Mike Clark's Daily Blog
He never asked…
My time with Vencedores is helping me to bond with them. I have missed having time with the children. Andreas and Estella brought baby Natasha to visit her sponsor a well as spend the night with us. Mark 12:29-31 " Love your neighbor as yourself". Jesus does…
Act of love, act of worship
CNA dropped by to see a child and the physician on their team said that he had never seen our office and records in such order. That is a complement that only we here can fully understand. I am proud of the team. We still have a ways…
He loves me so I love you
Sindy II began having convulsions so Aroldo took her to the hospital. She is recovering is doing much better. So the is the second dialysis child in 10 days to have convulsions. The wife of Sebastian, the director, is pregnant so another baby is on it’s way to…
Traditions
There were nation-wide highway blockades today due to the fact that there is little medical services and no medicine in the government hospitals. We have a list of equipment to be needed for the dialysis building for those interested. CNA came unannounced but told Sebastian that our filing…
The Difference 1957 and 2016
We received 3 new children and there is another one in the hospital who is burned so will come when released. A New York team arrived and tomorrow a Mississippi group will arrive. The team went to minister outside Casa this morning and then had a program for…
Duh!
With the new laws in the courts we have a shortage of older girls who can fill positions in the baby dorm, kitchen, etc. I am always giving you things to pray about but I believe that is the reason you read these blogs. My birthday was perfect!…
Special offering
I asked the children a few weeks ago if instead of a birthday gift or surpriise part for me they would take an offering for the dialysis children. Would you believe that they saved and gave over $3,500. Our children truly have compassion for those who are ill.…
Hatred
I enjoyed my couple of hours Saturday with the Vencedore's boys. Oh, we also could use a couple to assist there and a couple of God-called young female adults to assist in Jessie’s dorm. The Florida team had a movie and snacks for the children. A small group arrived from…
Inner peace #2
Keiser had hemodialysis and on the way home he had seizures so Jim rushed him back to the hospital.Two hours later he was fine so will just stay overnight for obervation. Eleven of our high school students participated in a State Academic Olympics today. Results will come later.…
Inner peace #3
The child who had the heart surgery is a handful. He is so active and getting spoiled having to be taken care of by Lucy. He is too active to put with the other 5 year olds as there still is healing to be completed. Analy has only…
Inner peace #1
Josue' is going through the curriculum for every university student so he, Sebastian and I met to set goals for each student. Having them help me on this has relieved me of a tremendous load. Teams from Virginia and Arkansas arrived today. Roxanna left to live with her aunts…
Fulfillment
I met with the judge in San Bartolome’ to sign papers on the land. Then I drove Dottie for her eye exam and her vision has not gotten worse so that is very good news. Josue’ and Sebastian are working with the university students as enrollment began on…
Oscar and Josue’ Ruben and Rigoberto
I heard something negative about a boy who left Casa and I told Dottie "I feel sometimes that I have accomplished so little in Guatemala". Two hours later Ruben and Rigoberto came to see us. They left 13 years ago and both live in Cleveland,Tn. Rigo is an…
Refuse and Choose
It was a rough Sunday morning as the computer with the power point quit working so teaching the children was difficult. My foot was hurting during the lesson for the Americans and I kept losing my place because a child became ill but the staff handled it and he…
Dottie’s garden
Adam and Vilma are expecting baby #2. They are such good parents & we are all excited about the blessings God pours upon them. Unbelievable work day although today is a national holiday. The groups are helping work on three different construction sites. The team from Florida arrived…
3 Ps
We received a 5 month and a 7 year old last night. Today we received two girls, 9 and 10, and a 9 year old boy. Henry, Josue' and Shirley are graduating Saturday in Broadcasting. All three have been excellant examples here at Casa so we are proud…
Falling
CNA is coming next week to take photographs of every child to see if they have a file on each child in their offices. They will inspect a couple of areas but not a full three days inspection. We will have the roof on the new dorm for the…
Peter’s choices
We spent another 4½ hours with the ophthalmologist. It is wet and classic type of macular degeneration meaning it is the most severe so now you know how to pray. My wife needs a miracle. We did not sleep last night so you can add that to your list…
Just another battle
Dottie and I entered the ophthalmologist office at 9:30am. We left there at 7pm. She was diagnosed with macular degeneration in her right eye. It literally came on her overnight. Her grandfather went blind with this disease and her sister, a cousin and other family members have also suffered the…
Children
Today was visitation so many children were happy and many were sad. My throat hurt after services this morning so I did very little today. Today I counted over 15 children who have left Casa but came today with their families for Bible. Dottie and I appreciate that…