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…

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…

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…

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…

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 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 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…

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…

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.…

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…

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…

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…

Little Caesar Pizza sent pizzas last night for all of the older children. The government announced that only 1.6% of people in Guatemala have not had the Covid vaccine. There have been 365,528 confirmed cases and 10,289 deaths. But you must also realize there is a large Indigenous…

Some of the older boys and girls barbecued small steaks for all of the children. Thousands of Guatemalans marched from the Presidential Palace to the National Prosecutors offices with demands the President resign and be tried for corruption. The crowds across the country burned tires on main highways…

There was a massive shutdown over the entire country. Corruption is at the highest levels of government, violence, extortion by gangs and poverty are the main sources. Guatemala has a 49% poverty rate. This week a prison built to house 500 inmates had over 2000 incarcerated. Run by…

Josue saw the brother of Henry who was killed when the car fell on him. He just hugged Josue’ and cried. He and Henry were on our soccer team. This Sunday we will take an offering for Henry’s wife. We also will be providing education for Henry’s children.…

The Covid virus has covered in red the entire nation of Guatemala. Of course, there is not enough vaccine for the population. The scary part of this is that thousands of people from other Central American countries are walking through Guatemala headed to the USA and certainly many…

A thought hit me that had to come from heaven. As you know the government has taken children from many homes and sent them back to their parents due to the Covid. So I was asking God why Casa? The answer was that since we have transitioned it…

The last few Sundays I have shared with the children what Paul says about love in I Corinthians 13. Our six months financial support was down as to be expected with no visitors; Dottie & I not sharing in the states; the decrease in children, so many of…

A young man who is a friend for years with our older boys was killed behind our housewhen he was working on his car and it fell on him. He leaves a wife and two children ages 1 and 10. He played on our soccer team. Quique’s first…