Oscar, Alan along with the older boys are demolishing the bathrooms in one dorm in order to be ready for a work team coming on April 2nd. We will need a number of work teams in the months to come. We received a new child last night which…

By law Josue has to sign the judge's order when we receive a new child. Today we received a girl at 4am and last week on two occasions he had to sign at 1am. I know many of you are praying for the Ukraine. Ten million have left…

The transition homes are increasing. These are young people over age 18 that live in their own room and come on campus to visit their siblings. They come to church on Sundays. They are either attending college or working which allows them to grow their bank accounts. The…

There was an accident in a mine near Chiquemula with 10 miners pulled out. Five died. I was so ashamed this morning. When I began to preach I had the wrong outline and so I was confused. It was a fiasco. So I simply gave my testimony of…

The worst affect we are having with the COVID besides not having teams in two years is that older students are struggling so hard with on line studying that they are choosing to leave and hunt for a job. It is hard to convince that that "this too…

Thirty years ago Jerry and Curtis visited and actually slept on our porch. But from that visit the dorms Esperanza, Doncellas, baby dorm, Estrellitas, the dining, kitchen, clinic, trade school and workshops, our home and so much more were built. God used them mightily. I have reconnected with…

Our children who were eligible for their second COVID injection received it today. Corrie Ten Boom said, "Any concern too small to be turned into a prayer is too small to be made into a burden". Today I was thinking of Corrie and how simple she made…

Dottie is recuperating very well and is walking although her legs are painful. Check with your airlines if you are traveling as it appears Guatemala has dropped the complicated method being used.

You remember that the older kids took an offering for surgery for the mother of two children here. Sadly she died last night. They lost their father less than a year ago. The children are taking their first semester tests. I played cook and nurse for Dottie. She…

Dottie fell coming up our steps and damaged both legs badly. Our doctor was able to treat her but it is painful. Debbie brought me the mail going all the way back to 2021.There was no way to get it here so your thank you notes are late.…

We had a great day with Josue preaching and his wife, Estella, singing. The Lord blessed us with 4 more children ages 11, 7, 4, and 2. That is 9 this week. God is so good. We are excited to announce that Estella was voted on to the…

Poor Josue! For the second time in a few days the courts sent three new children after 2am. They were abandoned and going from home to home begging for food. Of course we have prayed daily that the Lord would bless us with more children. This was the…

We received two boys at 1am. Josue' & Estella arrived from Tenn. and the Casa board of Directors came in around noon for our board meeting this weekend

When young people age 18 and older and want to have a girlfriend I spend time trying to prepare them for a Godly relationship. My board is arriving for a "quick" meeting as they all have to return to the states Sunday or Monday. Dottie has been seeing…

Blanca, Alan and Brenda work very hard to keep the toddlers busy in the baby dorm. Twitter posted that the volcano near Antigua is acting up with smoke. No danger indicated. Dottie has two groups of college boys who help her with her flower, etc. One group works…

My 76 year old sister is going to be a grandmother for the first time. How great is that? Georgie left for the states for two weeks. Gasoline is now over $5. God is looking for willing hearts. God has no favorites. You do not have to be…

As is true all over the world gasoline is over $4 here and food is rising. I want to thank you for remembering us with your giving. Some members of my board will come for a meeting this weekend. They cannot all come but we will have a…

Ihave been teaching on Sunday mornings the Ten Commandments and today was "Honor your Parents". It was a real challenge because God did not say just good parents but abusive parents also. I preached on the fifth command to "Honor your mother and father" and the response by…

The child with the birth defect has not had surgery yet. The problem is that his intestines are pushing up on his lungs. The physicians want to make sure exactly what needs to be done before performing surgery. Pray for them to have wisdom. Adam and Vilma brought…

We received four children who were found alone in their house. They were ages 2, 5, 10 and eleven and were alone and never in school. Dr. Mike Toups from The Woodlands, Texas has come to Casa yearly for over 20 years examining every child and staff member.…