Matthew 19:14 "Jesus said, Let the little children come to me, and do not hinder them, for the kingdom of heaven belongs to such as these". Every time we receive a child especially a very young child my heart rejoices. It tells me that God trusts me with…

God blessed us with two new children. We are so blessed that God trusts our staff to give life to children by sharing the Word, praying with them and giving them an opportunity at a future. Psalm 127:3 "Children are a gift from the Lord: they are a…

I began months ago teaching book by book in the Bible on radio. I am now in the 60th book which is I Peter. As of today I have lessons taped until August 30, 2024. Aroldo has been asked to speak before the medical staff in the largest…

When God said that life is like a blade of grass here today and gone tomorrow it truly is the truth. How did I get to 79? Psalm 92:14 "Even in old age they will still produce fruit, they will remain vital and green". God keeps sending us…

We had preaching this morning but no singing or children's church but we should be back to normal next Sunday. I shared with everyone in Bible that I am so proud of how the staff and the children have cooperated the last two years. With Covid abounding the…

I went to the city with Josue' to purchase school supplies for the college students. I have not left campus more then 10 times this year. Spending a lot of time studying! I believe we are down to two children with Covid. So many of our older children…

Priscilla, Amalia's daughter', came to move Amalia, her mother, to the new house. She led music here for a number of years until she got married and had three children. She was only eight when she came here. She is a very strong Christian. God blessed us with…

I had trouble with my taping of radio shows but Praise The Lord I have my son, Mynor, who is a computer genius. No matter how hard we try it is nearly impossible to quarantine the children as one child tests positive and when he is ok another…

We gave Amalia a gift for her 31 years working here. I calculated that in the 31 years Amalia cooked 33,945 meals at 3 meals daily. The children clapped, shouted and hugged her. Without a doubt God sent her to Dottie and myself three decades ago as she…

A few children are in quarantine so we are still trying to keep children to stay and play only in their dorm areas. We did not celebrate the July 4th Independence Day but, of course, this is not a holiday in Guatemala. As long as we have Jesus…

Exactly 31 years ago I was called by a pastor in Chimaltenango that a woman and her two daughters were thrown out into the street and had no place to go. I had performed the funeral of her husband earlier that year. In fact the police stopped the…

Christine is going to the states for a visit with her family. Dave and Amy are also going to the states for tree weeks to be with their daughter who is about to give birth to a son. oops! She gave birth to Able James who weighed 10…

I gave my testimony to the visitors. It took 21/2 hours as we told story after story. They certainly came at the correct time in order to help us keep the children busy. Isaiah writes, "I will be your God throughout your lifetime-until your hair is white with…

This Tennessee team just keeps on a going. In spite of more than a dozen children in quarantine they continue to minister to every dorm by taking each dorm for 45 minutes to the schoolyard for activities. The team also fixed the evening meal for all of the…

There are two new cases of Covid 19 among the boys. Still 11 are in quarantine. Tony Analy who lives in my house is positive. Everyone in the dialysis house is negative but we awoke this morning to two cases in the girl's college dorm and one case…

A group of 11 older boys went to a musical festival Saturday and yesterday some tested positive for Covid so all 11 are quarantined. We checked each dorm and there is no one else testing positive as well as only 3 of the 11 in quarantine now check…

The team had many activities from painting fingernails to soccer. This week the children are out of school so these activities just like the last two weeks have been such a blessing. We paid the fourth and final group their extra salaries. Some of the universities are opening…

The Texas team left. Kim's team from Tennessee began playing with the dorms from play dough to ice cream sundaes with every dorm. The rains are coming and going but oh so very strong. There was a major landslide in Vera Paz and a huge sink hole in…

Another team arrived. They are from Tennessee. We have very little physical work so we ask that teams in July and August bring puzzles, games, etc. so you can spend time loving and teaching the children. Of course skilled workers are welcomed also. The rains were extremely hard…

The Lord blessed us with another child last night. I gave my testimony to the team from Texas. I believe it has been nearly 3 years since I last did that. We allowed the visitors to spend the entire day with the kids because there is no school…