Peaceful Blockades Due To Gas Prices. I Imagine It Is World Wide. Dottie has not had as much pain as she had Sunday. I do appreciate all of you who pray for her. The doctors say it is impossible, but nothing is impossible for God. Jackie comes Tuesdays…

Josue and Estela with Michelle at her wedding. She is Pastor Carlos´s daughter. Tuesday March 24 I apologize for the update not publishing yesterday I will include it on the end of today´s update. Dottie´s circumstances yesterday was difficult. I also republished the photo because it is special.…

Pastor Carlos´s daughter Michelle. Her wedding. Dottie had the absolute worst night and could not move at all as her arms and legs were filled with pain. Please continue to pray because that is the only medicine. She could not go to church which she loves to do.…

The new garden at the school. Yesterday we had crawfish pies and crawfish tails. Brother Teddie from Grand Bay, Alabama keeps me supplied with Louisiana fish, crabs and crawfish. One of the truths of the Law of Giving is that when we give to man we are giving…

Carlos is one o the best pastors that I have known. I was so blessed to be able to finally talk to my son Chad. He must be tested every 6 months for a recurrence of cancer. He was cured once but they take biopsies to make sure…

Ethan with Evelin and Alvaro. Ethan loves helping in Vencedores (Young boys) and especially taking those boys out on trips. Ethan came here the first time when he was about 13 years old. Now he is 22 and serving as a youth pastor. It reminds me of Adam…

Part of the playground on the boy´s side. The college students are having semester tests so hopefully they are studying diligently. The Jackson team left yesterday. We have had great teams and so many of them are young people. Maybe the Lord will call some of them to…

One of the new playground pieces. The Texas team asked me to write this again because they want to bless more children. I want you to know that PROJECT PLAYGROUND from Conroe/Woodlands Texas donated the three playgrounds. They paid for the shipping and sent a team to install…

Dottie was so happy to get out of the house. So pretty! I was so happy last Sunday night. Dottie had such a wonderful time. Besides going for a medical exam with her neurologist four times in the last 2 years she had not left the property. She…

The boys carrying Dottie up the walk way. The installation of the three new playgrounds is finished. It will be a blessing to children for years to come. We are grateful for this gift and the teams that tore down the old and the teams who put up…

The last photo I took of my mother. We were so blessed as the young adults who have grown up here and have either joined the staff or moved on are taking Dottie and I for a special meal in Tecpan. We are a bunch. Orlando, Kimberly, Michelle,…

Our first photo in 1989 when we arrived in Guatemala. I spoke with Adela and then with Estela and Gladys about what we can do about Carolyn leaving and not returning until July. Adela is exhausted and needs relief. I have not received even one response to my…

Here we go! The installation of the three playgrounds began Thursday morning. I was asked the other day what is the most incredible thing that you remember from all the years you were in Guatemala. It was easy to remember. I will not give you names though some…

I gave my testimony to the 32 visitors as they have come to install the playground equipment. We are looking for an optical surgeon to operate on Dottie´s eyes to correct macular degeneration. We normally use an optometrist in the city, but traffic is so bad in Guatemala…

The California team praying for Dottie. Estela arrived last night with a team from Jackson, Tn. to help assemble the new playgrounds. Dottie has such a positive attitude towards needing surgery on her eyes. I am old but I honestly say I have never known anyone like her.…

Dr. Ozzie preaching to the children Sunday. Dottie has been diagnosed with macular degeneration in both eyes and will require surgery. She certainly has been through the wringer. She had surgery for that in her right eye years ago but it now it has a hole. The optometrists…

Oseas and his brother Bubba. Oseas studied law and for his thesis he changed his last name to Clark. He has done very well over the years. A team from Miami came Saturday and played with the children and prayed for Dottie. Dottie had a rough night so…

Manolo is 50. Wow!! Manolo came to visit. He was in the first 10 children to come to us in 1989. He was 8 years old. Hard to believe but he is 50 years old now. He is doing well spiritually and works with children. He lives in…

Dottie and Adela in therapy The fact that we received 2 new children on the day of the CNA inspection makes me believe it was just a routine inspection. I pray every day that God would send 3 new children each week. In fact, we received an 8-year-old…

This is a dialysis unit Aroldo was instrumental in builng in a village. Praise God! We received siblings ages 15 and 3 years old. We had a group of dentists from the university come and check the staff as well as the children. My teeth are old. The…