Andrew Brown came to Casa many years ago. He got saved and worked with Tim and the younger boys. He was so gentle and loving and the children loved him. He left and married in Canada and began having children. I believe the number is 10. He and…

The government says that no one can post photographs of children under age 18. So this applies to all homes for children. The garbage collectors in the city formed blockades in various areas to stop traffic as they demand more money. Dottie woke up around midnight with pain…

Yesterday I shared that to study the Word you start with listening to it. Secondly, you read it for yourself. Do you realize that you only need to read 3 chapters a day and 4 on Sunday and you will read the entire Bible in one year? Adela…

I was feeling very blue as the strain of watching Dottie struggle and the population of Casa shrinking. But as I had my pity party God reminded me that Casa has produced so many pastors, church members, choir members, Sunday school teachers, musicians, vocalists, deacons, even missionaries, etc.…

I preached on the fact that God calls us Christians only 3 times in the Word. He uses terms like Light of the World, Citizens of Heaven, Living Stones, Salt of the Earth, Soldiers and Members of a Body. But the one I see referred to most is…

  I went to breakfast with one of the first children at Casa and I really needed the time to laugh at stories of the past. He knew more stories than I remembered.   A team from a Guatemalan church came and had an activity with the children.…

Dottie, Tatiana, Orlando. Quique, Adela, Tony on Valentines Day A strange event happened a day ago. The largest university in Guatemala, San Carlos University, had an emergency shut down due to a law written 75 years ago. In the 40s many students were murdered by the army. When…

I awoke to a banking problem in my account. It is a fraud alert. It is difficult to do overseas banking, so Estella helps me. Dottie has been giggling like a little girl for two days. As sick as she is she is upbeat and joyful more than…

The older boys brought flowers and banana bread for our anniversary. I have been feeling very poorly the last three days. I do not think it is physical. It is emotional. There are two situations that cause me great stress. The situation with Dottie is so critical and…

One wonderful thing the neurologist said about Dottie was that she will never go in a coma and with proper care there is no reason she cannot live 5 or more years. Last night Dottie was very agitated and was rude to Adela. Adela is her major care…

Today, (Monday) is our 62nd wedding anniversary. Little did we realize the trail we would take and the miracles we would encounter along that trail. There are so many moments in our lives that were incredible and special. But one moment really stands out. Dottie and I had…

Our wedding consisted of Dottie and I as bride and groom, Her sister as Maid of Honor, Her dad as Minister, Her mother as pianist and her brother-in-law as camera man. That was our entire wedding party so it was the group plus the cameraman which means we…

Brother Jerry has been such a blessing and finished so many needed odd jobs. I was visited by Pastor Teddie from Grand Bay, Alabama. His daughter has a wonderful ministry in Chimaltenango. The other night we had a 5.9-point earthquake. Some kids sleeping around the water towers went…