Mike Clark's Daily Blog
On my tombstone
The teams worked on various projects & one group went to Antigua. I felt poorly so Dottie and I took 2 hours "off" and then I rested & had my weekly father-daughter time with Doncilla girls. Another Alabama team arrived yesterday. A few years ago I was…
Trouble
We have a number of teams here so I preached in Spanish and then English which I truly enjoy doing. I preached on standing in a bean field and doing something that no one else wants to do. Doing the small things makes you large in the eyes…
Fued #5
We also have a Georgia team here & they are spending time with the babies. West Virginia is here and Illinois arrives tonight. Aroldo, Sebastian & a team took the dialysis children to the zoo and Adam took a team to minister on the coast. Cain murdered Abel…
Fued #4
The Lord blessed us with a new 6 year-old girl on dialysis. We alo received a 9 year old little girl. The rains for two days have been merciless and that has affected our job assignments because we were depending on the large teams now here to paint…
Fued #3
Mario & Mariella named their daughter Lisy Rebecca. There were extremely heavy rains last night so the blocks are soaked delaying the teams from painting but they stayed busy with other projects. The First Baptist team went with Adam for a street ministry in Guatemala City. As…
Fueds #2
There will be 137 visitors here tonight. They are helping us as well as doing outreach. Gretchen and Brani are learning so much as to managing teams and work assignments. Mariella, wife of Mario, had their second baby girl today. Fueds are due to one word and…
Fueds
The teams are doing so much work. The third floor of the Genesis House is almost finished being painted. A load of work has been done on the electrical problems we have had. Then there is cleaning, breaking up concrete and carpentry work being done. It is exciting.…
A road?
Would you believe that Jeremy returned to Casa one week after open-heart surgery? He looks amazing and is only 5 years old. The surgeons did an awesome job. A large team from Texas arrived last night nd they will be painting the Genesis house beginning on the third…
He will not lose one
Today was visiting day for the children and we had many visitors drop by also. I taught twice today so being on my feet that long wears me out but I enjoy it when I can tech in English. One of our teen girls was assaulted on campus…
A Loser
Andres, our son-in-law, preached his first sermon at a church in El Milagro. Both the Texas and Alabama teams left but a team from Georgia did arrive. Another large team arrives tomorrow night from Texas. Romans 16:20 "The God of peace will soon crush Satan under your…
The Poor
I arose and walked which is my routine but felt so weak and dizzy I laid down about 8am & awoke at 1pm. This is something I just never do. The school had a wonderful program for all of the children and staff. I am very proud of…
Adam & Vilma arrived yesterday & his dad, Jerry, came with them. So that will help us with the teams coming in. We also received a box of pecs for plumbing & electrical 3-way wire so we are ready to get lots of work done. Also Tim ordered…
Paint
It is time for me to begin paying the mid-year extra salaries for all Guatemalan employees here at Casa. We have 72 employees. Since these teams are cleaning the new Genesis house we can begin painting the 3rd floor when the next teams arrive. Please do not bring…
Jeremy
Open-heart surgery was performed early this morning on the 4 year old. It took 6 hours but he is fine and will return here in two weeks where we will have Lucy care for him. We received three children ages 11, 3 and an 8 month old. Juan…
Open heart
Tim has to carry a bag with a long suction line from his knee to drain the infection. The children in dialysis told him, “Now you know how we feel”. That is so sobering to think about. Jeremy entered the hospital for his open-heart surgery. Kevin is preparing…
Clothes
The teenagers went through their clothes & we bagged all of the items they wanted to give to the poor. Minor's girl-friend Susie and her university classmates came & hosted 2 parties for the younger children. Larry & Sue left this morning. A team from Alabama arrived last…
Graduates
We had a two grandchildren graduate from high school today: Robert in Lafayette & Dana in Lake Charles. Tim had another surgery on his knee. Two of my high school classmates died today. Larry helped me with the plumbing today. His last job! Teen girls helped me grout…
The Report
It appears that the governmental department over homes for children has accepted the report. We will know soon.I am so proud of Sebastian: his professionalism and the team he has put together. We do not have a Guatemalan couple whom we have raised who is ready to be…
Our Staff
I am not sure if everyone understands that our staff are missionaries and do not receive a salary from Casa. They raise their own support. Not all of them receive sufficient funds and if you would like to support one (no amount is too small) please let me…
5 women
Sebastian met with Dr. Lou and we are now compiling a list of the supplies and equipment we will need for dialysis. So I feel good! You will not believe how much work was exerted by the NC team & our teen boys to get that building torn…