We received two children a week ago and the 15 year old cannot even read or know how to count. She cannot even do first grade work. It breaks my heart as she was used to beg on the streets. I told her that even as a Christian,…

With the two boys Elias and Keyser both so ill from kidney failure and dialysis for years I was asked why do bad things happen to good people. The answer is that no one is good. We are all sinners. Jesus, alone, was the only 'good' person who…

Many of you may remember Elias who lived here & was treated for years in dialysis? He has been placed in ICU with a very critical dire outlook as his dialysis has failed. Please remember him in your prayers. He is a Christian and soon he will be…

Jim and Kate leave tomorrow. She is gone for good and he will return in 3 days to finish his Bible ministry in the school. He will leave around November and they will both come periodically in the future. It will leave a huge hole in the Bible…

I ministered on the six happenings on Calvary followed by a beautiful dance by the girls in Espranza down. I really believe it was the most beautiful praise dance in our thirty three years here. Then Jim had the Lord's Supper with all of us. It was a…

As we approached Easter Sunday I felt a great need to listen to tapes and read books on the resurrection of Jesus. I am certainly closer to the end of my life each day & I catch myself thinking & wanting to read on my own resurrection one…

I woke up this morning with the heavy burden to tell you that Jesus Christ will give you the strength to accomplish everything you need to do to glorify His name. This week has passed in which the children had no school. So it was a relief for…

Ronnie Rue passed away. He and Sharon have supported and sponsored children for over 25 years. When someone like Ronnie passes away I shut my eyes and think of the many people who faithfully loved the children for dozens of years and are no longer with us. What…

The results came back on Keyser and there is a bacteria in his lung. The showers look so good. The work accomplished is wonderful. The team worked until noon and then went to Antique. They returned after supper and will fly home Thursday. Drummond said, "The most obvious…

Life is like a dollar bill. It can only be spent once. Make the best of what you have. Today I worked on the sponsor list and gifts. There are actually some folks who have sponsored a child for over 25-31 years. What a demonstration of love! It…

This is Easter week so the children are all out of classes and they are truly enjoying. Studying on line has put a heaviness on many of them even the college students. All office workers have Wednesday-Thursday-Friday- off of work. Each of the dormitories will have a certain…

We have a huge problem. Heidy cannot watch the younger boys because of her health. We do not have anyone for that dorm. Please pray that God will put it on someone's hear to become dorm parents. Please!! Heidy will oversee the music program. This is Kate's last…

Jim took the teens in his discipleship class to see The Passion Story at one of the mega churches in Guatemala City. A life of purpose can only be fulfilled when we put God first and make Him the center of our lives. Jim has done a great…

Keyser's surgery went smoothly and a biopsy was taken. The results will be known next week. The government is requiring that every child that comes to a home for children like Casa be tested for HIV as well as hepatitis A and B. Also the staff will be…

Keyser, one of our dialysis children, is having surgery to clean his lungs and take a biopsy. It is called a bronchoscopy. The medical team asked us to pray. The team is working so hard and should finish everything they set out to accomplish. I gave my…

Dave and Amy from The Woodlands, Texas will arrive in mid June to become house parents. Kate leaves Friday and she will be missed so much. Jim will accompany her and return in 3 days. He will stay until later in the year. They have been so dedicated…

What you are is God's gift to you. What you become is your gift to God. The team is small but working so hard. Oscar and Alan are working with them as are the university boys. Dr. Lou has a dialysis patient that he wants to send her…

The team hit the ground running and the job is huge but they are serious about getting the rebuild finished. Two women are on this team and they are working on our storage unit for teams that bring shoes, clothes, gifts, etc.

The team spent their afternoon preparing the items they brought for the children as well as looking at exactly what they will need for constructing in the dorm. A box of building supplies disappeared. Our Sunday lunch with the American staff and some of the children is such…

We had water Baptism this morning and Jim performed the 31 baptisms. Tim D. & his team arrived to begin the renovation of the Doncella's bathroom. Billy says that our school teachers should be returning within two weeks to have in class education. We are praying that this…