The boys from Casa on the championship team. The Tennessee team leaves today after a full week of work. The older girl’s dorm house has a massive amount of work as new windows are being installed, the old tile is being removed, hundreds of sheets of sheetrock being…

Thirteen years ago we celebrated out 50th anniversary. That is a day I will never forget. I remember singing "Through It All" to Dottie. It got many laughs but it was so true. We have been through it all but God is still with us and we are…

Dottie loves roses and this one was in her garden. The Louisiana team left for the states. They finished painting the wall before they left. It was good to see them as it has been many years they have come to Casa annually. The ladies on the Tennessee…

Alex, Elliot and Leigh. This photograph is of Alex, adopted from Casa and a university graduate. His wife is Leigh and son Elliot. There have been tough times over the years, but when I see results such as this everything has been worthwhile. Our boys won their second…

A true patriot. A team arrived Saturday from Somerville, Tennessee. Shandi and Barbara had their first off campus excursion with Michelle as they took her with the team to the zoo. Michelle is slowly treating Shandi better. She misses Adela and is cool towards others right now. I…

Dottie enjoys her therapy. Michelle helps so it is good for her also. Carolyn does therapies through the week also. Paola is the nurse on the weekends. Yesterday the Louisiana team took the Baby Dorm, Esperanza younger girls and the Vencedores boys to the zoo. I will preach…

Our Two Grandsons Alex and Jefferson. On the Louisiana team are two young men, Alex and Jefferson who were adopted years ago. The boys have done well. Alex graduated from college and is in a position where he hires others. He is married with a toddler son. Jefferson…

This is what our 7th grade graduations use to look like. Carolyn is wonderful for Dottie as she does therapy, sings and reads the Bible with her. She loves it!!! God said that laughter is like a medicine and I want you to know that Dottie is so…

Can you imagine all of these children waiting to go into only 6 classrooms in 1995? Carolyn takes Dottie to the baby dorm each day and the children just love on Dottie. She loves it and them!!! God said that laughter is like a medicine and I want…

This is how we built dorms.This cement mixer was used by hand when we built the dorms. The children would grab a wheel barrel and not give it up even taking it to the cafeteria. Cook Baptist from Rustin, Louisiana arrived yesterday. Two of the boys on the…

Michelle at the concert. Michelle went to the Christian Music Festival with Mario and Mariela for the third and last day. It is so good to see her move around. One reason for the slow growth in receiving children is the law states that we must have one…

The chef that fixed a great meal for us is also a concert pianist. He played hymns for us and Dottie just looked as though she was thinking of the past. When she was a teenager she would accompany her older brother as he preached and she played…

My Mother with us and two babies. She loved it. Dottie woke me up saying her foot was broken. That is how much pain she is experiencing. It breaks my heart to see her suffer. Ted, a board member, and his team had a special meal for Dottie…

30 year old studs and only one has to be replaced saving us thousands of dollars. The work being done in the dorm as well as the work done upstairs in my old house where Carolyn will live is unbelievable. These teams have worked so hard and it…

Shandi and Michelle This photograph of Shandi and Michelle show the bond they already feel for one another. Michelle did have an episode of crying the first night after Adela left. But Shandi, Mariella and Carolyn were able to calm her down. The schedule is coming together with…

Whicho who was the man who told me about the property and has worked for me 36 years is retiring. He has been a faithful employee and a dear friend. I could call him at midnight if there was a sewer problem or water problem or whatever I…

Pastor Dave and Danny were house parents for the boys. The two boys’ dorms had 100 or so each. David and his wife, Regina, stayed here for 17 years. I will never forget the day Dave told me he was leaving. We cried together and he told me…

This photo of Adam holding Anthony brings the best and worst memories. Anthony died soon after his 5th birthday. He had kidney failure and everyone wanted to hold him. But no one carried him more than Adam. He was so sick that he would just lay his head…

Michelle, Adela, Dottie and Julietta. They have worked so hard with Dottie. We will miss Adela. Adela will be leaving Tuesday, so I am disappointed and sad as I have ever been in my life. She lived in our home and cared or Michelle for 10 years. She…

The Indian girl in this photo was the first to die from kidney disease. Would you believe when we bought the property there were no bathrooms nor kitchens in the one building on property with 3 bedrooms? We cooked under a tarp. We also had Bible study outside…