Today I was studying verse 3:4 from the book of Joshua. He tells us “You have not passed this way before”. There is no doubt that in my 77 years there has never been a year like 2020. It seems as though God just took the world I…

I had a “free” day as I prayed and then listened to sermons by Swindoll, Graham, Ravi, TD Jakes, Elizabeth Elliot, Charles Stanley & others. There are times I need to fill my hours with His love & my needs. His Word is my medicine. The older girl…

The fifteen year old girls are being entertained by Georgie in spite of her fall. I want to thank you who are asking for prayer. I will stand with you ask that you stand with me as I, too, have needs of prayer. The high school made posters for…

It was a strange Thanksgiving as the Americans separated & had individual dinners. Dottie & I had invited some of the older young people who have been here 20 years or more. Some folks do not see the blessings because of the virus, lack of jobs and the…

Debbie, my office manager, fell breaking her arm and needing 6 stitches in her head. Georgie and Tatiana have come up with the kind plan to use 4 of her college girls & stay inn the visitors dorm with the girls who are 15 years old. They will…

25th: One of the most difficult things I must do is tells children when their sponsors die. Fred Roy sponsored three child two of who are still here and older teens. They just wept and wept. The relationships between the children and sponsors who are able to come…

Yesterday Oscar taught the children about dreams and goals. He emphasized that you do not have to be what someone else has for you. You need your own dream that in turns becomes goal for your life. As he began closing kids started asking for him to continue.…

Oscar preached this morning. As I age, 77 years, I believe that I need to give the young adults an opportunity share the Word with the children and staff. The weather is still cool. Remarkably in all these months Guatemala has had only 4000 covid deaths.

Sadly Kate’s mother died today. Jim’s dad just died & they were able to see him. Kate was also able to see her mother before she passed away. Jim and Kate are so awesome with the love they show our children.]\[';l,.m The character I see most demonstrated during…

One of the most amazing things concerning the quarantine is that each dorm seems to want to go out do working with Dottie. They come in groups and ask if they can weed her garden, wash the car, pull grass from the cracks in the sidewalks. The surgery…

The hurricane hit hard in Central America and more deaths. A major accident happened in front of our front gate taking over an hour to transfer to hospital & clean the damage. Our boys are working hard to cut down our two eucalypsis trees. Remember a while back…

Hurricane Iota did make land as a major 5 storm. The heavy cold winds reached Casa as did the rains. The most dangerous aspects of hurricanes in Guatemala are the mud slides. Two weeks ago mud slides caused by that hurricane killed 150. Jim and Kate returned today…

As I stand in my window and look out at the children there are three groups of games going on. Hide and seek, swings, volleyball and ping pong. The boys on the back property are playing soccer and billards. I am so proud of the way the children…

Teddie dropped by with a gift of school paper, toys and other things. Praise God we had another teenager give their life to Jesus today. Tatiana received her nursing degree with a specialty in dialysis.

It appears another heavy Tropical storm, Iota is making land fall in Central America bringing more heavy rains & mudslides. This should be making landfall Monday. Aroldo was honor yesterday by the dialysis team at Hospital Roosevelt. Aroldo with the dialysis team.

You remember that last week mudslides killed over 150 people. Today our kids gathered together and donated over 20 large garbage bag filled with clothes. If an older child leaves casa and asks for money please do not give it to them. Some older kids leave & write…

The older girls are working with Gladys to clean the Christmas bodega. Christmas this year will be mostly clothes and shoes. Without teams coming we have been unable to get items for the kids. One group of our children who are on staff here have already bought turkeys…

The older children & staff are being so creative during this lockdown. For instance, they play volley ball with their feet practicing their soccer kicks. They have helped Angie & Dottie with planting and decorating as well as putting a garden in the school and encircling it with…

Gladys had motivated her teenage girls to stay busy helping everyday. For instance the girls cleaned out our Christmas storage building. They found a few gifts we will be able to use.  The girls also worked with Dottie in her garden and when their time was up they asked…

Another commercial washer and dryer arrived. The generosity of the donor is so very appreciated. The quarantine is affecting us with allowing staff to take year 3 week vacations.  Commerial washer/dryer