Luis was too ill to come today & give his testimony. He truly needs your prayers. Today was Jessie's last day after 5 years of being a house parent. We will miss her & all she contributed to the younger girls as well as the teams. God leads…

Josh & Carla arrived & others are making their way from the states for graduation, etc. this Friday. Sue is helping Dottie make the bouquets for the quienceaneras. As we conclude our story of Hezekiah let us look at what we learn. First, make worship a part of…

Sindy, in dialysis, will not be able to wear her evening gown & be presented as a quinceanera because she has been scheduled for surgery to replace her catheter. I believe she will be able to spend one night at the hotel with us & the other girls. Dorothy…

I completed the monthly finances & the monthly newsletter and sent them to Debbie. Gretchen & Brandi visited Rotary & they are considering helping us as a sponsor club. That would be huge for Casa so pray they will do so. Larry & Sue arrived so now I…

Another one of my family members died. Aaron played football with me & we lived on farms not even a mile apart. Both my truck & my car are in the shop. Today is “Day of the Dead” in Guatemala when they have giant kites with food &…

How would you like 400 wives or so? Since I fell the other day Sebastian, Dottie and every other male or female has said that I will go to the doctor today. So I did! The specialist said I had a huge bruise in 4 places but nothing…

It appears someone has hacked our web site. People are calling saying they cannot give through the internet. It is horrible and we are trying to come up with a solution. We need an expert. With Dr. Miguel gone we need more nurses. We do have 3 practical…

I did not get to go to the graduation because I took a hard fall. I felt like the woman in the commercial who yells’ Help me.! I have fallen and cannot get up”. But it was not amusing. Andreas and Estella visited which is always nice. Donavan…

Dr. Miguel came to tell me goodbye as he leaves for Japan tomorrow. I made 30 radio shows & lost my voice in the process. . Baptism Yesterday we saw the first son, Ruebon, born to Leah. She shows him to Jacob and says, “Behold I have a…

There was a manifestation made by the farmers but they did not totally block all the highways so only Minor could not get to college but all other appointments we have were met. Our physician, Miguel, will serve his last day here tomorrow as he leaves for Japan…

Sebastian's wife is pregnant so this weekend they will return to Poaquil to live where they grew up meaning he will drive here everyday and no longer be here at night. But I cerainly understand. Gladys had all the boys from the 18 oldest in Vencedores through university…

Dottie had her second lazar surgery today. We were able to cross the road with the sewer line and replace the blocks. I learned a few things in my 53 years of marriage to Dottie. I suppose the most important thing I learned is that there is a…

Each year at graduation I have an object lesson so I worked on it today. Gladys and Jim will help me. Oscar was able to get our permission to cross the road with the sewer pipes from the church and transition buildings. One-half of our property is in…

Very cold for Guatemala. The visitors played soccer and other games with Lee’s boys in Vencedores. The only tiles left to be laid in the dialysis unit are the small pieces around the rooms on the third floor.. Also the paving blocks for the road will be finished…

I actually stayed in bed all day. Flu? I do not know. Josue’ & Gladys went shopping for Christmas for the older children. We would like to give shirts, skirts, pants and shoes to the teenagers. Yesterday was a national holiday so we allowed our staff to…

This morning we had a celebration of the school year and the receiving of the report cards. Then Sebastian and I announced the changing of dorm parents. There are still two more dorms where we will have to place couples. Sadly there are no American couples ready to…

Seven months ago Brandi’s father passed away. Yesterday he brother’s father-in-law also passed away. My sister, Virginia, lost her husband a number of years ago & yesterday her brother-in-law passed away. My phone is not working. My Email and WhatsApt are working. Dottie had her lazer surgery today.…

The maintenance team we put together began working on the upstairs career dorm since Lee will move 18 boys into Alex’s dorm with Alex only moving 6 boys to the university dorm. So it is juggling time. Ezdras & Candida will move into the transition dorm. We are…

I have decided to name the new dialysis building “Casa de Antony” who was the child who inspired me to open our doors to children with renal disease. He passed away at age We had a great visit with Chad & Abby who are the baby dorm parents.…