Mike Clark's Daily Blog
Humility
Aroldo is attending a nephrology symposium. Andy & Jessica left this morning but Wes & Debbie are still here & speaking with the dorm parents, etc. The board meeting went well & there were some excellent ideas given so we feel it has been a positive & blessed…
Growth
I am so proud as Kevin has now passed the math, chemistry & physics portion of his medical school application. New he takes the biology test & WHEN he passes that he will be eligible for acceptance. The board spent the entire day, an hour at a time,…
How many religions?
The board met with those on staff involved with the web site. In the afternoon Sebastian shared with the board what CNA is and then Dorcas shared with how we report to SAT(IRS). They did a wonderful job of describing their areas of labor. It has been an awesome…
Companionship
Jessica and Andy became members of our board of directors today. Immediately Wes, our chairman, spoke to the staff and each staff member introduced themselves with a few words. Then we had the financial portion of our meeting & it went well & I feel better. Today we…
Pride bring failure
Friday nights the children have praise & worship without any staff present. Normally it is from 6-8pm. But this one went until 11pm. We pray that God will continue to move in their lives. A young man sent me Joshua 1:9, "To be strong and..” I know some…
Shame on me
The weather is affecting the arrival of our board of directors so we will not begin until Monday morning & attempt to cover all that is necessary. I wish I could relax. Sometimes I shrink God. I am guilty! I do not know why? But I have…
Run for your sake Run
Nine of our high school boys won medals in the area Olympics. Debbie, my office manager, arrived today as we will begin the annual board meeting. I am grateful to all of you who are praying about our finances. It has been a rough 6 months. The Bible…
Pornography
The evening meal on Thursday are actually picnics with each family sharing a meal together. It has worked so well and the extra time with their siblings helps them to bond. I recently saw a statistic of $20,000,000,000 a year is spent on pornography every year in America…
Forgiveness #2
The value of the dollar is going down which is further affecting our finances. Daily I pray for unity with the children, staff and transition team and I pray for the finances. One of the children on dialysis began having seizures so she will spend the night in the…
My sisters
My sister, Virginia, in Baton Rouge has seen the water receding around her house but she is taking in friends who have had water damage in their homes. Pastor Mark in Patterson is sending teams and supplies there to help the families of their extended church congregation. CNA…
Forgiveness
I had a scare as my computer crashed & everything is in it. It took 5 of our guys three hours to restore it. But they did. Praise God. CNA took pictures of every child & will return tomorrow to begin going through all of our files. All…
Disappointment
Ezdras had a music group come and play for our morning services and they were excellent. The keyboard player is Marlin's fiance. As calm as yesterday was today was the opposite. Our older girls finished second in their soccer league. We are preparing for the visit from CNA…
Carrots, raishes and lettuce
A problem with a water pump and not much else happened today. Jim & Kate took a group to pray on a mountain. I will not lie to you. I am not a man of faith. There are times I shake in my shoes and there…
Everything can change in a moment
The seniors presented their special projects accomplished in groups and shared with all of the children and staff. They were excellent presentations. The years fly by as Quique who came to us as an infant is now graduating and that is remarkable to me. He has lived in…
Michelle
Michelle, our special needs daughter, attends a special school & today was nominated for queen. I am surprised at how happy she is. We received a 5 year old & a 3 week-old last night. I began buying the nonperishable items we always get for our house for…
I Can
Dr. Miguel & the nurses have finished all of the medical exams on all of the children so they are ready to present to CNA. You have no idea how important this is. A group of us went dorm to dorm with the list of necessary changes also…
Just try it alone!
Answered prayer! Jessie had an MRI and her herniated back is healed. No surgery! Aleluya! I sent our board chairman, Wes, an email at 3:40am and we emailed back and forth for a couple of hours. Then Tim and I found a secluded location and worked on the…
Encouragement
The physicians did not take Heather off of life support because she is an organ donor. Others will live because of her loving generosity. Dottie's eye exam went well. They did discover a small hole in the other eye. She does have a long road ahead of her…
It is not His fault
Horrible accident as Heather, wife of Gene Martz, fell down a flight of stairs & suffered brain damage. She will be removed from life support Monday morning. Gene has been to Casa and stayed to oversee Pastor Dave’s dorm. Pray the family. They are from Cumberland, Md. They…
Worry
Jessie made it home safely and will have surgery on August 11th so be praying for her. We signed the paper work to unify the land on the Santiago side of our state. Soon we will do San Bartolome'. That will give us 4 titles instead of 17…