Aroldo emailed to say that Marjorie is in the hospital with pneumonia and that Jose' is not doing well emotionally. He has told me repeatedly he would rather die than stay on dialysis foever. He is nearing 18 so he has been blessed with a longer life expectancy than…
The Spanish service at Mignon Baptist was so special & the reception by the congregation (English) was very touching to Dottie and me. Then we drove to Pine Rindge Baptist in Fort Payne and it was awesome. So today was a great day in the Lord. A…
Onesey will have surgery on her foot next month and then on her double esophagus in February. We had dinner with LC & Judy & friends & are headed for churn right now. Did not have Internet last night. Mignon Baptist, Sylaguaga, at 9am & Fort Paine tonight…
Brandi returned from her stay in the states and she was so blessed to discover that her dorm, college girls, did not have even one problem when she was gone. She is doing a great job with them. Pastor Yu, Korean church, and 20 members came to spend…
The situation in Guatemala went from critical to complete calm. Teddie's team did not have to stay at Casa. Dottie & I left Norman at 2am & arrived in Hoover, Al at 1:15pm. Dottie took me to see the movie "War Room" & EVERY Christian needs to go…
Adam & Vilma took their honor roll, level 5 girls to the water park. Teddie called to say violence between two gangs has broken out in Chimaltenango. He had a a team scheduled for there tomorrow so will send them to Casa instead if they choose to make…
We drove to Fayetteville to see Jim & Linda, She has broken her leg. Then we headed towards Norman, Oklahoma where we will minister at Trinity Baptist at 6pm Wednesday. Since returning to the states the Lord has healed me spirit, soul and body daily. This is the…
We drove to Little Rock where we had our board meeting at Wes & SueAnn’s home. Thom, Melvin, Lori & Debbie attended & we were blessed at all God has done. We spoke of the transition steps we are taking as well as a dozen other topics. As…
Fayette First Baptist is building a new building & they have grown. We enjoyed the ministries at Fayette First Baptist as well as Collierville First Baptist & are headed to Little Rock for a Monday noon gathering of our Board. Both congregations seemed to appreciate what Christ has…
CJ and the plumbing team is at Casa & has begun the plumbing for the dialysis construction. The Lord is so good & it is being built so quickly. The Buen Pastor boys formed a line and moved 1500 concete blocks to the third floor. Dottie spoke to…
This was the first day we were truly “down” with little to do but rest. Dottie got her hair cut & I shopped for Christmas for the teens. Saturday evening Dottie will share at a women’s function at Fayette Baptist & I will share Sunday morning there. In…
Tim thinks the semi-truck & trailer is near being sold. Not as much $ as I hoped but more than I had before. My LSU Tigers have 40 players on NFL tens, more than any other school, so I wonder how good we would be if they were…
The W. Virginia team is cooking hot dogs for everyone this week and the N. Carolina team is giving the kids pizza. I will have to recheck sizes before giving the Christmas clothes. The service tonight at Crosspoint was well received. Picked up 7 sponsors for new children.…
Jim took his level 5 girls to see War Room which everyone tells me it is one of the top Christian movies ever filmed. Josue' & Don went down the river in a "party barge" & will hook up with Debbie Tuesday. My cousin, Newton, just discovered his…
(Sending early as having so much trouble with the internet) Both boys are doing well today following surgery. Wednesday evening we will be at Crosspoint church in Madison, Alabama. The children were able to participate in the Independence parade. Our male staff went with them & there…
The ministry at Word of Life was great as usual. We were able to visit with Mark, Julie & Nell. The evening at 1st Baptist was to a packed church & they were so kind to us. After services we stayed with Don & his family where there…
We are in Patterson for services Sunday at 9:30 at Word of Life & then at 6pm in Bunkie at First Baptist. We stopped in Lafayette & saw our daughters Becky, Tanya & Crissy & grandchildren. Lee emailed to say the men's prayer meeting went well and also…
Pastor David is at Casa so I know the kids are happy. The school has had a week of civic activities in spite of the problems in our village. I received a few calls about children's house names changing and if you are a sponsor of a child…
I was going to write about the students going to San Bartolome for school academic competition but that is out since the school is unable to receive them. Lee emailed & said Candy was still struggling with a severe case of strep & now Anda, their little girl…
The queen's contest was held for Queen of Aleluya High School. We met with Kenny this morning & it has been so many years so it was a good reunion. Dottie shopped for school pants for the new boys at Casa. Our son, Chad, brought us 10 pounds…