Today the school celebrated the Family. They had music, skits and also they brought in a minister to teach on the family. It was Bible based and the children sat with great respect so they were truly listening. Although our school is 40% of what it was before…

One of the dialysis children, Heulices, remains in the hospital because the catheter for peritoneal dialysis is not functioning. I did not feel too good today so Oscar took Dottie to buy groceries. The Guatemalan President announced there are 80,000 migrants from all over the world going to…

Wednesday was Mother's Day in Guatemala so all the mothers do not have to come to work. It makes things interesting for us because 80% of our staff such as teachers, medical personnel, social workers, psychologists, dorm parents, etc, are female. One thing you can do when you…

I am a grandfather again as Lily my son Tony's wife gave birth to a baby girl. Her name is Arya Sarai. Today was visiting day so it was a busy but joyful day. Forgiveness is God's gift to us to help us put down things that are…

This morning I awoke early in order to prepare for my morning message for the children but caught myself listening to three teachings by Charles Stanley. He was a major influence in my life and due to his thousands of sermons recorded he will continue to bless and…

I have enjoyed teaching the 66 Books in the Bible all of which describe how God loves us. In John 14:17 Jesus said His Spirit lives with you and will be in you. His love anoints you to be selected and appointed. Do not feel less likely because…

I went to the neurologist in Chimaltenago for him to read the CAT SCAN as well as all the other tests. He spent 2 hours with me and concluded although I have aging problems my neurologist said it was stress and lack of sleep. Did you ever love…

For a short period of time lately we were receiving new child one or two at a time. But the last few days judges have sent 8 children back to their family. We barely get to know a child before they are gone. What happens is they find…

The American visitors took a well-deserved day off to go shopping in Antigua. They were kind enough to take Marlin and Adela with them. My CAT-SCAN showed nothing at all to be concerned about. A blood test revealed a liver problem but only minor. God is good! Psalm…

I had a CAT-SCAN done and will get the results tomorrow. The team continues to bless the children. Yesterday was a soccer tournament and pizza. Today was jambalaya and pie baking for university and transition young adults. Zephaniah in 3:17 God sings over you and blesses you even…

The children enjoyed the holiday yesterday. The visitors who are here have made the last 4 days special for the children. We have a number of soccer teams and they played yesterday with half winning and have losing. They love soccer so much. Titus 3:4-5 says "But when…

Sunday morning I continued my teaching the 66 ways God loves us. There are 66 books in the Bible and each book says God loves us in a particular way. Today I shared #25 Lamentations through #30 Amos. I love Lamentations because it is in this book that…

The team had a gardening time with the toddlers, games with Esperanza and dialysis dorm in the mornings. In the evening they had hot dogs with the other 5 girl's dorms. Dottie wanted to cross the highway in front of our house to buy flowers at the vivero…

The team from Pennsylvania arrived and I gave my testimony in the evening. It is so wonderful that after such a long time due to Covid we are slowly getting teams back. The examination of Michelle showed great improvement in her eye sight. They will also do a…

Dottie turned 80 today the 27th so we went out to lunch. We have been married 60 years. God has been so good to us. Dottie has been a wonderful wife and an awesome mother. She has led a life of excellence and loving-kindness. I have been so…

Dottie's birthday meal with the women Today I had a CAT-SCAN so hopefully I will discover why I have had headaches for the last two years. It may even show why I had that medical episode of amnesia last week. God's love rescues us. Whatever chains hold you…

The work in Buen Pastor by the Texas team has been incredible. We had a good rain which was nice because everything was so dry. One of our boys had testicle surgery and it was successful. For some reason my update did publish yesterday so I am combing…

Billy and I are both under the weather. Olga and Mynor gave the children their money off their sponsors to buy goodies. I woke up thinking about the death of Charles Stanley so I listened to six of his sermons. I will miss his wisdom. Yesterday's update failed…

One of my top five favorite teachers, Charles Stanley, passed away on the 18th. He was 90 years old and his sermons and teaching were so very uplifting. Adela, who cares for our special needs daughter, Michelle, left for 4 days so Patty took Michele to her house…

All of my tests were good. Actually the lab tests as a whole were the best ever. Thanks be to God. A music store in Guatemala City donated a nice piano to us. I believe someone in the states paid for it. So thank you. Financially we have…