Casa Aleluya Blog

Mike Clark's Daily Blog

My Mentor and Friend

Christianity lost a mighty soldier for Jesus. Charles Rogers, pastor, Bible teacher, evangelist, missionary and my mentor passed away yesterday. He was in his 90s and leaves an unbelievable record of service to Christ. He served on the board of World Ministry Fellowship for over 50 years. I…

Jerry, Gledia and Kenny

28th:  Jerry Clemmens, Adam´s dad, came and is staying with his sponsor children Victor and Celia. Jerry has been coming to Casa for more than 25 years and is part of the original building contractors. So, he stopped by and brought me a gift which is an Elipse…

Thank You

I used to brag for years about the beautiful weather in Guatemala and how we did not need neither air conditioning nor heaters. But the last few months have been unbelievable as the weather is bitterly cold more days than not. Why should I worry when God loves,…

Stress can kill you

Adela took Michelle to the surgeon who will be doing her eye surgery in March due to allergies. We are all disappointed because this involves her vision.     Estefany has been learning how to care for Dottie and is doing a great job. Adela and Estefany are wonderful…

A Visit of Hope

Someone asked me where I get my sermon themes from. I preach about what I need in my own life. Do you have a ¨greatest problem?” I do! It is worry! In the Bible a father had an epileptic son, and he asked Jesus to heal the child.…

Reschedule

It is such a shame and disappointment that my sister, Virginia, and her son Justin were unable to come for a long weekend. The Gulf coast is still snow and ice and her flight was cancelled. I miss her. She is trying to reschedule for next weekend. e…

Crazy weather in South Louisiana

My sister, Virginia, and nephew are scheduled to visit us today (Thursday). My sister lives in Baton Rouge and the snow and sleet grounded planes on Wednesday so I am praying they were able to fly today. Just received word from her that they cannot fly out of…

Ice in Baton Rouge

Michelle had a slight fever but nothing that will prevent her from having the eye surgery soon. The fifth crown that we can lay at the feet of Jesus is found in I Corinthians 9:24-25 that says, ¨Know you not that they which run in a race run…

President Trump

The Bible is the best-selling book every year. 50 are sold every minute. 72,000 every day and 26,000,000 every year. Doris 1 came to church with her son yesterday. She is studying French and preparing to enter law school. That is such a great accomplishment. The fourth crown…

Dedications

The third crown mentioned in the Bible that we can receive and then lay at the feet of Jesus when we get to heaven is the crown of righteousness. II Timothy 4:7-8 says I have fought a good fight. I have finished my course. I have kept the…

Dottie is trying.

A young lady from Tulsa came for the weekend and is considering coming to help us out. Her name is Libby and she would make a good fit. There also was a couple who came earlier in the week who are also interested in joining the staff. The…

Teachers

: One of our most faithful young people who has been here for years and been a wonderful daughter and helper at Casa has moved on. Marlin is a college graduate and oversaw teams but is now in her 30s and knows she needs to make a life…

Thinking outside the box

As soon as you read this pray for the government inspection that we are having today. In 36 years, this will be the single most important inspection we have had. I have given you 6 thoughts as to who God is as a Father to us. Passionate, persistent,…

Major meeting with CNA

Please pray for our Friday follow-up inspection by the CNA which is the governing body for all Children´s homes in Guatemala.  More specifically, pray for our certification. We are believing for a miracle and favor with them. Danny came to Casa 19 years ago and finished high school…

Transition

We go from God as a passionate, persistent, personal and prepared Father to number five which is that God is a permanent Father. This means that He is always there for us. You cannot escape God. He is always present. As I told you my dad was offshore…

Let me know

I get texts from people who have folks who are ill like Dottie asking for prayer. I promise you that I will pray daily for you or your family members if you just let me know their situation. Monday was the first full day of classes in our…

Dottie went to church

God is a passionate Father and a persistent Father and thirdly He is a personal Father. Psalm 68:5 says that He is a Father to the fatherless, and a judge of the widows, is God in His holy habitation. I read someone who said that it is a…

Amalfi

What kind of Father is God? Second, God is a persistent Father. James 1:17 says,    ¨Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above, and cometh down from the Father of lights, with whom is no variableness neither shadow of turning. ¨ Galatians 6:9 says that we…

First day of school

Friday was the first day of classes for our school. There is always an excitement for the beginning of the school year but my prayer is that they will till be excited in 9 months. The students from CAG who came yesterday spent the night so that was…

CAG

Christian Academy is the school for the children of missionaries. They brought the seventh grader students to spend the day here and provide activities. First, they had a soccer tournament playing against our 10-12 old boys followed by a tournament with the Esperanza girls. They then had arts…