The maintenance team we put together began working on the upstairs career dorm since Lee will move 18 boys into Alex’s dorm with Alex only moving 6 boys to the university dorm. So it is juggling time. Ezdras & Candida will move into the transition dorm. We are…

I have decided to name the new dialysis building “Casa de Antony” who was the child who inspired me to open our doors to children with renal disease. He passed away at age We had a great visit with Chad & Abby who are the baby dorm parents.…

I preached this morning on my battle with stress. The number of children & adults who responded was so sweet to my heart. I know so many of my children hurt deeply. A couple from Louisiana arrived. We dedicated Freddy & Iris’s baby. So many children, now adults,…

The West Virginia team arrived today. All of the paper work and legal signatures are done for all the property so we can unify everything. That is so exciting. Baptism was COLD but as always a great blessing. Ahab and Jezebel, two of the most evil humans…

We are sorry about sponsor letters. Our Internet system is haywire & we cannot download the data for letters. We will do it soon. So sorry! We have a great visitor’s team set up composed of Adam, Alex, Bob, Brandi, Gretchen, Josue’, Oscar and Lee & Candy. Gladys…

Dottie’s exam went well & next Wednesday they will set the time for eye surgery. People are stepping together. Gretchen & Brandi are taking responsibility for the soymilk program. We will put together the visitor’s team tomorrow. What I hope is the last of the legal papers to…

Twelve years ago Byron passed away from a brain aneurism at age 22 and in medical school. Today Luis was buried in Santa Concepcion. He was nearly 19. Burying your child is never forgotten. One of our children had surgery at the Moore clinic and will be in…

Luis in dialysis who left at 18 earlier this year passed away in the hospital. Arolodo is brokenhearted. Board members Wes, Thom & Mark left today. After the staff meeting we looked at sewer problems at Ezdras’s house; met with the bank, met with a lawyer and I…

Patty grew up at Casa Aleluya and has lived here for 22 years, and her husband Tim has served on our staff for 13 years. Living and working in a ministry such as Casa puts tremendous stresses on individuals, marriages and families, and Tim and Patty have experienced…

A very busy day of catching up with Sebastian and folks. We are pretty tired. David dies at age 70 but before he dies he names Solomon to be his replacement as king of Israel. David lived a life of contrasts. He was deeply spiritual yet destroyed…

We returned to Guatemala arriving at 11:05pm CST and had no problems in customs. We need to make a change in the way that we work with teams financially. We want ALL money from teams and visitors for room, board and project money to be sent to Debbie…

Last day of shopping for Dottie. We also picked up the necklaces from Malcolm for the 15 year olds for graduation ceremonies. The boys who live in my house painted the new little boys dorm. I went to the airport to show the TSA folks the amalgamator for…

Today Dr. Hines came to Lake Charles and brought Dottie I I a very special guest. You will know of it later. In Guatemala, the Rotarians came to check on the Soymilk mechanical cow and they were pleased. We are picking up the last items we need for…

We are back in Lake Charles arriving at 10:30pm at the house. Tired from the journey but well rested from the cabin in the forest. When we arrived from Dallas we saw Margaret who is Tim's wife--he is our dentist--and she was on the same flight. So we…

This is our last day in Tennessee so we will be heading to Lake Charles Monday evening. The Lord has spoken so clearly to me about the transition and where we are headed as a ministry. We attended church this morning and they asked if I would take…

It finally feels like Fall. It rained yesterday and leafs were falling & the sound of the rain was soothing. We walked & saw deer and wild turkeys & spoke of returning home to Guatemala on Friday. Saul worked so hard to show God he cared but his…

It used to be when people bowed their heads in a restaurant they were praying. Now they are looking at their I-phone, texting or reading emails. The closer we come to ending our stay in the cabin the more we realize how important it is to have solitude…

This was a cold, windy day so Dottie and I ventured out for only a couple of hours to visit an antique mall that had 200 booths. That was a bunch of old stuff. Of course they ere things Dottie and I used when we first married. After…

Yesterday was our son Chad’s 44th birthday. Sue, of Larry and Sue fame, had successful eye surgery yesterday. I miss them. Her sister, Connie, is in the hospital and needs prayer. Yesterday we unloaded a truck of firewood. Dottie & I walked through downtown and then visited a cave…