Jim left for the states as the family is honoring his brother who passed away. The Lord has blessed us again with a new girl. This is the 3rd teenager to come lately who has never attended school.

One of the sweetest and most helpful person come to Casa is very ill and in surgery as I type. His name is Jeremy and I ask that you pray for him by name. The way Billy is having school is the elementary comes to class with a…

Our other dog, Spot, cried most of the night as he and Champ have not been separated since Spot's birth. Dottie is the dog lover in our family. She took Champ's death to heart. Jim will be leaving later in the week to attend his brother's funeral. Billy…

I preached on the 9th Commandment which is "Thou shall not lie". It was the negative side of lying. Next week I will teach the positive results of telling the truth. It was a very sad afternoon as the vet came to put Dottie's dog Champion to sleep.…

Galileo University has a course on cutting hair, etc. Today they sent a large group of hair stylists to cut the girl's hair. This was a very exciting day. The girls loved it. Due to Covid they have not been able to come to Casa but things are…

Another child broke a finger and went to the hospital. The toddler I spoke to you about yesterday as sent to another home for special medical attention. Dottie and I spent the entire morning praying and listening to great teachers. There are times in all of our lives…

One of the younger girls broke a finger and will have surgery. One of the youngest babies has been diagnosed with fetal alcohol syndrome and the judge may move her to another home that has a program for that. This is a syndrome caused by the mother drinking…

Again we were blessed with two young children ages 2 and 7. God does not send them here only to be safe and have food, education, etc. He sends them here to learn about Jesus and the Word. Marlin has Children's church following my preaching. Dottie, Josue and…

The government has a plan in place that I knew nothing about. If you are a resident here in Guatemala you have to have a number of things showing that is the case. It is a requirement for residents to do annually. I had to get a lawyer.…

The staff wears masks because of leaving Casa. The children only wear masks when in church and at meal times. At this point Billy believes the teachers will return Monday and classes will no longer be remote. Some of the universities are open while others are still online…

Sadly Jim's brother passed away. He has been ill for quite a while. Christine is leaving for a 3 week trip to see her family. Our entire kitchen was flooded with water as a faucet broke during the night. Daniel's catheter is now working correctly. Both he and…

The Lord sent another child. My heart is bursting in joy because we are receiving more children as we did in the past. Christine will be leaving for 3 weeks. Josue and his team have changed the mask rules for our children and staff. The Guatemalan President set…

Dr. Lou, nephrologist, who performed the kidney transplant on Genesis 17 years ago came with 21 members of his medical team to see our facilities. We have supported his medical ministry for all those 17 years. He is going to move to the position of Director of Pediatrics…

I took Dottie out to lunch which was my first date with a 79 year old. One of the Casa children adopted years ago, Mariella, completed her Marine basic training and graduates next Friday. This is the second young person adopted from Casa to join the service. Our…

Dottie turned 79 years of age on the 27th. That is just so hard to believe as the years seem to fly by. God says in His Word that our lives are as a blade of grass that comes up and is here momentarily. Last night we received…

We are all rejoicing that Guatemala has eased the Covid restrictions. NO MORE MASKS Beginning Wednesday. It certainly has affected the children as they have not been able to have their parents visit them. One of my points in counseling the 18 years and older couples is that…

The first new dialysis child in 4 years is coming. He is 10 year old Ulysses. Thursday Dr, Lou will visit. He was the physician who performed the kidney transplant on Genesis. That was 12 years ago and she is still alive.

Again the Lord sent us two girls who were abused by their grandfather. The last 8 siblings we have received have all been abused. They are so sad coming a place as large as Casa can be overwhelming. The veterinarian came to Casa to take Dottie's dog, champ,…

The government and school system are considering opening up and dropping some mandates. Today was a lazy day for me as I studied and prepared lessons. Lucado said "God created marriage. No government subcommittee envisioned it. No social organization developed it. Marriage was conceived and born the mind…