Mike Clark's Daily Blog
#48 our story
You may remember that a government home for delinquents burned last year and killed a number of girls. The government has put a home here in San Bartolome’ for 30 girls. The residents of the village are never happy. I had a visit by two of our girls…
#47 our story
Brandi will be leaving on September 4thand my heart is already broken. She has been such a blessing. Cristine will be taking over with the teams and groups. If you want to visit Casa the email is still casaaleluya@gmail.com. Please pray that we can make this a smooth…
#46 my story
The Maryland team actually began at 6am continuing the cleanup of the wall. “All things work to the good”. Because of paper work we were unable to sell the flat bed truck. Now it is carrying away the debris. Praise God! I worked on lessons. Our…
#45 my story
It will take two to three months to clean out the fallen wall and rebuild the wall. We will need to hire 3 bricklayers and 4 helpers. Sharon and Emanuel, seniors, have been accepted to do their internship in a local bank. These are the first students accepted…
Personal
The New York team took the university young people zip lining and then to a fancy restaurant. Both Esperanza down and Estrellitas down performed a musical praise dance to the Lord. Both were excellent. We dedicated Glenda’s baby, Isabella. After service kids came up and handed me money…
#44 my story
The New York team had a Carnival with 4 dorms following one another. Vencedores, Estrellitas, Cometas and Esperanza upstairs. Then in the evening they had a game night for the older girls and boys. They also awarded gifts to the winners of the tournaments yesterday. A team from…
Thoughts
The teams began cleaning up the fallen wall. The college boys helped also. The New York team had a volleyball tournament for the girls followed by a soccer tournament for the boys. We had a visit from Gethsemane Church in Miami, Florida who brought us soccer shoes and…
#43 my story
We had a hard rain last night and over 200 feet of our wall fell. It will cost thousands so pray for a financial miracle. The rain was so hard that the blue building had 2 inches of water in it. A census has begun in Guatemala.They came…
#42 my story
We were so tired when we arrived home that we were asleep by the time our heads hit the pillow. This is unusual. We unpacked and then I met with Josue’, Sebastian and Billy. I am getting use to my new role that I trust will be a…
#41 My story
Our day started early but we were able to get home to Guatemala tired but okay. Josue picked us up at the airport and filled me in on what happened while we were gone. Our soccer team won a major championship. Four champions played one another and Casa…
#40 my story
Our last day in Fayetteville. We drove out to the cemetery and then had lunch with Linda before packing up to leave early tomorrow. Just two days ago I shared with you that a dear minister friend, Bill Hughes, passed away. This morning Jim Baker, a missionary to…
#39 my story
I spent time working on lessons and updates before going and visiting with Linda. We will return to Guatemala on Tuesday. The Florida team had pizza for all of the children. Two ladies will give their testimonies of abuse. Louisiana team giving popcorn and M&Ms. Angie's father lives…
#38 my story
I believe that the emotional strain of the last week finally caught up with me and I just am so exhausted. Dottie and I did a little shopping and then visited with Linda. In Guatemala the Florida team went to Antigua and the Louisiana team spent the day…
#37 my life
The funeral was truly a celebration of Jim’s life. Dottie was able to spend time with her two remaining brothers. We had a special time with our nephew Mark and his wife Susan who are pastors and church planters in New England. Our time in San Cristobal was…
#36 my story
I cannot but think on the hundreds of supporters of Casa the last 29 years who are no longer with us. God has blessed us with so many lovers of Casa through the years. Jim & Linda’s families began arriving. So we were able to visit with Dottie’s…
#35 my life
Two teams left this morning. A team from Northside Assembly in Crowley, La. arrived. This church was with us from the beginning in 1989 and this is the first time to visit and we are not there. The Florida team went on a medical outreach. The Arkansas team…
Long Day
Dottie and I began our day a few minutes after midnight and arrived in Fayettesville, Ar around 5pm and went to visit Jim's wife, Linda.The funeral will be a military one on Friday. The Florida team began painting the office building. I believe that another team had a…
#34 My story
Dottie’s brother, Jim, as president of the Downtown Fayetteville Rotary Club raised the money to equip the kitchen & dining hall as well as equip the largest dorm & finally computers for the school over a period of 20 years. He loved Casa. We did get tickets so…
#33 my life
Dottie’s brother, Jim, died this morning. Pray that we can get tickets to Fayetteville because Linda wants me to do the service. We dedicated Oscar VI’s son Michael. The Alabama team provided VBS for the boys from Vencedores and Cometos and a second VBS for the younger girls.…
#32 my story
The Alabama team had a block party for the baby dorm. A team from Springdale, Arkansas arrived. The teams made bracelets and puff balls with the girls. Movie & popcorn for the younger children. Cupcakes and crafts for the teenage girls in Esperanza down. A large group from…