Mike Clark's Daily Blog
#67 our story
Mynor had a good first day in his class. He is having to stay in the city for two weeks so that was new for him. Sleeping in a hotel, eating out and taking a cab back and forth are all new experiences. Kenneth and the college boys…
#67b our story
Mynor had a good first day in his class. He is having to stay in the city for two weeks so that was new for him. Sleeping in a hotel, eating out and taking a cab back and forth are all new experiences. Kenneth and the college boys…
#66 our story
For the second time in 3 days there was a major accident in front of our house caused by someone making an illegal turn. Mynor is taking a 2 week course on I.T. There is a pastor & his family living in unbelievable conditions. For $5000 we can…
#65 Our story
Franklin’s funeral was yesterday. Today I had David Beam come & preach for me. I have known him for 28 years as he came in the year of the earthquake, married a Guatemalan and has been here ever since. He has traveled the world preaching the Gospel. Gretchen…
#64 our story
One of the boys who was raised at Casa and is now a grown man was shot to death. So senseless! We are redoing the electricity in the Genesis house so the electricity was off on the entire property for a while. When the blue building was…
#63 our story
Today was another holiday so the children did not have school. I spent most of the day going back & reading old notes so that I could write more updates. If you remember something send it to me via email. Earlier Pastor David and Regina had come to…
#62 our story
The hot water tank in the main kitchen broke down but the team here had plumbers so we were able to buy a new one & the installed it. God’s timing! There was a wreck in front of our house as a pickup made an illegal turn and…
61 our story
The Illinois team went on an outreach to install stoves and pass out food. I have not been able to say this lately but yesterday we received 3 new children. We received word today that Mike and Amber are coming in December to take the dorm for Walt…
60 our story
Someone took me up on my offer and sent me three pages of remembrances. It will be a while but you will get to read those stories. I hope more of you could send me something that you remember. The team worked on plumbing while the women helped…
#59 our story
Susie, adopted, started college today. I am so proud and grateful to her adoptive parents. This is short notice but Walt will be going to the states for a week on September 16thuntil the 23rd. We really need someone to come and watch his dorm. If you can…
#58 our story
Jeny has lived here all of her life & has graduated as a physical therapist. This morning her father passes away. Both the Buen Pastor boys and the Vencedores boys had a choreographed presentation for Bible. I preached to myself as my topic was worry. But when I…
#57 our story
We had a water baptism and 20 children and one adult were baptized. The Illinois team began working on plumbing and electrical projects. Last night we had the same amount of rainfall as we did when the wall fell. So, when I woke up, I went and checked…
#56 our story
Today was what is called Semanario where the graduating seniors present to all of the junior and senior high students as well as to the staff a professional project. One student who has been here all of her life got so emotional that she just broke into tears.…
#55 our story
Since I have a lot of problems remembering dates and projects I was wondering if any of you who have been associated with Casa over the years might remember a story I could share. Many of you have such a heart for Casa that goes back decades. If you…
#54 our story
Mike and Amber spent time with Josue’ touring Casa and then Dottie and I shared with them our vision. They are from Fort Worth, Texas. I spent a portion of my day writing updates concerning Dottie and my life stories. So many things have happened and much of…
#53 our story
One of our board members, Jessica, arrived for a few days. Also Mike & Amber Sims arrived as they have an interest in being dorm parents. A place to sleep was always a problem as we had no dormitories. In the midst of the first project, my house,…
#52 our story
Today is “Day of the Corn” in Guatemala. Every school celebrates with a festival. Corn to the Mayan is a sacred item. The children did very well with their presentations here at Casa. Walt returned today & Kelly left yesterday after caring for the dorm in Walt &…
#51 our story
It was a very tranquil Sunday. The children played soccer as usual and hung out with their family members. Hillbilly and a few folks stopped by for a couple of days before going back to the states. The Mississippian would build us a house. He actually…
#50 our story
One of the things that I do on Saturday is to take all of level 4 & 5 boys from Buen Pastor & Vencedores an to the front property where they can play soccer or just hang out. It is a reward for good behavior. We do not…
#49 our story
Our seniors had a test from 7am until 11am in Santa Lucia to see where they are academically. The Maryland team left at midnight. Jose’ came by to show me photos of another church being completed. God has truly blessed. The school had a presentation with music &…