I got up exercised, prepared my Sunday sermon, read my Bible, taught my BIble class, and then laid down as I have not slept well the last two nights. Some of our office staff in the jungles

Jim took another group of teens to the Concert this morning. I preached on the abundances of God such as an abundance of grace, mercy, abundant life, peace, joy, goodness, and prayers answered abundantly. We dedicated two babies of Karina and Keny. Both girls were raised here. Lilian…

Our office staff, psychologists, social workers, medical staff, and dialysis left Friday night and drove to Coban for the weekend. It is about a 10-hour drive to the Mayan pyramids. The two teams spent the weekend playing and blessing the children. Jim took some teens to a concert…

Michelle, special child, is 30 years old The Maryland team went on an outreach. They then had a special time with the older girls and boys in the evening. They have worked hard. I have radio teachings on KAJN until August 2025. Dottie and I drove downtown on…

Estella and jessica with Dottie and I. I want to thank all of you who financially support Casa. The Lord blessed us and we have continued to have support through all the covid years etc. Today we were asked to receive three sisters ages 3, 5 and 7…

Happy anniversary I cried so the baby would stop crying. The following is a repeat from yesterday that did not publish. Our boys were playing soccer, and the Maryland team went to watch and one of the players had a heart attack and died. Three members of the…

We are so blessed I want to thank all of you who financially support Casa. The Lord blessed us and we have continued to have support through all the covid years etc. Today the courts called and to send us three sisters ages 3, 5,7 years of age.…

Our boys were playing soccer and the Maryland team went to watch and one of the players had a heart attack and died. Three members of the team had medical backgrounds and tried to save him. Estella and Jessica worked on items for the board as well as…

We had a very special day celebrating the 35th anniversary of the founding of Casa. They asked me to share with the children how God brought us to Guatemala and that always is a blessing because I get to brag on the Lord. David Beam came by with…

Heidy has been here for years. She graduated from college and for the last 4 years has been our purchaser. All food and supplies she has ordered and done a wonderful job. So much so that a major business hired her to be their purchasing agent. She will…

Jorge was our first child given to us by the courts. He is also the one who convinced me to build churches. He died at age 22. Our nephew, Matt, and his wife arrived with our board members and Rick and his wife. I have not seen Matt…

I woke up feeling very weak so I decided to have a ¨me¨day. I read my Bible for a couple of hours then I listened to Christian Biographies beginning with Dietrich Bonhoeffer. Dottie went with Heidy and Adela to buy groceries. Ted and Lori are here and Jessica…

The man who led me to Christ and birthed this ministry. My father-in-law. JW Buckner. A 2-month-old baby was abandoned on the Mexican border and he has a crippled hand. The authorities believe it was deliberately injured by the mother. The authorities believe his mother was traveling to…

Can you guess who this 10th grader is? The team is staying busy and another large team is arriving Friday. Sunday we are celebrating the 35th anniversary of the birth of Casa. The board will be here and there are special words by some of the older children…

Laboratory technicians from San Lucas came to take blood, feces and urine from all workers and older children. The Mobile team is mostly teenagers so Oscar has them in groups pressure washing the baby dorm, arranging the school classrooms and the bodegas. Adam brought his team to Casa…

A team of 35 with Macy, from Mobile, Ala. arrived for a week. The boys who work for Dottie had to cut down and dig up the roots of a large tree so that we can remove two walls to extend the construction of the new house. A…

We have a young girl who needs surgery and a prosthesis for her leg. The surgery is $2000 and we yet to have the price of the prostheses but should you want to help we would certainly appreciate it. Yesterday was our 61st wedding anniversary. It has been…

A judge called and will be sending us a two-month-old little boy. He was found with the umbilical cord still attached. Our new dentist cleaned my teeth and ¨Look mom, no cavities¨. Brennen and JoseMaria came to walk Dottie and me through the construction of our new living…

Adela, who has lived in our house for 8 years caring for Michelle and helping Dottie went to her village today. Her family is deeding her a portion of land, so she is excited. Our passports are about to expire so we have someone working of renewing them.…

In about 10 days we will celebrate Dottie and my arrival in Guatemala in 1989. That was 35 years ago. My church in Lake Charles had odds on how long we would stay in Guatemala, and no one won. No one said we would stay here longer than…