Casa Aleluya Blog

Mike Clark's Daily Blog

Paper work

My daughter was released from the hospital as her lungs are clear. So she and her three children are quarantined. Josue’ and I had to go to the city to sign government paper work.

Family

Our daughter, Tanya, has been hospitalized. Our grandson, Robert, now is ill. So Tanya & her 3 children are all ill. We depend on your prayers. I am so proud of the majority of our children as they have studied on line. Some, of course, have struggled and…

Oscar on the roof

A few years ago we had a huge palm tree fall on the dialysis dorm. The rains and winds have been so strong lately that we were worried about the largest palm up against the Doncillas dorm which are the high school girls. It took a lot of…

Heavy rain

The rains have continued for so long and so hard that one of you trees had the top fall off. I do not understand everything but a tree fell across the highway coming from the city making people wait for a very long time. Then a tree fell…

Thank you

Due to the kindness and generosity of our supporters who donated money for computersall of the children are able began studying in the morning. This means we do not have staggered classes where both children and students are having hit and miss classes all day long. They all…

Praise

The time of praise, prayer, music, worship and skits was just wonderful last Saturday night was wonderful. Four children were saved. Usually the younger children leave early but even the baby dorm and dialysis children wanted to stay. God moved in many ways and of course with the…

Personal tragedy

Our son-in-law passed away from Covid 19 so I would appreciate your thoughts and prayers. He was Becky's husband. To make matters worse our other daughter, Tanya, has covid. Last night we had a marvelous time as Jim and Gladys along with many others had a time of…

Another graduate

The new TVs will allow all of the classes to study in the same hours. On Monday all the students will study in the morning and have the afternoons to do homework. Roxana will be graduating from the university in 2 months. She has been so diligent. Graduation…

Classes

Bob and Nicky installed the TV screens for the new computers given to us so that will release students to not have to share making it easier for Billy and the teachers to not have to wait for a class taken by one group to finish. Now they…

Aroldo

Another group of our college students went to receive the vaccine today. We have so many awesome young people but Aroldo is so very special. He has become like a father to the dialysis children. Nearly every day he leaves before 5:30am to take children for hemodialysis in…

Gladys

Oscar will be taking some of the college students to the health department for their Covid vaccine. He will take a few each day. Gladys came here when she was a little girl. She was abused and living with her sister. She was told her father had died…

Downpours

There were a lot of teeth pulled in the last 2 days but there are still more children on the waiting list. Sheldon’s family had a dorm party for the girls downstairs in Esperanza. Sunday we had another downpour. It is happening daily so it affects our outside…

Wisdom teeth

Heidy returned yesterday following the surgery on her knee and treatment following discovery of a heart situation. We are blessed it was not serious. The dentists came today again. They have extracted a number of wisdom teeth. Sheldon and Diane are continuing to have activities for each dorm.…

Sheldon

Sheldon and Diane arrived a few days ago and quarantined. They then had a chicken dinner for the college boys and last night did the same for the older girls. I know it is very difficult for everyone who came in the past but I assure you it…

Adela G.

Adela is the highest scoring college student. All A’s and B’s in Clinical Psychology. Tremendous grades! What makes it even more impressive is that she lives in our house and helps Dottie with Michelle who is special needs. Adela actually goes weekly to purchase the groceries for our…

Lovers of giving

We were so blessed the last two weeks as offerings came in for our education expenses. Josue and Mynor were able to buy 10 new computers yesterday. Another financial gift for expenses came in an as you saw yesterday 6 crates of clothes and shoes arrived. Money is…

CRATES

Tim D. sent 6 crates of clothes and shoes for Christmas. As Amy leaves this week I want to express my appreciation for the time she has taken care of the younger boy’s dorm. But it leaves a tremendous hole as we need house parents for that dorm.…

Candida

Years ago I was asking all the teenagers what they wanted for Christmas. Everyonewrote down 3 things and then left except for one girl. I asked her why didn’t she write anything down. She said “All I want is for you and Mami to adopt me. That young…

Exams

The need for house parents with the younger boys is immediate as Amy leaves in 2 days. We need your prayers for a miracle. There were more manifestations (road blocks) although they were not nation wide. Only Dorcas was affected but managed to arrive only an hour or…

Near $1800

The offering for the wife of Henry who died was over $ 1,750 from the children and our American friends. Heidy who went to the states for knee surgery had a reaction to the covid vaccine which includes her heart. So we are not certain concerning house parents…