Mike Clark's Daily Blog
gloomy
Dottie & I will be in the states from September 12th until October 7th should you want us at your church. September 30th Word of Life in Patterson, La. in the a.m. October 7th at Family Life in Lafayette, La. in the a.m. All other dates are open.…
thoughts
To give you an idea of how the government has reacted a year after the fire in the government home. Our population under 18 years of age is down to 177 children. That means that we are under 300 children total. So many of these children are returning…
A Crowd
We left at 4am for a 6am appointment with my dentist. He put temporary crowns on the 4 root canals. I feel much better. The school had a soccer tournament for all ages. They had a blast. The mind of the crowd! A mob is a disorderly…
sharing
We took our annual family Christmas photograph. We have done it for 29 years so the children know how to line up. It took less than 20 minutes from start to finish. The teams finished painting the psychology and clinic buildings. We saw Steve and Pam who worked…
Why
One of the boys raised here chose to return home when he turned 21 last year. Yesterday he was stoned to death. Some of the children here are taking it very rough. The Rotary Club International is coming Sunday to see the mechanical cow. The man who is…
formed
We have a group of 56 people here from Brook Hill Christian School in Tyler,Texas and a group of 8 Christian sorority sisters from North Carolina University in Wilmington. We took a picture of the baby dorm children for the Christmas card. There are only 27 children in…
book
Well, Dottie jumped right back in with her garden. It is her passion. I worked on lessons for the children. Sue called to tell us that she and Larry had sold their house in Wadesboro, NC. They are such a blessing to Casa and we are so pleased…
A true believer
There were 24 cars in the wreck here in San Cristobal with 7 dead and over 20 critically injured. I gained 8 pounds while in the states so Dottie has me on a diet. The Oklahoma/Tennessee team leaves Saturday and a team of 60 arrives Sunday. Annie in…
When we left Clarksville there was a fatal accident involving an 18 wheeler. When we arrived in Guatemala there was an accident involving an 18 wheeler with 7 fatalities. We arrived home at 10pm. We saw Josue, Estella’s husband, at the airport in Nashville. A fumigation company came…
Apostles
We received a new girl age 16. Made our last run of shopping and began packing. We had a going away meal with Thom and Shawna. Clay came by yhe motel and prayed for us. We have known him for many years. Since parents who have little income…
doors
We received a new girl age 16. Made our last run of shopping and began packing. Abram speaks of 7 doors opened for us. John 10:1,2 7 & 9 speak of the door opened to the sheepfold. What doors are opened for us? There is a door…
sin #2
Adam preached for me yesterday. Dottie and I began our last shopping for the trip home. We had dinner with Thom and Shawna. It is hard to believe that ou trip is about over. Our staff in Guatemala had a staff workshop on unity. Why do we…
sin
The service at First Union in Athens, Alabama was so well received and they were so generous. A tornedo hit Clarksville less than 5 miles from our motel. It destroyed homes, over turned cars but thankfully did not kill anyone. Why do we sin? Better still: What…
boredom
The second half of the men’s meeting was just as good as the first. The Korean Children’s Choir sang and they were awesome. Mario and Mariella had hot dogs with their girls in Estrellitas. The dollar went up the other day but has gone down again. If…
Jesus carries the burdens
We had breakfast with Dwight who is the founder of the Montgomery County Prayer Group. Dottie went to Nashville with Shawna to serve at a soup kitchen. Thom and I attended a men’s conference here in Clarksville.There were over 500 men there. Water is rising in creeks and…
me
Yesterday was our special needs daughter’s birthday and we called her. She would not speak with us. Gretchen baked her a birthday cake but she would not eat it. Pretty headstrong! This Sunday we will be at First Union Baptist Church in Athens, Alabama at 11am. Someone…
Weary
Gladys Veslasquez is a Guatemalan basketball champion and is now in a wheel chair. She came to speak to our high school students. Sebastian said it was good and the kids listened intensely. It is cold and raining here in Clarksville. When we are depressed we become…
draw close
The problem with the butane gas in Vencedores was due to a regulator. There is a team from West Virginia at the house and one of the men was able to change it out. The gas company was called and was very helpful. The judge did not send…
comfort others
Sindy in dialysis has an audience with the judge and she wants to go home. She told Aroldo “My life is short and I want my last days with my mother”. This is so sad. Wendy, also in dialysis, is very depressed because no one in her family…
a book
We left the hotel at 6:15am and returned at exactly 6:15pm. But it was worth it to see how God has blessed Fayette Baptist. We stopped in Jackson on the return home and had lunch with Josue and Estella as well as our grandchildren. So it was a…