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Malcolm
Heath was operated on and has a tracheotomy. They will wire his jaw together and when this heals they will take a bone from his leg and rebuild his jaw. The former vice-president of Guatemala was sent to prison for 15 years for corruption. Malcolm drove us to…
#108 Our story
We are back in Lake Charles and getting the last of our items to take back to Guatemala on Thursday. We already have 3 of our 4 suitcases packed. We are anxious to return home. Debbie’s nephew, Heath, has extensive jaw damage and neither the hospitals in Lake…
#107 our story
My secretary Debbie’s nephew Heath was shot in a hunting accident and the bullet is lodged in his head after passing through the jaw. Please pray for him. The last service of our trip was at Family Life and the response was exciting as a number of people…
#106 OUR STORY
We drove to Lafayette so that we could visit with two of our daughters, Tanya and Crissy, as well as our grandchildren. Brandi informed us today that she is going to begin law school in January. So many things that happen on the mission field are not…
#105 our story
November 23rdis the date for graduation and the quinceneras for those of you who are interested in attending. Our daughter, Tanya, has finished her chemo so we are just praying for a good report. The work on the wall was incredible this week. We had dinner with Mark…
#104 Our story
: We had breakfast with Mike Davis who helped us at Casa for a couple of years and who has been a friend to us for many years. Dottie was the midwife for their children. Sunday we will be at Family Life in Lafayette at 9am and 11am.…
#103 our story
When children with kidney failure come to us it is an indication that they are too ill to stay with their families. The financial cost is very high. Cindy II arrived at casa when she was so very ill. Tonight I posted a photo of her smiling and…
#102 Our story
The construction of the wall is going very slow due to the rain. Here, in Lake Charles, the rain was in torrents and there was a major wreck between an 18 wheeler & a car. We were stuck on I-10. It took 2 hours to clear the highway.…
#101 our story
Aroldo emailed me with a praise report. A new room has been built on Wendy’s parent’s home so she will have a clean environment for peritoneal dialysis. Aroldo was praising God that Cindy, Jose, Elias, Karen and Juan are still alive. Today was the celebration of the Day…
#100 our story
As I finished September so much still needed to be said. The ministry at Word of Life was graciously received. We drove back to Lake Charles and when I got on line Walt had written telling me that Jordan had his feeding tube removed. He still has to…
The reunion
In the 1970s I was part of the faculty of the Teaching Center in Lafayette. Of the seven original teachers Elbert. Earnest, Ken and Melvin have passed away leaving Francis (wife Babs), Howard (wife Becky) and myself with Dottie as the remaining teachers from the early 70s. Today…
#97 Our story
We arrived back in Lake Charles and will rest a couple of days before heading out again. Spoke with our chairman, Thom. Today is our son Chad’s birthday so we visited with him. The new car donated to us was delivered today. We are grateful. In March…
#98 our story
We began packing so as to know what we will need to buy in the area of vitamins, medicines and household goods. I gave some thought as to what I will share Saturday at Christian Center Church in Duson. Sunday at 9:30am we will be at Word of…
#96 our story
Eola First Baptist is only 500 yards from where my dad worked before going off shore. Pastor Bill & the church were gracious to us. We visited with Don and his family. Aroldo shared with me that the seminar he attended in Vera Cruz was a blessing because…
#95 our story
We took a detour and went to Nachitoches and visited Northwestern State where we always stop to see the bench Dottie was sitting on when I proposed to her 56 years ago. Oscar wanted a book on architecture which we could not find but we did manage to…
#94 our story
Aroldo returned from his Mexican meeting for dialysis staff. Wednesday night Dottie and I will be at Eola Baptist, 2293 Hwy 29E, Bunkie, Louisiana. We returned and visited with Chloe the wife of my pastor and dear friend Melvin. In January of 2001 we had a…
#93
The ministry at First Baptist was special. Dottie was the first person baptized in that church 69 years ago. It was where her father pastored and Crossett was where I was saved 56 years ago. The congregation was receptive. We had lunch with Cora Mae, age 95, &…
#92 our story
We drove to Crossett, Ar where we will be at 1stBaptist. We were also able to go visit the graveside of our daughter, Michelle, as well as Dottie’s parents. Michelle died in 1964. Pastor Jamie had a funeral to attend and his wife, Trish, was ill so we…
#91 Our story
One of the things that Dottie and I love to do on these trips home is to buy Christian books & just read. I do not know how many of you are familiar with Louis Zamperini who ran in the 1936 Olympics, was shot down in World War…
#90 our story
Aroldo sent me his photograph from Mexico and his dialysis conference but it did not down load. This Sunday morning we will be at First Baptist in Crossett, Arkansas at 10:30am. Dottie and I were able to visit the grave of our son, Jonathan, who died in 1971.…