Walmart gifts Walmart had Minor take photos of the children holding their gifts but we had to make sure no gift was opened because we will give them out on Christmas Day. As we enter the last month of 2021 my mind thought of Deuteronomy 7:9 - "Know…

The girls in Doncillas, older teen girls, made all kinds of Christmas decorations from items found around the campus like pine cones, light bulbs, etc. Heidy is working with the younger children on special music. It has been a few weeks without new cases of COVID-19 so only…

Half of the 18 year olds and over will be allowed to visit family for a week and then the rest of that age group will go next week. They are stir crazy and need a break. They will have to get the swab for Covid when they…

Everyone enjoyed Thanksgiving dinner with us and we had great fellowship talking about the blessings of God. One of the things Christine mentioned was that we would have had between 1000 and 2000 visitors the last two years and even with them not coming we were blessed financially…

At the end of this month we will need house parents for Vencedores which are the boys ages 12-15. We thought we had a few months more but Ezdras says they will finish the month. This requires much prayer immediately. He also the praise leader. Brenda is having…

Angie had her special meal for the seniors as she has done for many years. We will miss her when she takes off for the next school year. I am grateful for her 17 years of helping Casa and I look forward to her turn or the 2023…

Josue's birthday The United Nations announced that lack of food is an epidemic in Latin America and the Caribbean with Guatemala leading with 50% of our population suffering from food shortages. In all the two areas have the number of people at 13,800,000 living in hunger. Remember to…

I shared with you about Kevin who received his dialysis technician 2 years ago. Well, he has left our transition ministry and has a job at the hospital. He has his own apartment so we are very proud of him. Kate will teach English this school year since…

The Word of God says in I Chronicles 16:34. "Give thanks unto the Lord, for He is good and His love endures forever". God's love is the only thing that will last forever. Even though the world is in turmoil we Christians have so much to be thankful…

The Lord blessed us with three new children at midnight. They will quarantine for a few days. Children are a gift from the Lord; they are a reward from Him. Dottie and I in 1963 wanted to have a large family but our first three children all died…

As you may remember I asked people who have special needs to send them to me and I will pray over those needs with Dottie. We have received 9 pages of requests and I thought that some of you could simply agree with us daily. You do not…

The main newspaper in Guatemala had Kevin's picture on the front page of him with one of our dialysis children as he is receiving the Covid vaccine. Kevin has been here many years and works as both a dialysis technician and nurse in Roosevelt Hospital. Louisiana is last…

This Covid situation is truly affecting our older children as studying college courses on line has proven so difficult. We had a second young person make the decision to return home to their family and work in the public market. It breaks my heart. Aroldo returned from his…

Josue', Estella and their children left this morning. They were able to do projects with each dorm while they were here. That was a real blessing since Covid has prevented teams from coming. The weather continues to be cold. So strange! Our older girls have finished a program…

Georgie flew home to Louisiana and will be gone one month. The University system just announced that the new school year that begins in February will be on line, At the same time the Department of Education announced that kindergarten will be on campus.

Health Department with vaccines The wife of a pastor in our village of San Bartolome passed away from Covid. The pastor that we have in our little church on property died from Covid also. We are trying to get all of our 18 year olds and over vaccinated.…

My granddaughter was in class in Lafayette, La. when two boys each pulled a gun. The kids were terrified and after a short standoff the police captured them. The Department of health came yesterday and gave the Covid vaccine injections to a number of older children and will…

Josue and Estella arrived yesterday with their children. They live in Jackson, Tn. with their 3 children. Heidy will also be going to the states to have surgery on her other knee. She is the dorm mother for Cometas. These are the little boys. We sure could use…

The teenage girls had a song for the morning service and I preached on the Crown of Life in James one. The children pray at 4pm daily and I was blessed to pray with the teenage girls. You would be so blessed to sit and pray with them.…

The brothers and sisters finally were reunited after weeks of being quarantined and it was so wonderful to see the joy. They love each other so much. The courts sent two children home and that breaks my heart. The children no longer are eating in their dorms. We…