Now that we have the first paper work on the flatbed we have to get the paperwork in order to sell it. Nothing is easy! We had a child yesterday go to the hospital and another today but neither had to stay overnight. I spoke to the new…

Today was visiting day but as usual many children did not receive a visit from a family member. So it is always a mixed blessing. Alex took the teenage girl to the funeral of her mother. There are so many emotional trials that affect our children. Just because…

Two months ago I had to tell a young teenage girl that her brother who left Casa last year and was a great kid had been shot to death. Today I had to tell the same girl that her mother had just died. I have had to do…

Mateo, son of Fernando and Anna who are dorm parents, had surgery to remove his tonsils. He is doing well but of course has pain. Sebastian had his day in court concerning the accident. There was no decision. Keep praying. We received the largest downpour of rain in…

What a blessing! A couple from the USA bought a big screen TV, a new computer, cameras and servers for our school & the husband will be teaching computer skills via the TV once a week. The students are so excited. The judge from San Bartolome came with…

The courts sent an 11 year old boy at 8pm last night. When I was growing up I lived next door to a family until I was 17 and went to college. The father died this week at 97 years of age. I went for a checkup today…

The children are in semester exams so they are scattered all over the property studying. Since the shooting a number of young people who grew up here and have left texted and called asking me to pray for them & their safety. Hopefully, this is a wake-up call…

The meeting with the SAT(IRS) wasn’t too bad but they are saying that I must register as a small business since I have the flatbed truck. Our boys, led by Quique, won the semi-final soccer game and will play Sunday for the area championship. Three government criminal investigators…

Walt & Rani wrote the following: “With much sadness, we feel as though our time is coming to an end as dorm parents in Guatemala. Our commitment was for a one-year period as dorm parents, but we felt as though God was still using us past January 2018.…

I am always asking for prayer and Monday I go to SAT(IRS) as they claim for 10 years I have been using our flatbed as a business and want me to pay taxes. So pray for me and Sebastian Monday. The aerobics teacher spent the entire day here…

I have to go to SAT (IRS in the USA) because they emailed to say that I need to pay taxes on our flat bed which is more than 10 years old. Always something! Our high school had sports competition in San Bartolome. We also have college students…

We left after lunch and drove to Antigua so Dottie could pick up some items for our house then we went to the spa. This is not my cup of tea but Dottie loves it. There is a group of Korean doctors coming Sunday afternoon to check children.…

Dottie was given a gift certificate from one of our children for Mother’s Day. It is an overnight stay at a spa where she will get a massage and manicure. That was such a sweet gift. We will go on Wednesday. It has rained 4 days in a…

We were able to get the generator working so that is a load off my mind. We sold the white van as it is old and not very safe to carry children. We would like to buy a small car for taking children to court. We began looking…

I am not at liberty to speak about the accident involving Sebastian but I solicit your prayers for him and his family as well as the motorcyclist. Also Dottie’s brother, Jim, is not well and has been put in the hospital in serious condition. Dottie asks for your…

I just received word that Sebastian has been in a wreck. Please pray! He is ok but the other driver was taken to the hospital. I felt better today so was able to help watch the boys from Vencedores. The oven in the baby dorm kitchen is not…

I had a rough day with flu-like symptoms so I spent the day studying old ministers like Martin Luther, Amy Carmichael, William Carey and Whitfield, etc. I told you yesterday that we generally associate patience with those times when things are going slowly. But there is a…

Gretchen has an aunt suffering from liver and pancreatic cancer and she asks for prayer. Today is Mother’s Day in Guatemala so Josue’ took Dottie out for steak. Casa Shalom brought us 100 frozen chickens for which we are grateful. The teachers and staff who are mothers legally…

Our junior and senior high schools had competition in singing and reciting poems to choose those who will compete against other schools. As an example of why we could use a maintenance person is that the largest generator on campus that runs the water well when we lose…