All of our staff had to take specimens and blood tests as we do every year for the health department so as to be certified. Our vice-principal in our school was assaulted and robbed on a bus. Two weeks ago Tatiana was robbed on the bus as she…

Quique had his cast on his broken arm removed so he is more comfortable. With all the children out of quarantine the afternoons are filled with laughter and joy as the siblings are together in the afternoon. Changes are all around us as the pandemic continues, people are…

William, one of our college students, planted flowers for Kate in front of her office at the school. Georgie had another birthday party for Michelle with pizza. Heidy's dorm, Cometas, of little boys received new sofas and chairs.

Today was Michelle's 28th birthday. She is our adopted special needs child. It is unbelievable that it has been so many years. One of the younger boys broke his arm while playing soccer. It was a great day today as the children were all outside playing as there…

It was so cold during our church services this morning. It was heavy winds and sprinkling. All of the Americans and a number of the Guatemalan staff eat lunch each Sunday with Dottie and myself and it is the time we can fellowship.

Hearts of Christ! One of the older girl's mom needs eye surgery and the girls in that dorm gave their sponsor money to help pay for it. True sisters!! I spent this morning making teaching tapes. I love to teach in English. Thank the Lord we have no…

Oscar did get a technician for the generators and we have to buy parts to repair them so pray that we can get the parts quickly. A boy had high fever last night on the first day we let everyone out of quarantine but he tested negative…

There are no more children with Covid on campus so no quarantine which allowed Billy to open the school for remote learning. We still have no idea when the teachers will be allowed on campus. "Having somewhere to go is HOME. Having someone to love is FAMILY. Having…

We had a 6.8 earthquake at 1:30 this morning. A woman was killed in Mixco only a few miles from us. Another man died only 40 miles from us. Our generators would not come on so that affected our water wells, baby dorm, kitchen and dialysis. Oscar is…

Gretchen was one of the best missionaries to come to Casa. She loved the kids and always smiled. Two days ago her father was swimming and drowned. He was 80 years old. Her heart is broken. Mending a broken heart means casting all your anxiety on Christ because…

Valentine's day is today and usually is a really big deal but the children are restricted to their dorms. We have not had any Covid cases in 6 days so we should be able to get all the kids out of quarantined and back to school by midweek.

Alan and Brenda returned from the states so will help with our staffing. We did not have church services again today due to the ten days of quarantine. I pray that each dormitory had their own prayer time. We are still blessed as none of the last group…

Someone has offered to help us buy mattresses as we have not purchased any new ones in over 20 years in some dorms. If you want to help any amount would help us. Of course there are different sizes so if you want to help any offering is…

Everyone is doing their best to care for and protect the children. We have closed the school with the exception of the college students. All meals are scheduled by dorms. Each dorm has a play area. None of the children testing positive have dangerous symptoms. Since we are…

We have one more Covid case but none of the 8 cases are severe. They are all girls and no boys. The health department has asked we quarantine everyone for 10 days. Dottie and I could not celebrate our anniversary seeing as she had a doctor's appointment. She…

It is so hard to believe but today Dottie and I celebrate our 59th wedding anniversary. How God reached down in Louisiana 1963 and took an unsaved Cajun and joined him with an Arkansas Christian in order to send them to Guatemala is beyond anything we could have…

We have more cases of Covid so we are shutting down school for another week. Job's friend says in Job 8:10 that "Those who forget God have no hope". When storms come in our lives in the form of illness, divorce, financial difficulties, drugs, broken homes or any…

My favorite story in the Bible is where the father brings his epileptic son to the Apostles and they cannot heal him. He goes to Jesus with his request and Jesus tells him that if he can believe then all is possible. The father answers, "I believe but…

II Chronicles 20:12 says "We know not what to do: but our eyes are upon thee". This is where we are. I pray that all of the staff, the children and our supporters will do exactly that for us. Lift your eyes whenever you think of us and…

As we continue to pray and plan on keeping the children safe we have only one place to turn and that is to the Lord Jesus. Dottie and I listened to stories of missionaries such as Jim & Elizabeth Elliot and Ed Saint as well as sermons by…