Today was Thanksgiving so Dottie and I had turkey with our son Tony and his wife Lily. As you read this it will be Friday morning and Michelle will be in surgery early so can you bow your head and offer a prayer for there be no complications…

Our special needs daughter, Michelle, is having eye surgery on Friday. It is called cornea collagen cross linking and involves both eyes. (Keratoconus) Because of her seizures they cannot put her to sleep. Please pray for her. God is the source of real happiness. What God does for…

Our internet in Lake Charles has been on the blink for a week. The technicians are due to repair it this week. I am blessed to tell you that we received two more children today. Dave and Amy's family came today so they are blessed. Cold, wind and…

Today I again spent the hours reading biographies & praying for our children. I studied grace. Our pride says we must work our way to God. But a true faith tells us that God's grace is unconditional. Alcorn says "What we cannot earn we cannot lose". Romans 5:8…

Al and Brenda's son, Billy, preached for me this morning and then they had a meal for Dottie and me. Life is more than money. One of the boys who left here has started a church. It blesses me to know some leave and make Christ the object…

We received three new children so I feel blessed today. There is a judge who for many years loved Casa and helped us so much. She has been promoted so we have lost a dear friend in the courts.

I took a "me" day and just listened to Christian biographies. I studied Rees Howells, George Whitfield, the Wesley brothers as well as Billy Sunday who once held a crusade for 7 weeks in my home state of Louisiana. As a baseball player who heard singing at a…

Would you believe that a panther was captured in Mixco which is only 10 or so miles from our home. Al and Brenda's children arrived today. They will help Al with the electrical needs in the computer room in the high school. Still raining!

Unbelievable! The courts called us about a girl they want to send home. They asked if we could drive her home because her parents do not have enough money to come get her on a bus. Can you believe that she is being sent home to a family…

Al and Dave fixed the basketball hoops so I hope we can keep visiting American teens from hanging on them. Pray for broken, wayward hearts to turn toward God so they can find peace and healing. The world is so broken that I fear for my grandchildren. Josue…

I pray today that I will have faith to cast on Jesus every care during our time of need. As I age and look at my life as closer to the end than to the beginning I have seen in these many years so many differences from when…

It was cold when we woke up today so it was cold in our church service. I am still preaching on I Corinthians 13. Paul tells us that love is the greatest thing. It appears that Christians are surrounded by hate. It is up to us to love…

We had our second earthquake (6.1)n a week and this one was strong enough that staff were calling one another to see if there was damage. As far as we can tell everyone and everything is fine. Christine organized a lunch for the high school graduates. This was…

We received 3 new children last night. Josue and Oscar want to do something special for the college boys who helped the team with the renovation. Cristine is having a luncheon for the high school graduates. Andreis and Estella took our Michelle and Estella swimming. Keyser returned from…

I had a rough day as I guess all the walking and shopping with the girls yesterday just wore me out. I am feeling my age I suppose. The up side is that the girls had so much fun and were so blessed. Some had saved their sponsor…

The quinceaneras were so sweet and obedient. There were 26 of us and not one problem. We went to two malls and a discount clothing store. We had breakfast at Macdonalds and a late lunch at Kentucky Fried Chicken. The team did a wonderful job in Vencedores. Felipe…

Griselda, dialysis, was hospitalized last night with a major infection in her leg. Keyser, who had a kidney transplant, has been in the hospital for weeks with a problem in his lungs getting enough oxygen. Both of these children are precious. Pray for them. We should be the…

The teams are here until Wednesday so one continues to renovate the dorm and the other continues to minister to the children. It has been a great two weeks. The judges sent more kids back to their families which breaks my heart. Food has risen so much that…

A pastor from the Maryland team preached and it was awesome. Almost all of our staff went up for prayer as did many of the children. I know both the team and the children enjoyed it. The team that has been renovating had ministry and special activity with…

There was an earthquake that was powerful enough to move things but enough away from us to do any harm. The rains came last night so strongly that the team canceled evening activities and will have those activities tonight. The ground is so wet that Dottie and her…