We hired a third social worker as the courts told us to do. Aroldo went to Jutiapa to assist in a new dialysis clinic operating there. He will be gone3 days. I have been teaching on Sunday mornings how God demonstrate is love for us in each of…

I woke up early and I did not feel well. The last three days have been stressful. So I spent the day listening to the biographies of John Bunyan, author of Pilgrim's Progress, and the life of Ditrich Bonhoeffer. Susy came to church for us to dedicate her…

Estella's group as well as Tim's group both are leaving this morning. Tim's group did a beautiful job on bathrooms for the older boy's dorm. They have renovated Doncella's (teen girls), Vencedores (boys)and now Buen Pastor. They also gave many pizzas and buckets of ice cream. It appears…

Everything about the wedding was beautiful except for me. My pulpit came loose and I did a terrible job of preaching in Spanish. I fumbled through it and feel bad I did not do them justice. This is the weekend the teens 18 and over can use their…

The wedding for Fernando and Anna is Saturday and it be special because they came here as small children. When they were older they had a civil wedding ceremony. Now they have two children and he owns his own business. Anna is a dorm parent and has dreamed…

We met with our architect as we are consolidating all of our properties into one property. I want everything in order as I am aging. One of our nurses in the dialysis ministry came dawn suddenly with stomach pain. She was taken to the hospital at 5pm and…

We had a 3 hour meeting with a missionary we have not seen in while and it was truly a great time of fellowship. We talked about Dottie and me not traveling due to health issues and how great i would be if someone in the states coulddo…

I woke up this morning with a migraine. Our doctor told me I needed to drink more water but I believe it is caused by stress. We had to go to one of the government offices to sign papers. A few years ago someone gave us a truck…

This is semester test week for our school. We had to go to the electric company because the electric bill is in my name and I want to put it in Casa's name. Of course they told us we did not have all of the paper work. The…

The time changed in the USA but not here in Guatemala. I began series choosing one scripture from each Bible book that demonstrates God loves us. I will do 6 books each week so it will take 11 weeks to share the 66 Books o the Bible. We…

We had to take a child to the hospital but the child was not serious and returned. The team is working so hard to get the showers and bathroom completed. Dottie and her boys worked the flowerbeds as usual. Heavy winds filled the property with leaves. Sharon Schafer…

Al and Brenda left today to visit family in the states for 10 days. The Texas team left at 3am this morning. The construction in the older boys dorm is coming along well. Tim's team had a pizza party for the younger boys. One of the younger girls…

Today was family day so many parents visited. We also received 3 new children. The older boys had stripped the two bathrooms and so the team arrived last night and began the renovation this morning. One of the children adopted from Casa years ago is Yaya and yesterday…

Dottie and I both did not sleep well. In fact, we were up at 1:30am. No reason as to why. Gladys's eye surgery went well although she said it was more painful than the first surgery. Anthony had his surgery and is in great pain and there is…

Both Gladys and Anthony are having their surgeries today. Josue. our doctor, a social worker and one child went to Tikisaki for the judge to take a statement on the abuse the child received in his home. The Texas team of 34 began painting the inside of the…

The Texas team of 33 arrived Sunday evening This is Marlin and Olga's first team since Christine left. I was to begin my series of highlighting one scripture from each Book of the Bible beginning with Genesis. I will present one verse from each of the 66 books…

Dottie has been doing well with her walking cane and continues to work her gardens Wednesdays and Saturdays. I normally spend Saturday reading and preparing Bible lessons for the upcoming week. Today was not different although the minor surgery on my arm is giving me pain. The financial…

The second group of children will be going to the Guatemala National Museum Friday so they are hyped up fpr that. They love riding the bus. We have a team of 33 coming from Texas and that is the largest team since Covid began. It is nice to…

D Heidy has over 100 children in her music classes. The children had a wonderful time at the museum. They truly were blessed to leave Casa and ride a bus. Dr. Douglas, pictured here, is a dentist who did his practice here and graduated. He is now the…