Mike Clark's Daily Blog
grass
The Easter week is the quietest days of the year. Tens of thousands of Guatemalans go to the beaches. Dottie made a flowerbed over at the Casa de Antoni (dialysis) and I made radio shows. Walt & Randi set up a swimming pool for their boys as did…
$25
We allowed those young people 18 and older to go home for a few days. A group of Canadians came by the last two days to play with the baby dorm children. Victor who had a car wreck was robbed going to work on a bus. There…
The First
Today was a day where the children played and we had very little else going on. THE FIRST TO APOLOGIZE IS THE BRAVEST. It takes strength of heart and character to apologize. Weak Christians never apologize. They never humble themselves before others. They truly believe that Love…
Too close to the edge
My brother-in-law, Bill, passed away this morning in Monroe, La. We hosted a family day for non-abusive parents. Our office and school personnel worked so hard to make it a success. There were games for every age with their parents and also food. The games required the parent…
cake
Sebastian interviewed 4 prospective social workers and will interview more after the Easter holidays. Gretchen fixed a great breakfast for us. She leaves for the USA tomorrow. A little girl watched her mother bake a cake. She took the layers out of the oven and began to…
yacht
Erik returned from the hospital and is doing better.Kaiser returned from the hospital also. Josue’ left today to spend a week in Texas and a second week in Tennessee. USAC(University) will begin an aerobics program with the girls beginning in May. A somewhat funny story is…
no gas
It appears we will have a few weeks with few visitors. The children love the visitors. If you want to know if your sponsor child is a quinceanera just email me. Graduation is Nov. 23. A mechanic in Mangum, Ok, answered a distress call from a woman…
attitude
Quique was robbed of his telephone while on a bus taking him to college. This is the third student robbed in three weeks. The large Fellowship team (Arkansas) leaves tonight about midnight. We have some very real needs. Vencedores,10 to 12 year old boys, needs interim house parents…
feathers
Victor Hugo passed out while driving and totaled his car. He is okay but will need to buy another car to get to work. The children had a “family” picnic on the soccer field. There was a parade in which 66 of our students participated in San Bartolome’…
Plants
Kaiser & Cindy in dialysis are both ill and need your prayers. Pastor Jamie shared with the teenage girls. One team had Bible study & games with the boys while the other team did the same with the girls. My wife, Dottie, has so many beautiful plants.…
Disappointed
We left home at 4am for the dental appointment at 6. I was able to get the 4 crowns so I should be doing better soon. The teams were divided with one group painting, one group went to Antigua and the third group went with Adam. Katherine’s surgery…
Take my hand
Katerine Marisol was hospitalized last night with symptoms of appendicitis. They kept her and operated this morning. One of the teams is from First Baptist in Crossett, Ark. The Pastor Jamie is with them. This is the church Dottie’s father pastored sixty years ago.Great memories! Graduation and the…
one step at a time
Teams from Oklahoma, Arkansas and Tennessee arrived. There are 80 visitors sleeping here tonight. I finished my testimony for the radio program at KAJN in Crowley, La. It took exactly 50 five minute programs. The mistake we often make when we ask Jesus to guide us is…
Serve by loving
A motorcycle ran into Angie’s car. The motorcyclist was taken to the hospital. Angie was not physically hurt. Cindy will begin hemo dialysis as her catheter is too slow. Walt & Randi played with water balloons with their dorm and soon water was going everyhere as Estrllitas and…
care
We received 3 new children this week. The last of the strawberry rolls were given to Doncillas and Angelito The team had ice cream with the Doncillas’ girls. Galatians 5:13 “For, brethren, you have been called unto liberty; only use not liberty for an occasion to…
servant
Strawberry rolls for university girls. The team put a second coat of paint on Doncillas while the other team prepared bedrooms in Esperanza for painting. Gretchen treated us to lunch. A Texas group of dentists stopped by to see Casa. The leader was he dentist who realized we…
love
Cindy’s catheter quit working so please pray. Susan made strawberry rolls for Vencedores, Buen Pastor & university boys. My radio shows for mid-August and early September is my testimony. I decided to do it because so many have asked that I write a book but I am not…
envy
Debbie who runs the office in Lake Charles has a new email. hyatt.debbie@gmail.com I made radio shows and my mouth hurt so badly that I went to the dentist. My bite had broken the crown on my teeth so he removed it. I go back Friday. Jealousy…
faults
Today three university graduate students began a six month internship at Casa. That is always a blessing. The teams began painting our house and Doncillas. The dollar is up a little. I was wrong when I said we would be returning to Guatemala on October 7th. It is…
roots
Rotary International came with 20 people to see the mechanical cow. Jeny & Gaby did an excellent job of presenting the program. The local mayor came also. Another Tennessee team arrived as well as a Maryland group. One of our boys who was adopted to the states has…