Mike Clark's Daily Blog
#117 our story
Fernando and Anna came to tell me they have bought a house. Remember he worked for years and then began his own business. They will continue her as dorm parents until they feel the time is right to move. Two to four years! Isn’t that a great success…
#116 Our story
Sebatian’s daughter has been fighting pneumonia but is doing better. Still needs our prayers. There was a huge demonstration blocking the roads at the same time near Chimaltenango as the President was in the area dedicating a road. The children here are already celebrating the end of school.…
#115 our story
Raquel, sister of Sara and Genesis, will be getting married this Saturday. She graduated from the university and now is taking the next step in her life. She told me that the doctors are still on strike so Genesis is not getting her examinations monthly. The children are…
#113 our story
Yesterday I shared with you of the teenager who gave her testimony of being used for 9 years. She said she bathed but never felt clean. She said when she came to Casa and got saved she knew that she was forever clean. At 5am when…
#114 Our story
Horrible! There is a crossover over the highway a few hundred yards from Casa and this morning a 23 year old man was found hanging by his neck. They do not know if it is a suicide or murder. We so desperately need a maintenance man. Woke up…
#111 Our story
Angelina graduated from the university Friday night. The parent walks with their son or daughter and also wears a cap and gown. I am so proud of Angelina. While I was gone some judges from Villa Nueva visited and told the staff that they wee very impressed with…
#112 our story
Angelina, who graduated yesterday, was our first girl in 1989 and it her who asked if she and her siblings could call me Papi. Her father had 3 wives and 29 children. There is a major water problem on our back property and I missed watching the LSU/Georgia…
#110 Our story
We arrived at Casa at 2pm. The 12 year-old girl we just received was malnourished & abandoned at the hospital. Tonight was a special “family” meal for the children from 4 – 6pm. The children dressed up and there were gifts and extra food. The office staff did…
#109 Our story
They were able to get Heath into a hospital in Baton Rouge with the LSU physicians. This is better for everyone involved. The courts sent us one child and at the same time removed 5 others. What is happening is just foolishness by the court system. Children do…
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…