Casa Aleluya Blog

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God meets the needs

Jeff preached Sunday and then took off with his family to catch a flight back to Tennessee. His preaching is so well received by the children as he speaks perfect Spanish and obviously has a knowledge of the Word. Dottie had a long physical therapy and although very…

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Eduardo has been in ICU for 21 days, so prayer is still needed. Aroldo went to a medical conference in Panajachel. He is well known in the nephrology circles. He is a powerful young man Tony came to us as a baby as did Quique and they…

Jeff Preached

Jeff preached and the kids received his words. He and Mary Beth were missionaries in Mexico for 5 years. He will preach Sunday also and then they will leave for Tennessee. It has been a blessing to have them and their children. Dottie had a long therapy session.…

Leslie

Leslie, who had cancer died last night. Casa helped get her a prosthetic leg. She is the niece of Eddie who was raised here and still works here. We had a zoom meeting with the board on Tuesday to discuss the finances and other items. Adela works so…

New addition

It appears that the new addition to our home so that Dottie will not have to walk up stairs will be ready by the weekend. Sadly, we had teams here but now that school has started, we do not have any teams to help us move all our…

Benjamin

Dottie is doing a little better. She can walk with her walker without me helping although I stay right behind her. Rex had a birthday party for his sponsored child and included all the girls in the dorm. Jeff and I had a wonderful conversation about his and…

I need prayer

Rex and some of our staff took the Doncellas girls swimming. Today was visiting day and all the parents came to Bible. It has been a blessing for me to preach to the children and their parents together. Dottie has a good attitude, but her feet just do…

Dottie fell while I slept

Dottie got up in the night to go to the restroom and did not wake me. She fell and could not get up for 2 hours before I awoke at 4am and found her. She said that she did not want to bother me. Mitch is here and…

Eduardo is so ill

I want to thank you for your response in helping us honor the 15-year-old girls. Every offering will help us to provide a special time as they celebrate their quinceanera. Eduardo is in ICU and on oxygen as he continues to fight the battle with his kidneys.…

Therapy today

Dottie is still struggling with walking. She has no pain, but she also has no strength. Julietta came and she really is a top-notch therapist, so it is only a matter of time. Many people have texted to say they are praying for Dottie and we are so…

Adela

Therapy yesterday wore Dottie out as Julietta gave two hours of therapy as she was showing Adela, Quique and me how to do what needs to be done each day for Dottie. Julietta is another example of a young child who came to Casa and was educated and…

Julieta

God slapped me upside my head this morning when I was reading the Book of Joshua. I often feel sorry for myself but Joshua 13:1 says, "Now Joshua was old and stricken in age, me, and God said, "There remaineth much land to be possessed". I was having…

Jeremy, Cindy, Angel and Claudia

Jeremy preached in my place Sunday morning. Dottie is walking with a walker and doing what the neurologist has asked her to do. So hopefully within the week we can get a physical therapist. The neurologist came to our home to see Dottie. The man who helped Michelle…

Still good people

A major story hit the news as a study done by certain universities concluded that only 10% of Americans are Evangelical Christians. I cannot argue with those findings. The world has made a u-turn from Christ in the last generation. 90% of Americans do not believe in Jesus…

Prayer needed for a physical therapist

I have a large need of prayer for Dottie. She needs physical therapy three times a week and we have not been able to find someone to perform this task. The traffic between Chimaltenango and Guatemala City is beyond belief so we ask your prayers for us to…

Children

Board member, Ted, arrived with his wife, Lori. He will stay 2 weeks while she will be here for one. Dottie continues to improve. We are searching for a physical therapist. Dottie walked around the living room twice so it is little by little. My life seemingly has…

Day of the Corn

The Day of the Corn is a day celebrating the importance of corn to the nation of Guatemala. It is celebrated in every school in the nation. Corn has been the main crop for eating, selling and bartering for centuries. It is said that in Mesoamerica 9000 years…

Culture

Doesn't Dottie look great so soon after major surgery? Monday was Guatemalan Culture Day so our school children wore indigenous clothing. They performed traditional dances, provided traditional food, played indigenous games, sung Mayan songs and many other projects. The Maryland team left so we are without visitors today.…

Transition

Adela and Marlin help Dottie and I so much. My prayer time with Jerry, Chuck and Scott back in the USA was very special. They encouraged me so much as every Monday morning we zoom and share a Word and pray for our children and one another. They…