Mike Clark's Daily Blog
#31
Alabama team arrived & has goodie bags for Vencedores tonight. Tn #1 had s’mores for with Esperanza. Tn #2 had cupcakes and crafts with Doncillas. The teams painted. I am already bored in retirement so I am attempting to write a book as so many people have asked…
#30 my story
Today the elementary school had a basketball and soccer tournaments for both boys and girls. One Tennessee team pizza, s’more & puppets & line dance for various dorms. When we arrived at Tapachula, Mexico which is near the Guatemalan border I dropped Dottie and the children at…
#29 My life
The Tennessee team painted and then served s’mores to three dorms. Another Tennessee team arrived. Gretchen ministered to the older girls. Her lesson was on idols. Dottie, sadly, had the boys cut back her boganvillas that had reached the top of the two story office building because the…
#28 my story
Gretchen hosted a breakfast for Walt & Randi who will be leaving this weekend. Randi will remain in the states with her sons and Walt will return in a few weeks & remain until December 9th: Randi’s constant smile and enthusiasm will be so missed. The Tennessee team took…
#27 my story
There was a devotional for our ladies with snacks hosted by the Arkansas team. The Tennessee and Arkansas teams went to a village and installed stoves and donated clothes. The Texas team worked on the electrical and hosted a sports day for the older boys. I spoke to…
#26 my story
Pastor Johnny from Arkansas shared our pulpit and taught the children about salvation. The Texas team had vrafts and pizza with 4 dorms. The Arkansas team had a movie and popcorn with the older children. There is a Tennessee team that arrived Friday. The last morning…
#25 my story
The Texas team had a carnival day for every dorm. The Arkansas team in addition to their jobs today of replacing swings on the playground had a men’s ministry meeting for all of guys. Doug gave a great lesson. The NC team had a talent show contest.Busy day!…
#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,…