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#584 our story
Dr. Lou & his family came by. He is head of nephrology who oversees our dialysis children. Casa gives them an offering monthly to help with transplants & this year 11 transplants were done. Gladys and the house parents pleasured the shoe sizes for every child on campus.…
#583 our story
MOVING DAY! The children made the annual moving to their new dorms. The hardest part throughout the years is when a child leaves. Susie is studying to be a dialysis technician & must do 300 hours of internship. She has to enter the hospital at 5am & leave…
#582 our story
1st: The kids fired off fireworks at midnight then ate tamales and punch. Duke arrived & will be here about 3 weeks. We will try to figure out the water line situation. Duke began work on safety bars for the high school. 2nd: The water lines running throughout…
#581 Our story
Kevin was robbed on a bus. Happy New Year! 10/1/2003. Malcolm drove us to Houston. His driving us from Lake Charles when we would fly out and also be there when we flew into Lake Charles would be a task of love for 20 years. We would spend…
#580 our story
A team from South Louisiana arrived. Some folks from Indiana who have an orphanage in Xela stopped by to ask what they could do with the problems with government agencies & the ridiculous rules. I told them that I had no idea. They have 20 kids. We have…
#579
We had over 30 children come forward for prayer this morning. It has been a difficult year for me but still God has moved so mightily concerning the children. 9/25/2003.Dottie and I have always liked walking on the River Walk in New Orleans so took a couple of…
#578 our story
Dottie & I are having to decide if we can go home in February. We only have two churches to share with & it cost so much to travel. Pray that we do the right thing. I am getting calls and texts from all over the USA concerning…
#577 our story
Yaya who was adopted 16 years ago from Casa came with her adoptive parents, the Osburns. What wonderful memories we had to share. She attends Cal Baptist University. We are still without water as they had to take our water pump for repairs. Today children moved from one…
#576 our story
Gladys did a great job with Christmas. Today was such a tranquil day. Kids just played. Preparing to open the gifts 9/15/2003. We drove to Chattanooga, Tn. where we visited another book store. Back in Guatemala it was a national holiday so the children had a full day…
#575 our story
The kids ate at midnight & shot off fireworks & then ate again their Guatemala meal & then went to bed between 2 & 3am. We have no water in our house. Rough for Dottie to cook Christmas dinner. We gave the gifts to the younger children this…
#574 Our story
Our state senator came and brought a gift for every child age 17 and younger. He brought pizza and money for fireworks. A bus blew up in flames yesterday in front of our house. Everyone got off with only minor injuries & the fire department reacted quickly in…
#573 our story
Angela, one of our workers who as raised here was in motorcycle accident. Her injures are not life threatening. Susie begins her internship as a dialysis tech & we believe that she will leave soon thereafter. Children taking Hly Communion 9/4/2003. After all that driving yesterday we slept…
#572 our story
The morning was visiting day and in the evening we had the Lord’s Supper. I receivd a number of texts & phone calls from childen who are no longer here just to wish me a Merry Chrstmas. A number of children were saved during the Lord’s Supper. 9/1/2003.…
#571 our story
A youg couple raised here & gone for a while dropped by and they were so kind and appreciative for what God has done for them. Those are the gifts I want for Christmas. We were able to pay off all of the extra salaries that surpassed $45,000.…
#570 our story
The children on dialysis went to the zoo. But we still have major water problems. My house, the dialysis dorm & the meeting house have no water. We have dug in every direction and the tubes are dry. There is water everywhere else. Billy, Oscar, Felipe & his…
#569 Our Story
The government wants us to hire more psychologists & social workers so the men are enlarging the psychology building. We had our staff Christmas gathering. There were games, food and I shared. We have over 100 employees. We have a huge problem. We have no water for my…
#568 our story
A tree 50 yards from our front gate fell on the power lines so we were without electricity for a portion of the day. We have lived in Guatemala for nearly 31 years & Dottie found a snake in her flowerbeds for the first time ever. Josue returned…
#567 Our story
Sadly another one of our boys was shot. He left Casa 2 years or so ago. He survived & they sent him home only for him to die because the bullet hit the kidney. He was no longer living here buts his two sisters are. A large group…
#566 our story
I am asking you who can to fast with me one meal a day or one entire day a week, etc. We do not have anyone at all interested in taking the middle boy’s dorm. I do not believe that I canphysically do it. Please pray with me!…
#565 Our story
15th: The Oregon team went on an outreach to a village lesson. I gave them my testimony. The older girls performed a praise musical to the Lord. I preached on Joseph the husband of Mary. iouhjgbvWell, push has come to shove. Donavon will leave December 28 to be…