Yusvely ,dialysis patient, was the top student in her classes. Last week we had a young couple come visit for 3 days from St Augustine, Texas where they attend a Methodist church Dottie and I shared with years ago. Dottie´s father preached there 75 years ago. Dottie´s cousin…

Jacqueline is so good with Dottie. Dottie continues to improve day by day. Her mind is my main concern as she has many moments of not knowing where she is or that she is sick. ###Emergency! After I wrote my update Dottie was in therapy and she passed…

Oscar and his bride Tatiana. New year´s day is a wonderful time for families and a time of reflection as to what 2025 was like and what we desire for 2026 to be. As we finish the old year, I want to say how grateful Dottie and I…

Dottie coloring at the Christmas dinner. Tomorrow, we will have fireworks and a meal of tamales which is the traditional manner that Guatemalans welcome the new year. I pray as we enter 2026 that God will bless us with an abundance of children. Christmas there was a bus…

Dr Herman and myself. A friendship of 36 years. As we begin the last week of 2025, I have been reflecting on so many things. Dottie´s health is at the top of the list of course. When you marry at 18 and live a long healthy life for…

Dr. Herman was the first person to help us when we came to Guatemala in 1989. He has remained a dear and trusted friend throughout the years. He loves Dottie and took her in his arms as Jesus wold do and prayed for her. I shared two more…

All of Oscar´s family was at the wedding except for one. It was very sweet and I am proud to be Oscar and Tatiana´s father. Again, I want to share the first three words that will change a marriage is Forgiveness, Blessing and now Honor. We honor our…

Josue, Me, Estela, Mariella and Gladys. Serving Christmas Dinner Dottie, Orlando, Kimberly and I will attend the wedding in Tecpan. The absolute joy in Tatiana´s face was worth the trip. Her story is one of the worst ever at Casa, but what God has done for her over…

David, Mike and Herman Christmas Day! All the staff is taking a sigh of relief as the last 10 days have been filled with activities for the children. Julietta, Dottie´s therapist, is cutting her hours back and will come only two days. I will have to see how…

Dottie with her best friend David arrived yesterday to play Santa Clause. The children received their Christmas gifts in the morning and then we had a wonderful Christmas evening meal for everyone. Rudy was raised at Casa, graduated, worked in the city and we hired him yesterday to…

The manger Our staff has done a wonderful job over the last 3 months with all the changes and the holiday preparations. Tonight, we will sing Christmas carols from dorm to dorm. Dottie has not been thinking clearly much of the time over the last month. Each evening,…

My grandchildren, Isabel and Javi, singing for Dottie. Gladys and Serena served Holy Communion yesterday. We had a bon fire and fireworks in the evening. The children had made Christmas cards, so they were given to the person they chose. Then we all had smores. The children stayed…

More art work by the children. Today, Sunday, we will have Holy Communion during Bible which is always special for everyone. Makko preached for me and then oversaw the Lord´s Supper. He and Ali have been here on staff for one year and I am so pleased with…

Vencedores made this. Family visitation went well and the parents as well as the staff was impressed with all the artwork of the children. We were presented with a musical concert. The children love to perform and to see their friends perform. he staff celebrated the birthdays of…

Dottie was queen of her high school in Crossett, Arkansas and also First runner up to Northwestern State homecoming queen. I have no idea what attracted her to me other than God made her do it. I wass king of frogs. The staff had their Gathering the day…

Volcano Fuego Wednesday, Josue, husband of Estela, will preach the sermon and share about the Christmas tree from the Bible. We will then light up the tree. The theme is that Jesus is the light of the world so all of the decorations in the cafeteria will revolve…

Caesar and his wife came to church and visited with Dottie. Dottie always so happy to see chuildren from the past, meet their spouse and children. It is her best medicine. Decorating the blue building went into the second day and is beautiful. Tomorrow we will light up…

Our son, Chad, 10 years ago with Mami. Today all the children and staff participated in the decorating the cafeteria in the blue building. I received bad news from my daughter, Tanya, in Lafayette, La. whose daughter was diagnosed with a female disease that could lead to cancer.…

Kelli with her mother and Dottie I preached on the second word that will change a family and that is BLESSING. Abraham received the blessing from God and then blessed Isaac who blessed Jacob after Esau his brother sold the blessing for a bowl of oatmeal. The blessing…

We celebrated the closing ceremony with Centro Walker, marking one year of partnership with them helping with the therapy for our children. Today we also have the closing ceremony for the children who participated in the Transforming Futures program for this year. For 5 days in a row…