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Sorry!

Twice this week I failed to send out my blog. I am sorry. Billy met with all of the students about what the government is telling every school what they need to do. Truly for the majority of the children this is a wasted year. I met with…

Bored

Covid-19 deaths jumped from 449 to 514 over night. The area around Casa has so many cases we are requiring anyone who has to go to the grocery store or pharmacy to shower when they return. Even our doctor who is our only staff member working who lives…

449

Coronavirus cases reach 449. We are so blessed to have no cases here at Casa or among our staff who have not been able to come to work the last two months. Education is the most difficult area but Billy is doing a great job. She got off…

Wallpaper

The number of covid-19 deaths jumped to 432 overnight. The university students are all finished with their online classes & final exams so now they wait for the results. Dottie is staying busy by wall papering the bathroom down stairs in our house. Quique & Tony took over and…

Griselda is negative

Griselda tested negative for the coronavirus so we owe the glory to God & a huge thank you for praying for her. Today is Father’s Day in Guatemala. I was hugged & hugged & hugged. The children get so creative & have such giving hearts. The coronavirus deaths…

Generosity

Griselda in dialysis had the covid-19 test because she had contact with another child in the hospital when she went for her treatment. We await the results. One of the two local grocery stores we use found 4 of their workers with the virus. One of the teams…

The President is still not removing the curfew. In fact he is making it more difficult. Travel is limited and our state is one of four that the residents living in them cannot leave their borders. The entire country will be limited to driving with odd license plates…

But God

Christine has a live blog every Saturday at 2:30 central time. I shared with the children this morning “But God” and I want to encourage you through this virus, these protests and the overall anger in the world today. No matter what happens God wants you to have…

Aroldo: Second 2 week quarantined

Right now our country as well as the entire world is frightened. Everything seems to be falling apart. We need to return to Jesus. These battles may appear physical but they are spiritual. Only God can change this. Pray, Fast, Read the Bible and hold fast to your…

Congress

The President announced this afternoon there are 58 members in the congressional palace with the virus.  Aroldo & the dialysis girls just finished 15 days of quarantine & this morning came into contact with a dialysis child in the hospital. So thet now they begin another 15 days…

Hamburgers and the Word

Oscar has Bible study with the college boys followed by hamburgers. Today I began paying the extra salaries along with the regular 2 week salaries & it totaled $29,222 so you see why I need your prayers. There are three more groups to pay every other week. Bible…

Bubba and the mayor

Bubba was one of our first children back in 1989. He went & spoke to the mayor & the mayor sent us a great offering of food & drink. Dottie went to a medical lab. Nothing serious! But she also went to the grocery store for the first…

Dottie’s protectors

The president is slowly opening the country. People can drive through the Mexican border but no guarantee you can pass from Mexico into the USA. There are no commercial buses, the schools are closed, the curfew is in effect, folks ages 60 & above cannot leave their homes,…

Daily temperature

The school principal & one teacher were able to get to school today. The president still has a lockdown for the most part. So no one can travel from one state to or through another. Josue’ was able to get permission for me to go with him to…

Quarantined

All of the teenage boys in Buen Pastor have been in quarantine as have all of the children & staff in dialysis. Candida is moving back to Casa. She is a nurse. She also will be quarantined. There are 5 virus cases within ½ mile of Casa.  Dottie…

In Jesus Name

The news was saying “In the name of George Floyd” but I watched Alveda King, niece of Martin Luther King say, “We need to be saying In the name of Jesus”. Jesus is the Prince of Peace. Today was the first day in nearly 2 weeks when we…

Wind and rain

The wind was so strong during the night that I went outside at 4am to see if everything was ok. Bob sent a photo of one on our beautiful eucalyptus trees had been uprooted. There are now 158 coronavirus deaths in Guatemala. It is going to take months…

At war

We are at war. The covid-19 virus is in the subdivision behind us as well as in our village of San Bartolome’. The brother of one of our nurses has the virus so we have to quarantine for 21 days.   Add the destruction & anger in the USA…

Another need for prayer

The brother of one of our dialysis nurses tested positive for covid-19 so she will have to stay home. So we need more prayers for the protection of all staff & children. It is still raining so the kids are staying inside. lkjhgMy internet is not working &…

Rain

There have been 17 deaths due to the heavy rains which are off and on every day. Debbie, my office manager, will not have telephone or internet until Monday June 8th. I also do not have all my internet. Grandson