24th: One team helped pack my books for the move to our new house. Janna´s team took children to the zoo. In the evening, they painted t-shirts with older girls. A third team painted in Doncellas. I cannot seem to shake this flu. The NC team had trouble…

I am sick with the flu. I preached yesterday and my voice just collapsed so I am praying this illness will pass. We have 4 teams here and I have things I need them to do. The NC team is Randy, Walt, Larry and Sue who have a…

Soccer boys vs girls Dottie´s surgery on her spine will be in about three weeks. They will widen the lumbar canal (spine). Pray all goes well as she is 81 years old. Our daughter is here with five of our grandchildren so we will wait until they return…

Dr. Miguel finally was able to get here to share about Dottie´s condition. She has narrowing of the lumbar spinal canal. I ask for your prayers for her and the finances. The rain was extremely hard last night, but it sure made for good sleeping. This weekend we…

Yesterday Dr. Miguel , our neurologist, wife was ill so he did not make it. Tonight (Friday) he was coming up the mountain and ran into a thunderstorm. So, he says tomorrow around 5pm. We are so anxious for some explanation of Dottie not being able to walk.…

For some reason my update does not always post. It did not post yesterday so today I am repeating it and adding the 19th also. 18th: Pastor Teddie came by yesterday to drop off some items. He has a ministry in Guatemala that his daughter over sees. He…

I love Dottie. I am sorry this did not get published yesterday. It had a glitch. Every Monday morning, I have a precious group call with Jerry, Chuck and Scott where we pray together. Today they surprised me by having Curtis on the call to pray for Dottie…

Every Monday morning, I have a precious group call with Jerry, Chuck and Scott where we pray together. Today they surprised me by having Curtis on the call to pray for Dottie and myself. Nothing on earth compares to Christian brotherhood and their precious prayers. Jerry and Curtis…

Miguel, Orlando, Jonsathon,Quique. Tony watching soccer game Josue ‘preached for me today since he and Estrella are at Casa. I hurt my back trying to lift Dottie. Of course, the attempt on Trump´s life demonstrated how low our society has sunk and the hatred people have for one…

We had a restless night, and I am sure it is because of the medical tests. What I can tell you is that Dottie has a small fracture and a hernia on her spine. The doctors say she will have trouble walking due to nerve damage in her…

Dottie´s spine does have deterioration. Today she took a test of her bones called Electromygraphy which is an evaluation and recording of electric activity produced by skeletal muscles. The results were not good but I don´t know enough to tell you much right now. Today was parent´s day.…

The x-ray showed the metal in her back has not moved. So that is a positive. I had to take Adela grocery shopping for our house as Heidi is in the states. Tony and Lily brought breakfast for my birthday and in the late after the dorm parent…

Mimi and Quique with us Dottie had x-rays taken for her back and Dr. Miguel came at 9pm again to read the x-rays and check her spine. The fracture in Dottie´s back is small. But Miguel says there is something odd on her spine. The manifestations and…

Our granddaughter Would you believe the neurologist came to our home at 9pm to examine Dottie? He said there is something rare that he has never seen. More tests tomorrow! The La. team had chicken and games for Dialysis then crafts with Esperanza at 2pm then at 6pm…

Dottie fell during the night, and I slept over two hours before waking up and finding her. Praise God she did not harm herself but just lying there. There was a huge wreck in Santa Maria so many of our teachers were unable to get to Casa. The…

Dottie is so weak and fatigued from the trip to the lab yesterday for the MRI. A team of 23 from North Carolina came. We had 90 Americans in Bible, so I had a Spanish lesson followed by an English lesson. I just received the neurologist report based…

Dottie had an MRI because the neurologist thinks the situation may be due to the hardware in her back from the surgery when she broke her back 30 years ago. From what I understand he feels that the metal may have moved, etc. Oscar and Tatiana drove us…

Dottie with her therapist Dr. Adrian, neurologist, examined Dottie and says her problem is possibly damage to her lower back due to when she broke her back years ago. So we will have her take a MRI and then see where we are. Linsey is fading fast. Eddy…

I was not going to celebrate the 4th of July since Dottie has been ill. But the kids in our house barbecued hot dogs, etc. especially for Dottie. The Ruston team began working on ceiling and floors in Esperanza. The Ruston team also had crafts and devotionals with…

The Ruston team arrived at 2am this morning and at 3am Doc and Debbie left for the airport. We had a professional photographer who is a friend of Ted, and the board wants to make a video of my testimony. With Dottie and I not able to travel…